On a light note

[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.

[cessna152towser]

Finally took the plunge and wore a kilt to the flying club yesterday, the only circle of friends who hadn't seen me in the kilt before as the airport is across the border in England and kilt not practicable for climbing into small planes. We had a visit to air traffic control at Prestwick in Ayrshire, including lunch in a restaurant on the airport perimeter, travelling there by road. I wore my 16oz black kilt and drove to Carlisle Airport where I met up with the group and travelled with them from there to Prestwick. One or two complemented me on being dressed smartly for a Sunday outing and someone asked if I found it airy to which I replied that on the contrary, due to the heavy weight of the wool material, I was actually very warm. I took this photo from the outside balcony of the control tower of an Atlas Air Boeing 747 on its take off run.

[Moosehead]

Personally, I would never consider wearing a kilt whilst flying. Having had a cockpit fire before, even wearing nomex, my legs were badly singed.