Around The World @ 90 Kts - Part 2
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Around The World @ 90 Kts - Part 2
This is a convenient place to start another thread, since I was probably about to run into the total image limit for the first thread.
Editorial comment:
The team having reached Alaska, I can imagine the huge relief of no longer being in Siberia. I spent three weeks in Arctic Russia in 1991 and 1992. Although we were being hosted by a Russian oil company, it was still a very grim experience. We took emergency food and sleeping bags with us and some of the hotels we stayed in, were quite similar to the ones described above.
I find it hard to believe that they made it all that way, with minimal local support. A staggering achievement.
I42
Editorial comment:
The team having reached Alaska, I can imagine the huge relief of no longer being in Siberia. I spent three weeks in Arctic Russia in 1991 and 1992. Although we were being hosted by a Russian oil company, it was still a very grim experience. We took emergency food and sleeping bags with us and some of the hotels we stayed in, were quite similar to the ones described above.
I find it hard to believe that they made it all that way, with minimal local support. A staggering achievement.
I42
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Day 26: 1997-06-13
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-13 (Day#26)
The team awoke to … well, Friday June 13th again (having crossed the date-line the previous solar day)
[This presented your ‘retro-blogger’ with a bit of a challenge, but it’s solved by posting twice within 24 hrs]
The team arrived at the airfield to take stock, anticipating setting-out later on an initial leg to commence progress across North America. A local operator offered to clean the team’s Chipmunk spark plugs in their new plug cleaner, and was rather taken aback when Dave Gill happily accepted their offer and handed-over 56 plugs! The aircraft were cleaned and waxed, and a chipped prop replaced with the spare which was stowed on the Islander [Everyone has a spare prop, right ???]
With Eielson as the intended destination a launch at 13:30 was aborted when one of the Chippie generators failed and required replacement, by which time it was too late to depart. Local newspaper reporters took advantage of the delay to interview the team members, and the team in turn took advantage of another night in Nome to explore the history of this pioneer gold-mining town.
Nome accommodation – perhaps basic, but everything worked!
Rusting gold mining equipment, left where it was last used, when the mining operations became no longer commercially viable.
The team awoke to … well, Friday June 13th again (having crossed the date-line the previous solar day)
[This presented your ‘retro-blogger’ with a bit of a challenge, but it’s solved by posting twice within 24 hrs]
The team arrived at the airfield to take stock, anticipating setting-out later on an initial leg to commence progress across North America. A local operator offered to clean the team’s Chipmunk spark plugs in their new plug cleaner, and was rather taken aback when Dave Gill happily accepted their offer and handed-over 56 plugs! The aircraft were cleaned and waxed, and a chipped prop replaced with the spare which was stowed on the Islander [Everyone has a spare prop, right ???]
With Eielson as the intended destination a launch at 13:30 was aborted when one of the Chippie generators failed and required replacement, by which time it was too late to depart. Local newspaper reporters took advantage of the delay to interview the team members, and the team in turn took advantage of another night in Nome to explore the history of this pioneer gold-mining town.
Nome accommodation – perhaps basic, but everything worked!
Rusting gold mining equipment, left where it was last used, when the mining operations became no longer commercially viable.
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Day 27: 1997-06-14
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-14 (Day#27)
Nome (US) – Galena (PAGA – US)
220nm; 2h20; Hughes(833) / Purchase(962)
Galena (US) - Eielson AFB (PAEI – US) 257nm; 2h35; Purchase(833) / Cowan(962)
Once the engine oil was up to operating temp after starting on a cool summer morning (at 7 degrees C) the team departed Nome with a fuel stop at Galena, following the Yukon and Tananata rivers.
Eielson (US)AFB, the day’s destination, was at the time host to a NATO exercise [this was in the pre-Trump era ��], Exercise Cope Thunder [where do they get these names?]. Duty personnel were bemused to find the on-base contingent of eight RAF Tornadoes augmented by a pair of Chipmunks!
The Goldrush Inn, on base, is widely recognized as the best in the US military, and the team found it to be way better than standard RAF equivalent accommodation.
The team was now joined by Philip Owen, one of the sponsorship organisers from International Business Strategies,, who looked after all PR/Liaison tasks through until Downsview.
