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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2021, 11:39
Replies: 1,274
Views: 650,129
Posted By Pegpilot

Meanwhile, Kirby Cadet Mk III XN246 has been...

Meanwhile, Kirby Cadet Mk III XN246 has been derigged by Southampton Air Museum and appears to be languishing in a shed with one face open to the elements, judging by a 2019 photo on t'internet. She...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2019, 09:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,683
Posted By Pegpilot

But it's not just the Air Cadets infected by this...

But it's not just the Air Cadets infected by this risk paralysis. My gliding club has just been approached by a local school to offer them some glider flights on an activity day. Happy to help,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd May 2019, 15:24
Replies: 24
Views: 8,049
Posted By Pegpilot

So a final synopsis of the SAS strike experience....

So a final synopsis of the SAS strike experience.
The intended flight was 17.30 Thursday, LHR - Oslo
Wednesday lunchtime - I spot ono the SAS website that my flight is not amongst those slated to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st May 2019, 21:19
Replies: 24
Views: 8,049
Posted By Pegpilot

Oh and it gets better. 45 minutes on hold at...

Oh and it gets better. 45 minutes on hold at lunchtime to be told that my flight WILL operate. And 8 hours later I get a text to say that it is after all cancelled, I could have spent the last 6...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st May 2019, 14:50
Replies: 24
Views: 8,049
Posted By Pegpilot

booked to fly from LHR to Oslo tomorrow for the...

booked to fly from LHR to Oslo tomorrow for the start of my mum's 80th birthday treat. My flight sk 810 is flagged as not operating on their website and no one has contacted me to let me know. I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 09:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,683
Posted By Pegpilot

Shaft109 - you're right to suspect that 200...

Shaft109 - you're right to suspect that 200 launches p.a per glider is unimpressive. Our small weekend-only club last year managed 1300 launches between two training gliders or 650 per glider. I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2019, 15:29
Replies: 168
Views: 104,273
Posted By Pegpilot

In response to Sky Sports question yesterday,...

In response to Sky Sports question yesterday, public consultation meetings are indeed planned for the other 2 sites, on the 9th for Leeming and the 10th for Waddington.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2019, 14:52
Replies: 201
Views: 69,451
Posted By Pegpilot

XN246, RAF Manston, summer 1977. 40 flights and 2...

XN246, RAF Manston, summer 1977. 40 flights and 2 hr 26 minutes flying time before being let loose. XN246 still exists, dangling from the roof of Southampton Air Museum.
Happy days ! I now have a...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2018, 12:03
Replies: 85
Views: 16,000
Posted By Pegpilot

Hi Henwood Not that familiar with either...

Hi Henwood
Not that familiar with either Dunstable or Booker, but the key difference between the two is that Dunstable offers both winch and aerotow launch facilities whereas Booker is to my...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Oct 2018, 10:31
Replies: 65
Views: 44,963
Posted By Pegpilot

So all Turbo's then Dave, if you're right ? I...

So all Turbo's then Dave, if you're right ? I presume that if you're soaring the cliffs then you don't really have the height and time to get the donk started in the first place if the ridge stops...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Oct 2018, 19:58
Replies: 85
Views: 16,000
Posted By Pegpilot

Evening Jazzer I speak as a glider pilot of a...

Evening Jazzer
I speak as a glider pilot of a quarter century standing. Firstly, the £250 offer from SGC is highly unlikely to get you to solo standard - you should reckon on 50 to 100 winch...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Sep 2018, 22:20
Replies: 5
Views: 1,746
Posted By Pegpilot

Particularly enjoyed the strapline at the bottom...

Particularly enjoyed the strapline at the bottom of the BBC article exhorting us to see the full story on Monday 11th September, posted on Sunday 9th September. Ho hum....
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2018, 18:03
Replies: 49
Views: 34,982
Posted By Pegpilot

AndoniP speaks the truth. Back in the day I saw...

AndoniP speaks the truth. Back in the day I saw Maiden play the White Swan outside Hammersmith tube station with Di'Annoas singer. The gig was a freebie for the pub, because a few months before...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Feb 2018, 01:54
Replies: 4
Views: 1,617
Posted By Pegpilot

Thanks Tango Man. Passenger comfort then. Also...

Thanks Tango Man. Passenger comfort then. Also the reason why we don't accelerate and decelerate tube trains more than about 1.2 m/s/s, otherwise they end up in a big pile behind the driver's cab...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Feb 2018, 00:09
Replies: 4
Views: 1,617
Posted By Pegpilot

Pressurisation question

A silly question from a dumb SLF. As my holiday flight left the 38,000 ft cruise this afternoon my ears started popping pretty much straight away as usual, implying an immediate increase in cabin...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Dec 2017, 20:55
Replies: 16
Views: 10,624
Posted By Pegpilot

Brazen or what ? And I note that it's advertised...

Brazen or what ? And I note that it's advertised WITH a trailer when we know it left the victim's hangar without one. So where did THAT come from ? Thanks for heads up WW
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Dec 2017, 12:15
Replies: 17
Views: 3,792
Posted By Pegpilot

Agree with your comments, Captivep, but having...

