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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jun 2020, 15:47
Replies: 18
Views: 4,642
Posted By MadsDad

I recall reading an article about hovercraft...

I recall reading an article about hovercraft which raised the subject of rules/licenses. The hovercraft Captain being interviewed was asked that very question and his his answer was that they needed...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 14:34
Replies: 38
Views: 9,142
Posted By MadsDad

So, it's about 1 p.m. today and I'm sat in front...

So, it's about 1 p.m. today and I'm sat in front of my computer then, suddenly, there's a LOT of engine noise. So I dive out of the front door and look up and there's a Lancaster straight above me (I...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2018, 09:54
Replies: 40
Views: 24,060
Posted By MadsDad

Met him once, for a very brief conversation, when...

Met him once, for a very brief conversation, when as CAS he did the mass wings presentation at Valley (when the wings presentation changed from post-Hawk to post-Tucano).

Then I was surprised...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2018, 21:05
Replies: 51
Views: 30,054
Posted By MadsDad

A friend of mine, sadly no longer with us, told...

A friend of mine, sadly no longer with us, told me about some missions he flew in a Canberra sampling the atmosphere after a nuclear bomb test (presumably the 'sniffer' missions described above).
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2017, 10:55
Replies: 14
Views: 2,724
Posted By MadsDad

My thanks also. Passed onto son (2 + years into...

My thanks also. Passed onto son (2 + years into accompanied tour).
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2017, 16:36
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,413,058
Posted By MadsDad

[QUOTE=SpazSinbad;9812383]Brunel's iconic Forth...

[QUOTE=SpazSinbad;9812383]Brunel's iconic Forth Bridge, poses its own challenge - height/QUOTE]

May one ask what the hell Brunel is supposed to have had to do with the Forth Bridge?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2017, 09:56
Replies: 5
Views: 2,530
Posted By MadsDad

Thanks very much for the info. They did come back...

Thanks very much for the info. They did come back on schedule too.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2017, 19:24
Replies: 5
Views: 2,530
Posted By MadsDad

Anything particular happening today Helicopterwise?

Over us (near enough to Bridgwater) in the last 15 minutes we've had an EH101 in company with a Chinook, then a Lynx (or whatever); then a couple of Apaches. All heading East. And all overhead here....
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2017, 17:51
Replies: 65
Views: 25,854
Posted By MadsDad

One time I was at an Air Day at St. Mawgan with a...

One time I was at an Air Day at St. Mawgan with a couple of friends, one of whom had been Shackleton aircrew.

So the Shackleton was doing it's display and we could see it turning in a mile or so...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
12th Sep 2016, 11:40
Replies: 3
Views: 2,085
Posted By MadsDad

Video Advice

I need some advice on if it is possible to rotate a MP4 video. Madsmum took a video of some birds on her new bird-bath. The problem is she held the camera upright so when she views the video it is...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
24th May 2016, 09:43
Replies: 77
Views: 14,011
Posted By MadsDad

W-10 unexpected update

Been ignoring the W-10 updates for a while (by using the X=close, not any of the buttons. Anyway a few days ago I left my computer running, early evening, and went off to watch the tele. Only things...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2016, 11:07
Replies: 47
Views: 15,514
Posted By MadsDad

I recall MadsLad telling the tales from his...

I recall MadsLad telling the tales from his dinghy recue when training, about 2000. It was still, then at least, a mandatory 'tick box' and caused some problems.

What happened was while he was at...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2016, 15:12
Replies: 10
Views: 3,755
Posted By MadsDad

Waiting for the runway at Waddington to re-open?

Waiting for the runway at Waddington to re-open?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2015, 14:29
Replies: 166
Views: 35,916
Posted By MadsDad

Have I got time to pop out for some popcorn?

Have I got time to pop out for some popcorn?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2014, 18:23
Replies: 24
Views: 5,870
Posted By MadsDad

RAFEng, you'll probably know but I also recall...

RAFEng, you'll probably know but I also recall reading the marines made a bit of a mess on a warship (frigate?) that ventured a bit too close to shore, using sn anti-tank rocket.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2014, 17:08
Replies: 41
Views: 11,099
Posted By MadsDad

Leon, the one objection to your list is that...

Leon, the one objection to your list is that Skegness is NEARLY a Seaside town (it is normally about 3 miles from the sea, at low tide). (And, having spent a week there for each of the first 16 years...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2014, 19:00
Replies: 34
Views: 8,750
Posted By MadsDad

First sighting of that that I have seen was from...

First sighting of that that I have seen was from the RN in the Nicholas Montserrat book 'Three Corvettes' (a print of articles he wrote in WW II), but I have no doubt it predates that time.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2014, 10:45
Replies: 234
Views: 56,236
Posted By MadsDad

Thing, you said I have to point out that it...

Thing, you said

I have to point out that it was my uncle Harold, who worked for Pretty Polly at the time, who built the first commercial machine to manufacture tights in bulk, in the early...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2014, 15:56
Replies: 422
Views: 138,815
Posted By MadsDad

Ok, RN rather than aviation related (although it...

