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Alcock and Brown centenary talk at Brooklands Museum

Posted July 3, 2019September 17, 2020 charlottePosted in Flight, Story

The 14th June 2019 was 100th anniversary of the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic ocean in an aeroplane. I had the honour of speaking to a full house of members of Brooklands Museum Trust in the historic Napier Room. Here is my “Aviator’s view” of this magnificent achievement.

Sky high: who’d be an airline pilot today?

Posted October 2, 2015July 3, 2019 charlottePosted in Flight, Story

Interesting article published by the Guardian this week about training to be an airline pilot.  It’s hard work and challenging.  Every time you fly, you trust your life to a stranger. As well as mechanical failures and disastrous weather, a pilot must be ready to handle stress, terrorism and hours in the air. So what […]

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