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Forum: Private Flying
26th Nov 2016, 15:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,489
Posted By grow45

Harry Mendelssohn - Edinburgh - Pilot Equipment ...

Harry Mendelssohn - Edinburgh - Pilot Equipment
Selex Galileo - Edinburgh -software/sensors and high tech stuff
Helmet Integrated Solutions - Stranraer - Aircrew Helmets
Bruntons of Musselburgh...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Jan 2016, 20:17
Replies: 22
Views: 6,911
Posted By grow45

I believe I was the last person to do a first...

I believe I was the last person to do a first solo from it - on 26 June 1999 - just three weeks before it closed. - Piper Tomahawk G BNNU,

Actually I was probably the last person to do a...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Mar 2015, 19:37
Replies: 17
Views: 4,294
Posted By grow45

If he is not too much into books and you want...

If he is not too much into books and you want something on the joys of gliding You Tube is well worth a look. Try searching for UKJuniorGliding as a starting point.

In terms of inspiring books it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2013, 12:34
Replies: 39
Views: 13,143
Posted By grow45

I discovered recently that he is a former pupil...

I discovered recently that he is a former pupil of the same school (Royal High, Edinburgh) that my children go to and in 2011 was guest of honour at the annual prize giving. Neither of my boys won...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2013, 20:03
Replies: 281
Views: 62,051
Posted By grow45

Not sure about England but in Scotland (which is...

Not sure about England but in Scotland (which is probably relevant to Aberdeen Angus) mineral rights can belong to somebody who is not the landowner by being "reserved" when the land is sold. It...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Nov 2013, 12:10
Replies: 36
Views: 8,551
Posted By grow45

Maybe you could see it as an opportunity rather...

Maybe you could see it as an opportunity rather than a disadvantage.

When I learnt at Portmoak as a student in the early 1980's I became a member of the Tuesday group which consisted of a number...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jun 2012, 08:28
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,410,214
Posted By grow45

Its not my specialist field but FWIW my...

Its not my specialist field but FWIW my understanding (having been involved on the periphery of a couple) is that in Scotland there is no three month limit - a judicial review simply has to be...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
13th May 2012, 13:06
Replies: 27
Views: 4,620
Posted By grow45

What about the choice between stick or control...

What about the choice between stick or control wheel. Definite preference for a stick and left hand throttle as I find it much more natural to use - probably since it is what I first trained with. ...
Forum: Medical & Health
26th Nov 2011, 12:41
Replies: 5
Views: 3,522
Posted By grow45

The Psychology of Black Humour

Having just come through a rough couple of years (Cancer - breast and kidney for my wife and almost simultaneous redundancy for me) when we made extensive use of black humour as a coping mechanism I...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2011, 20:59
Replies: 1,533
Views: 3,410,214
Posted By grow45

So the original interlocutor [judgement] was from...

So the original interlocutor [judgement] was from 20 July 1999 [paragraph 3] and the lease had an exclusivity deal for a period of twelve years from the date of entry. Assuming the lease had been...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Mar 2011, 20:18
Replies: 12
Views: 1,875
Posted By grow45

Can you provide a link to it Thanks g45

Can you provide a link to it

Thanks

g45
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Jun 2010, 15:39
Replies: 82
Views: 10,436
Posted By grow45

If there was a planespotter equivalent of this -...

If there was a planespotter equivalent of this - Train Spotting Simulator (http://www.ratbike.org/tspotsim/index.html) - they could all stay at home and do it.

g45
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Apr 2010, 19:27
Replies: 16
Views: 11,382
Posted By grow45

Duggiemack I was the originator of the...

Duggiemack

I was the originator of the thread. The query was on behalf of a relative of mine rather than a relative of one of the crew. I apologise for the misleading wording of the original query...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Feb 2010, 22:16
Replies: 39
Views: 4,791
Posted By grow45

Would that be this one - Competition No 248 I...

Would that be this one - Competition No 248 I think. Photo taken in the mid to late 1980's. I can name the pilot and guy standing by the wing but I don't think either is you.

...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Feb 2010, 13:12
Replies: 14
Views: 2,598
Posted By grow45

Thanks for the info. I have to say it does look...

Thanks for the info. I have to say it does look smart in the colours it wore in the film.

g45
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Feb 2010, 16:35
Replies: 14
Views: 2,598
Posted By grow45

Racquel Welch, Richard Briers and a Cessna 172 ......

....starred in a 1960's spy spoof film called Fathom, Does anybody have a copy and can identify the Cessna.

Thanks

g45
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2009, 20:50
Replies: 24
Views: 5,418
Posted By grow45

Re Caledonian Seaplanes G INFO gives CofA expiry...

Re Caledonian Seaplanes G INFO gives CofA expiry dates for both their aircraft, G BWUB and G OCLC, as the middle of last year.

g45
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2009, 10:25
Replies: 5
Views: 879
Posted By grow45

"Flymap UK seems to have vanished! Does anybody...

"Flymap UK seems to have vanished! Does anybody have any idea how to get chart updates?"

