Pegasus Flying Club & Aberdeen Aero Club
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Yep, Peter had dry cleaning businesses in Perth and in Kirkwall. If I remember rightly, the aircraft were often owned by / registered to these businesses and leased back to Pegasus.
gasax
Rightly said, it was indeed Kevin in the right hand seat of WP when it went over. Circuits at Inverness....Longside must have been closed was it ??
Yep, Peter had dry cleaning businesses in Perth and in Kirkwall. If I remember rightly, the aircraft were often owned by / registered to these businesses and leased back to Pegasus.
gasax
Rightly said, it was indeed Kevin in the right hand seat of WP when it went over. Circuits at Inverness....Longside must have been closed was it ??
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Peter's interpretation of the rules could be 'flexible'. I started circuits at Longside but it was 'not available' after that - never did find out why! Then we went to Fordoun until John Campbell who ran the group there which I later joined, chased Peter out of there. And so that left Inverness. Largely I suspect because Peter wanted to keep his students as far away from Tayside as he could!
After I changed to Tayside I did pass my Air Law exam - the issues of unlicensed airfields never came up at Tayside!
After I changed to Tayside I did pass my Air Law exam - the issues of unlicensed airfields never came up at Tayside!
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gasax said
You mean things like the "Air Experience Flights" from Aberdeen to Inverness...
or perhaps the "Trial Lessons for 3" to Teeside in the AA5
or even the Raffle Winners prizes of one way flights to Kirkwall.
Peter's interpretation of the rules could be 'flexible'
or perhaps the "Trial Lessons for 3" to Teeside in the AA5
or even the Raffle Winners prizes of one way flights to Kirkwall.
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My lasting memory of Peter is him asking me for 'the most important flying document I possessed'. As I offered my logbook he deftly reached for my adjacent cheque book and said ' no dear boy - this is much more important'!
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The Nipper twas I !!
Reading every post has brought many memories flooding back. I worked for Peter from May 77 till the end of 79 after doing my PPL there in '76 with Dave Buchan .
I started as a general dogsbody cleaning the a/c etc.and thanks to PF ended up as a QFI and taught at Aberdeen and Tingwall. I was tasked with redoing those boards as the originals were a bit tatty. Painting the blue Pegasus' on the tails of the newer a/c, GBDOD GBEWP GBFJM. GBDCK (Grumman AA5) was also something Peter got me to do.
A couple of names that of that era that haven't been mentioned are instructors Nigel Tilsley and Sheena Reid ( Aberdeen Aero Club) David James Dave Robinson and Gerry Howie and one of the nicest people and finest pilots I have ever met, Peters local instructor examiner Dan Air 748 skipper Ray Elliot.
Back to the Nipper GAZBA. I was, according to the Aberdeen Evening paper, the "Boy Pilot Escapes As Plane Hits Wall". The engine lost all power just after t/o. It was all looking good but the wall jumped up and caught the u/c!
The a/c was badly damaged and sold on. I got out ok with not a scratch although I got a bit of a fright! The AAIB came to the conclusion that it was probably carb icing as they couldn't find anything else wrong.
A couple of a/c that Peter was involved with that have slipped "under the radar" were a Lake Buccaneer amphibian and an Aero Commander 500B.
Both were owned by others but Peter managed to get his hands on them for limited club use.
I must know many of you posters as I was there constantly as I don't remember Peter giving me any days off!
Happy days.
Graham Kidd
p.s. pm me for a blether but I am relying on email notification of a message.
I started as a general dogsbody cleaning the a/c etc.and thanks to PF ended up as a QFI and taught at Aberdeen and Tingwall. I was tasked with redoing those boards as the originals were a bit tatty. Painting the blue Pegasus' on the tails of the newer a/c, GBDOD GBEWP GBFJM. GBDCK (Grumman AA5) was also something Peter got me to do.
A couple of names that of that era that haven't been mentioned are instructors Nigel Tilsley and Sheena Reid ( Aberdeen Aero Club) David James Dave Robinson and Gerry Howie and one of the nicest people and finest pilots I have ever met, Peters local instructor examiner Dan Air 748 skipper Ray Elliot.
Back to the Nipper GAZBA. I was, according to the Aberdeen Evening paper, the "Boy Pilot Escapes As Plane Hits Wall". The engine lost all power just after t/o. It was all looking good but the wall jumped up and caught the u/c!
The a/c was badly damaged and sold on. I got out ok with not a scratch although I got a bit of a fright! The AAIB came to the conclusion that it was probably carb icing as they couldn't find anything else wrong.
A couple of a/c that Peter was involved with that have slipped "under the radar" were a Lake Buccaneer amphibian and an Aero Commander 500B.
Both were owned by others but Peter managed to get his hands on them for limited club use.
I must know many of you posters as I was there constantly as I don't remember Peter giving me any days off!
Happy days.
Graham Kidd
p.s. pm me for a blether but I am relying on email notification of a message.
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Graham the Kidd!
How great to see you here!
Do you remember Strathallan where you, Martin Isterling, Steve Aitcheson & I used to jump out of Ronnie Groats C207? I have a pic of you in your parachute surrounded by adoring females.
Have you checked out Jon Price's blog: "My time at Aberdeen"?
Cheers & all the best,
Frankie
Do you remember Strathallan where you, Martin Isterling, Steve Aitcheson & I used to jump out of Ronnie Groats C207? I have a pic of you in your parachute surrounded by adoring females.
Have you checked out Jon Price's blog: "My time at Aberdeen"?
