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Search: Posts Made By: Footless Halls
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Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2016, 18:20
Replies: 37
Views: 14,922
Posted By Footless Halls

Bourn is actually a really good place. Who cares...

Bourn is actually a really good place. Who cares is the clubhouse is not like Terminal 5? If I want that I'll go to Geneva! They are a friendly and professional bunch and the GA community should...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Aug 2016, 17:46
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By Footless Halls

Well the aircraft in the pic definitely has a 47...

Well the aircraft in the pic definitely has a 47 on its fin.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Aug 2016, 13:29
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By Footless Halls

As far as my brother and I can tell the entry...

As far as my brother and I can tell the entry numbers only went up to 46! More research needed....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Aug 2016, 06:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By Footless Halls

Sommer

Thanks will check through. It turns out Raymond Sommer the racing driver was Sommer's son.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2016, 17:13
Replies: 5
Views: 1,837
Posted By Footless Halls

1910 Sommer biplane

Anyone got any information on a Sommer biplane numbered 47 which was entered at the Reims air show in 1910?

Reason I am asking is this. Three of my great uncles lived in northern France before...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2015, 12:23
Replies: 12
Views: 4,129
Posted By Footless Halls

Me not military but a lurker (so apologies). My...

Me not military but a lurker (so apologies). My father's cousin flew Austers in the Second World War in North Africa and then Normandy as an artillery observer. They evaded fighters by flying low...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2015, 21:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,609
Posted By Footless Halls

Hi D D, That's not harsh in the slightest -...

Hi D D,

That's not harsh in the slightest - I fully intend to consult him. I'm just interested to see if I can compare notes with other folks in the same boat. Will check out the websites too -...
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jan 2015, 16:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,609
Posted By Footless Halls

Ptosis

Posted this in the Medical section and nobody's bitten yet. Just wondered if any Private Pruners had direct experience. I'll happily delete whichever thread gets less activity...

I have a Class...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Dec 2014, 17:44
Replies: 5
Views: 2,750
Posted By Footless Halls

Lots of words, certainly. Not sure there's much...

Lots of words, certainly. Not sure there's much information...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Dec 2014, 16:07
Replies: 25
Views: 9,342
Posted By Footless Halls

Was going to say I think that's the Graf Zeppelin...

Was going to say I think that's the Graf Zeppelin but I didn't register that the Hindenberg was also represented.

I'm not going to be able to write a Major Scott book in the short term but on the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2014, 10:29
Replies: 0
Views: 816
Posted By Footless Halls

Cambs / Herts

Looking for any advice. I'm moving to the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire area. I've an EASA SEP and TMG PPL. About 350 hours in total. My flying thus far has been based around the Diamond Dimona....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2014, 08:58
Replies: 25
Views: 9,342
Posted By Footless Halls

Thanks Genghis and Bob, I am really pleased that...

Thanks Genghis and Bob, I am really pleased that you share my interest in Major Scott and that we share an interest in the rigid airship saga. I need to keep working towards that big Premium Bond and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2014, 21:03
Replies: 25
Views: 9,342
Posted By Footless Halls

No question. But the R101 was an air accident...

No question. But the R101 was an air accident just like any other and there was a 'Swiss cheese' effect. Political pressure was just one more factor tilting the odds against survival. I'm intrigued...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2014, 16:16
Replies: 25
Views: 9,342
Posted By Footless Halls

and I would love to write such a book simply to...

and I would love to write such a book simply to understand the man and how he and his crew (shipmates?) came to burn to death in a field outside Beauvais.

Apart from the obvious personal issues I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2014, 19:35
Replies: 25
Views: 9,342
Posted By Footless Halls

Major G.H. Scott, CBE, AFC

I've always been rather intrigued by the figure of Major G.H, Scott, who died on board the airship R101 when she crashed at Beauvais. As a teenager I was fascinated by the airship story, and read...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2014, 18:52
Replies: 12
Views: 7,604
Posted By Footless Halls

While I suspect there is quite a lot of fantasy...

While I suspect there is quite a lot of fantasy in some of the 'might have been' reconstructions, I always thought there must have been potential to develop the FD2 into some sort of fighter, perhaps...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2014, 17:33
Replies: 30
Views: 8,501
Posted By Footless Halls

I've followed this thread with great interest as...

I've followed this thread with great interest as from a very young age I've always been fascinated by the old rigid airships. I think the double-crossing of the Atlantic in 1919 by the R34 was a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2014, 16:44
Replies: 32
Views: 5,838
Posted By Footless Halls

Ha, you are a clever lot. We've already...

Ha, you are a clever lot.

