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I am an ex RAF Halton Apprentice, we
were known as Trenchard Brats after Lord Trenchard who started the engineering apprentice
school in 1922.
One of the most famous ex brats was Sir Frank Whittle who invented
the jet engine, probably the greatest commercial invention of the 20th century.
Halton Brats are a unique group mainly due to the 3 years of intense training
they were subjected to and the strong bonds that were made which last for years.
They
were also an innovative group and can be found in all walks of life, from an Air
Chief Marshall KCB,to many commercial flight crews and aerospace engineers, located
in many parts of the world.
I am located in California USA, I came here in 1981
to be part of the rapidly expanding Silicon Valley, I retired 25 years later and
live in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California.
Not being a Golfing man and
having retired from my hobby of racing a 1961 Lotus 20/22 Formula Junior in Historic
events, I was at a loose end.
I have always been interested in aircraft and I
was fasinated by Burt Rutan's designs, so I bought a 1988 LongEZ.
This web page
will be mainly about flying and maintaining this aircraft
I bought the aircfaft in Texas, based at N.W. Regional Airport about 15 miles
north of Dallas.
I hired my old flight instructor to fly it back with me,it was
some flight which I recorded.
Click here for route map
Click
here for pictures
In 2005 and 2006 we had a Canard Fly in at Columbia Airport.
Click
here for 2006 pictures
Click here for pictures of me landing the LongEZ
lLink to Web Cam at Columbia Airport Columbia California USA
