Washing Aircraft

[Quango]

Dear all

I am currently 16, and I have just completed my GCSEs. I hope and expect to do well enough in my exams to move on to A level study in the next academic year.

I am extremely enthusiastic about aircraft and would be very grateful to learn whether you would be willing for myself to wash and polish your aircraft for a small payment (you can decide!). it doesn't even have to be money! (maybe a little trip/lesson :D )

All air schools that I have tried (of which I have counted at least 25) have said no to any kind of work. However, I am not one for giving up so am asking any pilot/s who want their aircraft washed or cleaned to give me a PM.

I have a long-held interest in aviation, and it is my ambition to achieve my PPL (A) and eventually become an airline pilot. I am extremely determined to do this.

I am able, willing and enthusiastic and would be willing to turn my hand to virtually any job which you want me to do to your aircraft. Be it wash, polish hoover...you decide!

I am most grateful to you for your consideration of my request.

If unfortunately you do not have anything do you know anyone else/ pilots nearby who might have something? (I live in the Berkshire area, but would be willing to go further afield, such as Blackbushe, Booker etc)

Yours faithfully

Quango

[Monocock]

Quango

Your determination impresses me.

Where are you from (you mentioned Berkshire in your post).

I'll happily take you for a trip out somewhere if you want (as long as you're not over 14 stone?)

J

P.S You must be the only 16 year old who can punctuate and spell well in Berks so you are welcome to fly with me!

[Phoenix09]

And if you let me know via PM whereabouts in Berkshire you are located I may have an aeroplane that you can assist me to wash at White Waltham.

[Genghis the Engineer]

How easily can you get to Popham? I have a group of fellow syndicate members that I'm failing dismally to join me in our turn to wash the b****y aeroplane, and it might be that they'd much prefer to volunteer to take you flying instead!

I hope that you realise just how slow and irritating a job washing aeroplanes is! A 30ft wing gets an amazing amount of dead flies on it!

G

[Windy Militant]

Quango I admire your enthusiasm, but I'm not sure that all this washing of aeroplanes is a good thing. First time we washed ours after several years of grubbyness it got eaten by Cows! :(

Still mustn't grumble, best of luck hope you get a load of trade and lots of flights!:ok:

[Whirlybird]

Quango,

I'd suggest you come up to Sleap to help us wash ours, and you can if you like, but Shropshire is rather a long way from Berkshire. :( Washing aeroplanes is bloody hard work; last time we did it I'd swear the wings expanded as we worked. :confused: All help most welcome next time, as far as I'm concerned.

Good luck. It's nice to see someone who doesn't expect everything to be handed to them on a plate. :ok:

Come on, southern based prooners, help Quango out; he/she deserves it. :ok:

[Halfbaked_Boy]

When I did a spot of aeroplane washing last Summer I found that it helped me to understand the aircraft better from an external point of view; all those hours running a long-handled broom over a Cessna's wing on a little ladder is surprisingly effective at increasing your awareness to what you can and can't do to a wing with regards to stress in the air also. May get my hands dirty again this year as well if I can convince the folks to drive me the extra few miles. :)

Cheers and best of luck, Jack.

[POT NOODLE HORN]

Try Elstree lots of a/c there in need of a good wash......

[trafficcontrol]

My BE20 needs a good wash..................:hmm: I wish . lol


Try Booker,Thats where im doing my PPL, although i have tried to get a job there and there is nothing, My interest is ATC, Thankfully, i get to go to West Drayton and Heathrow Tower every now and then to do Voluntary work.

All the best

Sam

[Quango]

Hi all

Thanks for all the great replies! I have tried everywhere, I ithk I have counted about 25 air clubs! WLAC/White Waltham, BAFC, Blackbushe, Redair, WAC, Booker, CABAIR, even Oxford! But no luck!
This is why I want to wash planes, as the clubs are not giveing me anything. I even offered to do work fo free!

Thanks

Q

[Genghis the Engineer]

Flying club BBQ this evening, I'll have words!

This level of enthusiasm deserves something back.

G

[AerBabe]

If you can PM me some details - name, contact etc, I'll put up a notice for you at North Weald. I'm too new at Duxford to try pulling any strings there, unfortunately!

[hingey]

Anybody in Exeter in need of similar services? Looking for any kind of work involving aeroplanes.

Many thanks,

h

[Quango]

hi AerBabe. Please check your PMs