Guest rocketdriver Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 In 1985 my mother was 64 and, despite Dad having been a wartime pilot and post war glider pilot, she had never been up in a glider .... so there she was on the ground in Benalla, just back from her TIF, thrilled to bits .... "He even let me have a go with the levers and footrests" .... A note I just found in one of my old log books ..... and yes, it was me that "let her have a go"!
kaz3g Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 In 1985 my mother was 64 and, despite Dad having been a wartime pilot and post war glider pilot, she had never been up in a glider .... so there she was on the ground in Benalla, just back from her TIF, thrilled to bits ...."He even let me have a go with the levers and footrests" .... A note I just found in one of my old log books ..... and yes, it was me that "let her have a go"! That must have been in Ed McKeough's time at GCV! kaz
Guest rocketdriver Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 That must have been in Ed McKeough's time at GCV!kaz Hi KazYe ...es, more Charlie Lambert, but I think Ed and Pat were still around ... I don't think it was long afterwards that Ed passed away, I knew of him more than knew him, if you know what I mean ... cheers RD
Guest rocketdriver Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 absolute gold rd! Yes. it is, and brings back LOTS of good memories ... I KNEW Ifilled in the logbook for a reason! .. LOL cheers RD
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