PPRuNe Forums - Search Results

Search: Posts Made By: Checkflaps

Showing results 1 to 11 of 11
Search took 0.00 seconds.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Jun 2010, 09:15

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

Well, for what its worth....... RAF Lyneham...

Well, for what its worth.......

RAF Lyneham - Flying Info (http://www.raf.mod.uk/raflyneham/flyinginfo/)

Waddo still a posibility, just got to hope the CAA test pilot is free next week.

CF

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Jul 2009, 08:07

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

Vids for your enjoyment

More lurker than poster here. Thought I would throw a couple of vids up to enjoy. First is from Sunday at RIAT (SWMBO), Second is mine from Filton.
Thanks to the Vulcan team for a great show this...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Mar 2009, 20:21

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

SSD Last time I heard from Andrew...

SSD

Last time I heard from Andrew Edmondson, Engineering Manager, on the Scramble weekend, he mentioned that the airshow fee should be around the 7-8K per display, hopefully enuogh to cover the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2009, 20:56

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

andrewm.... Agree with your last para with...

andrewm....

Agree with your last para with regard to reinventing.

As a member of the club who has been rather active in the last fortnight, thanks in part to the civil engineering sector...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2009, 10:36

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

£843,000 Nearly to the 'take-off' point....

£843,000

Nearly to the 'take-off' point. Perhaps there is more support for this aircraft than people think. Now lets get to the £1 Million.

CF

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2009, 10:00

Replies: 2,117

Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

Views: 1,201,272

Posted By Checkflaps

Vulcan flights

Unfortunately, at the moment (and fingers crossed for this Friday), this is the closest you can get to flying 'in' the Vulcan. Probably not as good as the real thing, but a pretty good second I would...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

22nd Aug 2008, 18:34

Replies: 3

Vulcan Over Scampers

Views: 963

Posted By Checkflaps

Glad you got a good view at Scampton. Too bad for...

Glad you got a good view at Scampton. Too bad for us lot down here in Surrey in prep for the display on Sunday at Dunsfold - she's gone u/s at Brize on landing - pants.

Checkflaps:sad:

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jun 2008, 12:47

Replies: 3

Accomodation Near Bruntingthorpe.

Views: 566

Posted By Checkflaps

Travelodge at Lutterworth is a good bet. Just off...

Travelodge at Lutterworth is a good bet. Just off the M1, 15 mins from Brunty (depends on how fast you drive I suppose), The Elms pub is outside the front door of the Travelodge also - crawling...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Apr 2008, 13:42

Replies: 3,441

Vulcan XH 558 Threads (merged)

Views: 721,917

Posted By Checkflaps

Back on ground at brunty - chute streamed. All OK...

Back on ground at brunty - chute streamed. All OK

Checkflaps

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Sep 2007, 01:24

Replies: 46

Typhoon incident Blackpool

Views: 12,351

Posted By Checkflaps

As for the F4 fly-by / head chopper, saw it a few...

As for the F4 fly-by / head chopper, saw it a few years back when living at Bentley Priory, somewhere in the archive at Flight Safety. Remember that the pilot came in low over Whittle Hall, got lower...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Sep 2007, 07:07

Replies: 20

F3 doing 55 on M4 at 1330

Views: 3,987

Posted By Checkflaps

Seen at 1350

:{Saw the 2 Tonkas, whats left of them, heading East between Chippenham and Membury between 1320 and 1350 (I work on that section of the M4) Took a couple of snaps on my phone. Will up load them when...

Showing results 1 to 11 of 11