Nostalgia Drinkies Bash
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I have to agree with everything said so far. A cracking day out, and excellent cup of Atco tea and good company, what more could anyone want.
Sorry I had to leave the stragglers in the pub, I hope the evening end well.
Now on to business.
Airbedane and CamelPilot discuss the finer points of old things
Thanks for the trip around the restoration hangar Airbedane
VintageATCO ventures outside to go flying
The VA flying machine
Skua and Tina arrive
Followed shortly by LowNSlow
Last but by no means least Hairyplane
Meanwhile the troops gather for a health food lunch
HP very kindly showed us around his fleet, firstly DeepC dreams of Maggie flight
LowNSlow ponders the Falcons unusual front screen
Good to meet you all, I'm up for a summer picnic
HP
The Instrument panel pictures have gone, I may just take you up on your kind offer
CamelPilot
Dont forget the Spitfire photo, dont let me leave you without buying a cap next time
Skua
Send me and email and I will send by return
Treadders
Cheers for organising things.
Sorry I had to leave the stragglers in the pub, I hope the evening end well.
Now on to business.
Airbedane and CamelPilot discuss the finer points of old things
Thanks for the trip around the restoration hangar Airbedane
VintageATCO ventures outside to go flying
The VA flying machine
Skua and Tina arrive
Followed shortly by LowNSlow
Last but by no means least Hairyplane
Meanwhile the troops gather for a health food lunch
HP very kindly showed us around his fleet, firstly DeepC dreams of Maggie flight
LowNSlow ponders the Falcons unusual front screen
Good to meet you all, I'm up for a summer picnic
HP
The Instrument panel pictures have gone, I may just take you up on your kind offer
CamelPilot
Dont forget the Spitfire photo, dont let me leave you without buying a cap next time
Skua
Send me and email and I will send by return
Treadders
Cheers for organising things.
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Fellow Nostalgics
Just to reiterate what has already been said. it was good to meet such a pleasant group of like minded people. It was my first opportunity to meet you all and I look forward to future events.
Camel. don't forget to give me a call ref your grandsons visit to LTN.
Thanks very much to those involed involved in the organisation of a very enjoyable event and to those who flew or drove there for your company.
oh, and yes, Camel flogged me a hat as well.
Roll on the summer.
Regards,
Tempsford
Just to reiterate what has already been said. it was good to meet such a pleasant group of like minded people. It was my first opportunity to meet you all and I look forward to future events.
Camel. don't forget to give me a call ref your grandsons visit to LTN.
Thanks very much to those involed involved in the organisation of a very enjoyable event and to those who flew or drove there for your company.
oh, and yes, Camel flogged me a hat as well.
Roll on the summer.
Regards,
Tempsford
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Unfortunately work precluded me attending today - I had been hoping to as late as last night but a few things came up this morning and I've been stuck staring at a monitor most of the day. Mind you at least I was warm 
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To quote Mr Rotten "Ever feel you've been cheated?"
I had to go do other things (Aviation books) so, like mr DB I was inside & warm, but it seems everyone had as good a day as I suspected was on!
You won't catch me missing the next. A pre / post show or eve show do gets my vote, and I'll be there - hey, I'll even buy a cap!
Thanks for the Pics MoTF - confirms my suspicion of people having a good time... Rats, rats rats.
Dates please!
Cheers
James K of chagrin...
I had to go do other things (Aviation books) so, like mr DB I was inside & warm, but it seems everyone had as good a day as I suspected was on!
You won't catch me missing the next. A pre / post show or eve show do gets my vote, and I'll be there - hey, I'll even buy a cap!
Thanks for the Pics MoTF - confirms my suspicion of people having a good time... Rats, rats rats.
Dates please!
Cheers
James K of chagrin...
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What a nice day it was, yesterday. And today, I've just left Skua, Tina and Treadders at breakfast having heard a facinating tale of Skua's experiences in an air race to Australia - priceless, and it's what it's all about!
Thanks for the kind words, CP, it was good to meet you as well as the others.
