This week I have been commuting to RAF Cranwell to practice with Andy while the volcanic ash cloud has restricted RAF flying.

Thanks must go to RAF Cranwell Flying Club for allowing us to practice and flying legend Charlie Brown for his help. I would also like to thank Phil Burgess for his feedback from the ground.

I have finally got to the bottom of a strange problem which has caused G-TWST to have less than great smoke output!  - I found a small and unwanted gift ftrom Al Ain in one of the smoke system filters – A perfect dark blue humming bird which must have come with the Diesel we used for smoke! Its tiny feathers were the perfect size to get into pipework and block the filter!