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Forum: Private Flying
28th Mar 2024, 16:04
Replies: 22
Views: 1,805
Posted By VictorGolf

I know what you mean D-B. I once took a Cherokee...

I know what you mean D-B. I once took a Cherokee 180, four-up out of Nakuru (5,600ft?) and I swear the only reason we got out was that we all breathed in at Vr. Definitely "Learnt about flying" from...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2024, 16:13
Replies: 22
Views: 1,805
Posted By VictorGolf

The original poster will be familiar with QNH...

The original poster will be familiar with QNH settings. As Nairobi is at 5000 feet you'd spend the first 5 minutes winding up the altimeter if you used QFE
Forum: Private Flying
25th Mar 2024, 16:08
Replies: 22
Views: 1,805
Posted By VictorGolf

Things must have changed since I came back to the...

Things must have changed since I came back to the UK in 1976 (!) I just sent a copy of my Kenya PPL to the CAA and back came a brand new "brown covered" UK PPL.No exams, no flight test, no nothing!....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2024, 09:39
Replies: 44
Views: 5,798
Posted By VictorGolf

Every time I look at the cutaway example at IWM...

Every time I look at the cutaway example at IWM Duxford I wonder at how the groundcrews kept them running in the field during WW2.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Feb 2024, 09:55
Replies: 9
Views: 788
Posted By VictorGolf

Thanks all. Yes indeed it was our man in the ASN...

Thanks all. Yes indeed it was our man in the ASN accident report mentioned by "radar101".His rather laconic logbook note says "weapon bent" presumably referring to his AI equipment or maybe the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 10:08
Replies: 9
Views: 788
Posted By VictorGolf

F/Sgt S Da Costa

A friend in the village has passed a box of items to me, referring to her great-uncle, F/Sgt S Da Costa. He trained as a "Radio Observer" and flew 873 hours between 1942 and 1945, mainly on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 14:47
Replies: 63
Views: 6,343
Posted By VictorGolf

Thread drift but there are overhead hatches on...

Thread drift but there are overhead hatches on the Dragon Rapide as well. Perhaps it was a De Havilland "thing".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 10:41
Replies: 63
Views: 6,343
Posted By VictorGolf

Last I heard they were crowd-funding to restore...

Last I heard they were crowd-funding to restore it for static display on the island.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 15:39
Replies: 38
Views: 5,072
Posted By VictorGolf

And the relatively nearby Flying Legends 2024 has...

And the relatively nearby Flying Legends 2024 has been cancelled.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2023, 15:27
Replies: 95
Views: 11,125
Posted By VictorGolf

The Supermarine Spiteful and Seafang.

The Supermarine Spiteful and Seafang.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 15:20
Replies: 76
Views: 16,096
Posted By VictorGolf

That's what I thought but seeing what's going on...

That's what I thought but seeing what's going on in the Ukraine, perhaps it is an accurate representation.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 15:03
Replies: 76
Views: 16,096
Posted By VictorGolf

Are we allowed to know if the "drones" accurately...

Are we allowed to know if the "drones" accurately portray the capabilities of the real thing or is that poetic licence as well?
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2023, 09:46
Replies: 19
Views: 5,131
Posted By VictorGolf

Thanks Kaptin. Hope all goes well with the Permit.

Thanks Kaptin. Hope all goes well with the Permit.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2023, 14:24
Replies: 19
Views: 5,131
Posted By VictorGolf

Many thanks SWBKCB. Do you happen to know if it...

Many thanks SWBKCB. Do you happen to know if it was cancelled before deivery or after having arrived in Germany? Perhaps they were put off by the crash of D-EDMJ
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2023, 11:13
Replies: 19
Views: 5,131
Posted By VictorGolf

It was a wet Wednesday so I thought I would try...

It was a wet Wednesday so I thought I would try to see if there was any new information on the Pinguinos missing from Zio Nick's listing. I did find a reference to 5 Pinguinos still being on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2023, 15:36
Replies: 71
Views: 9,650
Posted By VictorGolf

Well done that man. Interesting that Rapide...

Well done that man. Interesting that Rapide G-AIDL and Sptfire G-AIDN were operating with Classic Wings at Duxford last year on passenegr experience flights.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2023, 14:47
Replies: 8
Views: 1,807
Posted By VictorGolf

Thanks J. Must have been one of the longest ever...

Thanks J. Must have been one of the longest ever restorations but well done to Air Leasing for getting it done.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2023, 14:26
Replies: 8
Views: 1,807
Posted By VictorGolf

Did it land back at Sywell before flying over to...

