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Flying High: From Air Cadet to Test Pilot and Glider Champion
Ian Strachan gained his pilot’s licence while still at school. There was no grounding him after that – in the years that followed he flew in every continent except Antarctica and eventually piloted 172 different types of aircraft. As a test pilot he commanded a squadron at the Boscombe Down test base and was Chief Test Pilot at the research base at Farnborough. His test activity including night low flying using images on a TV screen, testing a 4-engine Nimrod on one engine and taking a Canberra to ‘coffin corner’ at 65,000 feet.
He became an expert in flight simulation, first with the UK Ministry of Defence and later as a writer for several publications.
As a glider pilot since his cadet days he won two UK gliding championships and was placed "above first" in another. This is his story.
He became an expert in flight simulation, first with the UK Ministry of Defence and later as a writer for several publications.
As a glider pilot since his cadet days he won two UK gliding championships and was placed "above first" in another. This is his story.
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Published March 2, 2025
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