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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2005, 12:15
Replies: 40
Views: 5,044
Posted By BeauMan

Lyne, so sorry to hear this... RIP Lu. :(

Lyne, so sorry to hear this...

RIP Lu. :(
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jul 2005, 12:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,969
Posted By BeauMan

Paul, CONGRATULATIONS! :ok: For what it's...

Paul, CONGRATULATIONS! :ok:

For what it's worth, I do tend to talk (or should that be 'commentate') when I have passengers on board. Especially my better half, as she's a nervous flyer and having...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jul 2005, 11:32
Replies: 18
Views: 2,149
Posted By BeauMan

Thurleigh

Before Thurleigh closed, I used to live in St Neots, which was just south of the extended centre line for the looooooong runway there, and used to regularly see aircraft on long finals, presumably...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jun 2005, 11:34
Replies: 15
Views: 1,583
Posted By BeauMan

It's a difficult one to get any kind of...

It's a difficult one to get any kind of definitive answer on. My personal view is that you are restoring the aeroplane's identity, which would originally be a 'Mark whatever', although you may in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2005, 12:38
Replies: 11
Views: 3,402
Posted By BeauMan

I believe the immediate reaction of one of the...

I believe the immediate reaction of one of the Dornier crew was to be beaten to death by members of the public after he parachuted out. But then, he had just been trying to bomb them...

Ray...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2005, 12:25
Replies: 3
Views: 1,074
Posted By BeauMan

There is an interesting account of one man's...

There is an interesting account of one man's escape through the Pyrennees in "Wavetops at my Wingtips", by the late Les Baveystock. His escape and evasion was aided by both the Belgians and French,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2005, 12:20
Replies: 12
Views: 1,991
Posted By BeauMan

I took my seven year old son for his first flight...

I took my seven year old son for his first flight ever, last summer in a Classic Wings Rapide. You see, my first flight had been in an AEF Chipmunk some 22 years earlier, so I felt there was some...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jun 2005, 12:06
Replies: 40
Views: 5,044
Posted By BeauMan

Lu. My very first thought when I read your...

Lu.

My very first thought when I read your first paragraph was - Oh god, not another one... And I mean that in the sincerest way possible. Much as I loved reading Duke's stories, it was always...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jun 2005, 16:40
Replies: 43
Views: 30,567
Posted By BeauMan

Gainesy - I stand to be corrected, but I was...

Gainesy - I stand to be corrected, but I was always under the impression that it was t'other way round, Jag got a Phantom.

I know that sounds very odd, but the reason why it sticks in my mind is...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jun 2005, 15:09
Replies: 47
Views: 6,658
Posted By BeauMan

Kolibear - if you mean the Big Wing formation at...

Kolibear - if you mean the Big Wing formation at Duxford, it was 19 Spitfires and 4 Hurricanes. And yes, my eyes were wet too.
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jun 2005, 14:56
Replies: 18
Views: 1,798
Posted By BeauMan

Apologies for the sidetrack... SSD - you...

Apologies for the sidetrack...

SSD - you mention an all red Chippy. It (you?) wouldn't have happened to be flying overhead Little Paxton and St Neots a few days ago would you? Looked very nice...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2005, 11:11
Replies: 12
Views: 3,655
Posted By BeauMan

Two seat Spitfires in UK

MJ627 - Maurice Bayliss - East Kirkby
PT462 - Tony Hodgson - North Wales
ML407 - Carolyn Grace - Duxford
IAC161 (ex PV202) - HFL - Duxford

Might also be worth having a word with the PR Officer...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2005, 12:06
Replies: 12
Views: 1,171
Posted By BeauMan

With a bit of luck your application is in just...

With a bit of luck your application is in just before the summer (?) rush, so you should have it back reasonably quickly. As a rough guide, I put in for mine a year ago yesterday, and it took three...
Forum: Private Flying
10th May 2005, 12:00
Replies: 5
Views: 15,385
Posted By BeauMan

The club I fly with also has a 28 day rule,...

The club I fly with also has a 28 day rule, imposed by the insurers I think. Personally, I drop that down by seven days and make sure I fly at least once every 21 days.

Whirlybird's answer re the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2005, 11:42
Replies: 9
Views: 1,061
Posted By BeauMan

Sounds like I need to get my polishing cloth out...

Sounds like I need to get my polishing cloth out again then mate.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2005, 12:14
Replies: 38
Views: 3,886
Posted By BeauMan

If you mean PZ865 ('Last of the Many'), it did...

If you mean PZ865 ('Last of the Many'), it did indeed. I'm not sure about LF363 though.

As an aside, the Hurricane is still commemorated at Langley; a freight company that we use is located in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2005, 11:23
Replies: 9
Views: 1,061
Posted By BeauMan

Love that shot of the Spitfire landing, Nick. ...

Love that shot of the Spitfire landing, Nick.

That Chippie looks lovely and shiny too. ;)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2005, 12:34
Replies: 38
Views: 3,886
Posted By BeauMan

I would imagine there's still all sorts of stuff...

