Another generous Gesture for the PPRuNe Fund

[InFinRetirement]

A well respected groundschool organisation has offered up to 5 JAA/ATPL courses per year at NO cost to the PPRuNe Fund.

It is their idea of 'Putting something back' too. Our wannabes are certainly getting support!

They wish to remain anonymous on the basis that they have no wish to make capital or PR from their most generous gesture.

Your applause please!

[togaroo]

Excellent!!

Thanks to who ever you are!

[pjdj777]

that's awesome, nice one

[ohtofly]

wow, so when do the selections start? Its good to see that the flying schools arent the money grabbers their made out to be all the time.

Do you have the sort code and account number for the pprune fund yet so I can make my donation electronically

[ExSimGuy]

An impressive action! Even more impressive is their wish to "slip their gift qietly into the box", remain anonymous and not make any "capital" out of it.

They know who they are, and our thanks go to them; they will get their reward :)

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[TPuk]

That really is fantastic, and it goes against what is often heard/said about the major flying schools.

Thank you which ever school you are.

[Flypuppy]

That is an amazingly generous gesture :)

Will this start an avalanche of donations from other companies, such as those that will benefit directly from the PPRuNe Fund? Airlines for example ;)

[InFinRetirement]

One can only hope Flypuppy. But the organisation has, as you rightly say, opened up the opportunity for us to show the airlines what kind of attitude we have here on PPRuNe. You may rest assured that I have shown PPRuNe's appreciation.

It will, of course, be realised one day who they are by everyone, then you can throw accolades after the gentleman concerned.

Nice way to start 2001 though eh?

Bank Account: Took the signed papers there today, will have an account to-morrow if I have haven't made a cods-ear of them. Don't think so.

I will get Danny to post the bank details at the top of Aircrew Notices when they are known.

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[Big Bad Dom]

Just like to add my appreciation to the list. That is an incredibly generous thing to have done.

Thanks.

[HugMonster]

Excellent gift - extremely generous. And a vote of thanks, too, to IFR for all his hard work so far, and the extraordinary results he's been achieving! Take a bow, IFR! :)

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[Pancake]

Hear, hear, HugMonster. Big bow, IFR and big bow anonymous Ground School! :)

Cheers
P.

[redsnail]

A truly generous gesture. Well done. :)

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[Sensible]

A truly generous gesture. In my opinion aimed where the help is required, at the upper end of pilot training.

[InFinRetirement]

The owner of the school must be chuffed to see that his generosity is being received so well. I know I am. Thanks.

[scroggs]

IFR and the donor GS - well done, a brilliant start to the Pprune fund's campaign!

[Perfect PFL]

Very generous, good to see there are people out there willing to help us poor wannabees :)

[Snigs]

Methinks I know who it is!! :)

Your generosity knows no bounds, I doff my cap to you.

[TrueNorth]

Good grief!! The best news I`ve heard this millenium! The power of PPRuNe is a wonderful thing. The efforts of those involved in the project are to be commended - truly above and beyond, I feel.

Deeply-felt gratitude from this wannabe...



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[VFE]

Fantastic news!!

<<Applause>>

[InFinRetirement]

Yesterday, I was introduced to a friend of Nearly Man, in fact we had a fine lunch together. This gentleman, for that is what he is, is an aviation nut! He was also in the OBSERVER CORPS in 1947. He has in his possession mint condition, unopened packets of silhouettes of German aircraft and British aircraft, these are much sought after. He also has a lot of other aviation memorbilia including very old copies of aviation mags.

He has invited me to his home to discuss these 'treasures' and will donate all of them to the fund for auction. Some are very valuable indeed. THIS..............after he has already agreed to print 1000 copies of the TSR2 for free. It is 360 of these that will be signed by Roland 'Bee' Beamont. We reckon the signed versions should go for around £75 each with a special price for numbers 100/200 and 300. The unsigned version will be around £15.

I tell you! This fund means something to a lot of people when they hear about it. And even he wants to put something back. He is also a magistrate, which will no doubt please JP Justice. We'll have two on PPRuNe then (if we don't already have others too modest to say so).

There will be yet more good news to-morrow!!!



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[10W]

All great stuff.

The way is now clear for a copy of the TSR2 print to appear on PPRuNe so you can preview it (unsigned at the moment of course). I'll upload the graphic on Friday when I'm back in the office next.

Well done to IFR and his little band of helpers and contributors.

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[snafu]

BZ to all involved with the PPRuNe fund including benefactors, whoever you are!

[InFinRetirement]

Here is some great news, especially for the collectors of rich signed photographs.

I met with our own John Farley today! Yes, he of Sea Harrier fame - of any Harrier, and an avid PPRuNer. John organised some superb pictures of the Harrier, Sea Harrier and even the Hawk trainer from BAe where he was Chief Test Pilot for many years. I collected them from him today. We had a fine lunch and exchanged experiences and our life in aviation. My own seems positively tame compared to his but he is a charming man and we had a little in common, in that each knew a good few mutual friends.

Well, these pictures are large prints in very fine detail and John has signed them all. One in particular will hopefully be signed by someone else of distinction. That was John's idea.

However, I have to tell you that the fund WILL benefit a great deal from these when they go to auction - mostly because people will not be able to resist them. I promise you! In that regard, I will try and arrange that a reduced size is available on this page and we might try to do an PPRuNe internet auction. Can't see why not. I'll get that under way.

That leaves me to publicy thank John, which I do with much appreciation. Most kind of you sir.

Over to you guys and girls.



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[bral]

Great news InFinRetirement.

[mik]

Oh bugger. I'm just about managed to persuade Pat that I need a picture of a TSR-2 signed by Roland Bearmont. Now I've got to talk her into letting me buy a signed print of a Harrier.

Thank you very much indeed, IFR and Mr. Farley
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[Flypuppy]

IFR,

Your enthusiasm for this project is an inspiration For someone in retirement you certainly are busy. :)

The generosity of people is also quite amazing, I just have to convince Mrs Flypuppy that Esmee needs a picture of a TSR-2 in her nursery......

[Nearly Man]

And there's me still running around flapping me arms....I'm back

[jollygreengiant]

Clearly this is a most generous gesture, but what it the PPRuNe Fund?

All information gratefully recieved.

[InFinRetirement]

JollyGG you are pulling my leg aren't you? Where have you been?

Look on Aircrew - THIS forum - and you will see the PPRuNe Fund. Please, do get around the forums. They are very revealing!!!

[jollygreengiant]

I don't have that much time to do what I want on the net, my only acces is in work and my boss does not believe (correctly) that this forum has anything to do with what he is paying me for so access is limited to when I can get away with it.

Whenever I have time I tend to go staight to the wannabees forum, but in future I will broaden my horizons.