The Heart of Scotland Airshow held at Perth commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first Scottish International Flight Meeting. The Red Arrows withdrew after a training accident earlier in the year, but whilst Punchestown in Ireland cancelled their centenary celebrations, Gill Howie and her team soldiered on to organise a varied flying program with a mix of RAF aircraft, vintage, home grown and display acts imported from across the boarder including the Brietling Wing Walkers and the Vacher Hurricane.

Peter Wells and Guy Westgate ferried the Twister Duo north on Friday evening and enjoyed the very best of the United Kingdom – taking in the Peak District, Pennines and Southern Uplands towards Edinborough and Perth.

Saturday’s display benefited from almost perfect flying conditions – sunshine and bubbly cumulous giving the photographers some great backdrops.

An occluded weather front hung along the spine of the Country on Sunday however, delaying the start of flying with low cloud and frequent showers. The Twister Duo kicked off proceedings with a flat display and then departed mid afternoon as cloudbase rose to the dizzy heights of 800ft.

The front caused only a few miles of careful flying, before the clouds parted to ease our transit past Prestwick and Stranraer on the way to Ireland, for our display at the Killinkere Jamboree.

We displayed at the festival site, nestled in the lush fields of Cavan County and then dropped into a farm strip at BallyBoy to refuel and take in the hospitality. It was all over too quickly before we had to cross the Irish Sea once more on the way home.

The weekend really showed the flexibility of the Twister. Two display venues in two counties on the same day! Thanks must go to Gill Howie and her team in Scotland, and also Pat Clarke, Gerry Humphreys, Eddie Goggins and Dave Bruton in Ireland.