Agree with your comments, Captivep, but having visited Ushuaia last year to join a boat to the Falklands and Antarctica, the big sign at the port gates insisting "No Anchorage to the British Pirates"...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Nov 2017, 16:02
Replies: 0
Views: 1,368
Posted By Pegpilot

ROTAX theft attempt ?

Evening chaps. Be aware that Welland Gliding Club's hangar was broken in to last night. It may be that those responsible were after the engine from a Falke that had been in our hangar for a few...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Nov 2017, 00:11
Replies: 60
Views: 20,821
Posted By Pegpilot

Well, ONB, the drag issue is not relevant at the...

Well, ONB, the drag issue is not relevant at the low speeds at the start of an aerotow ground roll (drag proportional to the square of the speed and all that). But as to your more relevant point,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2017, 12:31
Replies: 26
Views: 5,588
Posted By Pegpilot

You can draw interesting government procurement...

You can draw interesting government procurement comparisons by looking at DfT's current Azuma High Speed Train project for the east and west coast lines as well as Great Western. Here too, a unique,...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Oct 2017, 07:31
Replies: 26
Views: 5,193
Posted By Pegpilot

OK Curly I'll start you off. Welland Gliding...

OK Curly
I'll start you off. Welland Gliding Club's Lyveden airfield, near Corby in Northants, is just a mile up the road from the National Trust's Lyveden New Bield, which is fascinating. And the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Oct 2017, 08:34
Replies: 6
Views: 2,054
Posted By Pegpilot

Nothing new. Last time I went through a UK...

Nothing new. Last time I went through a UK airport my bag was searched by a sour old trout. But I'm assured that full body searches are supervised by fully qualified sturgeons...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Oct 2017, 09:46
Replies: 60
Views: 20,821
Posted By Pegpilot

Two points from my perspective. On the couple of...

Two points from my perspective. On the couple of occasions that I've launched with the airbrakes unlocked I've happily noticed pretty quickly and got them shut without disaster. But the underlying...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2017, 13:05
Replies: 17
Views: 2,484
Posted By Pegpilot

Stalled. Then span...

Stalled. Then span...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2017, 15:04
Replies: 57
Views: 19,951
Posted By Pegpilot

There's reputed to be tons of the stuff or...

There's reputed to be tons of the stuff or similar still underground and undiscovered in the woods near Riseley in Bedfordshire. It was a chemical Forward Filling Depot for the nearby US airfields...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Oct 2017, 11:11
Replies: 30
Views: 7,337
Posted By Pegpilot

Impressive post as ever, Mary. I was struck by...

Impressive post as ever, Mary. I was struck by the incantation "This bird was built to fly". Wonderful stuff - have you thought of building a website to inspire the next generation. We could call...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Sep 2017, 10:14
Replies: 1,292
Views: 988,849
Posted By Pegpilot

All well and good, but the fact the pax will be...

All well and good, but the fact the pax will be responsible for handling their baggage themselves at connection airports kind of implies that what they're selling is a pair of point-to-point tickets....
Forum: Private Flying
29th Aug 2017, 17:59
Replies: 10
Views: 2,848
Posted By Pegpilot

Well the 28th was Bank Holiday Monday. And it was...

Well the 28th was Bank Holiday Monday. And it was sunny, which was very odd for us in the UK. So presumably there was an unusually high level of GA activity from which these incidents arose ? In...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Aug 2017, 21:56
Replies: 43
Views: 7,315
Posted By Pegpilot

You could always nip in to WH Smith airside and...

You could always nip in to WH Smith airside and buy a Daily Telegraph and get a half litre bottle of water for free. But seriously, haven't we got bigger fish to fry than this ? Recently moved up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jul 2017, 07:59
Replies: 28
Views: 6,810
Posted By Pegpilot

"They're so dear, the buns, Fernando" But...

"They're so dear, the buns, Fernando"
But seriously, having to wield a credit card just to get a cup of coffee on my last flight with them in April to/from Oslo just got my back up. Slow and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2017, 09:01
Replies: 111
Views: 45,706
Posted By Pegpilot

My Uncle, a former civvie watch manager at West...

My Uncle, a former civvie watch manager at West Drayton, once related to me the tale of an old timer ATC who, on his retirement bash many years ago, came out with a few stories from his former life...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2017, 11:12
Replies: 95
Views: 30,976
Posted By Pegpilot

Would it be clockwise landing in the northern...

Would it be clockwise landing in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the south ?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2017, 12:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,683
Posted By Pegpilot

Did anyone else allow themselves a wry smile...

Did anyone else allow themselves a wry smile reading the puff in the papers today around the Duchess visiting the ATC at Wittering yesterday ? She saw the ATC "flying" on a simulator, then "shooting"...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2016, 08:45
Replies: 10
Views: 1,999
Posted By Pegpilot

Slight difference in UK gliding, Sam. Earliest...

Slight difference in UK gliding, Sam. Earliest first solo is 14th birthday, but earliest bronze badge (without which you can't claim a cross country endorsement or therefore fly outside gliding...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Nov 2016, 13:15
Replies: 46
Views: 14,663
Posted By Pegpilot

But the paradox is that people are getting...

But the paradox is that people are getting bigger. I've been flying gliders for nearly a quarter of a century and it is notable how many more visitors we have to turn away because they are too heavy...
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