Originally Posted by Antelope
Viking glider with the ATC aged 16 at what used to be Catterick (I think it's called Marne Barracks and belongs to the Army now who appear to have built all manner of things on the airfield / runway).
Ant
Ditto, 1st Glider at Catterick in er, 1989. Some fat WO decided to let me go solo 10 minutes before dusk. I remember reaching 500ft on the winch and thinking, "fook this, I can hardly make out the ground" before pulling the yellow knob and doing a swift circuit!
1st Mil Solo: Chippie, Swinderby 1992. Fantastic flight bar the ending. Bounced slightly (lots) on landing which would have been no big deal had there not ben a passing out parade going on at the time. We were forced to fly through most of the parade due to having to play catch up after a week of typically Lincoln style fog/rain!
