Hi Mazzy,
I'm really sad to hear your father has passed away. I spoke to Dennis on Monday, and he said he saw the obituary in the paper and wanted to pass on his condolences to you. You're right, he's a top bloke.
My first lesson was absolutely superb. We flew over the Wirral and along the North Wales coast, before turning back at Llandudno. There's an awful lot to take in, but Dennis's calm demeanour put me at ease right away. We were no. 5 as we were coming in, so it was 10 minutes of orbiting around the garden festival; 30 degrees bank is much steeper than I thought! I'm not sure I'm looking forward to doing steep turns
And to top it all off, I picked up the complete set of Trevor Thom books from eBay for £50
I hope your skies get clearer from now on, Mazzy; it'll be great to see you back in the air.
Sincerest regards,
-John