"back in the day",- Iwas getting earache from the distaff-side, as I started bunking-off flying with my mate (both self-employed in the Motor Trade) He thought it a good idea if he invited Her and the pans* to Barton for a jolly. Well, it was breezy.....me and the kids took our turns for a 10-minute hop. (Plane was an Aeronca Chief, fly it backwards in a good draught) Anyway, her turn......after a half hour I was seething with jealousy.....around last landings (OK, dusk was decidedly dusky) He appeared over the hedge, plonked down and went straight to the pumps.
Not a lot was said, but on the debrief the following day, he explained.
"We reached Blackburn in 10 minutes flat, when i realised the Groundspeed, I turned and headed straight back....well, there were times when we just hovered, balls to the wall....she thought it was great and loved dropping down between the hills to snake our way back at low-level.....Me, I was looking at a land-out if the tank ran dry"
We never told her!...we both learned about checking the weather first, even for a local jolly!
*Pans = pan -lids = kids.
Last edited by cockney steve; 15th Mar 2015 at 15:28.
Reason: explanatory note.