An excellent couple of days were had at RNAS Yeovilton. This year we held our annual standards event on a Friday/Saturday. This allowed us to link in with Navy Wings who were holding their own annual training session. There were a series of interesting and informative presentations, all of great benefit to those of us flying single engine piston aircraft. Of particular note were 'Mum' Davis's account of those mind concentrating few minutes following loss of oil pressure and subsequent crash in the Navy Wings Sea Fury T20 and our own Senior Pilot's tale of ferrying a Cirrus all the way from the UK to Denver in January this year.
A total of 6 aircraft flew in, 1 went 'tech' and 2 sensibly decided discretion was the better part of valour in what can only be described as a 'perky' breeze at Yeovilton. In all 14 of us made it in by air and road.
It wasn't as manic as it looked. Honest.
The boss and Steve celebrate getting the canopy cover fitted in the teeth of the 'breeze'.
Navy Wings Hangar
Winter maintenance and rebuild on the Swordfish and Fury.
'Sharpener' at the Podymore after the day's briefings.
Table for 30 please! A very convivial evening over a curry at the Blue Camel.
2 classics
The departure gaggle outbound to their home airfields.
