Beagle wrote:
The cause was never fully established. However, comment was expressed at the fact that neither occupant held a professional pilot's licence.
Holding a professional pilot's license doesn't mean you can fly an aeroplane well, only that you are permitted to earn money by doing so. ISTR the cause of the Optica incident was put down to slow speed performance and handling, or lack of..
I know lots of 'professional' pilots who find hand-flying an aeroplane a bit of a challenge
Give 'em an autopilot and a copy of the Times and they are happy!
NaughtyMonkey Wrote:
And I thought the AAC islander was only there so those AAC chappies could pop back to Scotland for the weekend to see their girlfriends!!!
That would explain the AAC Islander parked up all weekend at Islay then....? A Great way to ship the single malt back to base