"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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On 17 Sep, 05:09, Dudley Henriques wrote:
You're right. That Tri-motor wing takes lift seriously :-))
My most unusual entry would have to be the "Breezy". Sitting up there in
a dining room chair out in the open at altitude has to be one of my more
"memorable moments" in aviation :-))

We had one of these at school (quite a while back):
http://home.tiscali.nl/grasshopper/photoalbum.htm
(Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper )

I was terrified in case anyone asked me to get in it but fortunately
it was never used to my knowledge.

Seems a MAD idea, single seat initial trainer.
I believe though that they really did use them in that manner
with manual bungee launch.


To make matters worse, I flew it in October. I can still feel that cold
air going up my pant legs :-))



My only Breezy flight was on a warm summer day, but have some ultralight
time in the dead of winter. Probably the coldest I have ever been, no mater
how I dressed.

But flying anything with no aircraft structure in your peripheral vision,
and the full force of the wind in your face, is a very surreal experience. I
wouldn't want a steady diet of it, but I do miss it from time to time.