Bi-plane over Sheffield
 

I've recently seen a bi-plane over the east of Sheffield, never been close enough to identify, and also don't know home base. Anyone can help?

There's a company based at Netherthorpe (near Sheffield) who operate a Tiger Moth and do flights on a fairly regular basis over the 'Dams' -Derwent,Ladybower etc. as a commercial enterprise.
Google is your friend, of course

I've recently seen a twin engined airliner near Gatwick.............

Too eeeeeeaasyyyyy!

SG

Perhaps you both saw the same aircraft.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...px-HP_W.8b.jpg

:O

It's a Tiger Moth - it bumbles over Sheffield almost on a daily basis these days. Reason seems to be that the operator (at Netherthorpe) does pleasure flights over the Derwent Dams, so the route takes the Moth over Sheffield.

Makes a welcome change from the usual aviation diet over Sheffield which comprises of... nothing :)

Yes, I agree there are many twin engined aircraft near Gatwick, also flying over my region, BUT not many bi-planes.

So cut the clever comments, they please no-one.:=

Thank you to the replies that have enabled me to find out what the aircraft was. Much appreciated.

Cymmon,
You should realise by now that these forums have a doseage of twits and wits spouting plenty of banter and cantor......

I would love to see your moth over Jakarta but alas.....

TW

Ooh, bad call, that's fanning the flames that is. This thread will ave a thousand clever comments by the end of the week, mark my words....

I'll start...

I believe the word is biplane - no hyphen. We get a few round here (near Reading) ranging from Tiger Moths to Stearmans and even the AN-2. Always great to see them.

The "Cut the clever comments" chip-on-shoulder comment is probably because he couldn't see (and therefore "cop") the a/c reg.
Don't be hard on him..................It's really important.
Jez
P.S.The "clever comments" pleased me!!

The Tiger Moth is still active. Saw it again yesterday on the same route over Sheffield. I spoke to someone who insists that sometimes it's an all-yellow Moth, but I think he's mistaken - it always seems to be the same one with yellow undersides and camouflaged fuselage/top surfaces.

"So cut the clever comments, they please no-one"


Oh, I don't know, I got a chuckle.


My, my, we are testy, aren't we?
Don't worry dear. Mummy will be up to tuck you into bed shortly!

"Mummy" died a long time ago. Get a life, I only asked a sensible question. If this is the type of moronic reply then this forum is a joke.

Yes, I get seriously p@@@ed with know it all people who attack for no valid reason.

Stanwell , you are the sort of sicko who closes these kind of helpful forums down. Go play on a runway somewhere.

Admin, feel free to ban me, but with morons like this you won't have a forum to admin.....

I will no longer ask questions on here as the morons rule the roost. I will go on and find a more amateur friendly forum.

As an aviation enthusiast of 34 years , no, I am not a young kid, I fail to understand the sarcasm and pure vitriol of some people here.

Rant over!

It's good to hear of Tigers still being able to commercially provide the 'experience'.
We have about a hundred currently airworthy DH82As here in OZ, of which a number regularly fly commercial 'Joy Flights'. An aerobatic experience can be an 'optional extra'.


We did, though, have a tragic accident in Queensland last December. While performing a limited aerobatic routine, a Joy Flight Tiger suffered an in-flight failure of the lateral fuselage tie-rods, resulting in a collapse of the port wings and two fatalities.


The tie-rods, even though they had an 'Australian Parts Manufacturing Authority', failed due to undetected fatigue issues.
As a consequence, the UK CAA issued an Emergency AD - (G2014-0001-E).
This has been widely promulgated and so, hopefully, we'll have these delightful aircraft gracing our skies for a long time to come.




p.s. Re our "Petulant Poster", have a look at his post (#4 of 27.1.13 on Spotters Corner - BA132 squawks 7700).
Brings to mind that saying - "People in glass houses...."

The camouflaged machine flies from Netherthorpe, and the yellow one flies from Darley Moor near Ashbourne.
Both operated by the same outfit, father (Netherthorpe) & son (Darley).

"I will go on and find a more amateur friendly forum"

Byeeeeeeeeeeeee

Come back J - all is forgiven!!

If you knew who the reference was to, it was a known provocative person.

Anyway, I don't need to defend myself, this forum is getting a big reputation for it's pathetic, unwarranted attacks on aviation enthusiasts. It is called spotters corner for a reason, hence why I stay in this area most of the time unless I have further information.

I see many of the morons don't actually fly, or work in the industry, maybe that is why they have such a chip on their shoulder. I bow to your superior knowledge.

I will continue to watch, read and learn from this forum, but I don't really think it's worthwhile for me to ask a serious and/or sensible question here as too many are here to shoot you down.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who have replied to my questions and given me very interesting and accurate answers, to the morons, get a life.

Sits back and waits for the morons to conclude their attack......meanwhile I just continue, learn, listen, read and get on with my life.

If pprune wants to continue, spotters corner should be just that, not just to p&@s curious people off.

I'm starting to wonder just what is causing your confusion etcetera, mate.
FYI, this is 'Aviation History and Nostalgia'.
Spotters Corner is across the road.


Always glad to help.

Always glad to s&@t on people more like.

Ok, so I made a clerical error, and this was in the above section, I won't write it in case I make a spelling error, which of course I will be chastised.

It's a biplane (not bi-plane as I was told), so obviously (or not - I suppose somewhere someone is producing a new biplane) it was in my eyes to be put in aviation history , not forgetting nostalgia.....

I asked a simple question?

A simple, but actually nice response would have sufficed, but evidently not on this forum....

I've been looking for a road in this forum but can't find it, even put it into search with no result. ;-)

Maybe wrong forum for sense?

I believe there was a tv program/me in the UK, whereby the main character said something then followed it by the phrase "my arse", so friendly forum ditto.

Cheers admin.........