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Search: Posts Made By: Gipsy Queen
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Forum: Freight Dogs
7th Feb 2022, 21:20
Replies: 9
Views: 5,131
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Let's hope not!

Let's hope not!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Aug 2021, 20:01
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Plenty of evocation at Dawlish Warren in 2014...

Plenty of evocation at Dawlish Warren in 2014 when 2 Lancs, a Hurrybag and Spit were in formation. Ten Merlins in unison! Great day, despite just managing to avoid a bout of fisticuffs.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2021, 21:28
Replies: 26
Views: 26,808
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I have no idea but it shouldn't make any...

I have no idea but it shouldn't make any difference.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2021, 22:34
Replies: 26
Views: 26,808
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I thought that the larger, more sophisticated...

I thought that the larger, more sophisticated tugs had both cross and inter-axle locks.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jul 2021, 20:10
Replies: 337
Views: 264,554
Posted By Gipsy Queen

island_airphoto I think you would be safe in...

island_airphoto

I think you would be safe in extending your bet to cover the rest of the world too.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2021, 00:11
Replies: 328
Views: 207,763
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Sadly, I fear that this inevitably will become...

Sadly, I fear that this inevitably will become the conclusion of this piratical incident. The potential consequences of responding in anything much more than token gestures have become so great that...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2021, 16:26
Replies: 288
Views: 263,195
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I'm sure they will welcome his wide experience...

I'm sure they will welcome his wide experience and technical expertise.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2021, 21:43
Replies: 37
Views: 13,070
Posted By Gipsy Queen

VG I've sent a PM.

VG

I've sent a PM.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2021, 17:10
Replies: 37
Views: 13,070
Posted By Gipsy Queen

VG Sorry, I can't help with any further...

VG

Sorry, I can't help with any further detail - I'd gone from Biggin by 1974, although I knew Barry Hodson quite well.

And another apology if the reference to Lady Bracknell was unduly...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2020, 17:04
Replies: 37
Views: 13,070
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Only just discovered this thread - I was...

Only just discovered this thread - I was searching for info on Colin Dyne with whom I did my multi GFT many years ago and was directed here.

During my time at Biggin, there were only two...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2020, 17:15
Replies: 189
Views: 43,753
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I was about to make the same observation. ...

I was about to make the same observation.

Clearly, in this hi-tech age, it is preferable to have the resultants of imbalances controlled by expensive software instead of simple high density...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Dec 2020, 21:17
Replies: 189
Views: 43,753
Posted By Gipsy Queen

tdracer. This is an interesting point. Beyond...

tdracer. This is an interesting point. Beyond considerations of compression and polar moments of inertia, I'm wondering what the principal disadvantages might be?

pax britanica. I have both arms...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2020, 16:31
Replies: 189
Views: 43,753
Posted By Gipsy Queen

A lot of people operated the BAC1,11 and I don't...

A lot of people operated the BAC1,11 and I don't dispute that it was a model more commercially successful than the VC10 but I believe BA had a substantial input in its design/production. I used to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2020, 14:05
Replies: 189
Views: 43,753
Posted By Gipsy Queen

And whose fault was that? I believe the VC10...

And whose fault was that?

I believe the VC10 was not a speculative initiative by Vickers; it was a response to a series of parameters drawn up by BOAC and others. BOAC/BA only more recently have...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2020, 22:31
Replies: 96
Views: 70,137
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Thanks Lom - I imagine that if there were any...

Thanks Lom - I imagine that if there were any means of introducing isothermal characteristics to these assemblies, it would have been done years ago.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2020, 23:06
Replies: 96
Views: 70,137
Posted By Gipsy Queen

But would not the relatively reduced mass of the...

But would not the relatively reduced mass of the smaller angle section mitigate the degree of damage promoted by the elevated escape velocity?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Nov 2020, 20:36
Replies: 53
Views: 11,601
Posted By Gipsy Queen

And don't do it at all in a Beech 18!

And don't do it at all in a Beech 18!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Nov 2020, 11:13
Replies: 53
Views: 11,601
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Blimey! When I learnt to fly, there was no such...

Blimey! When I learnt to fly, there was no such thing as a "Tailwheel conversion". With the possible exception of the Piper Tri-Pacer, everything was tailwheel, even the the twin I did my multi on....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2020, 21:18
Replies: 74
Views: 34,097
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Sorry to see TXL going. Have a few memories of...

