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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Jun 2020, 15:57
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,526
Posted By Monkey Boy

It flew over my house at a ridiculously low...

It flew over my house at a ridiculously low altitude en route to Shoreham this afternoon, I'm about 4 miles north of the aerodrome. Been interesting here lately with Chinooks landing at Wiston House...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Aug 2019, 10:06
Replies: 14
Views: 8,441
Posted By Monkey Boy

Dirk85 - PM'd you

Dirk85 - PM'd you
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
1st Feb 2018, 07:18
Replies: 28
Views: 13,061
Posted By Monkey Boy

What difference would booking online make? I...

What difference would booking online make? I don't know of any brokers who inspect the passenger's luggage before a flight. :ugh:
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
24th Jan 2018, 13:16
Replies: 12
Views: 3,880
Posted By Monkey Boy

I would think that just presenting an invoice to...

I would think that just presenting an invoice to the client for the £22,500 would be sufficient, no need to let the client know what your buy price is. There's no VAT (if the flight is...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2017, 08:00
Replies: 9
Views: 4,919
Posted By Monkey Boy

Saw it myself on Friday at Shoreham before it...

Saw it myself on Friday at Shoreham before it departed for it's task at around 1145. Unusual visitor to the UK. Sorry about the poor quality photo!
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Feb 2017, 16:12
Replies: 13
Views: 3,100
Posted By Monkey Boy

In the US I think age is less of an issue, in...

In the US I think age is less of an issue, in Europe it's a little different.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Oct 2016, 10:49
Replies: 7
Views: 6,942
Posted By Monkey Boy

"It was coming into land to pick up a customer....

"It was coming into land to pick up a customer. There were two personnel on board- the pilot and the co-pilot.”

A private aircraft on the "M" register?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
21st Apr 2016, 06:50
Replies: 6
Views: 4,912
Posted By Monkey Boy

Is it just the aviation side of the business and...

Is it just the aviation side of the business and the rest of the Cega group is still trading?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Apr 2016, 13:34
Replies: 23
Views: 10,911
Posted By Monkey Boy

I think there's a lot more that goes on behind...

I think there's a lot more that goes on behind the scenes than relying solely on Avinode.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Feb 2016, 11:12
Replies: 2
Views: 2,541
Posted By Monkey Boy

West London 24th February 1150

Anyone know what G-BABK was up to over West London today? Assuming aerial photography but some of those turns where a but punchy!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Dec 2015, 10:43
Replies: 10
Views: 3,919
Posted By Monkey Boy

Not strictly true - they are a charter broker,...

Not strictly true - they are a charter broker, which means they do not own or operate any aircraft.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Dec 2015, 14:53
Replies: 10
Views: 3,919
Posted By Monkey Boy

Well, the booking service works exactly how they...

Well, the booking service works exactly how they explain it should:

"‘Empty legs’ are flights that are due to operate without any passengers as the aircraft repositions back to its base, or is...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Apr 2014, 09:05
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

RSS and Ocean Sky share very much the same DNA. ...

RSS and Ocean Sky share very much the same DNA. RSS are the initials of Jnr's Dad, who's deep(ish) pockets funded both ventures.

It's a real shame that it's ended this way, NEA was always a...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2013, 15:38
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,420
Posted By Monkey Boy

Found an article on the internet which makes...

Found an article on the internet which makes interesting reading from 1983:

"Carl Beaman's company is in the best tradition of calculated business gambles and private enterprise. When he left the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2013, 08:32
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,420
Posted By Monkey Boy

Thank you all - the Track Records charter was too...

Thank you all - the Track Records charter was too early to be the one he owned (although that does get a brief mention in the book), must be the Brands Hatch one, the book mentions it took him to a...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2013, 16:25
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,420
Posted By Monkey Boy

I've been reading Pete Townsend's autobiography...

