MLS-12D . . . . excellent quote, Sir. A sublimely gifted writer the late CL to be sure. His lyrical evocations of solo flight (and many other aspects besides),are matched by Phillip Wills "On Being a Bird", by PG (Sir Gordon) Taylor, "The Sky Beyond", and by quite a few others to be found if you troll the annals.
A good starting point for a foretaste or sampler of these ensnarers of the moment [
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