The Nome - Galena leg required navigating along cloudy valleys, avoiding CuNims and their downpours and low OVC, as is evident in this shot of the approach into Galena.
[In the absence of traffic ahead, I'm assuming this was taken by Ced Hughes, in WP833]
Galena was the chance to take breakfast in the aptly-named Yukon Restaurant before continuing Eastbound.
[The beer in front of the three Chippie pilots is a little concerning, but since Tony Severs is at the other table (still trying to find Alaska on his aeronautical chart??) and it looks like that is Dave Gill at the same table, I am going to assume the beer was being consumed by a local who left the table to take the photograph. I therefore conclude that there is no reason to alert Higher Command.]
Eielson AFB – short final [presumably taken from the Islander?], with the ‘Thunderdome’ hangar behind the line-up of F-16s.
A pair of Chipmunks augment the RAF’s Nos. 9, 31 and 617 Squadrons’ Tornado deployment to AFB Eielson
One of a fleet of USAF KC-135Rs used to support the ‘jets’ participating in Exercise Cope Thunder.
Day 27: PAOM-PAGA-PAEI 477 nm, 4.91 hrs, GS 97 kts. Cumulative 7829 nm, 81.32 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Nome (US) – Galena (PAGA – US)
220nm; 2h20; Hughes(833) / Purchase(962)
Galena (US) - Eielson AFB (PAEI – US) 257nm; 2h35; Purchase(833) / Cowan(962)
Once the engine oil was up to operating temp after starting on a cool summer morning (at 7 degrees C) the team departed Nome with a fuel stop at Galena, following the Yukon and Tananata rivers.
Eielson (US)AFB, the day’s destination, was at the time host to a NATO exercise [this was in the pre-Trump era ��], Exercise Cope Thunder [where do they get these names?]. Duty personnel were bemused to find the on-base contingent of eight RAF Tornadoes augmented by a pair of Chipmunks!
The Goldrush Inn, on base, is widely recognized as the best in the US military, and the team found it to be way better than standard RAF equivalent accommodation.
The team was now joined by Philip Owen, one of the sponsorship organisers from International Business Strategies,, who looked after all PR/Liaison tasks through until Downsview.
The Nome - Galena leg required navigating along cloudy valleys, avoiding CuNims and their downpours and low OVC, as is evident in this shot of the approach into Galena.
[In the absence of traffic ahead, I'm assuming this was taken by Ced Hughes, in WP833]
Galena was the chance to take breakfast in the aptly-named Yukon Restaurant before continuing Eastbound.
[The beer in front of the three Chippie pilots is a little concerning, but since Tony Severs is at the other table (still trying to find Alaska on his aeronautical chart??) and it looks like that is Dave Gill at the same table, I am going to assume the beer was being consumed by a local who left the table to take the photograph. I therefore conclude that there is no reason to alert Higher Command.]
Eielson AFB – short final [presumably taken from the Islander?], with the ‘Thunderdome’ hangar behind the line-up of F-16s.
A pair of Chipmunks augment the RAF’s Nos. 9, 31 and 617 Squadrons’ Tornado deployment to AFB Eielson
One of a fleet of USAF KC-135Rs used to support the ‘jets’ participating in Exercise Cope Thunder.
Day 27: PAOM-PAGA-PAEI 477 nm, 4.91 hrs, GS 97 kts. Cumulative 7829 nm, 81.32 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:32.
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Day 28: 1997-06-15
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-15 (Day#28)
On arrival at Eielson the Chippies and Islander had been put into the Thunderdome (see yesterday's photos), away from the elements. This was the first day of the journey when the crew didn’t even lay eyes on the aircraft, devoting themselves to renovating their personal effects, with more washing/drying and shopping to restock supplies after the deprivations of the preceding few weeks.
Ced prepared a formal expense record of the trans-Russia sector, amassing bills and other records, many hand-written in dup and triplicate, to a total of around 90 million roubles !!
On arrival at Eielson the Chippies and Islander had been put into the Thunderdome (see yesterday's photos), away from the elements. This was the first day of the journey when the crew didn’t even lay eyes on the aircraft, devoting themselves to renovating their personal effects, with more washing/drying and shopping to restock supplies after the deprivations of the preceding few weeks.
