Tag Archives: aeroplanes

Auster Ground Power

Posted on 06/01/2013 by austerpilot

  With a flat battery there was only one thing for it – hook up the jump leads and see if she’ll start! She did, bless her, but there was still no sign of life on the ammeter and the … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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West Coast and Islands

Posted on 06/06/2012 by austerpilot

I got back from an incredible tour of the west coast and islands of Scotland on Sunday 03rd June, after a short but packed three days of some of the best flying I’ve experienced. I didn’t manage to visit Campbeltown … Continue reading →

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