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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2016, 21:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Yesterday I went to Smith Falls {CYSH} at the...

Yesterday I went to Smith Falls {CYSH} at the crack of dawn to fly my very old DH Hornet Moth, lo and behold when I got there the first thing which met my eyes in the sunrise were two immaculate...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2016, 13:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Oh, that's just perfect, aircraft which were used...

Oh, that's just perfect, aircraft which were used as stepping stones to train allied aircrew are to be used by a nation which played both sides and gained financial benefits from doing so , { ask ...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2016, 10:01
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

A meeting with an ATC officer.

My wife and I have just returned from the DH Moth gathering held at the Shuttlewoth Trust in the UK, {ate too much, drank too much!} whilst there we met a young female Flight Leutenant who is...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2016, 11:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Well, I guess I'm not the only one smelling a rat...

Well, I guess I'm not the only one smelling a rat in this particular post. We are on our way to the UK this week to attend a DH vintage aircraft function, the last one we attended there was much talk...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2016, 00:18
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

EGXY, your post came from Washington USA, we have...

EGXY, your post came from Washington USA, we have a saying in Canada, "never trust anyone from inside the beltway", so maybe to avoid your post being looked upon with great suspicion, you would be...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2016, 16:20
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Cows getting bigger, Why is it not going to...

Cows getting bigger, Why is it not going to happen? The only obstruction I see preventing the Cadet Gliding program rising from the ashes is the WRONG folks are calling the shots,, just put the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2016, 11:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Pobjoy,Thank you for so very eloquently...

Pobjoy,Thank you for so very eloquently expressing what I and many others are feeling these days! This side of the pond we sometimes watch the BBC, last week there was some bod complaining about the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2016, 13:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

When I was a young cadet the ratio of powered...

When I was a young cadet the ratio of powered flying scholarship's and glider training must have been at least two hundred to one, on top of this the gliding schools were located all over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2016, 12:54
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

As an ex cadet living in the colonies for the...

As an ex cadet living in the colonies for the last 65 years and owing a great life in aviation to the start I got in a little wooden glider in the UK,I wonder if the bozos responsible for this...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2016, 10:36
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Daveunwin,, well said! Two days ago I was flying...

Daveunwin,, well said! Two days ago I was flying my toy at a local airfield when two cadet volunteer's came to pick up the L19 and 233 which had been based there for a month or so flying local...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2016, 14:22
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

My wife tells me I'm still grumpy in the mornings...

My wife tells me I'm still grumpy in the mornings over this mess, so having been married to the same gall for 53 years you guys really have to fix this problem, less you cause me to join the "Alimony...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2016, 13:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Pobjoy, if I did the Mods would ban me for life!...

Pobjoy, if I did the Mods would ban me for life! What bothers me most is that the UK has a reputation and a history of well run volunteer organisations and trusts, how come they have been pushed...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2016, 12:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

I hope you guys fix this mess ASAP, my wife tells...

I hope you guys fix this mess ASAP, my wife tells me its making me very grumpy every morning after I read the latest F-----up from the bozos who have managed to destroy what was once a well run...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2016, 18:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Pobjoy,intercom in a Mark 111? your kidding! A...

Pobjoy,intercom in a Mark 111? your kidding! A bit like Children's Aid idiots at a local airfield, they tried to prosecute one of our pilots for teaching his son aerobatics without wearing a "Bone...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2016, 23:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Sorry Pobjoy, didn't mean to rub it in, but...

Sorry Pobjoy, didn't mean to rub it in, but looking at the demographics of our population we could use a whole swag of younger folks, and those with a cadet background are the type of younger set we...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2016, 21:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Well, as an ex Cadet I have read this thread with...

Well, as an ex Cadet I have read this thread with dismay, today my wife and I went to Smith Falls Airport {CYSH} to finish getting our very old "toy" {DH 87B Hornet Moth} ready for this years Air...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2016, 15:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Dear Lord, what a total ass---le! If this is the...

Dear Lord, what a total ass---le! If this is the type of twit that can rise to senior rank in the RAF then you Brits are doomed to at the very best to sink to the level of a third world Air Force. He...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2016, 12:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Zet, it doesn't say ex Air Cadets cant sign the...

Zet, it doesn't say ex Air Cadets cant sign the petition, but it does say one has to be resident or citizen of the UK, which looking out the window a ten foot snow banks I don't think I fit that...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 18:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

As an ex Air Cadet, {450 Sqdn and 143 Gliding...

As an ex Air Cadet, {450 Sqdn and 143 Gliding school} I'm a bit ticked of that I am not allowed to sign the petition, I think with the mass migration from the UK in the late forties and early...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2016, 11:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Our companies were some of the first in Canada...

Our companies were some of the first in Canada to go to Carbon/Glass built aircraft, both myself and others took some pretty extensive courses on repair and maintenance of these structures before...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 13:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

The field at which I keep some of my "toys" is...

The field at which I keep some of my "toys" is used by the local Air Cadets for their gliding program, many of the instructors are in fact ex -employees of our flight schools and charter operation, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 21:43
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Chugalug, We operated in our God awful climate...

Chugalug, We operated in our God awful climate for 26 years with such aircraft, I can assure you our aircraft were not only airworthy but serviceable and safe, the fleet consisted of Grob 115, DA...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 15:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Dear Lord, the aircraft are single engine,...

Dear Lord, the aircraft are single engine, unpressurized ,fixed gear,uncomplicated flying machines, what is so bloody difficult about keeping them safe and serviceable? My wife and I kept over twenty...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 16:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

ExAscoter, I stated that this was the "standard...

ExAscoter, I stated that this was the "standard design" BEFORE and AFTER the expansion scheme, I stand by this as was actually copied in Canada with a few modifications at two locations ,both alas...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 14:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

Actually, the building was constructed to the...

Actually, the building was constructed to the standard layout for such an airfield, both before and after the "Expansion Scheme", and does in fact have much merit as such, by your logic Windsor...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 13:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

To burn down a Battle of Britain legacy building...

To burn down a Battle of Britain legacy building such as the Mess at Kenley is a slap in the face to all those who lost their lives in WW2, both ground crew and air crew. Some time ago I brought an...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2016, 16:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,903
Posted By clunckdriver

A few years ago, as a B767 Captain with Air...

A few years ago, as a B767 Captain with Air Canada we were given a hold at the end of a Red Eye flight from Edmonton Alberta to Heathrow, we were given a rather odd place to kill time whilst some bod...
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