Oh ... I haven't mentioned where I'll be flying. Well there are two flying clubs here - one at Hal Far and one at Ta Qali. I'm a bit partial to the Ta Qali one because it's only a five minute drive from home and I've been getting some help from there. But it being Christmas time and all - and the fact that I'm so busy I haven't had a lot of time to visit lately!

Both flying sites have a pretty nice history. Both are portions of an ex-RAF runway (the Ta Qali flying field is 300 feet long) which saw action in WW2 and were used against Rommel's troops in North Africa and for the invasion of Sicily. It's kind of a nice feeling knowing that from where your little plane is taking off from REAL Spitfires, Hurricanes, Gladiators, and P-51s were taking off doing their duty.

It's actually a bit humbling.