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About austerpilot

A Professional Helicopter Pilot whose real passion is flying light aeroplanes

Posted on 19/12/2012 by austerpilot

Really well put together article, here, about the DH Moth family of aircraft, with some nice photos and interesting links. Check it out.

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About the builders…

Posted on 19/12/2012 by austerpilot

About the builders…. I love these guy’s blog – a great tale of passion, enthusiasm and incredible family history. Check it out.

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The Trouble with Old Aeroplanes ( again! )

Posted on 19/12/2012 by austerpilot

Well – she’s at it again. On my last flight in JT the familiar winking low voltage light was doing its best to annoy me and the ammeter was showing a distinct lack of charge coming form the generator. Thought … Continue reading →

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JT featured in Jan Edition of Pilot Magazine

Posted on 11/12/2012 by austerpilot

An article on a trip round the west coast of Scotland with JT in June is featured in this months Pilot Magazine, out now: January Pilot And you can read an unedited version of the article here

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New Entry to Memory Lane

Posted on 09/12/2012 by austerpilot

Another one time JT pilot has very kindly got in touch and I’ve added some of his impressions from when he flew it back in 1970 / 71 just after the conversion to the Continental engine. You can read them … Continue reading →

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Just Good old Plane’ Therapy

Posted on 18/11/2012 by austerpilot

Ever since the Auster came back from its exhaust repair, a hectic mix of work, life and weather have conspired to prevent me from flying it. I had almost forgotten what it felt like to rumble aloft in the old … Continue reading →

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New pics added to the Galleries page

Posted on 05/11/2012 by austerpilot

In the absence of any actual flying of late ( of which I intend to rectify ) – I’ve added a couple of new pics into the Galleries section from the Summer west coast trip. View them here Flying soon, … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Place in Scotland

Posted on 20/10/2012 by austerpilot

There are many amazing and dramatic places in Scotland – the imposing climbers heaven that is Glencoe, the vast mountains of Torridon, or the endless emptiness of Sutherland and the windswept Granit domes of the Cairngorms, the sparkling jewels that make … Continue reading →

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Autumn’s here

Posted on 27/09/2012 by austerpilot

The wind is starting to blow and the leaves are beginning to turn – some of them to fall even and another anticlimatic summer bites the proverbial dust. It’s not all bad, though. Autumn is often far better than summer … Continue reading →

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Back in the stable

Posted on 18/08/2012 by austerpilot

JT has now been returned to the home strip after the exhaust repair and one of our syndicate members collected her on Thursday. As per usual, there’s been a lot of rain, so the strip was only suitable for the … Continue reading →

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