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Search: Posts Made By: Marchettiman
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Forum: Private Flying
20th Feb 2024, 13:22
Replies: 19
Views: 2,932
Posted By Marchettiman

My time at Thruxton was July 1962 as a CCF...

My time at Thruxton was July 1962 as a CCF cadet on a Flying Scholarship, Cheapest and quickest PPL at 13 days start to finish.And I still keep my aeroplane there!

Great news to hear it has a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2022, 19:46
Replies: 109
Views: 22,761
Posted By Marchettiman

The 1977 Royal Pageant airshow at White Waltham...

The 1977 Royal Pageant airshow at White Waltham was one of the most memorable of the many I have attended.
The sight of a BA VC10 settling into ground effect along the grass runway during it's first...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2022, 08:24
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,146,577
Posted By Marchettiman

Agree! But the woke warriors would soon be...

Agree! But the woke warriors would soon be complaining of a lack of gender equality, racial discrimination and LGBT credentials.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2022, 21:46
Replies: 137
Views: 34,214
Posted By Marchettiman

Great paint scheme....will it say "Made in...

Great paint scheme....will it say "Made in France" by the door?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2022, 20:15
Replies: 60
Views: 14,013
Posted By Marchettiman

Completely crackers! So that's 2 hours transit...

Completely crackers! So that's 2 hours transit time (out and RTB) to be where they are needed to support 99% of real interceptions.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th May 2021, 18:57
Replies: 13
Views: 3,888
Posted By Marchettiman

Hope he finished his Mayday call with "over and...

Hope he finished his Mayday call with "over and out".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2020, 16:21
Replies: 37
Views: 13,070
Posted By Marchettiman

I too have just found this thread. I spent a...

I too have just found this thread.
I spent a lot of time at Air Touring between 1969 and 1973 both renting Rallye's for fun and doing evening ground school lectures there. On occasion I was...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2020, 11:54
Replies: 63
Views: 14,771
Posted By Marchettiman

I have 58 years of continuous flying (since my...

I have 58 years of continuous flying (since my Flying Scholarship on the Jackaroo at Thruxton in July 1962) to add to the total.
Forum: Private Flying
9th Oct 2019, 19:44
Replies: 7
Views: 2,282
Posted By Marchettiman

Try the LAA insurance scheme with Air Courtage...

Try the LAA insurance scheme with Air Courtage which is a French company. After several years with Visicover, who I found inflexible and have just quoted ridiculously increased premiums despite no...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2019, 21:32
Replies: 6
Views: 2,464
Posted By Marchettiman

Look at this link:...

Look at this link: https://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/article/2564/Farnborough-airports-planning-history and the links to the exact details of Farnborough's planning permission.

If I want, and could...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2019, 21:01
Replies: 47
Views: 10,787
Posted By Marchettiman

Might I suggest that the OP goes for an initial...

Might I suggest that the OP goes for an initial Class 1 Medical examination and shows the quack copies of his posts on this thread?
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Aug 2019, 15:30
Replies: 148
Views: 139,714
Posted By Marchettiman

Inhumane treatment? In my experience that's what...

Inhumane treatment? In my experience that's what you normally get as a fare paying passenger on Ryanair.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jul 2019, 07:15
Replies: 7
Views: 3,176
Posted By Marchettiman

Why not call the Aeroclub there, the splendidly...

Why not call the Aeroclub there, the splendidly names Aeroclub de l'Armagnac? I expect they will be very protective for visitors to the airfield
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2019, 19:58
Replies: 5
Views: 3,139
Posted By Marchettiman

My son is an experienced criminal barrister who...

My son is an experienced criminal barrister who has represented clients in a number of Courts Martial trials so knows the system and its flaws well. He is "Direct Access" so can be consulted without...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2018, 21:33
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,508,427
Posted By Marchettiman

And each of the really great pilots I have been...

And each of the really great pilots I have been fortunate enough to know, amongst them Ray Hanna, Judith Chisholm and Stef Karwowski, have had one overwhelming characteristic in their personalities,...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Sep 2018, 11:23
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,508,427
Posted By Marchettiman

The enormous distinction between flying solo i.e....

The enormous distinction between flying solo i.e. as the sole occupant of any type of aircraft and dual (i.e. with a fellow pilot) is something non-aviators would be unlikely to understand. As well...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 19:08
Replies: 451
Views: 86,751
Posted By Marchettiman

As we have not yet received formal notice of the...

As we have not yet received formal notice of the AGM, nor its agenda (promised with the October edition of the magazine), I think it only fair that this thread does remain open until the topics...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 15:23
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,508,427
Posted By Marchettiman

I am a member of the LAA which I regard as a...

I am a member of the LAA which I regard as a superb organisation that does so much for light aircraft owners and pilots regardless of their race, sex or other characteristics. Although I am not...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2018, 08:06
Replies: 7
Views: 3,440
Posted By Marchettiman

The RAF's latest recruitment film?

