Where are you from? [Archive]

CommanderBlonde

11th Apr 2001, 12:52

This really is an amazing forum - I can't believe how much useful information I have gleaned!

One thing I was wondering though - where are you all living at the moment?

Also if you have one word of advice for someone just starting out what would you say?

Cheers! and keep up the top banter!

Oh by the way I'm from Northumberland but living in London (posh Geordie!) and counting the days till I start my course in 2003...

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capt_kangeroo

11th Apr 2001, 13:07

Based Northants/Bucks.

Couldn't trim my advice down to one word but here's a few things that have helped me:

Do as much reading and background study before you start your course - it will help you more than you know. The amount of work ahead is huge and a head start can make all the difference.

Don't waste your hours building flying straight and level to the same old places. Make a plan to a visit a different airfield each trip, use the nav aids and practice, practice, practice.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Rote 8

11th Apr 2001, 13:08

Shropshire.

Any more Shropshire Wannabees out there?

Capt Wannabee

11th Apr 2001, 15:25

I don't live in Shropshire but I fly out of there - Sleap.

tunneler

11th Apr 2001, 15:32

Glasgow, Scotland :)

M13

11th Apr 2001, 15:39

Home near Gatwick but Studenting in London. :)

M13

Blindside

11th Apr 2001, 16:14

I'm in Cheshire - the land of rain.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

cheers

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Patsy 001

11th Apr 2001, 17:13

A place called Cushendun, in the Glens of Antrim.

But I live and work in Belfast during the week.

jonathang

11th Apr 2001, 17:58

Edinburgh, Scotland.

11th Apr 2001, 18:05

Northampton.

SpeedBird22

11th Apr 2001, 18:07

Living in Oxford - just down the roads from Kidlington aiport and the OATS lot. Originally from Bath, Avon and used to fly a lot out of Filton...

Cron

11th Apr 2001, 18:21

West Mids

006

11th Apr 2001, 18:27

Am mature studenting in central Oxford
BA and MSc, and when i don't cycle up to Kidlington OATS on the canal towpath to watch the planes for inspiration i am usually doing something sportified or off to the pub, or girlie watching - many squadrons around at this time of year from everywhere, with very nice fuselages and trim undercarriages too.

Ham Phisted

11th Apr 2001, 19:31

From Edinburgh but now living in Texas.

Rote 8

11th Apr 2001, 19:36

How about we extend this to include where you fly from.

My home base is Halfpenny Green. It ain't no Business Airport.

PFO

11th Apr 2001, 19:51

Hey Rote-8,

You wouldn't happen to live in Bridgnorth and work in "Operations" would you??

PFO

BTW, I'm in sunny Worcestershire.

[This message has been edited by PFO (edited 11 April 2001).]

str12

11th Apr 2001, 20:07

Live in Tunbridge Wells, fly from Shoreham.

Cheers

Rote 8

11th Apr 2001, 20:15

PFO

I actually live in Shifnal. Used to live in Bridgnorth previously and near to the Airfield (Claverley) when I was a nipper.

Me thinks you have checked my profile and having confirmed from my mail address that my name is Matt jumped to conclusions. But you would be wrong.

I think we both might fly with the same club however?

Delta Wun-Wun

11th Apr 2001, 20:48

Live near Wolverhampton.Did my PPL at Wolverhampton (lack of)Business Airport.
Fly out of there and Coventry.Rote 8 which club do you fly with?E-mail us if you prefer.

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BJF

11th Apr 2001, 21:00

London

Fly from Luton and sometimes Elstree.

Rote 8

11th Apr 2001, 21:08

Delta-Wun-Wun

I am with C&S.

Seems to be a few folk from Halfpenny Green within these hallowed pages.

Delta Wun-Wun

11th Apr 2001, 23:58

Did my PPL at Bobbington Air Training (Bats).
Doesnt Halfpenny Green sound better than Wolverhampton Busuness Airport?

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GET THE BLOODY NOSE DOWN!

Whirlybird

12th Apr 2001, 00:09

I live just in North Wales close to the Shropshire border. I fly helicopters at Halfpenny Green (forget this WBA rubbish!), and f/w aircraft at Sleap - seem to be quite a few of us flying from the same airfields.

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Whirly

To fly is human, to hover, divine.

aztec25

12th Apr 2001, 00:15

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
Fly Arrow IV out of Tatenhill.

PFO

12th Apr 2001, 00:35

Rote-8

Afraid so!

C&S also!

PFO

trolleydollylover

12th Apr 2001, 01:03

006 I know you look at their undercarriages but dont you check out there starter buttons and flaps.

SIBSON - The land of mud and Patrick

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Whoa there bigfella, whoa!

eject

12th Apr 2001, 02:10

Dunmurry.
PPL training at UFC

I Am Ugly

12th Apr 2001, 02:21

East Grinstead, near Gatwick

AV8 consultants

12th Apr 2001, 03:40

Perth, Western Australia
Fly out of Jandakot Airport

FLYINGCHICK

12th Apr 2001, 04:26

Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND

L J R

12th Apr 2001, 13:44

Brisbane
Australia

Sunshine is the norm...

