Tag Archives: flying

Auster Pangs

Posted on 04/08/2013 by austerpilot

It’s been a long time since I have flown the Auster – eight months, now, in fact. It’s the longest lay-off I have had since I joined the group in June 2010. Since the Permit was renewed at the beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Strips, farm-strip flying, flying | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation blogs, crosswind, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft | 3 Comments

Status Report 2

Posted on 09/06/2013 by austerpilot

After a long period of stagnation on the Alternator modification front, which has also run into the permit expiring and a serious degree of uncertainty about the future of the group and JT in general, things have finally begun to … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Strips, aircraft restoration, aviation, farm-strip flying, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, aircraft restoration, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation blogs, farm strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft | 1 Comment

An Unlikely Love Affair

Posted on 18/04/2013 by austerpilot

The latest edition of the International Auster Club News features an article about JT and the delights and otherwise of flying her over the last couple of years. You can read it here Or, you can find it under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, aviation, farm-strip flying, flying, flying events, Flying Trips, North Weald, Scotland, Touring, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Airplane Geeks, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation, aviation blogs, aviation magazines, farm strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, Flying trips, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft, west coast flying trip | Leave a comment

In the Doldrums

Posted on 06/03/2013 by austerpilot

You often hear about sailors languishing listlessly in the doldrums for days or even weeks at a time – that state of almost suspended animation where progress is made impossible by lack of wind. Luckily, in aviation, we are seldom … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Strips, aviation, farm-strip flying, flying | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation, aviation blogs, farm-strip flying, flying, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft | 2 Comments

New article added

Posted on 20/02/2013 by austerpilot

The Aberdeen Auster article, which featured in the February issue of Light Aviation has now been added to the Articles and Events section of the site. For those who haven’t seen it and might wish to take a look, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Strips, Articles, aviation, farm-strip flying, flying, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation, aviation magazines, farm strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, Light Aircraft Association, North Weald, vintage aircraft | 4 Comments

Auster Interview

Posted on 06/02/2013 by austerpilot

I had a great chat with Pieter Johnson of Aviation Xtended and the Alphatangopapa blogspot for his Across the Pond segment of the Airplane Geeks Podcast. He interviewed me about JT and if you’d like to give it a listen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Strips, Articles, aviation, farm-strip flying, flying, flying events, Flying Trips, North Weald, Scotland, Touring, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, Air Britain, air-strips, Airplane Geeks, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, Avgeeks, aviation, aviation blogs, aviation podcasts, Aviation Xtended, farm-strip flying, flying, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft, west coast flying trip | Leave a comment

Great New Links Added to the Site

Posted on 06/02/2013 by austerpilot

I’ve added in a few more great links to the site, including Brent Owens’s Iflyblog and the excellent Flying Podcast by Steve Cooke based at Barton. There’s also links to the very well known Airplane Geeks podcast and Pieter Johnson’s … Continue reading →

Posted in aviation, flying | Tagged Airplane Geeks, Auster, Avgeeks, aviation blogs, aviation podcasts, Aviation Xtended, flying, flying podcast, iflyblog | Leave a comment

JT in the February issue of Light Aviation

Posted on 04/02/2013 by austerpilot

The February issue of Light Aviation, the LAA’s monthly magazine, includes a full 5 page article on operating JT and the rewards of vintage flying in a group. If you’re an LAA member, you’ll see the article when the magazine … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, aviation, flying, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation, aviation magazines, flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, Light Aircraft Association | 2 Comments

RV Rendezvouz

Posted on 17/01/2013 by austerpilot

The Auster is currently out of action while we wait for the alternator, so getting my fixed wing fix is difficult. However – a couple of days ago I had a great opportunity to fly with the chairman of the … Continue reading →

Posted in flying, Flying Trips, Photography, Scotland | Tagged aeroplanes, flying, Flying in Scotland, Formation Flying, RV12, RV6A | 3 Comments

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

Posted in Articles, aviation, flying, Flying Trips, Scotland, Touring, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, Auster, flying, Flying in Scotland, Flying trips, G - AIJT, rouring, Scotland, vintage aircraft, west coast, west coast flying trip | 2 Comments