Took the Turb. out of the hangar to check something - forget what now - but no intention of going flying, getting dark, anyway.
The VW is always difficult to start, as I've already discussed, but thought I might have learned a new technique so gave it a swing - and it started ! no one more surprised then me, so what the Hell, let's do a quick circuit, let's not waste one !
Full power, keep it straight, speed rising and then airborne - with a speed of 160 kts i.e. full scale deflection on the ASI. I couldn't see it, but I just knew that the pitot tube flag was gaily waving in the breeze under the wing. Still, wasn't stalling, so lowered the nose a bit to gain a bit of fat, continued climbing until the cows looked the right size, reduced to cruise power and completed the circuit, set the normal approach power and attitude - no sweat, but a lesson learned, never change one's mind and rush into flight !