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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jan 2024, 15:18
Replies: 21
Views: 1,531
Posted By old,not bold

Reminded me of my uncle Robert, who was a test...

Reminded me of my uncle Robert, who was a test pilot at F'boro in 1944. He was tasked to take one of the 2 (3?) prototype Vickers Windsor bombers to test and measure performance with both engines...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 11:09
Replies: 75
Views: 34,703
Posted By old,not bold

Yes, many thanks to all above, that's answered...

Yes, many thanks to all above, that's answered the question comprehensively!

I didn't spot the date on the article; the link to it appeared when I opened up the BBC Home page this morning.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 10:30
Replies: 75
Views: 34,703
Posted By old,not bold

Woman killed by downwash from hospital helipad

BBC, and others, reporting an incident at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60626396)

It set me to wondering how many other approved helipads are adjacent...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Oct 2023, 12:30
Replies: 127
Views: 45,042
Posted By old,not bold

Indeed, and here's one of them......

Indeed, and here's one of them... (https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/weekend-night-plane-full-people-4626342)
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2023, 14:39
Replies: 84
Views: 32,533
Posted By old,not bold

As a footnote to mentions of falcons being...

As a footnote to mentions of falcons being employed to reduce bird strikes, we should remember that when they tried this at Yeovilton in the UK, many years ago, there was only one bird strike in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2023, 12:00
Replies: 51
Views: 17,378
Posted By old,not bold

The 1953 pilot list has a very impressive tally...

The 1953 pilot list has a very impressive tally of medals; mainly WWII and Korea, I guess..
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2023, 16:32
Replies: 104
Views: 21,934
Posted By old,not bold

Lockheed flew one of the ex-PSA Tristars to the...

Lockheed flew one of the ex-PSA Tristars to the Gulf to demo the aircraft to Gulf Air (1975? '76?)....... it was decided to show off the Autoland on Doha's then nice new - and very long - runway. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2023, 15:57
Replies: 72
Views: 12,489
Posted By old,not bold

My memory of the BN2A Islander was a...

My memory of the BN2A Islander was a recommendation in the conclusion of a report of its evaluation by Abu Dhabi Defence Force which said that in the event of engine failure, due to overheating of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Mar 2023, 19:01
Replies: 23
Views: 2,336
Posted By old,not bold

Not quite the same as the reception for those on...

Not quite the same as the reception for those on route to Gaza, in my case to work (the same applied to most visitors, Gaza was never a popular holiday destination). You were hauled off by a pair of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Mar 2023, 18:41
Replies: 15
Views: 1,526
Posted By old,not bold

Yes, well, it's arguable that if the answer is...

Yes, well, it's arguable that if the answer is "none", that's because potential terrorists know that they will be required to submit to a very revealing security scan of themselves and their hand...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2023, 10:23
Replies: 38
Views: 4,493
Posted By old,not bold

Here's a link to more information about this...

Here's a link to more information about this fascinating company, Instone Air. (https://instoneair.com/instone-air-line-founded-1919/) I first came across them when they brokered a dry charter of one...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2023, 16:18
Replies: 38
Views: 4,493
Posted By old,not bold

Instone is one of the oldest names, maybe the...

Instone is one of the oldest names, maybe the oldest, in the UK's air transport industry. It started life as Instone Air Line, created in 1919 primarily to support the Instone Shipping Line by...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Feb 2023, 11:17
Replies: 245
Views: 134,457
Posted By old,not bold

Watching the video, we over here in the UK can...

Watching the video, we over here in the UK can only admire the laconic way the ATSB staffer told the journos that it was a horizontal landing as opposed to a vertical one into the ground, and "that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2023, 20:45
Replies: 362
Views: 138,724
Posted By old,not bold

Ah, it brings tears to my eyes; now resting in...

Ah, it brings tears to my eyes; now resting in some aeronautical cemetery in South Africa, as far as I know. We has some fun together, me and that under-powered old banger (bought for £700 covered in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2023, 14:59
Replies: 4,962
Views: 731,961
Posted By old,not bold

This thread is normally well about my limited...

This thread is normally well about my limited knowledge, although I enjoy following it.

But there seems to have been 2 G-EBOOs, looking at this Wiki page...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2023, 17:51
Replies: 32
Views: 3,549
Posted By old,not bold

Chevvron, thanks for that......... several Brymon...

Chevvron, thanks for that......... several Brymon pilots come to mind who might well have opted for VFR, as a declaration of independence.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2023, 12:42
Replies: 362
Views: 138,724
Posted By old,not bold

It was Bahrain, with an even better runway than...

It was Bahrain, with an even better runway than Sharjah, I suppose the problem was simply weight and temperature, and maybe lack of wind?

The Sharjah runway might have been OK for a Beverley, but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2023, 12:17
Replies: 32
Views: 3,549
Posted By old,not bold

Chevvron, the daily service was on a repetitive...

