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Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 16:04
Replies: 35
Views: 10,331
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Did a trial lesson with a gent whose day job was...

Did a trial lesson with a gent whose day job was digging ditches in JCBs. He very quickly had all three controls for most of the 30 minute trial lesson, and had a half decent stab at a hover.

But...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2023, 18:13
Replies: 5
Views: 1,215
Posted By The Nr Fairy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbmrpk1RwA&ab_cha...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbmrpk1RwA&ab_channel=AndyCowland
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2023, 07:56
Replies: 29
Views: 7,895
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Keith has some entertaining stories about his...

Keith has some entertaining stories about his time test flying. Funnily enough he's also an excellent driver even if his car ( F Type, not a convertible ) does resemble a moving pillar box - must be...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2023, 19:55
Replies: 30
Views: 7,491
Posted By The Nr Fairy

https://www.aerospace-experience.uk/f4-phantom...

https://www.aerospace-experience.uk/f4-phantom for those who want a go.

Maybe they should also offer an "Inadvertent dog fight and shoot down" experience?
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2023, 08:02
Replies: 68
Views: 32,955
Posted By The Nr Fairy

The English version of the report is at...

The English version of the report is at https://bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/BEA2021-0089.en.1.pdf, and the section that @172510 refers to reads:

In the case of sunglasses without an optical...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jun 2023, 20:41
Replies: 98
Views: 84,793
Posted By The Nr Fairy

That makes f**k all difference.Still wrong.

That makes f**k all difference.Still wrong.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2023, 09:17
Replies: 9
Views: 3,968
Posted By The Nr Fairy

A minor diversion, if I may. There's an...

A minor diversion, if I may. There's an interesting aspect of the personal kit used which helped in survival - in the Safety analysis...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th May 2023, 16:10
Replies: 33
Views: 7,093
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Cheap way to get in the air. Keeping it there...

Cheap way to get in the air. Keeping it there is, I would imagine, a substantially different matter!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 13:13
Replies: 72
Views: 11,299
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Wings of History Air Museum, San Martin, CA -...

Wings of History Air Museum, San Martin, CA - https://www.wingsofhistory.org/
Hiller Aviation Museum, Palo Alto - https://www.hiller.org/
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2023, 13:27
Replies: 40
Views: 13,903
Posted By The Nr Fairy

https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/15/lufthansa/...

https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/15/lufthansa/ - non paywalled.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jan 2023, 07:53
Replies: 23
Views: 6,208
Posted By The Nr Fairy

The late lamented Mike Green taught me a very...

The late lamented Mike Green taught me a very valuable lesson in clearing turns. Generally pretty good about doing them, except when I was tired after spending an hour as a student instructor, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2022, 04:57
Replies: 24
Views: 5,272
Posted By The Nr Fairy

The last surviving Dambuster dies

https://ukaviation.news/johnny-johnson-goodbye-to-the-last-dambuster/amp/
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2022, 10:25
Replies: 8
Views: 3,105
Posted By The Nr Fairy

AN-2 defection from Cuba...

From https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/cuban-defector-flies-stolen-an-2-to-florida/

Interesting, as per the article, that an old biplane wasn't picked up by what must be one of the most...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2022, 10:23
Replies: 52
Views: 13,010
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Am I allowed to extend the list, despite not...

Am I allowed to extend the list, despite not having met one of these individuals?

David Marquet - he of "Turn The Ship Around" fame. Changed his submarine's fortunes from dire to top of the fleet...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2022, 08:01
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,341,545
Posted By The Nr Fairy

We're gonna need a bigger brush!

We're gonna need a bigger brush!
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Aug 2022, 15:38
Replies: 27
Views: 12,505
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Not explode but the wax bolts would melt. See...

Not explode but the wax bolts would melt. See the Greek AAIB report into the accident involving Icarus' home-made aircrat.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2022, 06:05
Replies: 45
Views: 13,559
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Off the top of my head I know of one fatal 206...

Off the top of my head I know of one fatal 206 crash in the UK some years ago caused most likely by mast bumping in turbulence ( can't find an online reference), and another caused by fatigue / loss...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2022, 06:11
Replies: 35
Views: 8,902
Posted By The Nr Fairy

When I lived in Malmesbury, many years ago when...