Did it land back at Sywell before flying over to Duxford? If not they must have been very confident to make the first flight a cross-country. Well done all round.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2023, 12:14
Replies: 284
Views: 83,654
Posted By VictorGolf

Talking of Tornados parked in a corner, there was...

Talking of Tornados parked in a corner, there was a Griffon Spitfire in episode one. Now that is a squadron hack.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2023, 17:12
Replies: 13
Views: 901
Posted By VictorGolf

Oh my, those pictures of the DH 86 in her duck...

Oh my, those pictures of the DH 86 in her duck egg blue Lancashire Aircraft colours took me back to the many hours I spent hanging over the fence at Squires Gate (Blackpool) airport in the 1950s....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2023, 15:12
Replies: 13
Views: 901
Posted By VictorGolf

Crikey, for a minute there Mike I thought you had...

Crikey, for a minute there Mike I thought you had said that you'd spoken two guys who'd flown CZP IN to Squires Gate. I wondered what I'd missed. Definitely need new glasses.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2023, 11:02
Replies: 13
Views: 901
Posted By VictorGolf

With regard to the DH 86 Express, I well remember...

With regard to the DH 86 Express, I well remember G-ACZP flying over our back garden in Blackpool plying it's trade on the Squires Gate to Isle of Man service in the 50s. I believe it ended up...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Aug 2023, 13:49
Replies: 13
Views: 901
Posted By VictorGolf

Really interesting to see all the UK aircraft...

Really interesting to see all the UK aircraft companies that have long gone i.e de Havilland, Comper, Miles, Percival ,Hawker et al.. Still you got your own back as I own a Victa Airtourer which was...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2023, 14:16
Replies: 455
Views: 141,793
Posted By VictorGolf

Following CC's item and apologies for the thread...

Following CC's item and apologies for the thread drift but back at school in the 50s we played Bill Cosby's "Buck Buck" game but called it "British Bulldog". Don't know what H and S would have made...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jul 2023, 12:17
Replies: 41
Views: 5,786
Posted By VictorGolf

Quite right, I'd forgotten them as they appear in...

Quite right, I'd forgotten them as they appear in public so infrequently.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jul 2023, 12:00
Replies: 41
Views: 5,786
Posted By VictorGolf

Where would you find an airworthy Meteor in the...

Where would you find an airworthy Meteor in the UK?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Jul 2023, 12:20
Replies: 33
Views: 10,147
Posted By VictorGolf

Is it my hearing but does the power reduce at...

Is it my hearing but does the power reduce at 0.12?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2023, 09:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,326
Posted By VictorGolf

I seem to remember about 30 years ago, at the...

I seem to remember about 30 years ago, at the start of the "Russian wreck recovery era", that there were rumours of a cache of uncrated Hurricanes secreted away in a Russian salt mine Maybe not too...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jun 2023, 11:23
Replies: 48
Views: 5,924
Posted By VictorGolf

Is the HARS Super=Connie still airworthy in Oz?

Is the HARS Super=Connie still airworthy in Oz?
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2023, 10:09
Replies: 9
Views: 1,676
Posted By VictorGolf

You don't say what class of medical you are...

You don't say what class of medical you are aiming for but would a PMD (Pilot Medical Declaration) suffice to get you flying until the problems are resolved? Basically if you are fit to drive a car...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2023, 11:04
Replies: 60
Views: 13,248
Posted By VictorGolf

Is thet a cartoon with the eyes just popping over...

Is thet a cartoon with the eyes just popping over the coaming?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2023, 11:55
Replies: 25
Views: 2,975
Posted By VictorGolf

I'm with you ZFT. I flew from Heathrow to Nairobi...

I'm with you ZFT. I flew from Heathrow to Nairobi on BA020, a 747 G-AWNI, on 4th April 1972. I remember being absolutely gobsmacked by the interior spce on the thing and this was 51 years ago....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2023, 14:51
Replies: 156
Views: 18,040
Posted By VictorGolf

I was lucky enough to fly on Williamson's DC-4...

I was lucky enough to fly on Williamson's DC-4 when I was working in Kenya. Somehow the folk group I was singing with at the time was invited down to Shinyanga for a weekend "entertaining the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2023, 10:08
Replies: 25
Views: 2,975
Posted By VictorGolf

I well remember watching the VC-10s operating at...

I well remember watching the VC-10s operating at Embakasi airpoirt in Nairobi. The altitude was in the region of 5500ft. One particular flight involved an EAA VC-10 on a flight test which was off by...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2023, 09:55
Replies: 156
Views: 18,040
Posted By VictorGolf

Just as a sideline, you can still fly in the...

Just as a sideline, you can still fly in the Dragon Rapide G-AIDL, mentioned in post*26 by Sleeve Wing. It is operated by Classic Wings at Duxford..
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