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Very enjoyable and well made documentary - everyone involved came out looking good which is not often the case in these days of second rate television productions. Another good example was the BBC2 documentary 'Barristers' which started this evening, nice to see some quality TV for a change but I digress...
Hope Roman keeps the brilliant spark going which he's had installed in him by those super chaps involved with this programme, and continues with some more flying lessons. Badger yer dad mate!
VFE.
Hope Roman keeps the brilliant spark going which he's had installed in him by those super chaps involved with this programme, and continues with some more flying lessons. Badger yer dad mate!
VFE.
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NikNak no I am not the name is purely coincidental
It was not bitter or twisted I was merely suggesting that perhaps it may have been a bit better if the subjects had been some ordinary members of the public who could never afford to have such an experience as opposed to those that could easily afford it .
I am sure there are hundreds of people actually interested in aviation on this very forum alone who would have loved the experience .
But thank you for your comments NIKNAK glad to see you can see the whole picture
It was not bitter or twisted I was merely suggesting that perhaps it may have been a bit better if the subjects had been some ordinary members of the public who could never afford to have such an experience as opposed to those that could easily afford it .
I am sure there are hundreds of people actually interested in aviation on this very forum alone who would have loved the experience .
But thank you for your comments NIKNAK glad to see you can see the whole picture
The clip's not available for non-UK audiences, unfortunately. If it ever gets onto YouTube please revive the thread!
On the subject of training kids straight out of school to fly fighter aircraft, it doesn't seem so surprising when you see nine-year-olds mastering a videogame in a matter of minutes. I recall friends who were flying competently and naturally in their early teens and, at fifteen, although I never followed through, the act of flying was comparable to that of riding a bike. That extra dimension, altitude, seemed all-forgiving; playing with a bike on a smooth wet surface was much more dicey.
On the subject of training kids straight out of school to fly fighter aircraft, it doesn't seem so surprising when you see nine-year-olds mastering a videogame in a matter of minutes. I recall friends who were flying competently and naturally in their early teens and, at fifteen, although I never followed through, the act of flying was comparable to that of riding a bike. That extra dimension, altitude, seemed all-forgiving; playing with a bike on a smooth wet surface was much more dicey.
Hi Genghis,
Any time M8.
It'll have to be next season now, most of my planes are in bits - its that time of year.....
Come along to one of our displays next year. Come early to stand the best chance. I'm always there and now you know what I look like!
Which one do you fancy a go in?
J
Any time M8.
It'll have to be next season now, most of my planes are in bits - its that time of year.....
Come along to one of our displays next year. Come early to stand the best chance. I'm always there and now you know what I look like!
Which one do you fancy a go in?
J
Deal! Also I could do with an excuse to come to Old Warden again.
Which would you recommend to somebody with a passionate interest in interesting aeroplane design?
Cheers,
G
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Gizzajob,
my humble apologies for such a disparaging slant upon you, unfortunately not only was I was neglecting one of the first rules of Pprune, namely DPP, (Don't Post Pissed), but I was jumping to conclusions.
Niknak (wearing sackcloth and sitting on barbed wire).
my humble apologies for such a disparaging slant upon you, unfortunately not only was I was neglecting one of the first rules of Pprune, namely DPP, (Don't Post Pissed), but I was jumping to conclusions.
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God, that is this forum coming to. If you want to spout left wing envy then I am sure there is somewhere other than here you can go.
There are not many on these forums who either are not paid to fly or who can not afford to, so what exactly is the issue here?
Kemp and Kemp junior had a bl**dy good time, learned something and entertained us in the process.
There are not many on these forums who either are not paid to fly or who can not afford to, so what exactly is the issue here?
Kemp and Kemp junior had a bl**dy good time, learned something and entertained us in the process.
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What a superb piece of TV! - and on at prime time, too. I hope it encourages a few to have a go at flying, especially as Roman went from beibg apprehensive to 'maybe going for a licence'. Roman and his dad seem to have a great relationship, and Dad was genuinely delighted to see how the experience had 'grown' his son, and I think he was delighted that Ro had trounced him in the air!
Many thanks to JB and the other instructors (and program makers) for making it happen!
I can't understand that guy on here who was bemoaning the free flying they got. Most folk can fly if they really want to - I'm not wealthy but I've been flying a delightful Chipmunk for the last 30 years. In fact, most of the keen folk in flying that I know don't have fortunes - they just wanted to do it enough - so they did! Hopefully this program will get a few more doing it, too.
SSD
Many thanks to JB and the other instructors (and program makers) for making it happen!
I can't understand that guy on here who was bemoaning the free flying they got. Most folk can fly if they really want to - I'm not wealthy but I've been flying a delightful Chipmunk for the last 30 years. In fact, most of the keen folk in flying that I know don't have fortunes - they just wanted to do it enough - so they did! Hopefully this program will get a few more doing it, too.
SSD
