'S' turns are part of the US private syllabus and very useful they are too. (The other major difference you need for a flight test is turning about a point manouvres, presumably discouraged here in fear of noise complaints!)
He loses interest in the Altimeter at some point, perhaps one where he knows he's got it made.
Despite the wonderful views, I can't fathom where it is. There's a strip like that N of Kingman (Triangle), but the freeway should be visible. Any ideas?
The Taylorcraft is also closely related to our Auster Autocrat - Taylor designed them both (Auster was called Taylorcraft Aeroplanes of England for a while, IIRC). If you look at the two side by side you can clearly see the similarities. I guess I can forgive the fueller at Ronaldsway for writing "Piper" on the fuel invoice, given that Taylor also worked on the Cub.
