An innocent question by the young pilot may possibly have confused both of us, 'what are you like flying in small planes Mr Jones?' I answered no problem thinking he was asking if I was comfortable travelling in a 2 seater plane, but alas as soon as we took off he said 'you can take over now', so for the next 30 minutes Wales' equivalent to the Red Arrows was weaving down the coast from Gisborne to Hawkes Bay.
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