Treadders; I know you don't feel as if you've done much in the way of organising, but thanks are due anyway - after all, you did start it off, and you did make the badges!
HP, (and others who came and went while I was away), sorry I missed you, but I had to go to work. I did manage the start and end of the proceedings, though.
Thanks again Treaders,
Airbedane.
Thanks for the kind words, CP, it was good to meet you as well as the others.
Treadders; I know you don't feel as if you've done much in the way of organising, but thanks are due anyway - after all, you did start it off, and you did make the badges!
HP, (and others who came and went while I was away), sorry I missed you, but I had to go to work. I did manage the start and end of the proceedings, though.
Thanks again Treaders,
Airbedane.
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Thanks to everybody who came - a fascinating, delightful but COLD day - definitely warmer weather next time! Great pictures MotF, particuarly the fantastic shot of Airbedane and CamelPilot.
It was great to meet you all - thanks CamelPilot for driving me up (and selling me another sweatshirt to replace the one damaged in a n incident concerning wet tramlines and a bicycle!) and MoTF, Margo and LadyAnorak and partners for doing a bit of ferrying between pubs/Tandooris! We definitely need to book a table next time! And to Airbedane for an excellent look at the restoration shop and for bringing his laptop down to breakfast so we could do a quick bit of PPRuNeing!
Cheers,
Treadders
PS Skua, you passed over my head at Biggleswade - should have had the presence of mind to take a snap of your departure - glad you got out OK, from the road the runway looks very short!
It was great to meet you all - thanks CamelPilot for driving me up (and selling me another sweatshirt to replace the one damaged in a n incident concerning wet tramlines and a bicycle!) and MoTF, Margo and LadyAnorak and partners for doing a bit of ferrying between pubs/Tandooris! We definitely need to book a table next time! And to Airbedane for an excellent look at the restoration shop and for bringing his laptop down to breakfast so we could do a quick bit of PPRuNeing!
Cheers,
Treadders
PS Skua, you passed over my head at Biggleswade - should have had the presence of mind to take a snap of your departure - glad you got out OK, from the road the runway looks very short!
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Saturday
Great to meet some other 'pruners', missed some as I arrived after lunch and then sat in the tower where it was warm!!!!
No problems with helping out with taxying etc thats what we are like at Shuttleworth, we want people to have a great time and to come back again.
Look forward to a warmer summer bash at one of the airshows.
Take care
No problems with helping out with taxying etc thats what we are like at Shuttleworth, we want people to have a great time and to come back again.
Look forward to a warmer summer bash at one of the airshows.
Take care
Now that my fingers have thawed out....
Thanks to Treadders for setting up the weekend. Wonderful to meet such a bunch of fellow nostalgic nutters in such glorious, if Arctic, surroundings. Managed to view the other 2 hangars we missed on Saturday, and a 30 kt headwind helped get the lump off 03. Wild mushrooms pushing up through the morning dew, only crows in the air - Old Warden in its tranquil guise. Marvellous.
Look foward to meeting up again at a Summer event.
Skua.
Thanks to Treadders for setting up the weekend. Wonderful to meet such a bunch of fellow nostalgic nutters in such glorious, if Arctic, surroundings. Managed to view the other 2 hangars we missed on Saturday, and a 30 kt headwind helped get the lump off 03. Wild mushrooms pushing up through the morning dew, only crows in the air - Old Warden in its tranquil guise. Marvellous.
Look foward to meeting up again at a Summer event.
Skua.
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Gutted to have missed it, but delighted to hear everyone had a great time.
Original plan was to do an hours dual at Cambridge in the morning then drive over for the afternoon, but visibility (or lack of it) at EGSC followed by a minor drama at home kind of put the mockers on it.
Still, the nights are drawing out again, it'll soon be summer, and time for the next one......
Original plan was to do an hours dual at Cambridge in the morning then drive over for the afternoon, but visibility (or lack of it) at EGSC followed by a minor drama at home kind of put the mockers on it.
Still, the nights are drawing out again, it'll soon be summer, and time for the next one......
