Sometimes you have a sim flight which reminds you why you do this… tonight’s flight in the Arrow was one of them.
After spending so much time working on my RNZAF AI Wigram project, I finally got it in the sim to check it out. Parked on the ramp at 9 on a Tuesday, I started up the Arrow to have a look around, and had a ‘trainer taxi across in front of me. I followed it and taxiied out to 03 grass, passing between the cones and holding short of the grass vector.
I lined up behind ’41 and took off in 5 second trail, joining on the cross wind turn, then flew in echelon formation out to the training area via the Lincoln-Tai Tap “gate”. Out in the area I followed through a few turns, then headed back to join the circuit.
A simple enough flight, but wow! did it bring 1989 flooding back! So many memories of my short time at Wigram, such a privilege to have experienced it…. and a fitting way to finish my ANZAC day.
Wigram, Jan 1989