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Forum: Private Flying
24th Oct 2018, 15:01
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Blimey, calm down! She claimed to have done...

Blimey, calm down!

She claimed to have done something that she hadn't done. She's not claiming it any more (even if a full admission is still absent).

It's time to move on.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Oct 2018, 20:16
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Just the Stearman, but ATC have some blame as...

Just the Stearman, but ATC have some blame as well.

I was there, it wasn't clear - neither Ewald nor Tracey did anything wrong.

For the avoidance of doubt.
Forum: Private Flying
29th Sep 2018, 16:51
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Ewald has just told me that he didn't touch the...

Ewald has just told me that he didn't touch the controls at any stage during any of the enroute legs of any of the three expeditions.
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 09:25
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

@newsjunkie That's kind of the point. ...

@newsjunkie

That's kind of the point.

I've only done two things which were similar. Because you do need a hook for the media, sponsors etc., I understand that completely.

First expedition...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 04:53
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

After posting the clip above, I realised that...

After posting the clip above, I realised that Ewald had asked me to either keep the entire email private, or to post all of it. So, here it is in full (the only thing I have done is remove part of...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 04:48
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

And another overnight update:Brian Hope has...

And another overnight update:Brian Hope has kindly confirmed that the voting system etc. has not been changed - some misinformation from Ewald.
For background, here is the excerpt from Ewald's mail...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 04:15
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I have asked Ewald this question: Tracey has...

I have asked Ewald this question: Tracey has stated publicly that you never touched the controls at any stage during the three trips. Is this true?
Yes (true) or No (untrue), please.

I would...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2018, 04:12
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

@air police, @9 lives It's not that they...

@air police, @9 lives

It's not that they necessarily agree or disagree with what Tracey has done/is doing - it's that they have very little (no) room for manoeuvre.

Or, put another way,...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 20:21
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Both the LAA and HCAP are great organisations...

Both the LAA and HCAP are great organisations that have found themselves between a rock and a hard place on this subject. Little of the reasons can be easily explained in the public domain...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 12:50
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Re: Tracey Curtis-Taylor...

Re: Tracey Curtis-Taylor...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 12:12
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Going back to my notes on the crash, this link: ...

Going back to my notes on the crash, this link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/b07fg1x4

From 11:30 onwards she blames altitude for the crash, and narrowly interrupts herself from describing...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 11:18
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Boeing: Boeing Supporting Curtis-Taylor's S....

Boeing: Boeing Supporting Curtis-Taylor's S. Africa-to-UK Flight in Vintage Biplane (http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Supporting-S-Africa-to-UK-Flight-in-Vintage-Biplane)

CAPE TOWN, South...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 10:37
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Oh, and Ewald told me that they have changed the...

Oh, and Ewald told me that they have changed the voting rules at the LAA (specifically with regards to Tracey).

Anyone know something about this? Perhaps not the case?

I hope not, changing the...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 10:31
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

For the removal of doubt: I have not been...

For the removal of doubt:

I have not been driving this thread, but I have been happy to supply absolutely correct and truthful information to it.
I do not (still!) have any personal issues with...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Sep 2018, 10:19
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

It does seem that the TCT machine is happy to...

It does seem that the TCT machine is happy to continue bashing through blatant untruths!

https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20160511X13726&key=1...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 14:54
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

The answers to the first two questions are 'none'.

The answers to the first two questions are 'none'.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 13:52
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

@airpolice They do say that you should never...

@airpolice

They do say that you should never ask a question to which you don't already know the answer...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 12:48
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I can't believe I've been dragged back into this...

I can't believe I've been dragged back into this again, but if people insist (either publicly or privately) then I am obliged to respond.

Something else that would be helpful, copies of the press...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 10:49
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

It's all and only about the plate. So...

It's all and only about the plate. So 'rebuilding' is not required - you just shift the plate across to a brand new fuselage and it's magically a vintage aeroplane.
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 06:58
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Hey Ewald, that's an interesting point raised. ...

Hey Ewald, that's an interesting point raised.

Purchase, then TWO rebuilds covered by insurance. I imagine that was helpful to the 3G bottom line!

It is of course possible that you sold the...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Sep 2018, 06:36
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

It's high time Ewald posted here himself! Not...

It's high time Ewald posted here himself! Not via, via...

Indeed, it's high time that Tracey posted here herself, not via, via...


A lot of pilots can tell you that TC is simply a good pilot...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2018, 15:59
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

@clareprop I read earlier in the thread that...

@clareprop

I read earlier in the thread that I should only become horrified at approximately the three year mark, and not after just 24 months.

I can confirm that absolutely nothing came of the...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Sep 2018, 06:47
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Looks like this slipped through the net as well: ...

Looks like this slipped through the net as well:

https://www.pensaevents.co.uk/tracey-curtis-taylor/

All these pesky people all getting it wrong all the time...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2018, 13:28
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fi...

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fill%20your%20boots
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2018, 13:07
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Q. Anyone else either on that train, or thinking...

Q. Anyone else either on that train, or thinking of climbing aboard - you may wish to reconsider. There's no happy ending for this one, it's headed for the wall and it's going to be nasty.
A. To be...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Sep 2018, 08:50
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

In the fourth statement, and subsequently, the...

In the fourth statement, and subsequently, the line has been 'sole pilot'. Now that it is established that Ewald was in the aircraft for very nearly all of the flights of all of the trips it might...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Sep 2018, 17:43
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I first went public because of the awards (after...

I first went public because of the awards (after privately asking Tracey just to stop accepting them, twice). Frankly, I wasn't too bothered about the press articles and talks. It was about the...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 15:11
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

David Freeman, but I doubt you'll get an answer. ...

David Freeman, but I doubt you'll get an answer.

My confident guess is that Ewald was in the front for very nearly 100% of the enroute flights. But this is a guess!
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 14:06
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Africa. 44 flights. Ewald on board for 40.

Africa. 44 flights. Ewald on board for 40.
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 12:01
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

As I have been brought back in to this saga, I'll...

As I have been brought back in to this saga, I'll be watching the next few weeks with interest.

Depending on the wording of the LAA proposal, I may put my own file together for consideration by...
Forum: Private Flying
20th Sep 2018, 10:15
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I wrote this to Charles Bremner of The Times: ...

I wrote this to Charles Bremner of The Times:

From: Sam Rutherford <[email protected]>
Sent: 20 September 2018 11:56
To: 'Bremner, Charles'...
Subject: RE: Questions about Tracey Curtis-Taylor...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2018, 20:48
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I think that if she has abandoned the 'solo'...

I think that if she has abandoned the 'solo' story, then perhaps she can be left to carry on with the rest of her life?
Forum: Private Flying
17th Nov 2017, 11:06
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Encouraging anyone to do positive things is good,...

Encouraging anyone to do positive things is good, the background of the encourager is not necessarily of consequence.

If, though, the encourager is using their own background to support their...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Nov 2017, 05:52
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

Hi Gonzo, In this particular case, and I...

Hi Gonzo,

In this particular case, and I really do mean THIS ONE - I think that's okay. It also isn't industry specific (aviation or otherwise).

Carol Vorderman is clearly very happy with...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2017, 04:59
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,506,473
Posted By Sam Rutherford

I'm not sure why this thread suddenly got a new...

I'm not sure why this thread suddenly got a new lease of life, but it has got me thinking about it again (and afresh, as I'd forgotten about it for a while).

We (as I think many know) are...
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