We've already tried epoxy with a 'wrap' of thin aluminium sheet. Lasted about 30 seconds.

The 'drill and pin' idea is a good one, but I think the arm is too thin...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Sep 2014, 17:34
Replies: 32
Views: 5,838
Posted By Footless Halls

Hi C2j, I've just spent quite a lot of time...

Hi C2j,

I've just spent quite a lot of time polishing it up and I'm going to work out how to reconnect it to the mount. The thing is, it does seem to be hand made - to a very high standard but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2014, 11:45
Replies: 32
Views: 5,838
Posted By Footless Halls

DH Comet model

Thought people might be interested in this little Comet 1 (or 2?) model I picked up in a junk shop on the King's Road. It was presumably a promotional ashtray dating from before disaster overtook the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2014, 20:30
Replies: 36
Views: 8,603
Posted By Footless Halls

Fascinated by this thread. I've just received...

Fascinated by this thread. I've just received today my new EASA one. It's TINY. Why? And why the change of colour? I have my late Aunt's PLL issued in 1949 and it's a similar brown colour to my old...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2014, 18:54
Replies: 3
Views: 1,762
Posted By Footless Halls

Superfreighter

My first flight was in a Bristol Superfreighter, 1966, going for first family holiday abroad from Lydd to Le Touquet. I was eight. I remember it as well as if it was yesterday - the vibration, the...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Mar 2014, 14:00
Replies: 10
Views: 6,125
Posted By Footless Halls

Happy ending

Just to update you all - we have a happy ending. I'm posting this in case anyone else wants to interface a Garmin GPSMAP196 with a Windows 8.1 64 bit PC via USB.

Some time ago (5 years?) I bought...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2014, 20:40
Replies: 10
Views: 6,125
Posted By Footless Halls

Thanks for all your thoughts and help. The key...

Thanks for all your thoughts and help. The key point which is driving my decision at the moment is just how good Skydemon is. Up to the point where I get into the cockpit I wouldn't want to use...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Mar 2014, 13:12
Replies: 10
Views: 6,125
Posted By Footless Halls

Garmin GPSMAP 196 on usb

Hi all,

After a break from flying I'm getting started again. I'll be using Skydemon for planning (naturally) but I'd like to use my Garmin GPSMAP196 as my airborne device rather than a tablet. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2012, 19:21
Replies: 1
Views: 860
Posted By Footless Halls

Historic variation

Here's an odd one. Anyone know where I can find records of magnetic variation at historic points in the past?

Specifically the need is to reinterpret maps drawn on the Western Front in the first...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jan 2012, 19:38
Replies: 67
Views: 8,437
Posted By Footless Halls

Do you know the question has never entered my...

Do you know the question has never entered my head until now. I don't know.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2012, 15:55
Replies: 46
Views: 7,400
Posted By Footless Halls

Hi everybody, Would you mind pm'ing me? I...

Hi everybody,

Would you mind pm'ing me? I am James Rudd Ratcliffe's nephew.

'Footless'
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 20:11
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Not sure I'd be too happy poling around a Curtis...

Not sure I'd be too happy poling around a Curtis HA Dunkirk Fighter: "Protoype was so tail-heavy that Rohlfs landed with a series of swooping stalls to a crash-landing that ostensibly destroyed the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 19:57
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Thanks hadn't seen aerofiles before. Would have...

Thanks hadn't seen aerofiles before. Would have killed for that when I was a teenager.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 19:52
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Yep I'm a bit green. The low fin makes me wonder...

Yep I'm a bit green. The low fin makes me wonder whether someone took it under a power line like that PA28 (?) at Stapleford a couple of years ago....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 19:41
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Well I'd never even HEARD of the PW-8 before that...

Well I'd never even HEARD of the PW-8 before that suggestion. It does look a bit like it, but after my last faux pas I'm not sure. Also, call me daft but the wheels look a little, well, BIG,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 19:22
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Hello guys, your innocent newbie here - you make...

Hello guys, your innocent newbie here - you make me feel as though distinguishing a Spitfire from a Hurricane would challenge me.

Is that engine a Curtiss D-12?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2011, 07:01
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Wow. Curtiss Raven. I don't suppose I'll ever...

Wow. Curtiss Raven. I don't suppose I'll ever win one of these but you certainly turn up some interesting ships.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2011, 21:37
Replies: 31,149
Views: 4,130,094
Posted By Footless Halls

Curtiss F9C2 Sparrowhawk. I suppose you all knew...

Curtiss F9C2 Sparrowhawk. I suppose you all knew anyway. And in fact passed ample clues to the semi-blind newbie spotter.
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