Air Touring
Did a short (ex gliding) PPL there in 1972.
Colin and Margaret Dyne,Kevin Hills and David Turner.
Everything looked pretty new then including the Rallyes and monsun BO209 (for spinning)
Was only there for the licence but very pleased with the way it was run and the atmosphere.
Staff were very friendly and amused when i pitched up with my Turbulent some weeks later.
Years later dealt with Pat Patel (engineering) "great guy".
Very sorry to hear of their demise in 2009 as always found them a pleasure to deal with and always ready to help with tech queries.
Having spent Years flying gliders with no compass and only a couple of instruments this led to some interesting situations.
One occaision en-route to S/Ford instructors asks "whats your heading"
Im heading for Crystal Palace i answered. No "whats your heading" Ah i think he wants me to be more precise,"the Co-op store i answer".
Instructor buries head in his hands and we have a chat about DI's and using them later.