When I lived in Malmesbury, many years ago when Lightnings, F4s and Buccaneers were the established RAF FW fleet, and Tornadoes were relatively new in service, I was walking along Abbey Row (...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2022, 06:18
Replies: 7
Views: 2,258
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Too steep, perhaps? I'll get my coat...

Too steep, perhaps?

I'll get my coat...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2022, 11:01
Replies: 31
Views: 11,972
Posted By The Nr Fairy

And a minor correction - the jail sentence is...

And a minor correction - the jail sentence is suspended, so he won't be jailed unless he's convicted of further offences in the next two years.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2022, 06:48
Replies: 182
Views: 52,710
Posted By The Nr Fairy

And yet ......

And yet ... https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/19/5g_airliners_solved_by_japan/
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2022, 14:36
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,341,545
Posted By The Nr Fairy

This isn't the first time a man's lied to me...

This isn't the first time a man's lied to me about the size of his weapon.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2021, 12:27
Replies: 6
Views: 2,352
Posted By The Nr Fairy

There's a YouTube channel - Missionary Bush Pilot...

There's a YouTube channel - Missionary Bush Pilot ( https://www.youtube.com/c/MissionarybushPilot ) - and Ryan is off to get trained up to fly helicopters sometime in the near future... I guess this...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2021, 07:38
Replies: 174
Views: 55,519
Posted By The Nr Fairy

As someone who lives in Wiltshire, the loss of...

As someone who lives in Wiltshire, the loss of the joint air ambulance / police asset was a blow. We do have a good service from the Air Ambulance, but the only time I've heard NPAS in the skies...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2021, 07:22
Replies: 37
Views: 10,872
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Is that because the Army is harder?

Is that because the Army is harder?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2021, 09:45
Replies: 82
Views: 16,001
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Yet another article in praise of efficient...

Yet another article in praise of efficient communication - https://wavellroom.com/2021/02/12/it-is-time-to-kill-our-darlings-rhetoric/
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2021, 08:14
Replies: 49
Views: 15,797
Posted By The Nr Fairy

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation...

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1999/aair/aair199900645/ for the full report, the crash was in 1999. The pilot was ex-military with lots of low level flying experience, so...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2021, 12:48
Replies: 47
Views: 11,185
Posted By The Nr Fairy

I can't find a picture or any reference, but many...

I can't find a picture or any reference, but many years ago didn't a UK, west midlands area Police BO105 get pictured being used as a crowd control measure?
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2021, 13:40
Replies: 5
Views: 1,798
Posted By The Nr Fairy

I haven't been able to find a picture but I...

I haven't been able to find a picture but I remember from my last visit, some years ago, to the International Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare that they had both a rudimentary simulator (...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2021, 07:53
Replies: 32
Views: 6,178
Posted By The Nr Fairy

In a diner in Portsmouth, NH, with an Australian...

In a diner in Portsmouth, NH, with an Australian mate, having flown with him from Sydney and arrived in BOS the night before...

Waitress: "Where you from?"

Us: "We've come from Australia."
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2021, 08:01
Replies: 72
Views: 18,002
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Seeing as we've drifted away from aviation...

Seeing as we've drifted away from aviation related number plates... I was overtaken on the M4 once by a Porsche 911, V8 SUX.

And my Boxster (originally RX03 xyz) sports FLT 51X.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2021, 17:05
Replies: 62
Views: 18,077
Posted By The Nr Fairy

ex82watcher I don't have a Lightning print, I'm...

ex82watcher I don't have a Lightning print, I'm afraid. Hunter, Jags, Concorde and Gazelle. My brother has the Bruggen Jag landing in spray, with a streamed brake chute.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2021, 08:37
Replies: 62
Views: 18,077
Posted By The Nr Fairy

I have four Rondot prints on my wall. I think he...

I have four Rondot prints on my wall. I think he has a knack of capturing the movement of the aircraft in a way which really brings them to life. Unfortunately the lighting doesn't work out to get...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Mar 2021, 08:11
Replies: 1
Views: 1,275
Posted By The Nr Fairy

GPS jamming in the Eastern Med affecting commercial aviation

Interesting article about GPS jamming in the Eastern Med, and potential issues especially around Cyprus.

https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/05/gps_jamming_eurocontrol/
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2021, 19:32
Replies: 35
Views: 13,077
Posted By The Nr Fairy

Googling show there's an initial factual one -...

Googling show there's an initial factual one - http://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102246/pdf

Nothing further.
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