"Any fuel Sir?"
Though primarily fixed wing I am required to fly on rotary from time to time. On Friday during a long low level sortie we called into a regional airfield for fuel and an obligitory coffee. The airfield in question is about to close up shop for good within a few weeks so all the facilities other than fuel and crash rescue are gone.
Right so, out the gate to the petrol station for coffee it is .
Filled my cup at the machine and presented it at the till. "Any fuel Sir?" says the guy behind the counter. His eyes lit up as I smiled and nodded towards the Heli behind the chain link fence and said "Yeh, 1500 Litres"
Despite growing increasingly fed up with my job after 20+ years it's times like this that make me smile .
BW