Blackbushe Memories (Merged)
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I ran the Maintenance company at Backbushe for a few years and Andy Aldridge was one of my customers ( amongst other including Doug!!)
I had a PPL but had never flown taildraggers. Andie's theory was that you were not a real pilot unless you flew taildraggers!! He subsequently checked me out on that mode of " aviation ""
The Condors were OK to maintain as they were ably supported by Rollasons. However the Wassmer was a nightmare. It was fibreglass and everytime there was a structure type problem the CAA made us contact Wassmer for fixes !! who did not exactly seem to interested in the UK fleet !!
I had a PPL but had never flown taildraggers. Andie's theory was that you were not a real pilot unless you flew taildraggers!! He subsequently checked me out on that mode of " aviation ""
The Condors were OK to maintain as they were ably supported by Rollasons. However the Wassmer was a nightmare. It was fibreglass and everytime there was a structure type problem the CAA made us contact Wassmer for fixes !! who did not exactly seem to interested in the UK fleet !!