Slingsby T-67 Firefly

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Slingsby Aviation. Model: T-67. Nickname: Firefly
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Piston
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane SE Land
> Engine Description: Single engine piston

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 6/27/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: none

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 166
> Date First Flown: 12/2/2013
> Location First Flown: Mojave Airport, CA (KMHV)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Yannis Tsolekas, National Test Pilot School

Recollections: I flew this airplane during recurrent training at the National Test Pilot School, with Greek Test Pilot Yannis Tsolekas, who was an instructor at the time.  Yannis also happened to, coincidentally, have flown my last flight in the Navy, a Qual Eval in the U-6 Beaver flown at the “other NTPS”–Navy Test Pilot School.  What a small world!

The T-67 at NTPS was used for upset, unusual attitude and spin training.  This particular serial number was, unfortunately on October 24, 2014 involved in a fatal spin accident that took the lives of the instructor Mike Hill and his student.