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Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2010, 19:50
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,546
Posted By BAMRA wake up

A clear satellite image of the plume around noon...

A clear satellite image of the plume around noon today, stretching south from Iceland until it merges with an area of cloud, (lower centre of this rather large image),

2010/127 12:35 UTC -...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd May 2010, 21:37
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,546
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Quote from the Icelandic Met Office site. Sounds...

Quote from the Icelandic Met Office site. Sounds as if they're getting fed up of groundless conjecture:

Katla is NOT erupting and there are NO indications that Katla is about to erupt....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2010, 09:04
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,546
Posted By BAMRA wake up

BOAC, hidden away at the bottom left of the...

BOAC, hidden away at the bottom left of the charts there's a brief description of the plume height at the eruption:

Met Office: Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2010, 19:16
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,546
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Forecast models and charts fairly consistent on a...

Forecast models and charts fairly consistent on a gradual change to southerly winds, at least over the UK, overnight Friday/Saturday,

UKMO surface charts to T+120
Metbrief - Met Office Analysis...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 12:09
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,588,546
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Some better news on the latest VAAC charts: ...

Some better news on the latest VAAC charts:

http://metoffice.com/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1271676889.png

Issued 1234.

'Eruption has virtually ceased with only small amounts of ash up to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jan 2010, 18:23
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Dang! You beat me to it and you're probably right...

Dang! You beat me to it and you're probably right evansb.

No obvious military presence last time I was there, which is why I had discounted it, but officially it is 'joint use', single runway and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jan 2010, 17:59
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Based on the clues so far: Kjeller, north east of...

Based on the clues so far: Kjeller, north east of Oslo?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2010, 15:05
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Just as a brief aside (this post is temporary and...

Just as a brief aside (this post is temporary and will be deleted shortly), there's a 'which aerodrome' puzzle on this page which some of the experts here might be able to help with:

COFEPOW -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2010, 21:55
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Any ideas trolltuner? Don't think I can home in...

Any ideas trolltuner? Don't think I can home in any further! Doesn't look flat enough for Skane. The hidden deep gorge and lack of the usual Scandi rocks everywhere suggests a fertile easily eroded...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2010, 17:34
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

BSD, I was thinking eastern Norway or southern...

BSD, I was thinking eastern Norway or southern Sweden, based on the farm buildings ('Falun red' paint), mixed tree types and general topography. One, or both, of us is wide of the mark! Looks as if...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2010, 19:22
Replies: 5,917
Views: 810,824
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Well done Mr Grubby, beat me to it, Google Earth...

Well done Mr Grubby, beat me to it, Google Earth is a perfect match, note the race track in the background + Ile d'Entree due south on the horizon.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
29th Nov 2009, 08:54
Replies: 9
Views: 964
Posted By BAMRA wake up

If it's British National grid to lat/long and...

If it's British National grid to lat/long and vice versa, try:

National GPS Network - Coordinate transformer (http://gps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/convert.asp)

...and more:

OSNet - spreadsheet...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th May 2009, 23:39
Replies: 7
Views: 715
Posted By BAMRA wake up

AutoCad Lite - buy it. You'll have it for ever....

AutoCad Lite - buy it. You'll have it for ever. You'll be able to exchange dwg or dxf files with other designers - lighting, heating, plumbing, fire safety, escape routes etc - they'll thank you for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2008, 14:13
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Moondance, some recent photos here: ...

Moondance, some recent photos here:

Coll/Ballard Airfield (http://ukga.com/airfield/coll)

New runway, terminal building, and a scheduled air service from Oban operated by Highland Airways...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2008, 13:54
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Coll, Ballard - EGEL. Before redevelopment,...

Coll, Ballard - EGEL. Before redevelopment, looking towards Mull?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2008, 13:06
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

I'm guessing here as much as Phileas, but trying...

I'm guessing here as much as Phileas, but trying to apply some narrowing down,

There's nothing up close enough for vegetation or cultural clues.

The serrated ridge looks volcanic, and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Nov 2008, 08:48
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

I was going to say 'haven't a clue' but there are...

I was going to say 'haven't a clue' but there are some pointers there,

The landscape looks glaciated and relatively treeless, the trees in the foreground are conifers, so I'd say relatively...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Oct 2008, 16:41
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

I declare 'full on open house' (whatever that is!)