Ced prepared a formal expense record of the trans-Russia sector, amassing bills and other records, many hand-written in dup and triplicate, to a total of around 90 million roubles !!
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:03.
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Day 29: 1997-06-16
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-16 (Day#29)
Another non-flying day, at least for the Northern Venture chaps, in order to consolidate things a little: Ced and Bill planned the ‘trans North America sector”; Tonys (that’s plural, not Tony Severs alone) and Dave re-organised the Islander payload, removing items not required in better-equipped and serviced regions, which were to be returned to the UK on the RAF Hercules supporting the Tornado deployment; interviews with CBS and NBC; ‘tours and demos’ of the Chipmunks for many of the USAF personnel.
Finally retiring to pack for an early get-away on the 16th, which didn’t take long, so off to the ‘North Pole’ restaurant for dinner with members of the RAF deployment. It was determined that by now the team had regained the estimated 3.5 kg (7 - 8 lbs) of weight loss they’d experienced whilst traversing Russia.
[I suspect there are a few in the dHCAS who appreciate types other than just the DHC-1, so I’ll just go wild with photos today and leave you to identify them yourselves. Tally ho!]
Eielson Base Commander checks out WP962
The type which was almost the DHC-1
This one never based at Bruggen, because stationing the Dambusters there would have been a little too 'in yer face'.
Mt. McKinley, 20,320 ft high, as the back-drop
Another non-flying day, at least for the Northern Venture chaps, in order to consolidate things a little: Ced and Bill planned the ‘trans North America sector”; Tonys (that’s plural, not Tony Severs alone) and Dave re-organised the Islander payload, removing items not required in better-equipped and serviced regions, which were to be returned to the UK on the RAF Hercules supporting the Tornado deployment; interviews with CBS and NBC; ‘tours and demos’ of the Chipmunks for many of the USAF personnel.
Finally retiring to pack for an early get-away on the 16th, which didn’t take long, so off to the ‘North Pole’ restaurant for dinner with members of the RAF deployment. It was determined that by now the team had regained the estimated 3.5 kg (7 - 8 lbs) of weight loss they’d experienced whilst traversing Russia.
[I suspect there are a few in the dHCAS who appreciate types other than just the DHC-1, so I’ll just go wild with photos today and leave you to identify them yourselves. Tally ho!]
Eielson Base Commander checks out WP962
The type which was almost the DHC-1
This one never based at Bruggen, because stationing the Dambusters there would have been a little too 'in yer face'.
Mt. McKinley, 20,320 ft high, as the back-drop
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:02.
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Day 30: 1997-06-17
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-17 (Day#30)
Eielson AFB (US) – Northway (PAOR – US)
175nm; 1h55; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Northway (US) – Whitehorse (CYXY - CA)
255nm; 2h40m; Hughes(833)/Purchase(962)
Presented with “Arctic Warrior” medallions by the Base Commander prior to their departure, the team set out for Northway, following the Arcti Highway, the generally-recommended GA route.
Initially they were treated to magnificent views of Mt. McKinley and the general scenic mix of mountains, forests and lakes. After refueling at Northway they continued to enter Canada at Whitehorse. McKinley disappeared from view as the wx conditions deteriorated, as confirmed by Tony Severs who’d pushed ahead in the Islander. The Gipsy Majors were in turn pushed, to provide an airspeed of 110 kts [I calculate this to be approx. M0.187] in an effort to beat the weather, which proved barely successful. Shortly after they had landed a massive TS reduced Whitehorse operations to IFR.
Once the storm had passes the team was then engulfed by ‘aviation buffs’ [i.e. anoraks – not to call the kettle black] and reporters.
Refuelling was efficient, as was the provision of accommodation just 200m from the airfield.
Welcome to Canada, birth-place of the DHC-1.
Mt McKinley captured as the Team departed Eielson AFB.
Alaskan scenery
Northway airfield and the Alaskan Highway
Tony Cowan deals with the serious business of clearing US Customs ...
[ I find this photo intriguing. When crossing between Canada and the Lower 48 in either direction, there is no requirement to clear Customs outbound. Are the procedures different for Alaska? I42]
while the rest of the gang clown around
Ced Bill
Dave Phil
The Northern Venture fleet was parked alongside an ‘original’ ex-RCAF Chipmunk, resplendent in its yellow scheme. Probably the RAF’s Chippies’ first encounter with one of their forebears.
