A HIGH-FLYING legal eagle reached for the skies, after making a successful bid for a dream lot in a charity auction.
Simon Hetherton, of York-based Hethertons Solicitors, tested his skills in a Tucano Trainer jet computer simulator during a VIP visit to RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
The senior partner "crashed" on his first attempt at landing - but spread his wings second time around and hit the runway without a hitch.
Mr Hetherton, 58, bid for the lot at a charity auction at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, in an event raising cash for the Reserve Forces Cadets' Association.
The flight prize was an easy choice for the leading lawman with a long-standing interest in aviation.
He said: "I've held a private pilot's licence for microlites and hang gliders.
"My feet never left the ground, but it was a very realistic experience."
He said: "My abiding conclusion is that we civilians should know how young pilots of the future are being trained, how dependant we are on them and what an important role they play."
Updated: 09:25 Tuesday, November 02, 2004
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