I did my first ever line check out in Algeria flying Ghardaia to Algiers, at night, in a BAF Herald with ee-up Eddie Roocroft. He said he'd fly it oop there and I'd fly it back. So, after take off with the autopilot in Eddie headed south, not north. Then fell asleep. Aha.... he's testing me out to see if I'm assertive, I thought. So, I woke him up.
"What the bloody hell! Is there a problem lad?"
"No sir, but we're heading in the wrong direction."
"Then bloody sort it out and if you wake me up again before it's time to descend,
I'll bloody fail yer!"
I passed.
Eeee those were 't days.
Some names from the era...
Eddie Roocroft
Sam Ashkuri
Gil Pattinson
Dave Lonsdale
Harry Willis..... poster boy for string vests :-0
Caroline Frost
Frank Hargreaves
Roy Harding
Ray Scott
John Woodhouse
Bob Elwell
Trigger any memories?
I never did get down to Djanet but did lots of other places inc Libya and Egypt and way further beyond with BAF.