MV Logos at night in Sydney, Australia Aug 24 - Sep 10, 1979 In a number of posts I relate stories from years worked in ‘line up’ for the ship MV Logos. The job involved various assignments around the world - see line up if you wish to know more about what representing the ship and preparing …
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Do You Have Life Insurance?
"The Big Picture", by Elisabeth Grant** In other blogs I relate my flying experience with the Royal Air Force Special Reserves for 2 years 1973-75 (Kicked Out of The Nest and Come in Number 6!). During that time I loved the romance of getting on my modest little Honda 50cc motorbike and riding the 6 or …
Come in Number 6!
Into the blue. In an earlier post I related some of my flying training with the University Air Squadron. One of the perks was that once or twice a year cadet pilots went on camps to Royal Air Force (RAF) bases. You could be assigned to operational squadrons for a week or two. It was …
Kicked Out of The Nest
For 2 years in my late teens I had the wonderful experience of training as a pilot with the Royal Air Force (see ‘Bio’). As a reservist in the Universities of Glasgow and Strachlyde Air Squadron I spent many evenings and Saturdays training. Flying was done from Glasgow airport. At same time I was studying …