The swap an hour thread

[Genghis the Engineer]

I wish to propose a new running thread, which I think might find favour with the "interesting aeroplane" nuts amongst us.

Proposed ground rules - to swap an hour for an hour, no money changing hands (of course) in each other's favourite flying machines.

So, post here if you fancy joining in - very simple, answer three questions:

(1) Where are you?
(2) What can you offer an hour in?
(3) What would you like to get an hour's flying in? [A longer list for most of us I'd imagine]

I'll kick off...

(1) Booker and Cranfield
(2) A 1947 Stinson Voyager, and a Grumman AA5a Cheetah.
(3) Tiger Moth, Cirrus, DA40, Vans, Longeze, Europa Monowheel.


Anybody else care to play?

G

[maxred]

Great idea:-

1.Glasgow/York
2.Beech Bonanza N35, Rockwell Commander 114TC
3.Beech Stagger-wing, Beech 18, Tiger Moth, Yak50.

[Ezedai]

1. Popham
2. Wassmer WA52 Europa, Piper PA17 Vagabond
3. Anything, but especially vintage aircraft and especially especially British vintage aircraft.

[Pilot DAR]

Great idea Genghis, I wish I could participate geographically!

But, for anyone in Ontario,

STOL Cessna 150, and Thurston Teal amphibian, and often something else I happen to have around at the time....

I'd be very happy to fly a Beagle or Robin (I was lucky enough to have a Tiger Moth to test fly last week!)

[BackPacker]

1. Rotterdam
2. Aerobatics flight in a Robin R2160, or a S&L flight in a Robin Ecoflyer (diesel) through the Schiphol CTR.
3. Anything vintage/tailwheel or a flexwing microlight.

[IO540]

1. Brighton
2. TB20
3. F16

[Jan Olieslagers]

1) eastern Belgium (EBZH)
2) Apollo Fox microlight
3) hydroplane

[LeeP-PA28]

1: Sherburn / Leeds
2: Robin 2160 Aero / PA28 Archer / Grumman Cougar twin
3: High performance aero / Pitts / *anything* vintage!

Cheers
Lee

[Pace]

1 anywhere reachable by car /train uk ;)
2 Citation (can only do on maintenance delivery flight)
3 Hunter :E

Pace

[jollyrog]

1. Very flexible
2. Boeing 737-800 (note 1)
3. Supermarine Spitfire

note 1 - I'm happy to pay taxes, charges and check-in fee, but you'll have to pay for your own checked in luggage.

[007helicopter]

(1) Rochester EGTO
(2) Cirrus SR22
(3) Tiger Moth, Harvard, Mustang, Citation (maintenance Ferry fine)


Ghengis happy to trade the SR22 time with your Stinson:ok:

[Pace]

007Helicopter

PM me as might have one week after next you will have to deal with your train fares to wherever ;)
Why not? One result from the thread ;)
She is sitting up at Doncaster at present to go back south.

Pace

[iburnthings]

(1) Farm strip in Somerset. Near Bristol/Lyneham/Kemble/Compton Abbas/ or travel anywhere nearby!
(2) PA32 Cherokee Six 300 or Druine Turbulent!
(3) Anything at all, but particularly anything vintage/different or a twin!

[monacam44]

1. Denham.
2. R44 and RV6.
3. Cessna 190/195, Beech Staggerwing, Rocketbelt (Stuart Ross, are you there?)

[Pom pom]

1) Would be unwise to say.
2) Various £170 per hour spamcans with mainly "inop" bits and pieces.
3) Various £170 per hour spamcans with everything working, or, various £100 per hour spamcans with mainly "inop" etc, etc....
:ugh:

[Mark1234]

Brilliant idea.

Sadly need to sort renewals and things like that before flying again, think I just found an incentive to get current again so I can participate :)

[Unusual Attitude]

1. Perth, but can meet anywhere in Scotland / N England.
2. 1952 Piper Tri Pacer *, Cassutt Racer **
3. Anything interesting / unusual, I love flying anything really!

