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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Nov 2019, 14:41
Replies: 12
Views: 1,901
Posted By creweite

When I bought my first house in Bedfont, that...

When I bought my first house in Bedfont, that green beacon used to illuminate my bedroom!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2019, 20:01
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Near Stanstead but not Europe?

Near Stanstead but not Europe?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Nov 2019, 22:26
Replies: 57
Views: 14,254
Posted By creweite

Is the same Dave Gibbings that I used to know...

Is the same Dave Gibbings that I used to know when I worked at Faireys in the 50's
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Oct 2019, 22:40
Replies: 4,988
Views: 740,815
Posted By creweite

My favorite aicraft when I worked at Fairey, flew...

My favorite aicraft when I worked at Fairey, flew it to Belgium, the Netherlands and France. 85mph at about 3gph, very light on the controls. Nearly had a head on with HRH at WW as he flew in wrong...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2018, 22:41
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Reims in 1909? I have a Science Museum repro...

Reims in 1909? I have a Science Museum repro poster for that event.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jul 2018, 23:12
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,714,387
Posted By creweite

Fascinating!

I find reading these posts fascinating. I did my PPL cross country from White Waltham to Cambridge with an intermediate stop at Luton back in 1955, non radio and had light signals from what looked...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2018, 14:06
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

The houses look typical of the USA, so in that...

The houses look typical of the USA, so in that country?
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2018, 23:29
Replies: 23
Views: 3,730
Posted By creweite

Many, many years ago when I was into competitive...

Many, many years ago when I was into competitive cycling, we Crewe riders would start the season's training with an out and home bash to what we used to call Betsy Coed. My mother's Welsh speaking...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2018, 23:22
Replies: 23
Views: 3,730
Posted By creweite

Many years ago the Welsh speaking parents of a...

Many years ago the Welsh speaking parents of a friend went to France on vacation, did not speak French but found that they got along well with the Breton speakers using Welsh! And of course Cornish...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2018, 15:49
Replies: 48
Views: 22,495
Posted By creweite

Thank you for posting that. Doug was of immense...

Thank you for posting that. Doug was of immense help in the early days of the PFA and a great friend.
I was sorry to hear from son Tony that he had closed up shop, end of an era.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2018, 15:05
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

But does show on the older Internet Explorer!

But does show on the older Internet Explorer!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2018, 14:59
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Nothing on Microsoft Edge either, and that is...

Nothing on Microsoft Edge either, and that is supposed to be the latest browser.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2018, 13:48
Replies: 48
Views: 22,495
Posted By creweite

Mac was with the ATA and taxying a Wellington on...

Mac was with the ATA and taxying a Wellington on the perimeter track, which was under repair at the time. When he got to the work area he went onto the grass and was being given a clearance OK from a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2018, 15:10
Replies: 48
Views: 22,495
Posted By creweite

And his twin brother! If you remember Bert you...

And his twin brother! If you remember Bert you probably remember the most cross eyed instructor I ever flew with, Mac who had some interesting stories to tell, such as the time he knocked the funnel...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2018, 18:39
Replies: 48
Views: 22,495
Posted By creweite

The leading edge was drooped per Doug.

The leading edge was drooped per Doug.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2018, 15:46
Replies: 48
Views: 22,495
Posted By creweite

Doug Bianci told me that the wings on the...

Doug Bianci told me that the wings on the Demoiselle were from a Tiger Moth, and that the aircraft was fine when flown at White Waltham (Bert Goodchild perhaps?) but at the elevation of Booker it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2018, 20:59
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Many years since I was last in Wrexham. so...

Many years since I was last in Wrexham. so Googled the area. Found a photo titled RAF Wrexham, showing three hard surfaced runways. Looks to be an ancient pic!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2017, 14:22
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Russell, all these pics now come up for me, odd...