L-R WP833 18065, WP962. If the 18065 markings are authentic then this aircraft is a 1B-2 and is soldiering-on, as N575DH
An almost garish mix of Chipmunk liveries – RCAF 18065, RAF WP962
and with them: Phil Dawson, Tony Severs, Dave Gill, Bill Purchase, Ced Hughes and … a Canadian
Day 30: PAEI-PAOR-CYXY 430 nm, 4.59 hrs, GS 94 kts. Cumulative 8259 nm, 85.91 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Eielson AFB (US) – Northway (PAOR – US)
175nm; 1h55; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Northway (US) – Whitehorse (CYXY - CA)
255nm; 2h40m; Hughes(833)/Purchase(962)
Presented with “Arctic Warrior” medallions by the Base Commander prior to their departure, the team set out for Northway, following the Arcti Highway, the generally-recommended GA route.
Initially they were treated to magnificent views of Mt. McKinley and the general scenic mix of mountains, forests and lakes. After refueling at Northway they continued to enter Canada at Whitehorse. McKinley disappeared from view as the wx conditions deteriorated, as confirmed by Tony Severs who’d pushed ahead in the Islander. The Gipsy Majors were in turn pushed, to provide an airspeed of 110 kts [I calculate this to be approx. M0.187] in an effort to beat the weather, which proved barely successful. Shortly after they had landed a massive TS reduced Whitehorse operations to IFR.
Once the storm had passes the team was then engulfed by ‘aviation buffs’ [i.e. anoraks – not to call the kettle black] and reporters.
Refuelling was efficient, as was the provision of accommodation just 200m from the airfield.
Welcome to Canada, birth-place of the DHC-1.
Mt McKinley captured as the Team departed Eielson AFB.
Alaskan scenery
Northway airfield and the Alaskan Highway
Tony Cowan deals with the serious business of clearing US Customs ...
[ I find this photo intriguing. When crossing between Canada and the Lower 48 in either direction, there is no requirement to clear Customs outbound. Are the procedures different for Alaska? I42]
while the rest of the gang clown around
Ced Bill
Dave Phil
The Northern Venture fleet was parked alongside an ‘original’ ex-RCAF Chipmunk, resplendent in its yellow scheme. Probably the RAF’s Chippies’ first encounter with one of their forebears.
L-R WP833 18065, WP962. If the 18065 markings are authentic then this aircraft is a 1B-2 and is soldiering-on, as N575DH
An almost garish mix of Chipmunk liveries – RCAF 18065, RAF WP962
and with them: Phil Dawson, Tony Severs, Dave Gill, Bill Purchase, Ced Hughes and … a Canadian
Day 30: PAEI-PAOR-CYXY 430 nm, 4.59 hrs, GS 94 kts. Cumulative 8259 nm, 85.91 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:31.
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Day 31: 1997-06-18
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-18 (Day#31)
Whitehorse (CYXY - CA) - Watson Lake (CYQH - CA)
211nm; 2h05; Purchase(833)/Cowan(962)
Driving rain and mountain obscuration put paid to any hopes of continuing the journey, though a forecast improvement in the late afternoon materialized, allowing a departure for Watson Lake.
The journey was delightful, over extensive forests and many lakes, but onward progression was abandoned amidst reports of aircraft being forced by weather conditions to make emergency landings on the highway.
After a very quick refuel and tie-down of the aircraft the team took in the five acre collection of street signs from all over the world, though none from Russia were found!
Whitehorse weather vane
A pair of wings attached to their packing case
Dave Gill changes the pressure relief valve on WP962
In the forest of signs
Day 31: CYXY-CYQH 211 nm, 2.08 hrs, GS 101 kts. Cumulative 8470 nm, 87.99 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Whitehorse (CYXY - CA) - Watson Lake (CYQH - CA)
211nm; 2h05; Purchase(833)/Cowan(962)
Driving rain and mountain obscuration put paid to any hopes of continuing the journey, though a forecast improvement in the late afternoon materialized, allowing a departure for Watson Lake.
The journey was delightful, over extensive forests and many lakes, but onward progression was abandoned amidst reports of aircraft being forced by weather conditions to make emergency landings on the highway.
