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Flying in the face of aerophobia

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Old 22nd January 2005 | 15:16
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Flying in the face of aerophobia

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Old 22nd January 2005 | 16:26
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What a terrific piece of journalism.......puts everything into perspective somehow.
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Old 22nd January 2005 | 21:37
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I like the respondent in Ireland who, when asked whether he believed in fairies, replied, "I do not. But they're there."
I'd like to find this guy and give him a slap accross the head!
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Old 22nd January 2005 | 21:59
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FFD
Which guy? The "interviewer", or "interviewee?"
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Old 22nd January 2005 | 22:04
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Cool

"...I do not much like flying. I have always found the laws of aerodynamics implausible. "

Oh, how trendy and articulate...
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Old 23rd January 2005 | 04:28
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im guessing the garden shed was a shorts skyvan..or maybe a 330
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Old 23rd January 2005 | 05:21
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Chiglet - anyone who believes in invisible fairies and anyone who refers to them when talking about the principles of flight!

Quick question(always wanted to ask) - what does "watp,iktch" mean?
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Old 23rd January 2005 | 08:25
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Old 23rd January 2005 | 20:26
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HaHa i see . . .

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Old 23rd January 2005 | 20:56
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FFD,
Living just where you do, are you really serious? begorrah [sp]
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Old 23rd January 2005 | 21:05
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Begarrah Chiglet,

Did you know we only eat cabbage and drink whiskey? And chase rainbows and speak to the "little people"? Ah, it's a busy life . . .
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Old 24th January 2005 | 07:39
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Hey lighten up all. It's a whimsical piece. Many is the time I've sat looking at the wings and thinking. 'Nah, I don't care what the books say. It must be magic. ' And I'm the pilot!

I suspect that the garden shed was an AN2. Fits with the period and the context.
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