Russell, all these pics now come up for me, odd why it did not before.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2017, 14:37
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Nothing to hand, so open house

Nothing to hand, so open house
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2017, 22:48
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

that looks like TNT Dade-Collier in Florida, but...

that looks like TNT Dade-Collier in Florida, but something odd here, logged in but if I click on the thumbnail it takes me to a page to log in and will not show me a full size photo.
Forum: Private Flying
31st Oct 2017, 16:21
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,507,862
Posted By creweite

Amen to that! We like to watch these on streaming...

Amen to that! We like to watch these on streaming video in Florida, but no new episodes. Love to see shots of English villages as I remember them from my youth.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2017, 16:47
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

If they were intending to land they were SOL!! ...

If they were intending to land they were SOL!!

Reminds me of my old instructor's story. With ATA and delivering a Wellington, there was a construction crew on the taxiway with a steam roller, so...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Sep 2017, 16:54
Replies: 62
Views: 17,386
Posted By creweite

Many years ago on final to WW in a Tiger Moth, a...

Many years ago on final to WW in a Tiger Moth, a flock of starlings flew right at me. I thought that they went over or under me, but on landing one of the ground crew pulled out a bird's wing from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Aug 2017, 15:00
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Not a polder yet, but with rising sea levels it...

Not a polder yet, but with rising sea levels it may soon be! My home base of North Perry is 8 feet above MSL and my home is 7 feet above MSL Pahokee is higher at 16 feet. But this used to be the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Aug 2017, 14:50
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Kewbick has it!

Kewbick has it!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2017, 19:47
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

There was a hurricane her in 1927 that caused a...

There was a hurricane her in 1927 that caused a lot of deaths due to flooding, so the berm was constructed in the 30's. That should help locate the field. And no, not WW1
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Aug 2017, 21:02
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Sorry about the poor quality of this photo. The...

Sorry about the poor quality of this photo. The road on the left is actually on top of a berm. The location of an E-W runway can be seen, which was removed as it was short and close to the berm, as I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Aug 2017, 22:31
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,214,156
Posted By creweite

Larsen Aviation is visible on one of the photos,...

Larsen Aviation is visible on one of the photos, so Dalhart in Texas?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Aug 2017, 18:45
Replies: 26
Views: 6,133
Posted By creweite

Hmmm, ADF, I remember those from years ago when I...

Hmmm, ADF, I remember those from years ago when I did my IR rating, but does anyone still use what few have not been decommissioned yet when GPS or even VOR is so superior?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jul 2017, 21:48
Replies: 7
Views: 7,799
Posted By creweite

You sell your aviation books!! My collection has...

You sell your aviation books!! My collection has been growing since I was a young lad!
Rochester NY used to have a model railroad layout, which was interesting, and I took my young son there when...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2017, 21:07
Replies: 25
Views: 11,430
Posted By creweite

Aviation Pilot Academy of Hollywood is...

Aviation Pilot Academy of Hollywood is advertising a PPL for $5,999.00
Bob Diaz is the owner, and the business is a new start up. Did my biennial with him .


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Forum: Private Flying
25th Jun 2017, 14:44
Replies: 14
Views: 2,424
Posted By creweite

As a former Horsell resident who kept his...

As a former Horsell resident who kept his homebuilt Turbulent at Fairoaks, I am very interested in the future of this airfield. I hope that it does not become a housing estate.
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Jun 2017, 17:59
Replies: 14
Views: 2,424
Posted By creweite

How much easier it was when I flew into ...

How much easier it was when I flew into Perranporth from White Waltham almost sixty years ago, no radio to worry about! At the time I was installing R&D equipment in the old Coast Guard building,...
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2017, 15:01
Replies: 38
Views: 11,171
Posted By creweite

I think a D registration is earlier than 1939....

I think a D registration is earlier than 1939. The aircraft were banned because it was unable to recover from an extreme nose down situation and resulted in fatalities. A later corrected version was...
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2017, 21:03
Replies: 31
Views: 7,386
Posted By creweite

Google North Perry airport. The site gives links...

Google North Perry airport. The site gives links to couple of flight schools. APA is fairly new, run by Bob Diaz, did my BFR with him last year. He appears to be offering a fixed price package.
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