* If she ever gets out of the maintenance hanger!
** For a go in the Cassutt your going to have to persuade me your a current / experienced tailwheel driver who doesn’t scare easily... :E

[Ultra long hauler]

1) Guayaquil - Ecuador.
2) MXP 150 Patriot - LSA - Rotax 914 powered.
3) Since I´m very low on hours, I´d fly anything really. I´d love to do a spin in an F-16 though.

###Ultra Long Hauler###

[fernytickles]

Oshkosh, WI

C180

Whatever is on offer, from a Spitfire to a Breezy, with options inbetween including DC-3, Beech Staggerwing, Diamond Twinstar, Gyrocopter, Powered parachute, anything open cockpit, etc, etc, etc

[AfricanEagle]

1) LIRU/LIRL
2) C172 - PA18
3) anything vintage or with a tailwheel

[Piper.Classique]

1) LFDW
2)Pa18a 150, Pioneer 200, Skyranger
3)Pitts, CAP 10, Stampe, anything else fun

[stevelup]

1) Oaksey Park (EGTW)
2) Jodel DR250 Tailwheel
3) Cirrus, or anything that can go upside-down :)

[muffin]

1) Midlands
2) R22. Eurostar
3) Gyrocopter, Piper Cub, Harvard, Spitfire

[good finish]

1. Midlands
2. Super Ximango motorglider or Chipmunk
3. anything interesting or unusual - preferably vintage with a tailwheel

[carlmeek]

1. Brighton
2. Europa XS Jabiru 3300
3. Anything except spam cans!

[Genghis the Engineer]

Incidentally, one trusts that in true PPrune fashion, all the hour-swappees will post about how it went here (or maybe the first person to have an excuse, could start another thread for the purpose?)

G

[Pilot DAR]

Well, for my half, it was fantastic! (though predates this thread by months).

Excellent host, great plane (the type I had never been in before), and the flight around the Isle of Wight, and my old stomping grounds of Selsey and Bosham, was wonderful.

Now I hope my host will accept my invitation to come splashing in some Ontario Lakes!

['India-Mike]

Well, if we're going transatlantic with this.....

1/. Prestwick, Scotland
2/. Chipmunk(s):ok:
3/. Beech 18 on floats:E

[PompeyPaul]

1. Fairoaks
2. PA28
3. Spitfire or lockheed Sr-71 blackbird. May consider Eurofighter.

[flyinkiwi]

1. Hamilton New Zealand
2. R2160, C172, Pa28, Pa28R (yes a very boring list)
3. Warbirds but I would love a trip in an amphibian like a Grumman Goose or Widgeon

[rjtjrt]

1. Melbourne, Australia.
2. Chipmunk and soon Stampe.
3. Helicopter, warbirds, antique, or any jet or turboprop.

John

[star57]

Greetings all, Im in Calgary Canada and own a 2005 DA40 IO 360, Im keen about exploring the the posibilities of exchanging flight hours with someone that may want to visit Western North America, in turn I would want to borrow an European based aircraft for flights within Europe over a 3 week period.
I have a PPl W/Night rating and an FAA as well as Canadian certificate, the flying would be from England or Germany to and including Portugal, Spain & Morocco.
My DA40 has the latest G1000 and synthetic Vision, prefer high time pilots or G1000 experience.

Is this a workable proposition???

[Squeegee Longtail]

1. Goodwood or wherever you are
2. Yak 52
3. RV8

[gaxan]

1) RAF Henlow,Gransden Lodge
2) Dh82 Queen Bee, SF25C Falke
3) Anything interesting or historic

[carlp]

(1) Duxford
(2) PA29, HR200
(3) Anything different :-)

Carl

[thing]

Waddington

Can't offer anything but spammies, 152, 172, 28

Anything really.

[douglasheld]

(1) London / Elstree (EGTR)
(2) C150
(3) C150 / C152 or similar in Barcelona

[4535jacks]

1. Wickenby - EGNW
2. Jodel 150a Mascaret
3. Anything vintage and/or military - Chipmunk, Auster, Stinson, Havard, Vampire, Nord, Storch, Percival, Fairchild etc etc. Or a helicopter!!!

PS. I can also throw in a 1 hour drive in a lovely 2000 VW Passat 1.8 to sweeten the deal!!!

