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Forum: Space Flight and Operations

12th Feb 2020, 05:15

Replies: 17

Strange lights in the sky?

Views: 6,860

Posted By JDCP

Strange lights in the sky?

This morning at about 5:57am I saw what appeared to be a satellite moving in a north easterly direction (I live in the Midlands a few miles north of Birmingham). I then noticed a second one behind...

Forum: Private Flying

1st Aug 2017, 21:04

Replies: 27

Instructors. We definitely had it better!

Views: 3,982

Posted By JDCP

Cecil Lewis

Off topic but the OP's comment reminded me of my late father. Cecil Lewis was his instructor at EFTS. My Dad said his claim to fame was that he'd been taught to fly by someone who tangled with the...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Jan 2014, 19:32

Replies: 39

Small museums, individual displays

Views: 7,891

Posted By JDCP

At Sleap airfield in Shropshire there's a wartime...

At Sleap airfield in Shropshire there's a wartime aircraft recovery group which has a small museum. Also, very good food in the restaurant under the tower.

Forum: Private Flying

25th Nov 2013, 21:52

Replies: 17

Tatenhill or Halfpenny?

Views: 3,666

Posted By JDCP

Have you looked at Sleap? The club there has good...

Have you looked at Sleap? The club there has good instructors. You can get your PPL, IMC, Night rating, aerobatics & fly tail draggers. Good cafe too. It's a bit further than the Green & Tatenhill....

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jul 2009, 09:51

Replies: 45

Low level question

Views: 8,977

Posted By JDCP

Low level question

How fast can the military pilots fly when doing the low level stuff in the valleys, as seen in the marvellous photos often posted here?

My mate reckons photographers set up several cameras to...

Forum: Private Flying

18th Apr 2009, 16:39

Replies: 33

What got you flying?

Views: 2,659

Posted By JDCP

In the blood.

I was always fascinated by aeroplanes. My father was a Horsa pilot (Early hours of D-Day). I suppose it was a combination of those things. I remember Dad making me an airfix hurricane circa 1967, and...

Forum: Private Flying

27th Sep 2008, 17:39

Replies: 14

Glider Night Flights

Views: 12,312

Posted By JDCP

Similar sort of thing?

Not having a night rating, nor being a glider pilot myself...but my Father did most of his glider operations at night circa '43-'44. So people have been landing gliders at night in all sorts of...

Forum: Private Flying

30th Nov 2007, 17:44

Replies: 211

No more IMC rating

Views: 17,311

Posted By JDCP

Will existing IMC holders lose their IMCr?

If you already have an IMCr...will it be 'withdrawn / cancelled' by the authorities, or will pre-existing holders be allowed to keep them ?

Thanks.

JDCP.

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