Originally Posted by
Herod
dixi188. Have you a date for that incident? A colleague was well known for flying low enough to get wave-lift off the sea. That's less than half a wingspan I believe. Years later I spoke to someone who was offered a lift from Aberdeen to Norwich. He said they had to climb to cross the Norfolk coast!!
Works both ways; on my way to Sumburgh after we departed Wick, we descended after we crossed the coast (but that was in a Viscount!) and stayed that way across Scapa Flow at '500ft' (I'm not telling) then climbed to get into Kirkwall!