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Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2021, 11:46
Replies: 1
Views: 745
Posted By aviate1138

Three Spits heading North from Farnham 12:10

Sounded like 2 Griffons and one Merlin 2 Normal wing one 'clipped'. So low I fumbled my iPhone to video and they had gone! Good start to the afternoon!
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jun 2019, 06:01
Replies: 40
Views: 20,325
Posted By aviate1138

Thumbs up 1987 Eve Jackson Biggin Hill to OZ

Eve Jackson built and flew one of David Cook's CFM Shadow Microlight powered by a two cylinder two stroke Rotax 447 engine.
An epic journey and Eve is in the Amy Johnson mould. She was awarded the...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Oct 2016, 06:55
Replies: 41
Views: 22,346
Posted By aviate1138

I was but a kid when the likes of Joan Hughes...

I was but a kid when the likes of Joan Hughes [ATA] and her cohorts were delivering front line fighters and bombers to UK airfields with just a map and compass - no radio allowed.

Often before the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2016, 05:43
Replies: 38
Views: 10,101
Posted By aviate1138

"Ring Henry Labouchere at Langham and get him to...

"Ring Henry Labouchere at Langham and get him to take her in his Tiger Moth.................."

At Henry's flight level Boris would think he was on a train anyway!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2016, 07:40
Replies: 10
Views: 1,369
Posted By aviate1138

She has never let the country down in all her...

She has never let the country down in all her years of tedious 'meeting the people' appearances she has made. Just wish she would wear a hard hat when riding!

Her daughter is made of the same...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Nov 2015, 06:38
Replies: 65
Views: 13,988
Posted By aviate1138

different instrument

I was given this some years ago and told it belonged to a TSR2

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w382/bjdreamst/51287220-9b6c-4f27-a03e-a303c9c8de23_zpssqh8c8pk.png...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th May 2015, 13:41
Replies: 0
Views: 2,496
Posted By aviate1138

BAW345 NICE HEATHROW Tuesday 5th May

May the Nice ground staff handling the previous Nice-Gatwick cancelled flight - never acknowledged and the subsequent replacement late first come first served even for Business class flight to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2015, 06:55
Replies: 45
Views: 13,952
Posted By aviate1138

What a pity the UK does not have an airworthy...

What a pity the UK does not have an airworthy Lightning that we could send to intercept an ageing Bear intruder and shame the Russians into stopping their petty "threats"
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Nov 2014, 08:22
Replies: 21
Views: 8,053
Posted By aviate1138

Coffee spilled on centre console

Why not dispense all flight deck beverages in adult versions of kids non spill mugs? Simples.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Sep 2014, 07:54
Replies: 66
Views: 8,387
Posted By aviate1138

All those many large and small migrating birds...

All those many large and small migrating birds will be heaving a sigh of relief!

I thought Boris liked birds?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2014, 11:19
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,215,997
Posted By aviate1138

Proper Planes? That really gets me...

Proper Planes?

That really gets me going......

Aeroplane [so called 'proper'] and Aeroplane [Microlight] should be viewed in a more

intelligent light IMHO. Some designs are in both 'Proper'...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2014, 07:00
Replies: 28
Views: 9,522
Posted By aviate1138

The Wiz says "Don't forget Cosford". And...

The Wiz says
"Don't forget Cosford".

And the length of Cosford's runway is????? :rolleyes:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Jul 2014, 09:17
Replies: 3
Views: 1,625
Posted By aviate1138

Thumbs up 51º13'00.00N 0º45'06.00W

Participating pilots please note that we would appreciate a few close passes and plenty noise
if possible as we totter on our zimmer frames in the garden!

This week is good too for all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2014, 06:40
Replies: 45
Views: 13,428
Posted By aviate1138

Watched their Goodwood Festival of Speed runs on...

Watched their Goodwood Festival of Speed runs on big screen. Who was screaming the breaks/changes/smoke at near hysteria level? Didn't seem to enhance the display one iota.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2014, 17:02
Replies: 65
Views: 13,966
Posted By aviate1138

Vulcan and money

I see they want a mere extra £400,000 just to keep flying this year!

Why leave it till the last moment to cry for help? Again! :(

Some of the foreign aid that Cameron throws away should do...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2014, 08:36
Replies: 38
Views: 5,561
Posted By aviate1138

You just know that he would have taken the Miles...

You just know that he would have taken the Miles M-52 and broken the "Sound Barrier" and by now would probably be Lord Eric Brown......
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2014, 07:15
Replies: 38
Views: 5,561
Posted By aviate1138

Although Captain Eric Brown might not be fussed...

Although Captain Eric Brown might not be fussed over a Knighthood I am sure a whole mass of

us would like to see him Knighted by HMQ.
Forum: Private Flying
20th May 2014, 09:40
Replies: 29
Views: 4,356
Posted By aviate1138

My solution to confusion approaching a strange...