The company that sells the Alpi Pioneer Homebuilt - Pioneer Aviation - in the UK was demonstrating the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2009, 18:46
Replies: 26
Views: 4,937
Posted By grow45

For PPL (SAC Flight Training) we use 2 hour...

For PPL (SAC Flight Training) we use 2 hour booking slots for each one hour lesson - everyone else in Scotland rushes the student with 90 minute slots.
Edinburgh Flying Club use 2 hour slots as...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2008, 08:05
Replies: 20
Views: 3,320
Posted By grow45

Caledonian Seaplanes were victims of the winter...

Caledonian Seaplanes were victims of the winter storms and as of mid-february appear to be without an aircraft. I assume if the position had changed their web site would have been updated -...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2008, 13:06
Replies: 18
Views: 4,773
Posted By grow45

G DRAM - a question

I think the owner of G DRAM posts here from time to time. Having a look through airliners.net I came across this photo of G DRAM http://www.airliners.net/photo/Reims-FR172F-Reims/1333276/L/
and...
Forum: Flight Testing
15th Jan 2008, 21:28
Replies: 16
Views: 11,382
Posted By grow45

Info I had was:- June 30, 1966 TAKE-OFF...

Info I had was:-

June 30, 1966
TAKE-OFF POINT: West Freugh
CRASH LOCATION: Luce Bay, Wigtownshire
AIRCRAFT TYPE & SERIAL: Blackburn (Hawker Siddeley) Buccaneer S Mk 1 XK528
CREW FATALITIES:...
Forum: Flight Testing
13th Jan 2008, 22:00
Replies: 16
Views: 11,382
Posted By grow45

LABS system trials

On behalf of a relative I have been asked to find out some information on a test flying accident to a Buccaneer at West Freugh in 1966. I have found most of the info I need but the purpose of the...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2007, 22:24
Replies: 18
Views: 4,516
Posted By grow45

There is also The Noon Patrol at...

There is also The Noon Patrol at http://www.eaa292.org/noonpatrol.html
Known as the Noon Patrol because " The "Dawn Patrol" name was already taken and Dawn is too damn early anyway".
g45
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2007, 11:33
Replies: 1
Views: 836
Posted By grow45

Charter Costs - ball park figures

Not sure if this is the correct forum but it seemed the least inappropriate one.
Rather than waste charter companies time asking for formal quotes which I suspect will not lead anywhere is there...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Jun 2007, 12:21
Replies: 6
Views: 731
Posted By grow45

Bushfiva - Thanks but I should perhaps have made...

Bushfiva - Thanks but I should perhaps have made it clearer it was a snail mail letter she got and not an email. It was the the fact it was a posted letter that made it odd.

g45
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Jun 2007, 11:54
Replies: 6
Views: 731
Posted By grow45

A new form of Phishing/Identity theft?

My mother has just been sent a letter from HBOS plc thanking her for applying for an internet bank account on 15th June at 16.15pm and a subsequent letter sending a temporary password to activate the...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jun 2007, 10:12
Replies: 38
Views: 10,214
Posted By grow45

Not so much funny as bizarre at the time but...

Not so much funny as bizarre at the time but "Bl@@dy cold in here isnt it" - at least five times in fairly quick succession on a long mid winter navex.
Eventually I got fed up with this and said...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2007, 22:02
Replies: 409
Views: 64,748
Posted By grow45

Joanna Lumley

Message sent via her agent advising of Mr Pun's plight simply asking that she uses any opportunity which might arise to publicise it. Will report back any response.

g45
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2007, 16:42
Replies: 409
Views: 64,748
Posted By grow45

Merely a civilian but absolutely outraged at...

Merely a civilian but absolutely outraged at this. E mails sent to relevant people and my MP.

I believe Joanna Lumley's father was an Officer in a Gurkha Regiment and she still takes an interest...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th May 2007, 10:15
Replies: 145
Views: 98,496
Posted By grow45

gbh said "Grow45: those look suspiciously...

gbh said

"Grow45: those look suspiciously like hangars on the Abbotsinch Road?
Compare with Luftwaffe photo of Grangemouth, labelled 'A'.
http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/images/445486.jpg"
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2007, 09:23
Replies: 145
Views: 98,496
Posted By grow45

Grangemouth in Scotland - now completely...

Grangemouth in Scotland - now completely obliterated and as far as I can see no evidence in the street names.
http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/Grangemouth.html
g45
Forum: Private Flying
6th Dec 2006, 12:47
Replies: 53
Views: 7,293
Posted By grow45

That is probably more important than aircraft...

That is probably more important than aircraft type and you are unlikely to find better instructors than those at Edinburgh Flying Club. Without wishing to start the usual debate none of them are...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2006, 11:07
Replies: 8
Views: 837
Posted By grow45

Blackberries - any aviation uses

I have been offered a Blackberry by work although I suspect I wont have much work related use for it. However I wondered if it had any aviation uses. As I understand it I can use it to read emails,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2006, 10:36
Replies: 3
Views: 863
Posted By grow45

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/grow45/Octob...

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/grow45/October2006003.jpg
Thanks. Hope this helps
g45
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