August 1962 I hitch hiked to Benson with another cadet and we got 2 hours in the circuit in an Argosy. I recorded the number in my 3822 as XP447 but I think this was wrong; it must have been '442. I actually only lasted 1.5 hours and having used 2 sick bags, they stopped and dropped me off.
My first 'real' flight (where I actually handled the controls) was a few weeks later when I flew in a Piston Provost from Little Rissington where we were at annual camp. This rather spoiled me as I never liked flying in Chipmunks after the luxury of the Provost.