The swap an hour thread
 

I wish to propose a new running thread, which I think might find favour with the "interesting aeroplane" nuts amongst us.

Proposed ground rules - to swap an hour for an hour, no money changing hands (of course) in each other's favourite flying machines.

So, post here if you fancy joining in - very simple, answer three questions:

(1) Where are you?
(2) What can you offer an hour in?
(3) What would you like to get an hour's flying in? [A longer list for most of us I'd imagine]

I'll kick off...

(1) Booker and Cranfield
(2) A 1947 Stinson Voyager, and a Grumman AA5a Cheetah.
(3) Tiger Moth, Cirrus, DA40, Vans, Longeze, Europa Monowheel.


Anybody else care to play?

G

Great idea:-

1.Glasgow/York
2.Beech Bonanza N35, Rockwell Commander 114TC
3.Beech Stagger-wing, Beech 18, Tiger Moth, Yak50.

1. Popham
2. Wassmer WA52 Europa, Piper PA17 Vagabond
3. Anything, but especially vintage aircraft and especially especially British vintage aircraft.

Great idea Genghis, I wish I could participate geographically!

But, for anyone in Ontario,

STOL Cessna 150, and Thurston Teal amphibian, and often something else I happen to have around at the time....

I'd be very happy to fly a Beagle or Robin (I was lucky enough to have a Tiger Moth to test fly last week!)

1. Rotterdam
2. Aerobatics flight in a Robin R2160, or a S&L flight in a Robin Ecoflyer (diesel) through the Schiphol CTR.
3. Anything vintage/tailwheel or a flexwing microlight.

1. Brighton
2. TB20
3. F16

1) eastern Belgium (EBZH)
2) Apollo Fox microlight
3) hydroplane

1: Sherburn / Leeds
2: Robin 2160 Aero / PA28 Archer / Grumman Cougar twin
3: High performance aero / Pitts / *anything* vintage!

Cheers
Lee

1 anywhere reachable by car /train uk ;)
2 Citation (can only do on maintenance delivery flight)
3 Hunter :E

Pace

1. Very flexible
2. Boeing 737-800 (note 1)
3. Supermarine Spitfire

note 1 - I'm happy to pay taxes, charges and check-in fee, but you'll have to pay for your own checked in luggage.

(1) Rochester EGTO
(2) Cirrus SR22
(3) Tiger Moth, Harvard, Mustang, Citation (maintenance Ferry fine)


Ghengis happy to trade the SR22 time with your Stinson:ok:

007Helicopter

PM me as might have one week after next you will have to deal with your train fares to wherever ;)
Why not? One result from the thread ;)
She is sitting up at Doncaster at present to go back south.

Pace

(1) Farm strip in Somerset. Near Bristol/Lyneham/Kemble/Compton Abbas/ or travel anywhere nearby!
(2) PA32 Cherokee Six 300 or Druine Turbulent!
(3) Anything at all, but particularly anything vintage/different or a twin!

I like this thread....
 

1. Denham.
2. R44 and RV6.
3. Cessna 190/195, Beech Staggerwing, Rocketbelt (Stuart Ross, are you there?)

1) Would be unwise to say.
2) Various £170 per hour spamcans with mainly "inop" bits and pieces.
3) Various £170 per hour spamcans with everything working, or, various £100 per hour spamcans with mainly "inop" etc, etc....
:ugh:

Brilliant idea.

Sadly need to sort renewals and things like that before flying again, think I just found an incentive to get current again so I can participate :)

1. Perth, but can meet anywhere in Scotland / N England.
2. 1952 Piper Tri Pacer *, Cassutt Racer **
3. Anything interesting / unusual, I love flying anything really!

* If she ever gets out of the maintenance hanger!
** For a go in the Cassutt your going to have to persuade me your a current / experienced tailwheel driver who doesn’t scare easily... :E

Shall we swap?
 

