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A Professional Helicopter Pilot whose real passion is flying light aeroplanes

Winter Blues

Posted on 04/02/2012 by austerpilot

Well, here we are in early Feb and the snow and sleet have arrived. JT is still tucked up in the hangar without much progress over the last few weeks. The new exhaust should arrive in the next ten days … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! Looking forward

Posted on 24/12/2011 by austerpilot

Just wishing all those that might be visiting this blog-site a very happy Christmas and best wishes for the New Year – here’s hoping for some good flying in 2012 and I look forward to sharing some more Auster flying … Continue reading →

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Pictures added to N.Weald article

Posted on 08/12/2011 by austerpilot

Some pictures have now been added to the article about the North Weald trip in July. You can view the article here It was a great trip and I hope you enjoy reading about it, if you haven’t already.

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Auster connections

Posted on 08/12/2011 by austerpilot

One of the great things about doing this blog is hearing from other Auster pilots, especially those with an interesting story to tell about their own experiences and love for this unlikely old aeroplane. Roger Lane is one such pilot … Continue reading →

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Blowing a Gasket!

Posted on 10/11/2011 by austerpilot

Old JT has another one up her sleeve for us – she’s apparently blown an exhaust gasket – we’re all not far off from blowing a gasket either…… Well – it is winter, more or less and the strip is … Continue reading →

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Bust Ribs and thwarted plans

Posted on 05/11/2011 by austerpilot

Well – what do you know? It’s a weekend of beautiful weather – cold, crisp air and blue skies with light winds and in a good direction for the strip. Perfect! I had booked JT for the weekend for a … Continue reading →

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North Weald Article Added

Posted on 21/10/2011 by austerpilot

In the absence of any flying of late – I’ve added in the Article on our trip down to North Weald for the Air Britain British Classics Fly – In in July of this year. It featured in the September … Continue reading →

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Wing into the Wind

Posted on 05/09/2011 by austerpilot

After two months of enforced Auster abstinence, I grabbed the opportunity to blow the cobwebs away and get into the air yesterday. Arriving at the strip, I found Jim already out with his machine – a nice, two seat, three … Continue reading →

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New ‘Pioneering Pilots’ Section

Posted on 29/08/2011 by austerpilot

Read about the pioneering pilots of Scotland under a new section under the Articles and Events Header of the website. New pilot profiles will be added on an ongoing basis – you can read about Captain Ted Fresson, the founder of Highland … Continue reading →

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General Update

Posted on 17/08/2011 by austerpilot

Not a lot has been going on since the North Weald trip – just rain, mostly, and work, and being tied up with stuff, generally. But here’s the latest ‘Gen’: North Weald Article: A full article will appear in the … Continue reading →

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