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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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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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The Trouble with old Aeroplanes ( Part III )

Posted on 26/07/2012 by austerpilot

Well, the engineers down at Perth got back to us yesterday with some good news, and some not so good news……The cause of the rough running engine is a surprising one. The good news is that it wasn’t the engine, … Continue reading →

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Evocative Auster Image

Posted on 24/07/2012 by austerpilot

Whilst at Perth at the weekend, local aviation photographer, Wallace Shackleton, took this very evocative image of JT. I just love it – the tones are timeless and the sky is wonderfully brooding and turbulent. A great image, I think. … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Old Aeroplanes ( Part II )

Posted on 22/07/2012 by austerpilot

Yep, the problem with old aeroplanes is that while they delight the pilot with their nostalgia and charm, every now and again they throw a problem at you out of the past and their nostalgic and charming parts suddenly become … Continue reading →

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Posted on 12/07/2012 by austerpilot

Originally posted on Shortfinals – aviation and more!:
G-AMMS Sorry about the terrible Auster pun at the start of the post, but I could not resist this opportunity. G-AMMS isn’t an Auster J-1N Alpha, of course, but a much changed…

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