Chevvron, the daily service was on a repetitive flight plan, so would not have appeared completely "unannounced", unless I've misunderstood the nature (and correct name) for a flight plan that is...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2023, 17:41
Replies: 32
Views: 3,549
Posted By old,not bold

A small footnote, which adds another destination....

A small footnote, which adds another destination. In about 1987/8, a ski tour operator started up at Exeter (jointly owned by the then Airport Director and a waste tycoon in Exeter) called InStyle...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2023, 16:35
Replies: 362
Views: 138,724
Posted By old,not bold

I had to renew my acquaintance with the Beverley...

I had to renew my acquaintance with the Beverley when travelling several times between Sharjah and Bahrain......I still nurse the trauma of sitting in the boom as its Irish-accented Captain made 3...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2023, 12:21
Replies: 103
Views: 21,957
Posted By old,not bold

As a long-time ex-Army person, I draw huge...

As a long-time ex-Army person, I draw huge comfort for the fact that although the British Army has been reduced to a shadow of what it was, the money saved by that reduction has given the UK 2 really...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2023, 20:45
Replies: 362
Views: 138,724
Posted By old,not bold

First and last time I saw a Hastings, dimly...

First and last time I saw a Hastings, dimly because it was dark, was at RAF Benson as we boarded for the first night jump of the all-arms para course. I forget exactly when but it would have been...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2023, 11:04
Replies: 82
Views: 35,407
Posted By old,not bold

My (divorced) father took me, a 12 year-old, on a...

My (divorced) father took me, a 12 year-old, on a holiday to Ireland in 1954; we flew in an Aer Lingus Viscount. It was my first flight of any kind, and he had to stop me from sprinting across the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2022, 16:35
Replies: 46
Views: 7,256
Posted By old,not bold

And that's not all; my Dad, a Lancaster III pilot...

And that's not all; my Dad, a Lancaster III pilot until shot down and captured near Munich, told us shortly before he died in 1975 about some very secret trials he was deeply involved with.

The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Nov 2022, 16:23
Replies: 159
Views: 58,751
Posted By old,not bold

In 1981 I was dispatched to Hatfield to do a...

In 1981 I was dispatched to Hatfield to do a report evaluating the BAe146 for European/North African operations, mainly ACMI, using De Havilland's predicted performance figures.

I made a lot of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Oct 2022, 12:54
Replies: 15
Views: 3,048
Posted By old,not bold

I guess that by definition the crashes described...

I guess that by definition the crashes described in this thread must be survivable, maybe a little tame? My only real crash, ie aircraft severely damaged, was like that.

1.Coronado, MEA Beirut...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Sep 2022, 11:07
Replies: 128
Views: 25,327
Posted By old,not bold

Yes, well, 2 out of 3. What on earth is a SJW,...

Yes, well, 2 out of 3. What on earth is a SJW, please?

And shouldn't that be "an SJW"?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Sep 2022, 10:51
Replies: 234
Views: 36,731
Posted By old,not bold

P1 Thruxton Jackaroo Tiger Moth Auster...

P1
Thruxton Jackaroo
Tiger Moth
Auster Autocrat
Piper Caribbean
Miles Gemini
C150/172/206
Jodel II7
Beagle Pup 150
Cherokee 140
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2022, 10:20
Replies: 442
Views: 170,628
Posted By old,not bold

The consensus opinion among the boats waiting on...

The consensus opinion among the boats waiting on the edge of the exclusion zone off Sidmouth last Friday, as word of the cancellation was spread by the Exmouth Lifeboat crew, was that the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2022, 18:14
Replies: 19
Views: 3,045
Posted By old,not bold

Hmmm........you would want to be very careful...

Hmmm........you would want to be very careful when getting the tail up on take-off; the blades might have the tips cut off but they're still quite long.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Apr 2022, 19:29
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By old,not bold

As a postscript to my first post in this thread,...

As a postscript to my first post in this thread, T5 on Monday last was crowded but operating well. One or two cancellations on the board, but no sign of the disruption BA warned might occur. I could...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2022, 11:29
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By old,not bold

Yes, I've just had that confirmed by a friend...

Yes, I've just had that confirmed by a friend currently in the thick of it (but on leave this week) who estimated that their staff shortages are 80% due to bad management and sacking far too many...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2022, 10:51
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By old,not bold

Ah yes, I remember it well; by 1973 I was in a...

Ah yes, I remember it well; by 1973 I was in a BOAC Associated Company, which set up its computer reservation system piggy-backed onto the BA system.

A workstation appeared on my desk. I soon...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2022, 09:58
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By old,not bold

No, I mean people with no sense of pride in BA as...

No, I mean people with no sense of pride in BA as the British national carrier, a title it still carries, with little justification. To them, it's just a financial exercise; sweat the assets until...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2022, 09:26
Replies: 58
Views: 16,196
Posted By old,not bold

I can sympathise with BA, up to a point, over the...

I can sympathise with BA, up to a point, over the external influences they cannot control, eg Covid keeping staff at home.

My sympathy reduces mightily about the things that result from...
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