OK, thanks for the invitation.
Here's G-ARLZ (and me) overhead Lagos, in the Algarve. The picture was taken by a certain Gerry Breen and appeared with an article I wrote for
Pilot magazine about my trip to Casablanca. It won't be long before you are whizzing around in G-ARIM. You will find that she is fingertip-light and gives you a wholly different experience than your Cub. I think the open cockpit and the low wing have something to do with it, especially when playing with clouds. I used to feel that
I was flying, not that I was flying in an aircraft, if you see what I mean. I think others have described this feeling as strapping the aeroplane on rather than strapping yourself into it. It also makes a difference that you have to teach yourself to fly it, and you have to fly solo from the very beginning, and you never fly with anyone else. Single seaters are a bit special like that. Of course in the long run it can get lonely, but with a Cub to fall back on you have the best of both worlds. I'm jealous to quite jealous.
https://flic.kr/p/mLzWHG
And you can get a heck of a lot more in that locker than a couple of bottles of wine! (well, you do have to sit on some of it).
https://flic.kr/p/mLzXrL
EDIT: I don't understand why my pictures aren't showing. I've used this forum software elsewhere with no problems. Hopefully the links will work if anyone is interested.
