Birthday girl finally becomes pilot

For her last birthday Corine's present was a trial flight with the Royal Aero Club at Jandacot Airport. Today was the day that this dream became reality. Corine was assigned an intructor, Graham and a plane, a Cessna 152 single engine two-seater. Her plane was the VH-TNO: Tango-November-Oscar.

Corine and her Tango-November-Oscar

The plane was to take off in formation with a vintage orange Tiger Moth.

The orange Tiger Moth

And Corine would control the take off of her Tango-November-Oscar!

Corine in control

They would fly in formation to the coast, just south off Fremantle. The Tiger Moth would then split from the formation and each would go their own way.

...And we have lift off

on her way to the coast

Corine would fly along the coast to Fremantle, Cottesloe, Scarborough, and Hillary's Boat Club. and meet the Tiger Moth after an hour to land in formation. Unfortunatly Tango-November-Oscar just missed the Tiger Moth for the formation landing. Corine and Graham landed the plane safely a minute later, and they taxied to the Royal Aero Club platform.

the eagle has landed

That was an unforgetable experience, and it certainly put a smile on her face!

Smiling Corine and her instructor

In Dutch we would say: "Nog een keertje!"