After a very quick refuel and tie-down of the aircraft the team took in the five acre collection of street signs from all over the world, though none from Russia were found!
Whitehorse weather vane
A pair of wings attached to their packing case
Dave Gill changes the pressure relief valve on WP962
In the forest of signs
Day 31: CYXY-CYQH 211 nm, 2.08 hrs, GS 101 kts. Cumulative 8470 nm, 87.99 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:30.
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Day 32: 1997-06-19
TW Retro-blog: 1997-06-19 (Day#32)
Watson Lake (CA) - RTB
45nm; 0h30; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Not a particularly successful day – it started with Bill rousing everyone an hour early, because he got the departure time wrong, the wx was grim, and the Chipmunks were ‘seduced’ into a departure by what turned-out to be a “Suckers’ Gap”, forcing a retreat just 20nm down-route, when the cloud-base came down to the surface.
On the bright side, Yukon Air Services gave fulsome support to the minor MX which was carried-out whilst having nowhere to go, and the aircrew were able to avail themselves of 1:500,000 VFR Sectional charts for the remainder of the route across Canada (better airfield and general frequency info), having been issued with 1:1,000,000 WACs when leaving the UK
[Personally, I find that, with a little pre-planning (ripping, and securing, a few pages out of the AFD), flying XC in a Chippie is easier with WACs (sadly no longer available) since less in-cockpit origami is necessary. Of course, post-Luddites use iPads, which makes the art of pilotage an easily-avoided and hence dying skill.]
Errata:
1 – yesterday’s posted photo of Dave Gill dealing with 962’s prv was actually effected today;
2 – the ‘Canadian’ shown yesterday was the owner of 18065, though name still unknown.
'Log cabin'-style ATC tower, CYQH
Self-explanatory
A selection of aircraft at CYQH - note that (of course) they are all designed with the little wheel at the 'correct' end, though the amphib Otter is a bit of a rebel.
Day 32: CYQH-CYQH 45 nm, 0.5 hrs, GS 90 kts. Cumulative 8515 nm, 88.49 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Watson Lake (CA) - RTB
45nm; 0h30; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Not a particularly successful day – it started with Bill rousing everyone an hour early, because he got the departure time wrong, the wx was grim, and the Chipmunks were ‘seduced’ into a departure by what turned-out to be a “Suckers’ Gap”, forcing a retreat just 20nm down-route, when the cloud-base came down to the surface.
On the bright side, Yukon Air Services gave fulsome support to the minor MX which was carried-out whilst having nowhere to go, and the aircrew were able to avail themselves of 1:500,000 VFR Sectional charts for the remainder of the route across Canada (better airfield and general frequency info), having been issued with 1:1,000,000 WACs when leaving the UK
[Personally, I find that, with a little pre-planning (ripping, and securing, a few pages out of the AFD), flying XC in a Chippie is easier with WACs (sadly no longer available) since less in-cockpit origami is necessary. Of course, post-Luddites use iPads, which makes the art of pilotage an easily-avoided and hence dying skill.]
Errata:
1 – yesterday’s posted photo of Dave Gill dealing with 962’s prv was actually effected today;
2 – the ‘Canadian’ shown yesterday was the owner of 18065, though name still unknown.
'Log cabin'-style ATC tower, CYQH
Self-explanatory
A selection of aircraft at CYQH - note that (of course) they are all designed with the little wheel at the 'correct' end, though the amphib Otter is a bit of a rebel.
Day 32: CYQH-CYQH 45 nm, 0.5 hrs, GS 90 kts. Cumulative 8515 nm, 88.49 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Last edited by India Four Two; 25th Jun 2017 at 04:29.
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Day 33: 1997-06-20
ATW Retro-blog: 1997-06-20 (Day#33)
Watson Lake (CA) - Muncho Lake (CBF8 – CA)
230nm; 2h30; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Another day of poor weather between Watson Lake and Fort Nelson, the desired destination. Things were looking better around noon and Tony and Ced got off shortly after a Super Cub flying the same route. Things didn’t look better for too long, however. Following the highway, the weather deteriorated, as it had the day before, and the three aircraft were now obliged to retrace their route. However, the weather now closed-in behind them and a landing on the highway was the only option.