I've been reading Pete Townsend's autobiography lately, and there's a small piece where he mentions that during a band meeting Roger Daltry flew in on a "twin engined Jet Ranger" [sic] which he...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Mar 2013, 00:07
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Mentioned in this thread?

I'm sure he's posted on this thread too!
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Feb 2013, 23:16
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

It would appear that RSS / Ocean Sky senior...

It would appear that RSS / Ocean Sky senior management both past and present couldn't pour p1ss out of a boot even if the instructions where written on the heel!

Surely it's time for the RS to end...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Feb 2013, 08:45
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

So basically new name but same old Ocean Sky...

So basically new name but same old Ocean Sky style of management? Re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.

:ugh:
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Jan 2013, 21:28
Replies: 87
Views: 67,548
Posted By Monkey Boy

If I remember rightly, wasn't G-TTFN owned by a...

If I remember rightly, wasn't G-TTFN owned by a former "Nissan GB" employee, and the result of some creative accounting?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
25th Sep 2012, 11:19
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

What's changed is "junior" is no longer around...

What's changed is "junior" is no longer around putting his sticky hands in the cookie jar! You'd be surprised how much he took out without putting the lid back on properly!
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Sep 2012, 22:57
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Not sure this should be turned into a personal...

Not sure this should be turned into a personal attack on Eddie, he is a fine person, a very hard worker and was probably responsible for one of the few Ocean Sky departments that actually made a...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
19th Sep 2012, 14:36
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Absolutely correct in any "normal" business - but...

Absolutely correct in any "normal" business - but the way Ocean Sky was run was far from "normal". IMHO, one of the main reasons the company went south was simply because the main protagonist had no...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
18th Sep 2012, 13:03
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Well quite - with their canny business sense,...

Well quite - with their canny business sense, leadership and vision, it's a wonder that they needed any of us in the first place. :ugh:
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Sep 2012, 16:35
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

How reassuring! :eek: So I guess the Ocean...

How reassuring! :eek:

So I guess the Ocean Sky brand, such as it was, is now dead and buried?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Sep 2012, 17:51
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

So if that wasn't the goal, what was it? I...

So if that wasn't the goal, what was it?

I agree that some rot was there in the beginning, however there were also people there who would say "No" to TS and he'd listen. Sometimes he would get his...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Sep 2012, 11:12
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

You are correct - he was always there, lurking in...

You are correct - he was always there, lurking in the shadows right from the beginning. Lots of dubious things would happen while he was over in Moscow - apparently no one has bank accounts out...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Sep 2012, 08:41
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

That's the one - the chocolate box!

That's the one - the chocolate box!
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 21:40
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Что хорошо скрыта, давайте будем надеяться, что...

Что хорошо скрыта, давайте будем надеяться, что его не нужно прийти в Англию скоро!

Well, whoever ends up managing RS's XRS, they'd better make sure all the bills are paid up in a timely manner or...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 18:19
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Yup............:mad: :ugh:

Yup............:mad: :ugh:
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 18:12
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Not everything at the London office was a drain...

Not everything at the London office was a drain on the finances - the brokerage actually made good profits with little relative overheads, and those profits were often taken to bail out other areas...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 18:10
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

No they didn't, or least not from the evidence I...

No they didn't, or least not from the evidence I could see. In the early days, many of the managed aircraft where offered at "mates rates", with the mate in question nearly always paying late on...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 15:19
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

That's not quite how it happened - after a few...

That's not quite how it happened - after a few years of chartering, the thought process was "How hard can this be? Surely we can do it better".
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 14:22
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

That would be the most sensible decision RS could...

That would be the most sensible decision RS could make! Obvioulsy got fed up with pumping money into a black hole and wanted to see some return on his investment, but it'll take a LONG time to get...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2012, 14:15
Replies: 164
Views: 76,464
Posted By Monkey Boy

Last time this happened the aircraft spent a few...

Last time this happened the aircraft spent a few happy weeks in Prague I believe.......
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