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Forum: Private Flying

28th Oct 2013, 20:02

Replies: 11

Liz Inwood

Views: 4,394

Posted By FlyingFinancier

Very sad to hear this news - I had several flying...

Very sad to hear this news - I had several flying adventures with Liz over nearly 20 years and she always had a lot of style.

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Oct 2013, 12:56

Replies: 16

Finger Printing

Views: 1,768

Posted By FlyingFinancier

I think it's the same point - you could indeed...

I think it's the same point - you could indeed track people by DNA if there were a general DNA database, but a lot of people object to that in the same way as they object to finger-printing. ...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Oct 2013, 11:51

Replies: 16

Finger Printing

Views: 1,768

Posted By FlyingFinancier

I think the difference is that iris / facial...

I think the difference is that iris / facial recognition merely proves who you are at a particular point (much like a passport) whereas fingerprinting could help a not-well-intentioned state more...

Forum: Private Flying

17th Apr 2012, 22:12

Replies: 15

Aerobatic Birthday Flight

Views: 1,529

Posted By FlyingFinancier

I know this is heresy, and this is completely a...

I know this is heresy, and this is completely a matter of personal taste, but I would say that in 15 years of flying aeros (at a 'just for my own fun' level from Fireflys through Zlins and Caps to...

Forum: Private Flying

25th Jan 2012, 17:00

Replies: 10

LIFE POLICY COVER

Views: 1,022

Posted By FlyingFinancier

I recently bought life cover through brokers...

I recently bought life cover through brokers Stein Financial - they sourced a policy at a reasonable price with a major insurer at zero loading for flying, even including aerobatics and classic...

Forum: Private Flying

10th Jul 2011, 20:04

Replies: 15

More advanced aerobatics books?

Views: 2,174

Posted By FlyingFinancier

The Aerobatic Four Minute Freestyle by Xavier de...

The Aerobatic Four Minute Freestyle by Xavier de Lapparent (ISBN 2-9508928-2-5) is the best I've come across for advanced, but it is difficult to get hold of...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd Mar 2011, 14:14

Replies: 22

Booster Seat Cushion

Views: 5,962

Posted By FlyingFinancier

This may not be available quickly enough to help...

This may not be available quickly enough to help Zeddie, but I looked into cushion material a little while ago and it seems that Confor foam is a very strong contender relative to Dynafoam and...

Forum: Private Flying

21st Jan 2011, 08:24

Replies: 19

Portable GPS - where do you stick yours?

Views: 2,478

Posted By FlyingFinancier

The perfect solution

To IO540's point, I think these units deal with slightly different requirements. I fly a Jungmann, a SuperCub and sometimes an Extra300 - these are not touring aircraft where one might aspire to an...

Forum: Private Flying

20th Jan 2011, 07:55

Replies: 19

Portable GPS - where do you stick yours?

Views: 2,478

Posted By FlyingFinancier

Thanks for the advice!

Thanks everyone (even ShyTorque) for the advice so far, some good ideas, much appreciated. The reason for not wanting to screw anything to a surface is that I hire the SuperCub and am a part-owner...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Jan 2011, 12:22

Replies: 19

Portable GPS - where do you stick yours?

Views: 2,478

Posted By FlyingFinancier

Portable GPS - where do you stick yours?

I've recently bought a portable GPS unit (SkyDemon, but I imagine this issue applies to other similar units) mainly for use in a Super Cub or a Jungmann. I really like the unit and the software but...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Dec 2010, 18:19

Replies: 122

BAA Board; Isn't it about time at least one of them resigned?

Views: 24,287

Posted By FlyingFinancier

Hysterical reactions about the Government selling...

Hysterical reactions about the Government selling UK infrastructure to debt-strapped Spanish companies rather miss the point - BAA was privatised a generation ago and the then government could not...

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