[piperboy84]

1. Forfar (near Dundee) and anywhere in the Central/Northeast of Scotland.
2. Maule MX7 18O (taildragger)
3. Anything on floats, cub, wilga or Vans

[betterfromabove]

1. Based White Waltham. Anywhere around London or South Coast.
2. Jodel D120
3. Don't want to sound boring, but actually fly with other Jodel-ers in first instance!

OK, if you're asking, ....a heli on the routes through London, old DH types, anyone who wants to do some serious aerial photography!

BFA

[betterfromabove]

Anyone who fancies getting together to cost-share to do some aerial photography in Southern half of England? One flight flying, one photographing??

[M14_P]

1. New Zealand
2. Pitts, Tiger Moth, Yak 52, Chipmunk.
3. P-38 Lightning, Spitfire or Fw190 would be beyond my wildest dreams

I would also dearly love to have a go in the Pitts Model 12, Pitts S1-11B, Jungmeister, Stampe, Zlin 526 and Stearman - bit of an akro guru here!

Will have a chance to drool over a '38 (Glacier Girl) at Oshkosh this year - albeit on the ground! First time in the States, and am flying a Tiger Moth into the show which will be a buzz and a half. :)

Rjtjrt, have you flown the stampe yet? What is it like? I have heard, a massive heap of fun!

regards,

[landing_gear]

1. Somerset
2. Streak Shadow
3. Kitfox

Would really like to experience flying in a kitfox, can anyone help? I'm based on a farm strip in somerset but could meet elsewhere. I can offer the back seat of a streak shadow, as long as you can fit in!

Thanks.

[Piper.Classique]

Anyone got a Jodel D9 (bébé) ?
I've got a 150 hp Super Cub in exchange
I'll be in UK with the cub around May, the rest of the time central France

[Jonzarno]

1. Cambridge

2. Cirrus SR22

3. Almost anything interesting

I am also at Prestwick and Biggin Hill about twice a month each and could work something in either of those locations.

[Arclite01]

1. Norfolk
2. SF28A Motorglider
3. Wilga

cheers

Arc

[chromofoam]

1) Hertfordshire, UK
2) My girlfriends 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5L V8 (she won't mind, although it probably burns more petrol than your plane)
3) You got wings, I'm in (and I don't mean the kind you get from KFC)

If you're not into cars I can teach you to play drums? Or failing that I've got some great recipes for Paella and Curry?

If you don't like cars, food or music then I'm running out of options. A hug?

Failing that I could just buy you lunch and a pint and entertain you with my scintillating company...?

........all of this would be much easier if I had boobs.....perhaps I could wear a pair of fake comedy breasts (á la Blackadder) ?

Let me know guys...let me know. :ok:

[flugholm]

1. Near Bremen, Germany
2. DuoDiscus, ASK21, SF25C (Rotax)
3. Anything. Possibly even spam cans

[tomtytom]

1 Blackpool
2 C172/C152
3 Help with my electrical/electronic coursework

[thing]

Can now offer a 182 with interesting in flight electrical failures?

Swap for anything that works properly for an hour.

[N666BK]

Princeton NJ
RV9A
Piper Cub

[Badger3434]

1. Oxfordshire, but would go most places
2. Ferrari Enzo
3. Any exec jet

[Exiled Martian]

1. EGBO (Halfpenny Green..bordering Wolverhampton)

2. C152/DA40/PA28/G115/ Mars prototype UFO?:p

3. Interested in getting acquainted with a C172 /Cirrus/Anything I haven't had the pleasure of opposing gravity in.

FYI I'm an orthodox corporate desk jockey, so I tend to do my flying on the weekends (WX permitting etC) majority of the time due to work ofcourse!

[svenski59]

Good morning,

A couple of years late but if you are still after hands on with the Kitfox, let me know. I am in Poole but venture that way occasionally, this would be another excellent to venture that way again.

Best regards.

Steve

[Pirke]

1. Venlo (Netherlands)
2. Evektor Sportstar RTC
3. Anything, but I'm dreaming of aerobatics, biplanes, WW2 aircraft, modern jet fighter, visit to the ISS :ok:

[Mariner9]

This thread was a great idea, but did anyone actually get to fly something else as a result?