I wish :(

tKF

13th still on. I watched the hydrofoil thingy going under Blackfriars bridge a few days ago. Don't know if it was in service though.
Founders, 13th, 1330. :ok:

Thanks very much for all the good wishes, they meant a lot.

Just got to go through the torture of two weeks waiting for the results now.

See you there at the founders 13:30 13th. :p

Sounds good, I'll be there.

You lot might even get on the right boat this time ;)

Where is this place? I'll be in London the evening of the 12th for the Dawn to Dusk presentations (Have we won again???). I was going to drive back early on Saturday, but I might be able to stick around for a few hours.

Hi Whirly. It is located just outside the Tate modern. The Tate is oppposite Blackfriars train station. From there you head over the bridge and it is on the river walk down to your left. It is just by the millenium bridge that links the south bank to St Pauls. I am sure someone can put a map up here, belive it or not, I can't remember how its done..!!

Good luck with the dawn to dusk :)

Whirly,

Hope you make it... but I can't recommend driving home afterwards. They tend to be fairly alcoholic bashes.... :eek:

FFF
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FFF,

I'm coming along for the company, not the booze. ;)

I'm still coming, but I have to leave late afternoon to go to Oxford, I think. Still have plenty of time to toast Iain's freedom, though. :)

I'll definitely drop in, but somewhat briefly before starting the long drive back to North Wales.

See you all tomorrow then :)

Yep!

I'll be there 14 - 15:00.

Yep, managed to pull a favour from the boss and I should be there around half two, three-ish.

I might be there by 1pm, depending on when I get out of here and what the rain's doing.

Understand tKF is otherwise occupied.

I will be bringing a carrier bag of aviation nostalgia for Whirly, who had better be there :ok:

Despite the slight scare in the week that I may make it, I can now confirm I won't be there :(

Have a great time everyone, see you at the next one....I hope!

tKF

Well! A wonderful time was had by a select and merry gathering; beer cheques were gratefully received from the absent BRL, tKF, and Whirlybird. (You can send your tenners to Penguina in the morning.)

I had to leave just as things were getting interesting (working tomorrow) but I think there was a serious risk of curry being eaten.

If I can work out how to get the photos out of my telephone, I'll post them and embarrass several folks. (I wonder if I can make phonecalls on my camera?)

We decided to have a Private Flying fly-in somewhere interesting in the new year - details and location to be decided.

Yep, It seemed the world and his dog didn't want me to go to this.
I was rostered 0647 to 1624. I managed to get out of that and get on a safety briefing day instead. Boss sorted that out and said we would be done by one. Got there at 1115 and did not start until 1210. Boss was busy and had to keep nipping out of the office, each time putting us back. Got out of there really late and it took an age to drive home to get changed. Decided at 1700 it was to late to go so bottled out. Combination of pouring down rain and heavy traffic in town made the decision easier.
Thats my excuse anyway and I am sticking to it...!!!!

Let's see some pictures and a more detailed report from you lot. Did you go on the boat at all..?

Classified information, I'm afraid ;-)

Pictures would embarrass Iainpoll and Penguina so must remain offline.

I think FFF may have some that are printable.

Sorry - no pictures, as I didn't even have a camera.

I can report, though, that no curry was consumed. Our friendly barman pointed us towards a curry house, so we set off in the correct direction. Despite frequent FREDA checks, we were unable to locate said curry house, so we went into another pub instead.

After sampling the goods at this pub, we again asked for directions to the curry house, and were pointed in the same direction we'd been going before. Seemed like the heading was correct, but we'd messed up with the stop-watch. So we set off again with renewed confidence, but still no sign of curry. By now, stomachs were starting to rumble, so we settled on a pleasant-looking Italian restaurant instead. A couple of bottles wine and two courses of food later, we emerged with very full stomachs and very empty wallets, and wondered if the waiter would ever recover from the ordeal.....

FFF
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And the very excellent Santacon was witnessed :)