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26th Mar 2017, 13:07
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Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

Quite! One could also blame the organisers and...

Quite!
One could also blame the organisers and the ADD! It always requires a chain of events!
26th Mar 2017, 11:58
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

That is hardly fair to the CAA, notwithstanding...

That is hardly fair to the CAA, notwithstanding that they have tighneded their rules.
The cause is his failure to safely complete the planned manoeuvre. Other causes include the owner putting him...
22nd Mar 2017, 19:45
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

It's rather difficult to separate the two, and...

It's rather difficult to separate the two, and PPrune must be delighted that the thread is generating so much interest. It's a pity that so much of it is uninformed rubbish which will neither change...
20th Mar 2017, 19:26
Replies: 100
Views: 47,823
Posted By terry holloway

The RAF, an organisation independent of PPrune,...

The RAF, an organisation independent of PPrune, appear to have selected Lossie already according to an interview in the Specialist Aviation Press!
13th Mar 2017, 17:52
Replies: 48
Views: 13,545
Posted By terry holloway

Well said! I may have said something similar on...

Well said! I may have said something similar on an earlier post in which I pointed out the POH permits spinning but you have painted a fuller picture.
However, that said, there is a growing demand...
13th Mar 2017, 15:48
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

This has to be a joke post! At the great height...

This has to be a joke post!
At the great height of North Weald at 321amsl, and assuming 25C, the TAS is very marginally higher than the IAS: specifically TAS was 115Kts, and the ground speed is...
11th Mar 2017, 16:08
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

The question about briefing is an interesting...

The question about briefing is an interesting one, and my "confidence" in former RAF Pilots leads me to suggest that most solo display pilots in this type of aircraft would undertake a comprehensive...
11th Mar 2017, 10:18
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

At the end of the day, the various musings on...

At the end of the day, the various musings on this thread, which have seemingly already sadly caused disagreements between old friends/colleagues are largely irrelevant, and will probably not...
11th Mar 2017, 09:36
Replies: 41
Views: 10,911
Posted By terry holloway

I agree, and when I flew past on Monday (from a...

I agree, and when I flew past on Monday (from a go round at Langham, looking for the proprietor!), there was a very empty field! Cromer International was equally deserted, for reasons well understood!
11th Mar 2017, 09:30
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

It's a statement that ex military jets can be...

It's a statement that ex military jets can be flown in displays in ways which please the crowd whilst at the same time minimising risk.
Two asides about aerobatics:
1.Whilst exercising my DA I have...
11th Mar 2017, 08:44
Replies: 41
Views: 10,911
Posted By terry holloway

Many of us flying in this area have real concerns...

Many of us flying in this area have real concerns about the risk of collisions with gliders as well as other traffic. There is invariably no radar cover outside of controlled airspace and apart from...
11th Mar 2017, 08:25
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,900
Posted By terry holloway

Which he presumably also suffered at the...

Which he presumably also suffered at the Southport display?

At least this series of (sometimes extraordinary) posts is providing a remarkable "beauty parade" of experts to spring to his defence...
8th Mar 2017, 17:01
Replies: 48
Views: 13,545
Posted By terry holloway

That's not true. Check the POH. In the Utility...

That's not true. Check the POH.
In the Utility Class (low weight) they can be spun. There are however warnings about how to: low deaccceleration and minimal "forces ". But then why would you want...
27th Feb 2017, 16:33
Replies: 12
Views: 2,745
Posted By terry holloway

The economics of purchasing any new aircraft,...

The economics of purchasing any new aircraft, particularly where the exchange rates sit at present, is difficult, and we are having to accept higher maint costs on an aging fleet of C172s which we...
27th Feb 2017, 16:20
Replies: 0
Views: 1,595
Posted By terry holloway

Silver Tornado F3

I've just been in the London Silver Vaults, and have seen a very handsome solid silver model of an F3 which might be of interest?
Send me a PM if you want details. It's a snip at less than £1,500!
27th Feb 2017, 09:39
Replies: 28
Views: 8,818
Posted By terry holloway

Hoho! And they don't speak very clearly either!

Hoho! And they don't speak very clearly either!
27th Feb 2017, 09:36
Replies: 47
Views: 17,295
Posted By terry holloway

I regularly need to change tanks on long...

