Tiger Moth formation

Here's some formation flight practice from Dave Trouse (flying the camera ship G-AOEI) and Mike Webster (flying G-AHIZ). You can keep up with Mike's flying on his Facebook page / mike.webster.520
Although I wasn't doing the flying, I could see from my duplicate controls in the front seat that formation flying is very different from normal flying. Dave was making continual small adjustments to keep us in just the right position relative to the lead aircraft. All the time, he was also watching out for Mike's gestures to signal us to manoeuvre. You can see them too if you keep a close eye on the rear cockpit. Normally it feels like I have the sky to myself, but having another aircraft right on top of me the whole time was quite unnerving at first. Overall, the flight made normal flying look quite boring in comparison.
If you want to learn to fly like this, come to Cambridge Flying Group. Cambridge Flying Group owns and operates these historical Tiger Moths, and is one of the few places in the world where you can still learn to fly on them, just as RAF pilots did in the Second World War and beyond. Book your first lesson on their website cambridgeflying... or like their Facebook page / cambridgetigermoth for more photos and videos. Or if you want to follow my story of learning to fly these vintage aircraft, read my blog at cockpitandsky....