Excuse me

[John Farley]

Just checking if anybody had left any lights on

Bye

[Genghis the Engineer]

I'm starting to suspect that either everybody but you and I are too busy or have nothing to say John.

G

[John Farley]

Hi G

I had an email from a guy who did 6 trips in the VAAC the other day. So at least those guys are busy - thank goodness.

J

[lightningmate]

6 sorties = 30 mins total.

6 outbriefs = 3 hours.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Two test programmes on the books at the moment.

One based in Yorkshire, requires calm conditions on the surface. Postponed twice.

One based in Cornwall requires sufficiently calm conditions for t/o performance tests and little enough cloud for spinning. Postponed once so far.

I love the British weather, but at least it's consistent.

Anybody else ever spent several weeks in the Crown in Portpatrick waiting for the weather to go away at West Freugh?

G

[Matt Black]

Hello All,

Was tempted to say "The lights are on, but no-one's home..."

I think our lot at Farnborough and BD are a bit apathetic at the moment, too much time filling in staff reports, not enough flying...

[lightningmate]

Genghis,

Know exactly how you feel. The horizontal stair rods and hairy cross-winds at Wet Thro' have controlled my life over several weeks in the past. But there was always the joy of a pie and chips for lunch.

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[Hang On, I'm Busy]

Sorry to be a dunce, sir. What's a VAAC?

Yrs esteemingly,

etc.

[Genghis the Engineer]

An experimental Harrier based at Boscombe Down, which was radically designed on the assumption that even Harrier pilots only have 2 hands. It's being used as a testbed for future VSTOL aircraft technologies.

G