The Cub landed, but shortly before the Chipmunks followed suit another bush pilot joined them on frequency and advised of a dirt strip, Muncho Lake, which would be preferable choice. This guy actually got airborne to guide them in, and the Cub pilot also took off and repositioned. This is the kind of camaraderie which exists between pilots in such locations, where flying is often done near the limits of what terrain and weather will permit.
Meanwhile, back at Watson Lake, the Islander had been delayed and departed some 1h25 after the Chipmunks. On contacting Fort Nelson they were somewhat concerned to learn that nothing had been seen or heard from the Chipmunks. Tony Cowan had realized of course that their failure to arrive would not go un-noticed and had taken steps to get a message through to Fort Nelson, which duly notified the Islander crew of Tony and Ced’s location. Bill then made just four phone calls to locate them at a garage/motel– beating the law of averages in a town which had only about twenty phone numbers.
Thus, the team spent the night at two separate locations.
On approach to Muncho Lake strip.
Parked-up adjacent to the strip at Muncho Lake.
Day 33: CYQH-CBF8 230 nm, 2.5 hrs, GS 92 kts. Cumulative 8745 nm, 90.99 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
Watson Lake (CA) - Muncho Lake (CBF8 – CA)
230nm; 2h30; Cowan(962)/Hughes(833)
Another day of poor weather between Watson Lake and Fort Nelson, the desired destination. Things were looking better around noon and Tony and Ced got off shortly after a Super Cub flying the same route. Things didn’t look better for too long, however. Following the highway, the weather deteriorated, as it had the day before, and the three aircraft were now obliged to retrace their route. However, the weather now closed-in behind them and a landing on the highway was the only option.
The Cub landed, but shortly before the Chipmunks followed suit another bush pilot joined them on frequency and advised of a dirt strip, Muncho Lake, which would be preferable choice. This guy actually got airborne to guide them in, and the Cub pilot also took off and repositioned. This is the kind of camaraderie which exists between pilots in such locations, where flying is often done near the limits of what terrain and weather will permit.
Meanwhile, back at Watson Lake, the Islander had been delayed and departed some 1h25 after the Chipmunks. On contacting Fort Nelson they were somewhat concerned to learn that nothing had been seen or heard from the Chipmunks. Tony Cowan had realized of course that their failure to arrive would not go un-noticed and had taken steps to get a message through to Fort Nelson, which duly notified the Islander crew of Tony and Ced’s location. Bill then made just four phone calls to locate them at a garage/motel– beating the law of averages in a town which had only about twenty phone numbers.
Thus, the team spent the night at two separate locations.
On approach to Muncho Lake strip.
Parked-up adjacent to the strip at Muncho Lake.
Day 33: CYQH-CBF8 230 nm, 2.5 hrs, GS 92 kts. Cumulative 8745 nm, 90.99 hrs, Average GS 96 kts.
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Agreed.
I am surprised this has been permitted to happen.
A real shame and I also refuse to pay some 399.00 Pounds to view the pictures....as excellent as they doubtless are.
What a sad step "forward".
I am surprised this has been permitted to happen.
A real shame and I also refuse to pay some 399.00 Pounds to view the pictures....as excellent as they doubtless are.
What a sad step "forward".
I refuse to pay $399 to look at the photos
I also refuse to pay some 399.00 Pounds to view the pictures
Uplift his photos directly from his computer.
On the top line of the normal reply page just after the smiley there is a keyhole. Press this and it will display a page where you can attach a photo from your computer in a similar way to attaching to an email.
Just like this: Click the thumbnail and it comes up full size.
On the top line of the normal reply page just after the smiley there is a keyhole. Press this and it will display a page where you can attach a photo from your computer in a similar way to attaching to an email.
Just like this: Click the thumbnail and it comes up full size.
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Background to the Photobucket "Ransom" demands
Amazon and eBay images broken by Photobucket's 'ransom demand' - BBC News
I'm downloading all my images and then looking for somewhere else to upload them.
I'm downloading all my images and then looking for somewhere else to upload them.
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Philoctetes,
Sorry. I've been distracted by several things, my day job among others!
I'll try to get to it over the weekend.
Why don't you practice some archery while you are waiting?
Sorry. I've been distracted by several things, my day job among others!
I'll try to get to it over the weekend.
Why don't you practice some archery while you are waiting?
