True HP the Rural Fly Corps at Bourn a great many of us have great reason to David especially for a wonderful instructor training if very unconventional.Can,t say I approved at all times but looking back I learnt a tremendous amount.Remember the labrador Gemma well officially the deputy CFI. David used to swear she could fly and having seen her paws on the column of 150 Aerobat (isn,t the Reims 130 horse variant lovely) think she most probably had the basics.Remember her well ,asleep in the back during a session of mild positive aeros!Other memories landing in the field at the bottom of Davids garden after a very low level cross country because he,d forgotten his sandwiches.The way he used to stop the engine then the prop and throw the keys in the back(they had their own airfield) but a visiting PPL wasn,t listening on the radio and David had to take control and land expertly on the cross runway!!(I believe I was the last student instructor David did that to).Not a man in the modern colourless mold and sure lots of people will tut tut but I know we all learnt a lot from him,I will always be grateful to him.Hope he,s enjoying flying with the Angels!!bet their Aeros have improved!!.