Sorry to see TXL going. Have a few memories of there when flying CIA.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Nov 2020, 22:37
Replies: 53
Views: 39,044
Posted By Gipsy Queen

ShyTorque Why could the function not be...

ShyTorque

Why could the function not be performed by a simple strain gauge? These things weigh little.
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2020, 13:16
Replies: 235
Views: 98,760
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Imagegear I have made the same passage in a...

Imagegear

I have made the same passage in a A380 and found it a pleasant experience. By contrast, seated at the arse end of a Triple Seven from LAX to AKL was most uncomfortable. There may have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2020, 21:35
Replies: 178
Views: 57,069
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I first saw this amazing aircraft land at LHR on...

I first saw this amazing aircraft land at LHR on a very cold January day, fifty years ago.
I have enjoyed flying on it many times since.
I am not ashamed to say that I have shed a tear or two,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2020, 21:45
Replies: 123
Views: 38,798
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Vokes55 A welcome dose of pragmatism, but...

Vokes55

A welcome dose of pragmatism, but try explaining that on the Jet Blast Covid thread.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jul 2020, 12:53
Replies: 178
Views: 57,069
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Well, for a short while, I flew the 74 from JFK...

Well, for a short while, I flew the 74 from JFK to ORD - in the MIA sim!

But to the 747 and the Stratocaster, you could add the Gibson Les Paul, the DC3 and the Connie as wonderful examples of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2020, 17:43
Replies: 89
Views: 41,726
Posted By Gipsy Queen

In large measure, I agree Bob, but would go...

In large measure, I agree Bob, but would go further; by title/definition, this IS a PILOTS' forum.
It is interesting that others, not being commercial or transport, contribute and their opinions can...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2020, 22:09
Replies: 89
Views: 41,726
Posted By Gipsy Queen

As I suggested in my earlier post, the key to...

As I suggested in my earlier post, the key to resuming any sort of recovery is CONFIDENCE. And the key driver of that has to be national governments. So far, and certainly in the UK, the government...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2020, 22:43
Replies: 89
Views: 41,726
Posted By Gipsy Queen

A very valid and poignant observation. I...

A very valid and poignant observation.

I don't think we have yet begun to understand the socio-economic consequences of governmental response to the pandemic. In my view, the greatest damage...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2020, 22:44
Replies: 59
Views: 23,962
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Went there years ago with Air America.

Went there years ago with Air America.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th May 2020, 22:59
Replies: 49
Views: 40,200
Posted By Gipsy Queen

From what I gather, this chap deliberately or...

From what I gather, this chap deliberately or while the balance of his mind was disturbed, walked into an aircraft with known and predictable consequences. It could be argued that given sufficient...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Mar 2020, 23:13
Replies: 349
Views: 446,538
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Thank you Pilot DAR for a well-reasoned response...

Thank you Pilot DAR for a well-reasoned response to my post which, I admit, was a little flippant as I was imagining a DC3 conversion to include over-wing exits and a slide from the forward door...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Mar 2020, 23:54
Replies: 349
Views: 446,538
Posted By Gipsy Queen

But this presupposes that Mr/Mrs Public are fully...

But this presupposes that Mr/Mrs Public are fully capable of comprehending the contents of such a briefing and acting thereupon. Taken to an absurd level, it could require parachute training. I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Mar 2020, 18:11
Replies: 349
Views: 446,538
Posted By Gipsy Queen

I have flown as pax in many heritage aircraft and...

I have flown as pax in many heritage aircraft and am sufficiently heritage myself to have piloted some of them commercially, years before they became "heritage"!
I have flown in the B17 Fuddy Duddy...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2020, 00:10
Replies: 148
Views: 56,081
Posted By Gipsy Queen

It most certainly would! The combination of the...

It most certainly would! The combination of the quirky brakes and castoring nose wheel led me into some bother on more than one occasion.
And we need more aaaaaaah DH moments, or am I just getting...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2020, 00:50
Replies: 7
Views: 7,311
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Echoed. Because of the truly excellent...

Echoed.

Because of the truly excellent support of their pax during the 9/11 crisis and for other, less dramatic reasons, I rate JetBlue very highly indeed and where possible, always use them on...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2020, 23:23
Replies: 25
Views: 20,409
Posted By Gipsy Queen

Rex, I think you are being unnecessarily dramatic...

Rex, I think you are being unnecessarily dramatic here. Clearly, the world economy is suffering and will continue to suffer as time progresses; this is an inevitable corollary of the covid situation...
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