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James Allan
James started pilot training with the University Air Squadron, flying Miles Magisters and Tiger Moths (first solo 1947) and later Chipmunks. He joined the Royal Air Force, completed wings training on Harvards and went on to fly Gloster Meteor jet fighters. Transferred to the Technical Engineering branch, he continued to fly a variety of military aircraft
After leaving the RAF, he worked as an engineering manager in Scotland and joined the Glasgow Flying Club later becoming the Chairman of the GFC before taking up a new executive position in Belgium. Here James began to use light aircraft frequently in the course of visiting customers and suppliers all over Europe. James has owned his own aircraft for over 30 years and piloted over 50 different types of aircraft.
While working in Belgium, James started contributing articles to Pilot magazine, Flight International, Aircraft Illustrated, Aeroplane Monthly, Light Aviation, Flieger Magazin, Info Pilote and other aviation journals. After returning to UK, James was appointed Contributing Editor of Pilot Magazine and is the author of at least seven other aviation books.
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“The greatest danger that lies in wait for most pilots is not engine failure, fire in the air, flight into bad weather or any of the other emergencies your instructor taught you to cope with. Quite simply, it is boredom. After the first flush of excitement and enthusiasm it is all too easy to find the local scenery from the air getting boring; flying solo gets boring too; the snacks in the ‘greasy spoons’ of the few easily-accessible local airfields soon begin to taste even more boring; emergencies never seem to occur and you don’t now have an instructor sitting there beside you ready to spring nasty surprises on you.”
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