LOOP trash mag....and Bob Davy in particular
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LOOP trash mag....and Bob Davy in particular
Just who is this jumped up, opinionated f**ckwitt?
Anybody who starts a paragraph with " I've flown more than 'xyz' different types...." deserves all they get.
Thankfully it isn't too shiny to wipe my arse with.
Anybody who starts a paragraph with " I've flown more than 'xyz' different types...." deserves all they get.
Thankfully it isn't too shiny to wipe my arse with.
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I've flown more than 39 different types and a Google search suggests that Bob Davey is
http://www.saintmaryschurch.org.uk/contactpage13.htm
But it might not be the same bloke
http://www.saintmaryschurch.org.uk/contactpage13.htm
But it might not be the same bloke
Luvverley!
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I will if I see him Whirls!
I really should see the "offending" article before I comment further though. Just wanna see if it squares with the person I know, that's all. Can anyone offer a link?
Foxy
I really should see the "offending" article before I comment further though. Just wanna see if it squares with the person I know, that's all. Can anyone offer a link?
Foxy
A little less conversation,
a little more aviation...
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From: Bracknell, UK
www.loop.aero
Lots of registration mumbo jumbo to go through before you can read the (rather natty) online version.
To summarise: Bobster likes the Hawk, the Chang and the Yak-52TD. Hates the Shorts 360, Chevvron and the Soko. I have to admit I was there in the bar at WW when he was writing the bit about the Chevvron, and thought he was making up how much of a swamp donkey the thing was - until he found a picture to show me. Bang to rights. Its a pig.
Lots of registration mumbo jumbo to go through before you can read the (rather natty) online version.
To summarise: Bobster likes the Hawk, the Chang and the Yak-52TD. Hates the Shorts 360, Chevvron and the Soko. I have to admit I was there in the bar at WW when he was writing the bit about the Chevvron, and thought he was making up how much of a swamp donkey the thing was - until he found a picture to show me. Bang to rights. Its a pig.
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...but it provoked a bit of a reaction, I gather. That's journalism....; Bob has tried to kill me on one occasion - by recommending the oysters at a place in in the Hebrides on a Yak tour; the resulting bout of food poisoning very nearly did for me.
Still, he writes for an aviation publication - thank Christ he's not a food journalist, eh?
Edited: Either my Alzheimer's is playing up again...or there was a post that I replied to...which isn't there any more....
Still, he writes for an aviation publication - thank Christ he's not a food journalist, eh?
Edited: Either my Alzheimer's is playing up again...or there was a post that I replied to...which isn't there any more....
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Mess Your Passage
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sfcc... The man has flown many types with me alone i reckon more than 20..... and very well...... spill the beans on your accomplishments please so we may equally be in awe of you......
Has he boffed your wife or something????
before me????
luv
xxx
f
Has he boffed your wife or something????
before me????
luv
xxx
f
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From: Bracknell, UK
Originally Posted by Flash (possibly Bandit using his login)
Has he boffed your wife or something????
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Glossy mag
Whirl, free mag maybe. I'd prefer to keep the trees it was made from.
Or if it was made from re-cycled VP1's that's nearly OK ?!!?
Joking only, plenty of pilots have sampled VP's and been thankful for the experience whether for fun or hour building.
Or if it was made from re-cycled VP1's that's nearly OK ?!!?
Joking only, plenty of pilots have sampled VP's and been thankful for the experience whether for fun or hour building.
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Quote "Haven't had time to read the article in question, but don't knock a FREE aviation mag. "
Hmmm. The rag may be ok, but they have the most aggressive and stupid classified sales department in christendom. I advertised (AND QUICKLY SOLD) a PA28 140 in a rival publication and was then badgered to advertise with LOOP!, on a weekly basis, for the next six months, by a guy called Andy Wool - who wouldn't go away - even though I repeatedly told him that the a/c was sold.
After begging, pleading and trying to reason with him that I didn't need their help as I had sold my cherokee, I only finally shook him off by telling him that I was going to have some cards printed with his mobile number, to be placed around 'phone boxes in Kings Cross, pointing out what a "big" chap he was.
I haven't heard from them since, but wouldn't use them on principle.
Hmmm. The rag may be ok, but they have the most aggressive and stupid classified sales department in christendom. I advertised (AND QUICKLY SOLD) a PA28 140 in a rival publication and was then badgered to advertise with LOOP!, on a weekly basis, for the next six months, by a guy called Andy Wool - who wouldn't go away - even though I repeatedly told him that the a/c was sold.
After begging, pleading and trying to reason with him that I didn't need their help as I had sold my cherokee, I only finally shook him off by telling him that I was going to have some cards printed with his mobile number, to be placed around 'phone boxes in Kings Cross, pointing out what a "big" chap he was.
I haven't heard from them since, but wouldn't use them on principle.
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Loop does have an interesting section on Clubs, Flyins and achievments etc. However, they all seem to be from the same schools. Nothing that has been submitted from our club has ever been published. I wonder if it's connected to the fact that we told them where to go when they came round rattling the donations tin?
Me?, sceptical? nahhh.........
Me?, sceptical? nahhh.........
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I think it's reasonable to assume that BD has flown enough types in his time to be able to write an article like this with reasonable authority. You're not forced to agree with him. At the end of the day, it's his opinion and yours is perfectly entitled to be different.
My own faves in order: Yak-52, 777, Super Cub. Least faves: C152, PA-38, GA-7. Having said that, if I ever get the opportunity to see a Chevvron, I'll do the decent thing and put a match to it.
He's a nice enough chap but I'd rather buy the Extra.
My own faves in order: Yak-52, 777, Super Cub. Least faves: C152, PA-38, GA-7. Having said that, if I ever get the opportunity to see a Chevvron, I'll do the decent thing and put a match to it.
I notice a Bob Davy has a "Buyer's guide" in Pilot mag of Oct 07.
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So has our esteemed contributor flown a Hawk, or simply flown IN one?
Interesting to read that the Hawks' g- suit inflates faster than that in the JP.....as I've yet to find a JP equipped as such.
Shorts 360.....fantastic learning ground for new airline pilots to learn their chosen path....amazing machine in stonking crosswinds, why does this fellow have to discredit the aeroplane and be glad that many are being broken up?
Sensationalist crap aimed at the uninformed masses as far as I'm concerned.
Interesting to read that the Hawks' g- suit inflates faster than that in the JP.....as I've yet to find a JP equipped as such.
Shorts 360.....fantastic learning ground for new airline pilots to learn their chosen path....amazing machine in stonking crosswinds, why does this fellow have to discredit the aeroplane and be glad that many are being broken up?
Sensationalist crap aimed at the uninformed masses as far as I'm concerned.
Last edited by SFCC; 22nd November 2007 at 19:02.