One of my interests is flying, particularly upside down. I run a Beagle Pup, which is a metal, low wing aerobatic trainer of British design.
Charlie Victor was one of the last handful of aircraft assembled
in 1970 after Beagle Aircraft closed down. It spent its life with
a flying school in Switzerland before I flew it back to England
in 1986.
This picture was taken at Aachen, Germany in the summer of 1997.
Those who know light aircraft will agree that a Beagle Pup
is far and away the best possible light single one could have.
Climbing into a Beagle after flying something else is like stepping
off a double decker bus into a sports car.
I didn't do much flying in 1998 because the aircraft was having
work done, including a complete strip and repaint.
My daughter (right) and her friend after committing aviation.
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I will show you something different from
either...
Photo by Natasha
In the
Spring Special 1999 edition, Flyer magazine ran a comparison of
the Beagle Pup and the Piper Cherokee, featuring Charlie Victor
for the flight test.
Photos, ©John Colley & Flyer, reproduced
with permission 
May 1999