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IN the military, as a commercial pilot and latterly for sheer pleasure, David Cyster’s love of flying has taken him all over the world.

But wherever his travels have taken him, he says coming home to Fife and the beautiful Georgian house he has lived in for more than three decades has always been his favourite thing to do.

“I knew it the moment I walked in to Strathenry, that it was where I wanted to live,” he explains. “Sometimes you just know a house is right and this place was wonderful – it immediately felt like home.”

David and his Tiger Moth plane are well known around the airfield in Fife and further afield. He has flown solo to Australia, and one of his most recent trips was to the Ukraine. Since leaving the military and after a long and successful career with British Airways, David remains passionate about flying and continues to give aerobatic displays and pleasure flights.

He and his wife Cherry and their young family moved into Strathenry House 32 years ago.

“It was the peace and tranquillity we loved,” he explains. “Our children were

very young and we wanted somewhere with space where they could run around and explore the grounds and gardens in safety.

“It has been a wonderful home for them to grow up in and in fact, now our two young grandchildren, who are two and five, love playing and exploring just as our children did all those years ago.”

Strathenry House sits in stunning gardens and grounds on the southern slopes of the Lomond Hills, with dramatic views over the Fife countryside and the Forth Estuary, all the way from the Bass Rock and Berwick Law to Edinburgh and the Lammermuir Hills beyond.

The conservation village of Leslie, with its local shops, restaurants, library and primary school, is just over a mile away, while Glenrothes, which has a more extensive range of shops and services is also close by.

Sometimes you just know a place is right and this place was wonderful