Mike Beachy Head was not satisfied when he became the first and only private citizen in the world to own a supersonic plane, he then went and bought another three. Ready! Fire! Aim! Not good advice if you are flying a warbird in a conflict situation but with those words South African Mike Beachy Head…
When our father died in a vintage aircraft accident in 1995 instinctively my brother, Giles, and I clung onto whatever we could that reminded us of him. We were both in our early twenties when he died in the practice air display. I remember the day as if it was yesterday when I had to travel to…
Fly Victor is an online market place for private jet charter and seat sales. It is the biggest innovation to happen within the private jet industry since the introduction of fractional ownership. For the first time, jet charterers can sell off surplus seats or empty legs to individual seat buyers. Since launch in August 2011, Victor has…
There are rumours that Porsche are planning a new Supercar to succeed the incredible Carrera GT. They developed a race car called the LMP2 RS Spyder and have enjoyed success all around the world. The rumour, according to a French car magazine, is that they will develop the theories behind this car into a new…
Scything through the summer sky at 5 miles a minute, I was profoundly impressed at not only how civilised the TBM is, but perhaps even more importantly, how easy it is to fly. “Although with its wood-and-leather interior, Club-Class seating and air conditioning pack, the -700 may not appear to be a pioneering aeroplane, in…
I am a dedicated monohull man. For the past thirty years I have progressed from being a delivery skipper (in my pre-resume days) to chartering a broad variety of bare boats all over the world. In the last few years I have undertaken to grow my own crew (my kids) by chartering cruising boats so…
Mercedes Benz’s luxury car, the Maybach, is about to be released in yet another guise, this time in tribute to the roots of the company, when it was a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. The modern Zeppelin has a host of new features, including a perfume atomiser. 100 of these special editions will be released and…
Everyone likes adding on a few extras when they order their new car, that’s half the fun. The question is, where do you stop? If you’re buying a new 7-series direct from BMW, pay another £600 and you get a phone in the back – a good idea because in a car like this, you’re…
The race went ahead without any assistance, through countries where there were no roads or road maps, camels carrying fuel set up at stations along the route, which followed a telegraph wire so that the newspapers could cover it; each car having a journalist as a passenger, wiring in copy along the way. Now, from,…
Aston Martin have today released details on two special editions. The DBS and V12 Vantage ‘Carbon Black’ add a little extra, 2015 albeit understated, flair to the standard models. The cars will feature bespoke Carbon Black metallic paint, which contains cheap jerseys a metallic twist to create a deep rich sur patina. Each car will…