Everyone in the 3rd XI will tell you it's been quiet on the field this year without 'Magnum' Mike Graham.

No shouts of - 'Give me a Bowl Nordy' (Northy), 'I'm Warming Up The Arm Nordy ' or 'Come To Mumma'

So where's he been - Is he still playing with his chopper in America - The Answer's Yes.

* AND FINALLY - No wonder he's enjoyng himself - Mike had a shock flying over this boat -     Click Here to see why

Hi guys - as you problem guessed am in USA flying again this summer - so miss out again on the cricket season in UK , but congratulations to Mike and his team on promotion. From what I hear guess you have not played many games as the weather has been not so good.

Well I am flying New York are & also down in Florida - like UK we have had a mix of weather from Thunder Store in July & Aug to flood up to 4 feet deep - so has been not easy here - So hope all the guys are doing well & you have had some good results - think I may owe you a membership fee - as still wish to keep it going - photo of flying The Statue Of Liberty last week & a sea landing in Florida stop for lunch between doing photos

I am only here for the summer period due to work visa etc - so not a full time move - Ruth still works in Winchester & we see each other when possible , but I should be back some time in Sept - as work will have finished. Give my best to everyone - I miss my cricket with you lot & baseball here in US does just not do it for me

Here are some pic of what I was flying doing SHARK fishing tournaments in USA between Florida & New Jersey / New York - low level flying take photo of the boats early morning on the way our & around 16.30 when they pull hooks & race back to the dock with there catch - top spot gets cash up to as much as $55,000 for the biggest Mako Sharks - one landing end of a car park & eating house in the middle of the ocean off Key West

http://www.jcsa.org/images/stories/Flyers/mako%20fever%202012%20flyer_4.pdf

Saturday and Sunday http://www.makomanianj.com/

Then flying a business guy around the NEW YORK area- asked & received permission from control tower at JFK to do a circuit of THE LADY, up the Hudson Bay - over the bridges & into Manhattan one side -New Jersey the other - so you are flying between the three biggest NY airports -Newark - JFK - La Guardia -in the middle of where every person coming to the USA entered via the famous Ellis Island .

Other is a show like the New Forest Show in Hampshire -- this is in upper NEW YORK - the biggest Balloon Fest in the whole of the USA over 200,000 visit to the show over 3 days & they have the biggest country & western singer there for evening show - the main group was Lone Star - a famous group been around 15+ year

I will be back in UK for a few days between the 7--17 Sept not sure if the club is still open let me know - as would love to see some of the guys for a quick beer

Magnum Mike