Episode One... A New Hope???

Having booked the Friday of work, and not having flown for nearly five weeks, I was eager to get up and roam the skies. Unfortunately, mid week news hit me hard, like a blow to the stomach. Although it was common knowledge that VA was having it s 50HR chxs, the news that there was significant corrosion on the flap mechanism and also on the rudder and elevator came as a surprise to us all. Although it was not a financially demanding or labour intensive job to repair VA in time for Friday, it did mean that the chances of flying were slim to say the least. Having already rearranged my day off upon hearing the news and the undesirable weather forecast, I suffered a further blow to hear that after the wind was stripped and sprayed with an anti-corrosive spray, VA was reassembled and ready to go by Friday lunch. Thus meaning that flying would have been a viable option!

With Friday turning out to be a day of average but perfectly flyable weather, one could not help but feel disheartened. But, with a change in wind direction forecasted, bringing milder conditions over the later course of the weekend, flying is once again on the cards. A trip to Caernarfon could be on the cards for Sunday morning. Having been so tantalisingly close over the past few weeks, but never once being lucky enough to catch the right weather conditions and get my feet off the ground, I personally cant think of a more pleasant experience. With that in mind, I guess its fingers crossed that the skies don’t decide to empty their contents over Barton’s beautifully grassed (lol) RWY’s before Pilot Marky can once again take to the skies…