My solution to confusion approaching a strange airfield was to install a vertical card compass which tells you immediately which way the landing runway is sited and gives you time to plan your...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2014, 15:22
Replies: 52
Views: 14,555
Posted By aviate1138

Google "VC-10 landing Brooklands" and pages of...

Google "VC-10 landing Brooklands" and pages of interesting stuff appears.

Brooklands had apparently 2550 feet available. A number of VC-10 landings were made over

time and some used 70+% of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2014, 09:36
Replies: 52
Views: 14,555
Posted By aviate1138

Was at RAF Cosford yesterday and was told that a...

Was at RAF Cosford yesterday and was told that a number of approaches were flown and successful short landings made at another airfield [ with longer runway than Cosford] and a number of pilots would...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Mar 2014, 07:55
Replies: 19
Views: 2,117
Posted By aviate1138

Living just off the Hog's Back I am always...

Living just off the Hog's Back I am always delighted when I hear the sound of a throaty radial engine and the yellow Stearman that is flown from the strip at the back of the Hog's Back Brewery...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2014, 07:48
Replies: 19
Views: 2,117
Posted By aviate1138

Rachel Carson and Silent Spring caused more...

Rachel Carson and Silent Spring caused more deaths than the last two world wars....

Environmental Green hysteria.



"This implication that DDT is horribly deadly is completely false. Human...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Feb 2014, 10:26
Replies: 24
Views: 9,474
Posted By aviate1138

No burst tyres and everyone walked...

No burst tyres and everyone walked away........... Not every landing can be a greaser, especially with the weather at the time.

As SLF at JFK on an Air India 747 flight we arrived and many...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Feb 2014, 10:29
Replies: 4,884
Views: 617,990
Posted By aviate1138

Early jet Mig? Mig 9 Fargo?

Early jet Mig?

Mig 9 Fargo?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2014, 09:13
Replies: 17
Views: 4,682
Posted By aviate1138

As a kid my old man and I stood at Farnborough...

As a kid my old man and I stood at Farnborough and watched the Princess thunder down the runway centreline and bank really steeply beyond the Black Sheds [from our position]. Geoff Tyson had his...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2014, 07:10
Replies: 17
Views: 4,682
Posted By aviate1138

This is worth a look... ...

This is worth a look...

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/dglr/hh/text_2010_06_03_SR_Princess.pdf
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2014, 06:48
Replies: 17
Views: 4,682
Posted By aviate1138

Persistent Googling pays off....... ...

Persistent Googling pays off.......

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77/aviate1138/3b2ebb42-8a49-4ba6-84d2-5907bcd677d5_zps4c215f1c.png...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jan 2014, 07:28
Replies: 26
Views: 23,967
Posted By aviate1138

Skydrive supplied me with a carb heat kit for my...

Skydrive supplied me with a carb heat kit for my 912UL and once fitted [it warms the carb body thus preventing any ice formation] I never had any indication of icing even in wintry weather. I did...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jan 2014, 06:49
Replies: 17
Views: 5,025
Posted By aviate1138

" London Weekend was nothing to do with ATV or...

" London Weekend was nothing to do with ATV or Borehamwood. "

My mistake, caused by the London Weekend show "Budgie" titles being shot near Borehamwood at Radlett/Handley Page and a fading...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jan 2014, 07:28
Replies: 17
Views: 5,025
Posted By aviate1138

ATV/London Weekend at Borehamwood would have used...

ATV/London Weekend at Borehamwood would have used Radlett/Handley Page airfield. Do the

hangars look like HP ones?

Certainly office pics are of Victor etc. Radlett was used a lot by ATV/LW. I...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Dec 2013, 21:37
Replies: 2
Views: 1,052
Posted By aviate1138

Here's one link that might have readers who would...

Here's one link that might have readers who would be interested in your productions.

Welcome to the Light Aircraft Association (http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Dec 2013, 06:41
Replies: 34
Views: 10,709
Posted By aviate1138

Don't forget Sir Peter Jackson...... Gifted movie...

Don't forget Sir Peter Jackson...... Gifted movie maker and owns a few aeroplanes I understand?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2013, 10:42
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,215,997
Posted By aviate1138

How about the Far East?

How about the Far East?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2013, 12:05
Replies: 39
Views: 13,172
Posted By aviate1138

On another forum I pointed out that before Mr...

On another forum I pointed out that before Mr Beckham is knighted surely the likes of Capt Eric Brown and many, many others deserve the title.

The title Sir Eric Brown should be a given. Wake...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2013, 07:35
Replies: 300
Views: 765,104
Posted By aviate1138

Claridon Group....... "David Cundall estimates...

Claridon Group.......
"David Cundall estimates that restoring the Spitfires back to original will create 400 UK jobs over a 5 year period after which many of the aircraft will find homes in Museums...
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