Ohhh errr City flyer

Just realised that with a bit of luck, we will be there on the Saturday rather than the Sunday. So that gives you the opportunity to fly in with one of us (or by yourself if you want) and show us around the old girl.

21/22 sounds good to me. CityFlyer, I would love to drool over the Bearcat, pauses to slip anorak on, I thought the Bearcat was an F8F? Stands back, puts on flak jacket and tin helmet whilst waiting for incoming......

Nice spot lowNslow. You're right, the Bearcat was the F8F. I suppose the F2F must have been one of the earlier ones. Was it the Wildcat, Hellcat, Pussycat or Somethingorotherelsecat?

I move that you be nominated for Anorak of the month.

(PS An F8F currently holds the world air speed record for propeller driven aircraft - pinched from the P-51 'Red Baron' a few years ago.) http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/cool.gif :)

On behalf of CityFlyer (Carol - keep up with your posts now, theres a good girl)I know she will not be at Duxford to see us on the Saturday unfortunately but I guess those who are interested can always go back on the Sunday. Maybe we should make the Sunday a standby in case Sat is wx out anyway??

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As I have just moved only 10 miles away from Duxford, but now 25 miles away from my flying club (in the opposite direction :rolleyes: ), I might just drive - that is if you will accept a non-flying interloper ??

I second that LowNSlow be made Anorak of the Month.

All those in favour say "Aye (have a small notebook full of aircraft registrations)" :)

Absolutely Miss Approach, the more the merrier

Duxford -I'm flying there this Sunday,8/10/00. Planning to land at about 10.30 local.
G-BRNU -seeyas!!

I'm on. Saturday 21 (or Sun is wx is bad on Sat). G-MOGI

3 seats going from Denham if anyone wants a lift...

Unless it stops raining soon I won't be able to get away from Redhill. I phoned then about doing one night landing this week to get current at night, and they said I would have a better chance renewing my seaplane rating ;)

They may let us off from the southern taxiway next week, but I just hope it doesn't come to that.

Flippin (literally) weather...
Know what you mean... got out last Sunday, sort of clear and blustery to start with but by the time I got back to base it was getting dark and peeing down.
Who is to blame?
Is it the government, CAA/JAR or Kevin Keegan? :)

I blame that Helen Young, since they promoted her the weather has been horrible. Bring back ol' whass-er-name, you know, Kevin Keegan's Sister, that Charlton woman :)

Beagler, no it has got to be Channel 4 , shooorley!!!

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New Bloke - what sort of response are you getting for the Duxford jaunt?

sNr

ps - pink chit approved and activated

The 4 minute trip might prove too navigationally challenging for me so I'll have to drive in http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/confused.gif

rightstuffer, I think the piston engine speed record was pinched back by the P-51 Dago Red, now there's a nice PC name :)

I lean back in my chair, take a sip from my pint of Spitfire and accept the mantle of Anorak Of The Month.

I'll be driving to Duxford due to the previously mentioned woes with my wonderplane.

Whoops, nearly forgot,

F3F Stubby little biplane like an F4F with 4 wings

F4F Wildcat (Martlet in RN service)

F6F Hellcat

F7F Tigercat

F8F Bearcat

F9F Panther but it was ajet so doesn't really count.

I've no idea what the F1F, F2F, or F5F were.

Bak to the beer and reading

So far we have

Arrow2
Rightstuffer
StikNrudder
Whirlybird
Gulfstreamv
AC-DC
LowNslow
New Bloke (that's me :) )

If I have missed you off please let me know.

I have written to Duxford to let them know we are coming, I will phone them later in the week with the latest numbers.

IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COME, PLEASE E_MAIL ME ASAP AND I WILL ADD YOU IN.

I will send out the PPR Phone number later in the week. Meanwhile, it is still persisting down here, it looks like the southern taxiway on Sat.

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Will they let me park my car on the southern taxiway?

Anyone going by car that would rather not pay to get in drop me a line. I have a 'Get-Into-Duxford-Free' sticker.

Two in the front, four in the back, two in the boot and a couple on the roof. Easy.

I suggest we meet at 11 am somewhere near the IWM. If anyone going knows the area and can suggest a meeting point, please post it here.

Thanks

I might come as well. Probably best place to meet is in the cheesy "Interlude" Restaurant (which is still operating 1940s-style museum catering), which is off to the right (looking from the airside) close to Hangar 1.

Okay, that's a date then, is 11am okay?

Anyone going that doesn't have the PPR number please drop me an e-mail before Friday, YOU MUST GET A PRE ARRIVAL BRIEFING BEFORE SETTING OUT.

Right, weather forecast for tomorrow looks reasonable, so in an hour I'm driving to Shobdon to stay locally overnight and be able, weather permitting, to leave reasonably early tomorrow morning. See y'all tomorrow at Duxford. Look out for little whirly thing (aka R22), G-CHZN.


Whirly

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To fly is human, to hover, divine.

Sorry, can't come (going shopping instead), but hope you all have fine Weather and a fun day.

Had a trip to Duxford a couple of weeks ago. Well, well worth a visit.
My favourite 'plane there? TSR2 without a doubt.
Have a good day -I hope it's better than today (Friday)!
Doc.400 aka Lima Mike

0900 - cloud base less than 500' in drizzle - I am sure it will improve but as I've promised to install washing machine and dishwasher I shall do that and keep my pink chit for a fair weather day.


Sorry guys - have fun

sNr

No it hasn't improved, I didn't even take off today

Well, the west had the best weather today. I went from Shobdon up to Barton - first time through the new Low Level Route, first time I'd done it in a helicopter, first time I'd landed at Barton. Bit cloudy and claggy coming back, but flyable, and good horizontal vis.

Someone who flew out over the Welsh mountains said the weather was lovely with cloudbase above 3000 feet.

We'll manage it some year.

Whirly

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To fly is human, to hover, divine.

By the time the wx allows us to get this together, I'll have the Cub back in the air!

Ah well, roll on summer.....

Well I made it........(by car)

Got to Denham ready to go at 10:00. Duxford was reporting 600' cloudbase and I was in 400'. It finally lifted to about 800' at 14:00 and for what it's worth I went all the way up to Yorkshire in cloud. I was at 5000' and there was no sign of it lightening above me. The cloudbase eventually came up to BKN020 by mid-Lincolnshire but our fly-in was clearly not destined. Still, I think Duxford's a good bet for the next try.

Round of applause for New Bloke's efforts. Any suggestions for a next 'first fly in' or are we going to wait until Spring?

I was talking to Whirlybird on the phone on Saturday. We think the best way would be to wait until the weather looks set for the weekend and just say "GO" Probably means not deciding until the Friday.

With all of this Global Warming we may not get the chance again....IMC rules okay :)

I'd go by that New Bloke.
I think there is a definite link between how far you plan ahead as to how crap the weather is.
Perhaps by not saying GO til friday we can creep up on it unawares!!
Just checking availability of plane. Going to Thruxton 29/10. AM 4/11, anywhere! 25/11 and 26/11, nothing planned;2/12 nothing planned.
Old Sarum/Compton Abbas/Thruxton always worth visiting for Xmas lunch!!
Cheers Doc. 400 aka Lima Mike, based EGLM

Years ago I remember that on Christmas day a recognised flying club could fly in to LHR. I remember it well only because I was 1st reserve and not one bugger dropped out....hmmmm, quick, over to the ATC forum.

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