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The Grumpy Gang

The Grumman Aircraft Pilots Association European Branch

This was the first time that I have been issued with a boarding card to get onto my own plane. I could not resist filling it in as Gate 102, Grumpy Airlines, and allocating myself a non-smoking seat, 01 L

Mark Jefferies of YAK UK, had recommended me to stopover in Kaunas as a pleasant town with an inexpensive airport. That must have been a long time ago. Juozas Dalinskis from LITCARGUS Handling Company seems to think that anybody flying their own aeroplane must be a millionaire and charged landing, parking and handling fees accordingly. Fuel was 2.2 Euros a litre, that is almost $9 per US gallon. So you have been warned General Aviation, for your information the same company LITCARGUS is also operating in Vilnius.

The town will eventually be lovely, once they tidy it up for the tourist trade. We can at least say that we saw it before it became spoilt and prices rise. We had intended to stay two days but decided to move on.