But moving soon.....

BreakRight

12th Apr 2001, 17:44

Glasgow Scotland, but my heart is always in the highlands.

Perfect PFL

12th Apr 2001, 18:19

I fly from Cranwell, Lincs.

Live in Farnborough, Hants during the week though.

EGPFlyer

12th Apr 2001, 21:17

Sunny Glasgow :)
Doing my ppl at Prestwick

G-LOST

12th Apr 2001, 22:23

Now live in Harrogate, North Yorks (Leeds Bradford International airport) but home is Auckland, New Zealand (Ardmore airfield).

Captain-Ireland

13th Apr 2001, 04:23

Live in Belfast, N.Ireland. Study at the University Of Ulster @ Jordanstown (BEng Software Engineering) traning for a PPL at Ulster Flying Club in Newtonards.

TAF Oscar

13th Apr 2001, 14:59

Limburg, The Netherlands, flying out of Eindhoven.

One piece of advice? I agree with Capt. Kangaroo: hit the books! "Do as much reading and background study before you start your course - it will help you more than you know". Watch out for PPrune addiction eating away at the study time....

Good Luck
TAFO

Bovey

13th Apr 2001, 16:27

CommanderBlonde,

My husband is a pilot currently training in Brunei for JMC, to be based out of Manchester. It has taken since May 1996 for him to get to the job he wants. If you would like some inspiration please check out his 'story'. It was a previous posting and received quite a number of very positive responses.

http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/Forum2/HTML/008009.html

As the support for someone who has trained from previously being in I.T. It has taken absolute dedication, commitment and believing that is what you want. Nothing else matters and NEVER GIVE UP.

Good Luck

G-BPEC

13th Apr 2001, 16:58

aztec25,

I'm not far from you... Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester (not far from EGCC for those of you not familier with the area)

G-BPEC

Baggy

13th Apr 2001, 21:23

Cumbria...

Not so sunny, always raining...

Tried to get away from the weather in Ncl, but I think it follows me.

HomerSimpson

13th Apr 2001, 22:46

I live on the Wirral and fly out of Hawarden and Liverpool.

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Borg32

13th Apr 2001, 22:57

Brooklands, Sale..Thats Manchester to the un-educated..

Cheadle Hulme, You can touch the planes they fly so low.

Nice to see some Mancs here.

cheers
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Flytaff

14th Apr 2001, 07:45

I'm a Welsh FAA Flight Instructor working in St Louis, USA, where the beer is thin and the woman lean!!

BEagle

14th Apr 2001, 10:50

I am a Zillon from the planet Tharn.......

Well, no. Live in British West Oxfordshire and fly from a large aerodrome not far from Burford!

14th Apr 2001, 22:44

I'm a half-Brit Argentine student in the South of England, born in Brazil & bred in a number of other (usually warm!) countries.

My folks are living in Luanda at the mo, so holidays revolve around Angola, South Africa and an Air France B777! :)

Cheers as always,
AJ

"If you don't understand life, just celebrate it."

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Speedbird252

15th Apr 2001, 00:34

Portsmouth, best view in the South - Fly from Goodwood, Butlins looks so much nicer on Finals.....

Blackshirt

15th Apr 2001, 03:42

Where I am from?

Well, I've just come from the pub.

Serously, I'm from Oxford, which is another good reason to give those kind souls at OATS all my hard owned cash, right? http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/confused.gif

going round

15th Apr 2001, 21:28

Live in Barnsley (South Yorkshire - not the soft southern one in Gloustershire) and fly out of Netherthorpe on the Yorkshire / Notts border.

redsnail

16th Apr 2001, 00:07

Coventry UK, originally from Sydney Australia.

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reddo...feral animal!

EGCC4284

16th Apr 2001, 00:46

Live in Runcorn, Cheshire,
Born and grew up in Bury, Lancs,
PPL at Welshpool, Mid Wales,
Have share in C150 at Barton, Manchester,
Work as refueller at EGCC.(Big stuff)

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A BIT EXTRA FOR MUM.

Norman Goering

16th Apr 2001, 02:01

Douglas, Isle of Man. Fly out of Ronaldsway, J41, ex-ATP, soon to be MAN based EMB-145 driver.

Never, ever give up. If you want it bad enough you'll acheive your dream and no obstacle will stand in the way. I know from my own experience.

britavia

16th Apr 2001, 23:18

Originally from London, UK now in New Bern, NC USA :-)

Flypuppy

17th Apr 2001, 02:16

Originally from just outside Glasgow.

Living close to Rotterdam and fly from EHRD in Warriors.

Going to Coventry in the Summer and Humberside in the Winter.