Indeed, there were a few days of very severe weather during that week with horrendous storms ravaging the whole of France—in fact, the Limousin area got off lightly compared with the rest of the country and damage was negligible apart from the occasional fallen tree.
Lucia, who helps me with everything at home, returned to Spain for a short holiday in mid-January, which left me struggling to look after my holiday guests, the properties, the animals and the flying students.
Fortunately, Lucia has now returned.
Dave lives in France but works in England and has booked his skill test several times, only to be frustrated by the weather—in fact he seems better than a barometer at predicting the worst flying conditions.
The Aéroclub de Limoges has acquired another Robin DR400 which is always useful to avoid conflicts during busy periods such as summer weekends—as many of my students visit Limoges mainly for the purpose of training, they tend to be around during the week when aircraft availability is not usually an issue.
Unfortunately, one lesson was postponed due to an urgent requirement to act as midwife to some of her sheep who suddenly decided to produce several sets of twin lambs.
On February 15th, Lorraine completed her first solo in the new Robin aircraft.
Arriving at the aero club that day for our initial lesson, we discovered that we would be the very first people to fly the new aircraft since it had arrived from Niort..... therefore I was impressed at how easily Lorraine handled this unfamiliar Robin and then went on to fly it for her first solo.
Ryanair’s announcement of new flights into Limoges is welcome news—between Ryanair and Flybe, it will now be possible for UK residents to fly-in from London Stanstead, Liverpool, East Midlands, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Manchester and Newcastle.
This was the result of a mating between Meg (Bicton Bear it all), purchased from the famous Bicton Kennels in England, and Leko (Visions of Success) who was born here.
The puppies are due to be born in mid-March and I already have several prospective buyers—though further enquiries are always welcome.
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