Neville, flying his Miles Messenger with pet Greyhound sitting in the right seat, performed loops, if he did it right, (1g) then the dog stayed planted on the seat, if he did it wrong he got a filthy look from the dog floating around in mid air!
He would make his students demonstrate precautionary landings in one of his own farm paddocks, and the landing was only considered successful when the cow sh@# was all over the underside of the upper wings of the Tiger Moth!
Neville accompanied one of his students on a dual cross country excercise, from Stapleford to Redhill, while I was there.
On joining overhead Redhill aerodrome, he took control of the Tiger Moth rolled inverted and proceeded to fly the circuit inverted, only rolling right way up on short finals. (note: the engine only windmills during this manouver, and is very quiet!!)
Arriving at the Tiger Club hangar, the student (who was considerably shaken) made a "beeline" for the hangar phone, called a Taxi, and travelled back to Stapleford by train!!
Neville, wonderful guy, they dont make pilots like that anymore!!!
Tony M