Cheers & all the best,
Frankie
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I've been asked to post a link to the Pegasus Flying Club
So here it is:
https://sites.google.com/site/pegasu...gclubaberdeen/
So here it is:
https://sites.google.com/site/pegasu...gclubaberdeen/
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Found these two old press cuttings tucked in a photo album from the mid/late 80s:
NK the right way up:
I did a few hours at Pegasus while in the city - a big difference from the club I learnt to fly at.
Allan
NK the right way up:
I did a few hours at Pegasus while in the city - a big difference from the club I learnt to fly at.
Allan
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Why is it that so many flying clubs are run by cowboys? Poor David Smith with his "fuel problems" over a snow-blanketed Angus. Who on earth authorised that flight? I'd like to think we've moved on since then, but now we're at the other end of the spectrum - massive bureaucracy, ridiculous security requirements, risk aversion everywhere.
Great to hear all the "war stories" but what interests me is keeping GA going now. Hearing what a bunch of idiots people were in the past doesn't help that.
NS
Great to hear all the "war stories" but what interests me is keeping GA going now. Hearing what a bunch of idiots people were in the past doesn't help that.
NS
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Sad to see the picture of NK lying on her back - my first solo flown in that aircraft. If I remember correctly, strong winds and one of BCal H's hovering helicopters may have had an input............... Also flew the ill fated FK before her conversion to agricultural machine upside down in that field. Happy days.........
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I was there the day that NK was blown over. It did indeed happen as a B-Cal S-61 taxied (hover taxied) past the pan. NK wasn't the only aircraft affected though, C-172 G-BMCI also suffered a bent wing tip as it too was tipped up. It was sitting at right angles to the chopper whereas NK was sitting nose on. CI was repaired, but as the press clipping says, NK was a write off and left Aberdeen minus its wings on the back of a trailer. Have the pictures somewhere, and will post them if I can find them.
We managed to get NK back on it's feet a couple of days later with a stout tow rope and a vehicle.....though I can't remember what vehicle it was !
Steve.
We managed to get NK back on it's feet a couple of days later with a stout tow rope and a vehicle.....though I can't remember what vehicle it was !
Steve.
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Happy Days
Hi GK,
SR here. Ever see GJ?
My goodness, the past certainly is another country.
Great to hear about you and others from those days.
Roger Tribe taught me to fly.
Great bloke and great instructor.
SR here. Ever see GJ?
My goodness, the past certainly is another country.
Great to hear about you and others from those days.
Roger Tribe taught me to fly.
Great bloke and great instructor.
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Dear Lady
Happy days indeed.
All those questions as we wheeled the a/c out. I couldn't answer them now!
GJ is still around and I see him from time to time. He is a 777 skipper and I think he is back living on a boat on the west coast.
I still remember fondly the trip you took me on in a Moth (ACDC ?) at Redhill.
Have you still got the white silk scarf!?
Trust you are well.
GK
Happy days indeed.
All those questions as we wheeled the a/c out. I couldn't answer them now!
GJ is still around and I see him from time to time. He is a 777 skipper and I think he is back living on a boat on the west coast.
I still remember fondly the trip you took me on in a Moth (ACDC ?) at Redhill.
Have you still got the white silk scarf!?Trust you are well.
GK
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memories/nostalgia
Really enjoyed reading all these comments. Brought back memories for me. I started at Pegasus (age 16) in early 1979; 1st solo a few days after 17th birthday; PPL a week or so after 18th. I remember Graham Kidd, Graham Dempsey, Peter Scott, Peter Forbes (of course!) + others mentioned above. In about 1982/3 I took off for Tayside Aviation after PF asked me to fly to Carlisle in bad weather (low visibility) to work (illegally) doing aerial photography jobs for someone who was to meet me at Carlisle Airport. Anyway, at the Borders I turned back to ABZ because I was not comfortable continuing with low visibility to Carlisle. PF was mad at me, made me pay for 3-4 hours flying (I think). So I quit Pegasus after that. I started flying again at Aberdeen when PF was not around. Nowadays I don't fly. I'm working Canada & other places in oil-field directional drilling. But I WISH I had become an airline pilot.
Loved reading all these posts
Loved reading all these posts
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Aberdeen Aero Club
I thought this thread might be dead, and was pleased to see another latecomer to the party.
I started to learn with AAC back in 1980, in G-BFFW, with instructors Flett, Burch, Budd and Peace (mainly Budd & Flett), and once with Tilsley in G-BFNK (if I'm reading my log book correctly). I remember the portacabins well. It was a great club - very relaxed and informal. On a nice day I'd just phone up and see if anyone was around to take me up. My first flight was a bit scary. The instructor put the plane into a spin. The plane tipped over onto my side, the door was sucked open and I found myself looking out of the door at the ground beneath. I survived that and had a great time with them. Everyone was very friendly. I was aware of an undercurrent of rivalry with Pegasus, but it never really came to the surface in my presence. I went to Buckie Farm to see Mabel a few times, and was past there earlier this week - it's now a carvery on the Parkway, surrounded by a housing estate. I struggled to recognise it.
I started to learn with AAC back in 1980, in G-BFFW, with instructors Flett, Burch, Budd and Peace (mainly Budd & Flett), and once with Tilsley in G-BFNK (if I'm reading my log book correctly). I remember the portacabins well. It was a great club - very relaxed and informal. On a nice day I'd just phone up and see if anyone was around to take me up. My first flight was a bit scary. The instructor put the plane into a spin. The plane tipped over onto my side, the door was sucked open and I found myself looking out of the door at the ground beneath. I survived that and had a great time with them. Everyone was very friendly. I was aware of an undercurrent of rivalry with Pegasus, but it never really came to the surface in my presence. I went to Buckie Farm to see Mabel a few times, and was past there earlier this week - it's now a carvery on the Parkway, surrounded by a housing estate. I struggled to recognise it.