Ok, RN rather than aviation related (although it does have a bit of aviation content), told to me by a mate who was an ex-Killick stoker.

Anyway his frigate was on a visit to the USA. After the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2014, 16:26
Replies: 80
Views: 12,025
Posted By MadsDad

FFF, to be honest never been to Little...

FFF, to be honest never been to Little Rissington, but the drainage at Dunkeswell (200 foot + deep valleys to the North and South to provide drainage, with the runway at the top of the hill more or...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2014, 10:55
Replies: 80
Views: 12,025
Posted By MadsDad

FFF. Little Rissington 730ft/223 Metres...

FFF.

Little Rissington 730ft/223 Metres AMSL
Dunkeswell* 839ft/256 Metres AMSL

It may not be long but it is a surfaced runway
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2014, 16:02
Replies: 422
Views: 138,815
Posted By MadsDad

Don't know about motorways but there was a story...

Don't know about motorways but there was a story doing the rounds a long time (about 30 years or more) ago in the car rally community. What was reported was that lat at night, at weekends, reports...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 17:40
Replies: 133
Views: 30,671
Posted By MadsDad

SLF. I had a similar 'low level' encounter with...

SLF. I had a similar 'low level' encounter with the A10. At my MILs house in Suffolk I was on the first floor (floor 2 for the cousins) when I heard a noise. Looked out of the window to see 2 A10s...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2013, 19:36
Replies: 6
Views: 3,146
Posted By MadsDad

Brilliant, with the single caveat that Fish and...

Brilliant, with the single caveat that Fish and Chips was £8.40 at Waddington the other week.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Jun 2013, 15:02
Replies: 5
Views: 1,104
Posted By MadsDad

Thank you for your time, gentleman. I did forget...

Thank you for your time, gentleman. I did forget to mention that I have a version of DirectX higher than the 'you must have this version' and I had tried reinstalling GoogleEarth.

Sounds like...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Jun 2013, 10:30
Replies: 5
Views: 1,104
Posted By MadsDad

Google Earth

Ok, anyones advice about Google Earth please.

Of late when I've tried to go into Google Earth from my windows machine I get a message saying it can't open because my graphics card doesn't support...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2013, 14:19
Replies: 18
Views: 5,747
Posted By MadsDad

East Anglia (5 miles South of BSE), 1970s. ...

East Anglia (5 miles South of BSE), 1970s.

I'm in the first floor* floor bedroom of a house when I hear an aircraft noise. I look through the window to see two A10s coming across the field next...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2013, 15:49
Replies: 36
Views: 5,993
Posted By MadsDad

Don't know about US/Europe etc. but about 40...

Don't know about US/Europe etc. but about 40 years ago a bloke I knew modified his Ford Anglia by fitting a 2 litre Honda engine into it. And the was very surprised when it turned out to have 4...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2012, 11:45
Replies: 61
Views: 12,641
Posted By MadsDad

Regarding pigeon guidance systems:- "During...

Regarding pigeon guidance systems:-

"During WW II, Project Pigeon (later Project Orcon, for "organic control") was American behaviorist B.F. Skinner's attempt to develop a pigeon-guided missile....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
25th Sep 2012, 10:04
Replies: 19
Views: 1,762
Posted By MadsDad

Question Possible Phishing?

Over the last couple of days I've had e-mails purporting to be from Facebook telling me a 'Friend' has added a picture of me and it is letting me know because I am marked as 'a close friend' and with...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2012, 16:17
Replies: 22
Views: 4,690
Posted By MadsDad

If it goes anything like the tanker contract, the...

If it goes anything like the tanker contract, the best of luck to them as foreign bidders.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Jan 2012, 10:36
Replies: 14
Views: 1,285
Posted By MadsDad

Mixture, they have multiple phone numbers (and...

Mixture, they have multiple phone numbers (and bills thereof), haven't looked at the incoming set-up.

And Cremegg the phrase 'Competent Installation Person' is why I would recommend someone else...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Jan 2012, 09:06
Replies: 14
Views: 1,285
Posted By MadsDad

The operative bit of the sentence here is...

The operative bit of the sentence here is 'telephone engineer' and not 'you' (i.e. me). I didn't make it clear that the person concerned has multiple lines, on the same feed, so it would be to split...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Jan 2012, 21:35
Replies: 14
Views: 1,285
Posted By MadsDad

Yes, thanks mixture. No logical problem with...

Yes, thanks mixture. No logical problem with installing the cabling, just that in the building it is in it will be a physical problem - think 2-3 ft thick walls to start with. (Just thought - not...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Jan 2012, 19:50
Replies: 14
Views: 1,285
Posted By MadsDad

Thanks, thats about what I thought but that was...

Thanks, thats about what I thought but that was my guess. Because the modems regularly talk to the ISP (as well as receiving from) the signals would conflict and even if they didn't you can't log on...
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