@Sam Thanks for the info!
A somewhat belated comment:
On the Cape Town to Goodwood trip we were:
1 'Sole' pilot, Tracey
1 'Engineer', Ewald
1 Pilot of C208 support plane
1 Logistics, me
1 Director
1 Sound
1 Camera
1 Second camera/gopro/comms
So, eight in total, of which four were pilots.
Having read the latest post on the thread, I thought I would look up some details of Amy Johnson's flight which I believe Ms Curtis-Taylor said she was trying to emulate.
From the History.co.uk article:
Amy set off ALONE [My emphasis] from Croydon on 5 May 1930, and landed in Darwin on 24 May, a flight distance of 11,000 miles. She was the first woman to fly ALONE to Australia, and came home to the UK to a hero’s welcome which culminated in her award of a C.B.E.
From this it rather looks as though the equivalent entourage was:
1. A. Johnson (pilot)
2. Erm....
3. That's it.
Also, she seems to have been able to muddle through without either a GNS 430 or an iPad.
Sadly, I don't think she got an HCAP Master's Medal; but I suppose a CBE is a decent enough consolation prize.....
But who knows, though, what the New Year Honours list in January may bring for Ms Curtis-Taylor?........