1) Guayaquil - Ecuador.
2) MXP 150 Patriot - LSA - Rotax 914 powered.
3) Since I´m very low on hours, I´d fly anything really. I´d love to do a spin in an F-16 though.

###Ultra Long Hauler###

1) LIRU/LIRL
2) C172 - PA18
3) anything vintage or with a tailwheel

1) LFDW
2)Pa18a 150, Pioneer 200, Skyranger
3)Pitts, CAP 10, Stampe, anything else fun

1) Oaksey Park (EGTW)
2) Jodel DR250 Tailwheel
3) Cirrus, or anything that can go upside-down :)

1) Midlands
2) R22. Eurostar
3) Gyrocopter, Piper Cub, Harvard, Spitfire

1. Midlands
2. Super Ximango motorglider or Chipmunk
3. anything interesting or unusual - preferably vintage with a tailwheel

1. Brighton
2. Europa XS Jabiru 3300
3. Anything except spam cans!

Incidentally, one trusts that in true PPrune fashion, all the hour-swappees will post about how it went here (or maybe the first person to have an excuse, could start another thread for the purpose?)

G

Well, for my half, it was fantastic! (though predates this thread by months).

Excellent host, great plane (the type I had never been in before), and the flight around the Isle of Wight, and my old stomping grounds of Selsey and Bosham, was wonderful.

Now I hope my host will accept my invitation to come splashing in some Ontario Lakes!

Well, if we're going transatlantic with this.....

1/. Prestwick, Scotland
2/. Chipmunk(s):ok:
3/. Beech 18 on floats:E

Me too
 

1. Fairoaks
2. PA28
3. Spitfire or lockheed Sr-71 blackbird. May consider Eurofighter.

1. Hamilton New Zealand
2. R2160, C172, Pa28, Pa28R (yes a very boring list)
3. Warbirds but I would love a trip in an amphibian like a Grumman Goose or Widgeon

1. Melbourne, Australia.
2. Chipmunk and soon Stampe.
3. Helicopter, warbirds, antique, or any jet or turboprop.

John

Exchange of Aircraft...
 

Greetings all, Im in Calgary Canada and own a 2005 DA40 IO 360, Im keen about exploring the the posibilities of exchanging flight hours with someone that may want to visit Western North America, in turn I would want to borrow an European based aircraft for flights within Europe over a 3 week period.
I have a PPl W/Night rating and an FAA as well as Canadian certificate, the flying would be from England or Germany to and including Portugal, Spain & Morocco.
My DA40 has the latest G1000 and synthetic Vision, prefer high time pilots or G1000 experience.

Is this a workable proposition???

1. Goodwood or wherever you are
2. Yak 52
3. RV8

1) RAF Henlow,Gransden Lodge
2) Dh82 Queen Bee, SF25C Falke
3) Anything interesting or historic

(1) Duxford
(2) PA29, HR200
(3) Anything different :-)

Carl

Waddington

Can't offer anything but spammies, 152, 172, 28

Anything really.

Barcelona/London
 

(1) London / Elstree (EGTR)
(2) C150
(3) C150 / C152 or similar in Barcelona

1. Wickenby - EGNW
2. Jodel 150a Mascaret
3. Anything vintage and/or military - Chipmunk, Auster, Stinson, Havard, Vampire, Nord, Storch, Percival, Fairchild etc etc. Or a helicopter!!!

PS. I can also throw in a 1 hour drive in a lovely 2000 VW Passat 1.8 to sweeten the deal!!!

1. Forfar (near Dundee) and anywhere in the Central/Northeast of Scotland.
2. Maule MX7 18O (taildragger)
3. Anything on floats, cub, wilga or Vans

1. Based White Waltham. Anywhere around London or South Coast.
2. Jodel D120
3. Don't want to sound boring, but actually fly with other Jodel-ers in first instance!

OK, if you're asking, ....a heli on the routes through London, old DH types, anyone who wants to do some serious aerial photography!

BFA