APRIL 1994

I was one of those that got his PPL before his driver’s licence and often had to ride the old bicycle out to the airfield to fly.  But I got into the work scene and ended up at Grand Central working for a real and proper schyster (no names no packdrill).  All things being what they are, I came into a little bit of dosh and felt that perhaps I needed to do a conversion onto something with VP prop and retracts.  First option was a Mooney 201, which quickly got binned when th...

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Her A/c at FAVG (see my story)
Cape    Record    Confirmed    The Royal Aero Club were last week able to state the actual times (subject to FAI confirmation) of Miss Sheila Scott's attempt on the London - Cape Town record. The 6,017 miles between London Heathrow and Cape Town Malan airports were flown, between July 6 and 9, in an elapsed time of 74hr 14min 39sec at an average speed of 81.05 m.p.h. The flight in the Piper Comanche 260 beat Mrs Amy Molli- son's 1936 record by 4hr 13min 21sec. Th...
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