By: neal h - 7th March 2006 at 16:37
Is that Mr David Puleston in G-BETI?
Yep
By: Bee Bee - 7th March 2006 at 15:48
Is that Mr David Puleston in G-BETI?
By: Auster Fan - 7th March 2006 at 15:33
You sir, are obviously no gentleman. 😉
Well said, that man! A bounder and a cad no less!
Where’s Auster Fan when you need him?
I’m here! At 23.23hrs, I was asleep. I do need my beauty sleep after all!
As far as the comments are concerned, it does look similar to some factory schemes and looks rather fetching IMHO. It does look like a J/1U or similar and there has recently also been a J1/150 conversion (G-AHCL, ex G-OJVC – a J/1N) completed along similar lines, which has the dorsal fin extension as well. Personally, I think the lines are spoiled by not having in-line engines, but if this the only economic way of keeping them flying, I’ll quite happily live with it, rather than seeing them grounded and/or scrapped. Also has similar lines to the D5 series, which were originally J/1 and J/5 airframe developments IIRC – tell me if I’m wrong!
By: Joe Petroni - 7th March 2006 at 14:47
It’s a J1 with 180hp Lycoming in the front…plus many other one-off mods. A delight to fly, and about the only Horster I would be seen dead in, but then I’m biased.
You sir, are obviously no gentleman. 😉
By: Joe Petroni - 7th March 2006 at 14:45
They all look good Neal, but I do like that picture of the Auster.
You don’t happen to know if that was a factory scheme? I don’t think I’ve seen one like that before.
Where’s Auster Fan when you need him?
Moggy
I think this is a ‘Beagle’ scheme. If memory serves, this aircraft was a originally a J/1 converted to J/1U Workmaster spec during its restoration.
Tried to buy it once. :confused:
By: ozplane - 7th March 2006 at 12:44
This is taxing the memory but I believe GVG and HHO were in a very smart blue scheme with a silver cheatline back in the 50s. Can anybody confirm that?
By: Gooney Bird - 7th March 2006 at 11:40
If I remember correctly when I few ‘GVG it was in all-silver colour scheme unlike all the other Austers owned by the club which I think were all in a very attractive two tone maroon colour scheme. However I certainly remember it being fitted with a very fine pitch prop!
Unfortunately I don’t have a photograph of this one although I do have photos of all the others in the fleet.
By: ozplane - 7th March 2006 at 11:06
I think I can beat that. I had my first flight in ‘GVG round Blackpool Tower in 1954. It was owned by a chap with a mink farm called George Pine. It cost 7/6d (about 37 p) in old money. He also had ‘HHO.
I think the colour scheme is an adapted Beagle Terrier type but they were civil versions of the Auster 6 anyway.
By: Keble Martin - 6th March 2006 at 23:43
It’s a J1 with 180hp Lycoming in the front…plus many other one-off mods. A delight to fly, and about the only Horster I would be seen dead in, but then I’m biased.
By: Gooney Bird - 6th March 2006 at 23:40
I too liked the photo of the Auster. According to my log book, I flew ‘GVG when it was owned by the Brooklands Flying Club at Sywell on the 30th June, 1967.
By: neal h - 6th March 2006 at 23:26
Not sure about the Auster scheme, sorry. Its very nice though.
Neal
By: Moggy C - 6th March 2006 at 23:23
They all look good Neal, but I do like that picture of the Auster.
You don’t happen to know if that was a factory scheme? I don’t think I’ve seen one like that before.
Where’s Auster Fan when you need him?
Moggy
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