I went over to Carlisle today to load all our luggage into the aircraft to aid a speedy departure on Tuesday. For our trip to Oman last year, Phil and I procured a fuel pump and delivery hose in case these were needed when we refuelled from barrels. In the event they were not required and Phil stored them in his garage. It is more likely they will be required on this trip and Phil kindly brought them up to Carlisle today having just collected his aircraft from its annual yesterday.
We then went for a short flight to Corsock in Juliet Bravo to give the Delorme InReach a proper test (satisfactory) and see if we could spot Miranda walking the dogs (no sight but she saw us) before Phil returned to Biggin Hill. Good news from Carlisle; avgas price is due to fall by 40 p/litre from 1st March and landing fees also fall by a useful percentage.