I declare 'full on open house' (whatever that is!)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2008, 20:12
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Go for Kenya nacluv, I'll try Tanzania - again. ...

Go for Kenya nacluv, I'll try Tanzania - again.

One suspects RETDPI was on holiday and took an air taxi from A to B.
Zanzibar comes to mind - imagery incomplete unfortunately!

I thought I'd...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2008, 18:46
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Nacluv I've done the west - as much as the...

Nacluv

I've done the west - as much as the imagery allows. There's the north too - Algeria to Suez. Checked out the Gulf of Guinea islands as well.
If the runway markings guesses are right it's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2008, 18:30
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Thanks RETDPI, that's narrowed down to a few...

Thanks RETDPI, that's narrowed down to a few thousand miles of coast now! Enough for some casual google earthing of the bigger coastal settlements. One wonders if the photo is 'historic' and the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Oct 2008, 12:52
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

So, it's in Africa, edge of a coastal (sea/lake?)...

So, it's in Africa, edge of a coastal (sea/lake?) town, not an arid area, so likely to be an prevailing onshore wind.

The buildings stop abruptly, is the airstrip in a low area prone to flooding,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2008, 20:58
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

I did wonder about that too Keith, however...

I did wonder about that too Keith, however there's an absence of the usual Med/Iberian red roman roof tiles and whitewash. Plenty greenery so presumably not on an arid coast. If the sun's behind the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2008, 13:57
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Thanks evansb! I'm basking in a warm glow now! ...

Thanks evansb! I'm basking in a warm glow now!

It's the Pacific coast of North Island, New Zealand and it's Paraparaumu Airport north of Wellington. Quite a developed coast now in contrast to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2008, 09:31
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

I wonder if this is outside the UK? I first...

I wonder if this is outside the UK? I first thought of Lossie/Kinloss area given the coastline, but it doesn't look as agricultural and populated as the UK usually does.

Looks as if the aerodrome...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Oct 2008, 19:51
Replies: 119
Views: 70,950
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Useful online or downloadable humidity/dew point...

Useful online or downloadable humidity/dew point calculator,

Vaisala Humidity Calculator (http://www.vaisala.com/humiditycalculator/?SectionUri=%2finstruments%2frhcalc)

Proper maps of the UK,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2008, 21:53
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Got it in one twochai! Built by Bechtel for...

Got it in one twochai!

Built by Bechtel for Armand Hammer's Occidental Inc. back in the 70's.

Photo from:

Scotland Aerial Photos (http://www.alanmoar.flyer.co.uk/)

Over to you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2008, 20:48
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Keith, you are of course correct, 'Zaire' was...

Keith, you are of course correct, 'Zaire' was used from 1971 to 1997.

Next challenge, UK/parochial in comparison to your last. Historic in the sense that it was part of our recent industrial...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2008, 19:57
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Kinshasa, Zaire.

Kinshasa, Zaire.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2008, 16:13
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Hmmm.... India perhaps? I can't work out...

Hmmm....

India perhaps?
I can't work out whether that's coast, sea and horizon at the top right, or just a faded area on the print!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2008, 09:11
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Only a dedicated aviation historian is likely to...

Only a dedicated aviation historian is likely to get this one. I can't even work out what's what! Are those two roads at right angles and a grass strip to the left? The bigger 'hangars' appear to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Sep 2008, 08:04
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Thanks BN, I'm off to work so open house.

Thanks BN, I'm off to work so open house.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Sep 2008, 21:44
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

White car in the foreground, driving on the right...

White car in the foreground, driving on the right - doesn't tell us anything we don't know already. The tracks look like exposed chalk - so maybe: a smallish military aerodrome in a chalk region of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Aug 2008, 19:22
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Well played Flap40 on Duckbutt's challenge! ...

Well played Flap40 on Duckbutt's challenge!

Flap40's alternative challenge: Portsmouth?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Aug 2008, 10:52
Replies: 5,750
Views: 816,067
Posted By BAMRA wake up

Hmm yes Duckbutt, I'm in guessing territory now,...

Hmm yes Duckbutt, I'm in guessing territory now, but there's a rather Scandinavian looking house in the distance on the left - maroon roof and a dormer window. The vegetation doesn't look 'inland'...
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