I would imagine there's still all sorts of stuff buried.

There was a cache of Luftwaffe aero engines unearthed at Frankfurt Main airport a few years ago, some of which I believe have either been...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Apr 2005, 12:11
Replies: 61
Views: 8,844
Posted By BeauMan

I pay £60 a year membership at Mid Anglia, plus...

I pay £60 a year membership at Mid Anglia, plus £25 contribution into the Prang Club to cover the insurance excess.

Landings at Cambridge are about £10 for a full stop, and my solo hour in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2005, 11:39
Replies: 9
Views: 1,104
Posted By BeauMan

Still stuck in Canada while the boys look for a...

Still stuck in Canada while the boys look for a new engine for it, last I heard. :(
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2005, 11:25
Replies: 66
Views: 15,692
Posted By BeauMan

Tyro?

Off on a tangent again folks, sorry...

chimbu chuckles wrote: "Aileron rolls being a tad harder to **** up at low level twould seem the logical choice for a young fighter tyro in a moment of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2005, 11:19
Replies: 17
Views: 2,938
Posted By BeauMan

...and also in the eighties. My old 3822 shows...

...and also in the eighties. My old 3822 shows that I flew in it in 1983. Always preferred the Chipmunks though. ;)

Back on topic - the BBMF Dakota last year had a full set of para seats...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Apr 2005, 12:23
Replies: 30
Views: 3,657
Posted By BeauMan

Such a sad story if it's the case. I've only ever...

Such a sad story if it's the case. I've only ever flown from Sywell once, as a guest of a fellow Prooner last year, and found the place utterly idyllic. I thought the NSF folks were very friendly and...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2005, 13:06
Replies: 3
Views: 2,638
Posted By BeauMan

ASI - thanks, yes, I've yet to get to see the...

ASI - thanks, yes, I've yet to get to see the bits, but I understand that a large part of the propellor assembly is mounted on the wall.

To the Hawk community - I carried out the wreath laying...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2005, 10:30
Replies: 3
Views: 2,638
Posted By BeauMan

To a Hawk pilot...

This morning, at about 1040, a Hawk flew over Huntingdon. Tracked in from roughly southwest, turned overhead, and disappeared off to the northwest.

To that particular Hawk pilot, I'd just like to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Mar 2005, 12:49
Replies: 15
Views: 2,730
Posted By BeauMan

Not entirely sure I'd ever want to be in that...

Not entirely sure I'd ever want to be in that position, trying to deadstick a Mossie in.

Thing is, with the frequently lethal asymetric performance at low speeds and low altitudes, I'm really not...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2005, 16:04
Replies: 20
Views: 3,055
Posted By BeauMan

Looks like he's doing okay. Latest map shows him...

Looks like he's doing okay. Latest map shows him passing to the south of Japan, 338Kts groundspeed, heading 89.1 degrees.

I wish him all the best. :)
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2005, 12:56
Replies: 1
Views: 564
Posted By BeauMan

Royal Flying Corps Wreath

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, wasn't entirely sure where to put it...

I'm planning on commemorating the anniversary of the death of a young RFC airman in a few weeks time by cleaning...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2005, 10:37
Replies: 22
Views: 5,122
Posted By BeauMan

Pontius - what a magnificent story! :ok:

Pontius - what a magnificent story! :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
24th Feb 2005, 13:43
Replies: 8
Views: 1,307
Posted By BeauMan

Warms the cockles of me little 'eart to hear that...

Warms the cockles of me little 'eart to hear that Seawing are still going strong. Did my Flying Scholarship with them back in 1989. The late Danny Woolf sent me off for my first solo, bless him. A...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2005, 10:54
Replies: 61
Views: 9,318
Posted By BeauMan

I hear she's been banned from usuing the khazi in...

I hear she's been banned from usuing the khazi in Buck House though. So now Camilla has nowhere to park 'er bowels.



I'll get me coat...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2005, 11:20
Replies: 518
Views: 219,725
Posted By BeauMan

Just thought I'd add that Mrs BeauMan and I were...

Just thought I'd add that Mrs BeauMan and I were at a Jim Davidson gig in Peterborough last night, and were both moved to tears when, in the middle of a very humorous story about our military vs the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2005, 11:05
Replies: 24
Views: 2,534
Posted By BeauMan

One nice easy way to avoid Stansted is to set 310...

One nice easy way to avoid Stansted is to set 310 on CLN as you hand off from Cottesmore; come onto 130 to, and that'll track you down past Lakenheath CMATZ (friendly and helpful, but sometimes the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2005, 13:32
Replies: 51
Views: 6,270
Posted By BeauMan

Stupendousman, Okay, I know I've already...

Stupendousman,

Okay, I know I've already stuck my oar in and said 'Do it'. But I've also had a bit of a think about some of the advice which is being given, and although it's all very good, very...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2005, 16:23
Replies: 51
Views: 6,270
Posted By BeauMan

Do it. Girlfriends don't always last. Your...

Do it.

Girlfriends don't always last. Your love for flying will. As will your regrets if you don't at least try.

BM
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