Back home again

Thanks to a very kind offer of a lift out to Headcorn from John, the other AX3 owner at Linton, I managed to complete my ferry flight this afternoon and get MYRO back to Linton from Headcorn. No time for any pics because time was tight but it’s good to know that that’s another problem out of the way, and it’s a very big THANK YOU to John for getting me out of trouble.

It was brakes off at 16.05 at Headcorn and brakes on at Linton at 16.20, so it took hardly any time at all. And in today’s better conditions, I now know that I had been within sight of the field on Wednesday, and that it was Linton village that I had flown over while trying to spot the airfield. So my dead-reckoning navigation hadn’t been too bad after all, I’m pleased to say. But it was still the right decision to divert to Headcorn given the conditions I was flying in and my lack of familiarity with the area. Now I’m really looking forward to some local exploring to get to know all the key features that let you find the field from whichever direction you’re coming.

But it won’t be this week-end, I’m afraid. I checked with the BMAA this morning and although they have my Permit paperwork, it’s in a queue and hasn’t been processed yet. So I won’t get it until next week, after the Bank Holiday, and MYRO must remain grounded until it’s actually in my hand. So I’ve been caught out by the Delay Gremlins yet again!

Oh well, nothing I can do about it. Maybe now MYRO’s back home again I’ll be able to do a few jobs that need doing, like fitting the comms kit, so when I do get the Permit through, I’ll be all ready to go 🙂