My 4 year old grandson's favourite film; it seems to have worked...he wants to be a Spitfire pilot when he grows up....
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2018, 20:58
Replies: 11
Views: 2,228
Posted By Marchettiman

Excellent news, the CAA deserve our support in...

Excellent news, the CAA deserve our support in having been fair and equitable in considering the needs of all airspace users.
Osprey Consulting are clearly in the business of making ACP applications...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2018, 21:10
Replies: 26
Views: 19,814
Posted By Marchettiman

I think the FA deserves our wholehearted support,...

I think the FA deserves our wholehearted support, I congratulate her. My interpretation of that conversation is that it is a prima face case of bullying of an employee (or contractor). I hope that...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2018, 19:38
Replies: 71
Views: 14,135
Posted By Marchettiman

Did my Flying Scholarship at Thruxton, where I...

Did my Flying Scholarship at Thruxton, where I still keep my aeroplane, 6 weeks after my 17th birthday. Drove there on my 49cc NSU Quickly scooter from Wimbledon, was shown to a rat infested sleeping...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2018, 15:33
Replies: 24
Views: 6,225
Posted By Marchettiman

Flying back to Blighty is good fun and an...

Flying back to Blighty is good fun and an interesting challenge but you will probably find it considerably cheaper to fly it to an East coast airfield and put it in a container for shipping.
Don't...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jan 2018, 21:06
Replies: 37
Views: 8,827
Posted By Marchettiman

So you know what it means when your Mrs. tells...

So you know what it means when your Mrs. tells you to give up flying?
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jan 2018, 21:36
Replies: 80
Views: 24,429
Posted By Marchettiman

So, can we see this scenario happening? ...

So, can we see this scenario happening?

Autonomous Boeing and Airbus aircraft prototypes begin an extended flight test programme, airport and ATC infrastructures do the same, say 10 years for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Dec 2017, 12:05
Replies: 1,288
Views: 1,228,955
Posted By Marchettiman

If you read the memo from the Chief People...

If you read the memo from the Chief People Officer carefully it is addressed to Cabin Crew and only mentions pilots peripherally.

The threat is that if any single cabin crew member takes...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Nov 2017, 21:15
Replies: 10
Views: 2,718
Posted By Marchettiman

I had a traumatic cataract after a car accident....

I had a traumatic cataract after a car accident. I found an eye surgeon called Will Ayliffe in London who understands aviation and advised that the choice of lens is critical; he used the only one...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2017, 20:19
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,508,427
Posted By Marchettiman

I'm sorry to disagree Old Timer. If you choose to...

I'm sorry to disagree Old Timer. If you choose to do something to honour someone, in my view you must do it honourably. That means without deceiving both the public and your peers in the aviation...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Nov 2017, 09:51
Replies: 39
Views: 17,824
Posted By Marchettiman

May I make a small correction to Roger...

May I make a small correction to Roger Bacon/h88b's amusing post. The Manifold Pressure gauges on the Islander were calibrated in dBx10. Take-off power on a good day, as long as family of sparrows...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Oct 2017, 21:04
Replies: 1,288
Views: 1,228,955
Posted By Marchettiman

Carpe diem or in English, seize the opportunity,...

Carpe diem or in English, seize the opportunity, is where Ryanair pilots and cabin crew must now be at. I sincerely hope you all stick together in the face of what I see to be the most unpleasant...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2017, 12:38
Replies: 12
Views: 4,263
Posted By Marchettiman

And with no support from Berkshire who could...

And with no support from Berkshire who could easily cut off all supplies and economic aid by shutting the M4.
To see and hear a pair of Lancers at low level was an awesome experience!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2017, 19:57
Replies: 575
Views: 213,796
Posted By Marchettiman

Maybe this is nothing to do with international...

Maybe this is nothing to do with international posturing, it's just that Kim il Fatwun fancies Ivana like crazy and is doing a display of showing off his big-boys' toys hoping she will ditch Trumpie...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2017, 14:57
Replies: 12
Views: 4,263
Posted By Marchettiman

B1-B Lancers over Oxfordshire

Have just (Monday 14.40Z) been entertained by two Lancers in loose formation between Wantage and Faringdon, below the 2000ft cloudbase, presumably going into Brize,
Anyone know what the task is? I...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2017, 20:51
Replies: 10
Views: 10,621
Posted By Marchettiman

Why buy a Bose headset anyway? They are in my...

Why buy a Bose headset anyway? They are in my view incredibly overpriced; for instance the most expensive wireless, Bluetooth equipped stereo noise cancelling headphones they make for home use are...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2017, 21:16
Replies: 64
Views: 32,271
Posted By Marchettiman

Maybe a love of golf?

Maybe a love of golf?
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