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Sunday, 8th April 2007

Flying High

When my Grandad was 60 a little while ago he was presented with a framed certificate for the chance to fly in Uncle Peter’s microlight plane.  Today, was the day and I’m very pleased to announce that both Grandad and Uncle Peter are safely back on terra firma, though not without a scare or too.

   

It was a beautiful Sunday morning and we were due to meet at the airfield at 3pm.  However, by half past 2 it began to get very windy.  Nevertheless, the flight went ahead and as we drove towards the airfield we watched Uncle Peter circling above our heads.  It wasn’t long before Grandad was kitted up and preparing for take off.

  

The moment arrived and together with my fellow spectators held my breath in anticipation.

Uncle Peter took Grandad out to Bacton and then along the coast to Cromer before heading back inland over Blickling Hall and home.  It was a bit of a bumpy ride but they landed safely and lived to tell the tale.

Grandad and Gran were soon reunited

However, the excitement was not over for it wasn’t long before Uncle Lewis was also kitted up and ready to take off. 

 

Whilst Grandad’s landing looked fairly smooth, by the time Uncle Lewis was ready to land the wind had picked up a lot and Pilot Peter did well to get the microlight back onto the ground without going into the nearby field. 

Everybody had a great afternoon and we would all (particularly Gran and Lucy) like to thank Uncle Peter for taking Grandad and Lewis in his microlight and for bringing them both back safely to earth. 

Click on to flickr for more pictures of David’s microlight experience. 

 

Posted by Daddy @ 7:17 PM  

One Comment to: Flying High

1. Mark said:

   Oh, I must have missed this when I looked here last week. Did Lewis get nervous at all while up in the wind then?

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