I regularly need to change tanks on long overwater trips and my heart always races when I do so!
However, some long distance flyers routinely and deliberately empty tanks in order to use all the...
27th Feb 2017, 09:31
Replies: 28
Views: 8,818
Posted By terry holloway

I would be interested to know more about U2...

I would be interested to know more about U2 operations at Alconbury. I didn't realise they were HAS based. I had a lot to do with the U2 at Mildenhall in the 70s and 80s and they were in purpose...
26th Feb 2017, 21:34
Replies: 28
Views: 8,818
Posted By terry holloway

Quite! I wonder where that one was!

Quite! I wonder where that one was!
26th Feb 2017, 21:02
Replies: 47
Views: 17,295
Posted By terry holloway

There is a very good and professionally written...

There is a very good and professionally written Sea Survivlal document issued by GASCo.
I don't think the even better RAF documents are available outside of the military.
26th Feb 2017, 20:55
Replies: 28
Views: 8,818
Posted By terry holloway

Hardened Aircraft Shelterss

How interesting to see a1980s HAS in use in the TV programme SS-GB which is based in 1941!
26th Feb 2017, 20:34
Replies: 47
Views: 17,295
Posted By terry holloway

What none of us have said clearly enough to the...

What none of us have said clearly enough to the thread starter, is that it's not that difficult and it's great fun to fly into and around Europe!!
26th Feb 2017, 18:39
Replies: 47
Views: 17,295
Posted By terry holloway

A long time ago! There used to be a low level VFR...

A long time ago! There used to be a low level VFR corridor from Dover to Cap Gis Nez at 1,500 ft ( I think!). In the 60s there was a lightship on the route! However these days one flies in the open...
26th Feb 2017, 18:00
Replies: 47
Views: 17,295
Posted By terry holloway

Quite right, the engine doesn't know it's over...

Quite right, the engine doesn't know it's over water but sometimes they do stop! Therefore you need to read up on water "landing" technique and be dressed to survive. That includes a lifelacket and a...
26th Feb 2017, 17:27
Replies: 35
Views: 8,327
Posted By terry holloway

Roly Falk certainly flew the Vulcan wearing a...

Roly Falk certainly flew the Vulcan wearing a business suit and sunglasses, but none of the photos I have seen show him in a "country tweed suit"! He took his wife on o e (or maybe more) flights in a...
26th Feb 2017, 08:55
Replies: 38
Views: 12,034
Posted By terry holloway

It would be good to have details of the...

It would be good to have details of the celebrations. I was a member in 1967!
20th Feb 2017, 21:15
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Gosh! You do distort things. I have not...

Gosh! You do distort things. I have not "disparaged" Sam Rutherford who is a friend. I have had a number of private e mail exchanges with "the real Jay Sata" and have not "disparaged" him either. I...
20th Feb 2017, 14:19
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

I stumbled on it as I said. I recall the e...

I stumbled on it as I said.
I recall the e mails and a subsequent sensible discussion in which I explained what The Air League had issued the award for, and why it would not be withdrawn. That...
20th Feb 2017, 11:58
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Correct! I will respond if I see untrue comments!...

Correct! I will respond if I see untrue comments!


Once again you misinterpret comments.
Check the history of the ATAgirls
20th Feb 2017, 04:31
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Yes she would. Actually she has more flying...

Yes she would.

Actually she has more flying hours and experience than many who joined the ATA, and actually if you really want to be bitchy, most of the females got in through their connections....
19th Feb 2017, 23:30
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Not at all! Just pointing out the importance...

Not at all!
Just pointing out the importance of getting the facts right!
PPrune is a rumour network, but if something not strictly true, or a distortion of facts is published often enough, it...
19th Feb 2017, 20:57
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

That's not true. Amy was not an officer in the...

That's not true.
Amy was not an officer in the RAF
18th Feb 2017, 03:06
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Aaaaah, but the lies continue!

Aaaaah, but the lies continue!
17th Feb 2017, 22:42
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Us? Who exactly do you represent? Boeing owes...

Us? Who exactly do you represent?
Boeing owes an explanation to anonymous people on a social site? Get real!
17th Feb 2017, 11:57
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,500,788
Posted By terry holloway

Yes, I work for Marshall, but as I have said...

Yes, I work for Marshall, but as I have said before, Marshall has no involvement with TCT. Therefore it is quite inappropriate for me to use any personal contacts to ask any questions about a topic...
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