On a light note

[Derek]

There is not the slightest breeze here this afternoon so I'm going off on a Cilted adventure with my plane. Will let you know how I get on.
Iechyd Da
Derek

[cessna152towser]

Please do write up a report. I haven't tried to combine kilting and flying as yet. At least in this pic. I've teamed up kilt hose with a wide pair of golf shorts to fly into Castle Kennedy, where my late father was based with the RAF during the second half of world war 2 (he was with 36SFTS at Penhold, Alberta during the first half). Please bear in mind that although I live in Scotland and have flown into a Scottish destination, I have had to drive across the border to collect the syndicate 'plane at Carlisle Airport so you will understand my reticence about the kilt.
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[GMan]

Derek went to flight
while wearing his Cilt
with all his might,
there was no lilt.

Sorry about the bad poetry, hope you have fun Derek.

[Sherry]

Hope you had a lot of fun, Derek.

...Please bear in mind that although I live in Scotland and have flown into a Scottish destination, I have had to drive across the border to collect the syndicate 'plane at Carlisle Airport so you will understand my reticence about the kilt.
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I don't understand. Care to explain?

[AckZel]

My kilted friend is also fanatic flyer. (and skydiver like me) And he probably is the best flyer in Finland. He flies target planes for the Defence Forces for his living. I tried to convince him to compete but he said he wont get anything out of it :P Been flying for his entire life.

But I was just wondering is it the same affiction to freedom that gets us into aviation of any kind?

[cessna152towser]

The explanation, Sherry, being that on the day the photo got taken I set off from home in Hawick, Scotland, drove 45 miles to Carlisle Airport, collected the plane and then flew to Castle Kennedy in south-west Scotland. Although I sometimes wear the kilt here in Scotland I'm not brave enough to wear it on my forays south of the border yet.

[Hamish]

.................................................. .................................................. ............... Although I sometimes wear the kilt here in Scotland I'm not brave enough to wear it on my forays south of the border yet.

Well!! You DO surprise me! Believe me, if I can do it so can you!;)

[Rob]

Although I sometimes wear the kilt here in Scotland I'm not brave enough to wear it on my forays south of the border yet.

I know what you mean. If your wear your kilt south of the border, something dreadful will hapen to you.

No one will take much notice of you.

I said it would be dreadful.;)

Rob

[Sherry]

Thanks for the explanation, Derek. I hope you take to heart the posts from the gents in England. :-)

[cessna152towser]

Thanks for your encouragement, Hamish, Rob and Sherry. I suppose I do have a precedent for kilt wearing in England as my black watch does get its outing to the Great North Run. Tied up at the waist a bit shorter than usual and with sporran out to the side to give freedom for jogging, and teamed with a running vest it's part of my costume for the event and what very few comments I have had have all been complementary. This on a day when there are around 40,000 other people in fancy dress in Newcastle, but I've always felt it would stand out too much on a normal day.