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Sedona, Arizona
The airfield is a rock aircraft carrier. Photo taken in transit to Flagstaff, then Page AZ. |
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Grand Canyon
From sight-seeing Twin Otter |
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Grand Canyon again
Must fly this route myself one day... |
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Another Grand Canyon view
...although I have flown to the edge of the National Park. |
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Lake Powell
Feeds into Grand Canyon |
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Monument Valley
Anyone want to film a Western? |
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More Monument Valley
A glorious evening, flown from Page, Arizona |
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Yet more Monument Valley
Superb, isn't it? |
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Avebury, Wiltshire
English village encircled by stones. |
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Avebury again
Another viw of the Avebury stone circle and village |
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Stonehenge
Must get a better photo of this. |
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Uffington White Horse
The oldest chalk horse in England. |
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Regimental Badges
Cut into the chalk hillside at Fovant, Wiltshire. Dates back to First World War. |
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Tatiyana 2
Yak 52 I used to own a 1/20 share in. |
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Tat 2 again
Tragically lost in 2001. RIP Chris. |
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About to fly in K-13
ASK-13 glider at Upavon Airfield |
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K-21 at Upavon
This is the glider I soloed in, several years after my first powered solo flight. |
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PA28-180 at Leadville, Colorado
Flown from North America's highest airfield, Elevation 9927 ft |
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Aeronca Champ
An aircraft I flew at Flacon Field, Arizona. $33 an hour to rent! |
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Great Lakes
Aerobatic biplane at Chandler, Arizona. I started the AOPA aeros course in this aircraft. |
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Sea King & RFA Sir Tristram
Trials in 1986, after Sir Tristram was repaired following the Falklands War. |
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"Doris" on Sir Tristram
A&AEE's hack Wessex, on the vehicle deck. |
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NAF El Centro
Patch from the Naval Air Facility in California |
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Grumman F-11F Tiger
Gate Guard at El Centro - winter home of the Blue Angels |
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Posing in front of a Gazelle AH Mk.1
Hot Weather trials at El Centro |
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El Centro from the North
The mountain in the distance is in Mexico |
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Gazelle external stores
Hot trials included role equipment assessments |
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Tethered Hovering
Hover Performance trials at El Centro |
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Pose again
Why not? |
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...and again.
I was much thinner then! |
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El Centro
Overhead view from Gazelle AH Mk.1"Gauntlet 34" |
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Sunrise
Only up this early on trials |
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Lynx HAS Mk.3 on HMS Endurance
First of Class Flying trials on the "new" HMS Endurance |
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HMS Endurance
Previously MV Polar Circle |
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Another view
Note flight deck and hangar |
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HMS Endurance Trials Team
Joint military/civilian team detached for two weeks at sea |
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HMS Brave from Sea King
Type 22 frigate, trials in 1990/91 |
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Trials team disembarks from Sea King
Flight deck rather smaller than it looks |
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Sea King pre-departure
Confirm four lashings removed |
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Low speed performance testing
Lynx AH MK.7 Hot & High trials - Leadville, Colorado. North America's highest airfield, Elevation 9927' |
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Lynx AH Mk.7 Hot and High
Leadville - superb scenery |
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A&AEE Trials Team
Lynx AH Mk.7, Leadville 1987 |
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Lynx Trials Team at Alamosa
Another Colorado trials site, Elevation ca. 7000 ft |
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RFA Argus and Sea King
Argus is the fleet Aviation Training Ship |
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Superstructure, RFA Argus
First of Class Flying Trials. Photo from Lynx HAS Mk.3 |
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Flight Deck, RFA Argus
Five landing spots; Spot 5 represents small ship's spot. |
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Argus from Lynx
In the Port Wait, until required relative wind is available |
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RFA Argus
Another view, Lynx passing down starboard side |
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Lynx on Spot 1, RFA Argus
Taken from Form 700 Office |
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Sea King air-to-air
From Lynx, returning from RFA Argus FOCFT |
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Lynx air-to-air
From Sea King, bound to RFA Argus |
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Lynx over Devon
From open door of Sea King HC Mk.4 |
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Sea King Snow & Icing Trials
Cold soak, Ottawa 1992 |
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ETPS Sea King VERTREPing
Vertical Replenishment at Sea, RNlMS Zuiderkruis |
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ETPS Sea King over Zuiderkruis
Underlung load delivered by VERTREP |
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Approaching HNlMS Zuiderkruis
Sea King SHOL trials as ship deploys to support first Gulf War |
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Zuiderkruis
Sea King holds off, awaiting ship to provide required test relative wind |
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Denel Rooivalk
During assessment for UK Attack Helicopter Competition. Overberg Test Range, South Africa Nov. '94 |
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Apaches at Mesa
McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) factory at Mesa, Arizona. Falcon Field airport in background |
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