Maybe you flew the aircraft in an era when High Level NavExs were all that the Sqn did.
In latter years we spent a lot of time a 250ft all over the UK and occasionally in France. There were many opportunities to go away for the weekend with destinations from Tallin to Seville and Lisbon to Akrotiri. We nearly had as many different destinations in Europe as NetJets!
Yes there were the odd Wick and back trips at FL280, but the fun sorties by far outweighed those.
'Kin hell, odd blah at FL280? We generally flew Functionals at between 350 and 370 (which made Pole Hill recoveries interesting). Those other destinations don't seem too shabby. We did Gib via Monte Real or Tancos.
Remember doing a low level with Ian Nelson (then head of Standards) and me on a Friday afternoon when the highest we went was recovering into FY circuit - that was fun.
I shall concede (big of me huh?) that it was a 'Nasty Little Aeroplane' for me, but brilliant for everyone else. But there again, I'm probably a grumpy old f**ker.
It was however a good lead-in to the Tristar, so probably worth it
