Tag Archives: Flying in Scotland

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

Status Report

Posted on 05/04/2013 by austerpilot

Well – I wish I could bring you some exciting flying tales, or at least, some sort of charming anecdote about a lovely early spring flight in the first of the light evenings of the season, but, unfortunately, I can’t. … Continue reading →

Posted in aviation, farm-strip flying, flying, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged aeroplanes, air-strips, Auster, Auster Aircraft, Auster J4, aviation, aviation blogs, farm-strip flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft | Leave a comment

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

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

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 →

Posted in Air Strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Scotland | Tagged air-strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, Scotland, west coast | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Air Strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying Trips, vintage aeroplanes | Tagged air-strips, Auster, farm strips, farm-strip flying, flying, Flying in Scotland, G - AIJT, vintage aircraft | 2 Comments