Whilst working in the Channel Islands, I bumped into Alan Bristow on the apron, having just arrived in his King Air.
His mission - to do a few holds and ILS's with his pilot wife just to blow the cobwebs away!
More importantly, he said he came down to Guernsey regularly to take James Clavell's widow out for a nice lunch at the La Fregate restaurant,
My, how he had mellowed from his swashbuckling days at BHL.
UG
P.S I noticed the other day that King Air was up for sale. Sadly, it looks like the legendary Pelican has finally become grounded - I guess it happens to us all one day. Not too soon for some of you, I hope.