Originally Posted by
longer ron
Some familiar nemes from No1 GC staff
Sqn Ldr Curtis did my check for P2 during a 'trapper' visit to 613 Halton - a really nice guy
I also met Robin Miller but never flew with him.
Never met Sqdn Ldr Curtis; Dougie King did all our checks at Halton in my day (1964 to 1971) and he also brought the T53 in for us to have a go in..
Of course I knew Robin Miller very well and flew with him frequently especially after I was a 'bad boy' and landed '275 in the small field (the one on the right as you approached from the main camp) next to the airfield; my check flight with Robin (CFI as I remember after Phil Plows retired) was carried out in silence apart from remarking when he got out 'speed was only 43 kts on final'. You also had to make sure when flying with Robin that you got the stick well back for landing; god forbid you let the main skid touch the ground!