2 weeks at Europes largest heritage aircraft centre: Duxford

Stewart,

Congrats on finishing your time and having enjoyed it. It is good that you have been able to get your hands dirty, have fun and get to work on some interesting aeroplanes. I know we all take the mickey out of you but that is just life. We do it to each other too! but this is genuine.

Well done Kid.

Now, go and get some qualifications and become a real engineer. Not one of the namby-pamby’s who only ever unscrew one unit and replace it with another, but a real one that can use tools and actually make things. The world and the country need more of them. Remember you can do anything you like in life if you put the work in and listen to what you are being told. That is the hard part and I bet you there are no more than about one or two people on this whole forum that can actually do that (me included).

Take some time to think about what you have learned, not just the nuts and bolts (and the paint stripping and the cold and the bruised fingers) but the ins and outs of working with other people (I gave that up years ago) and getting a task done before you take on another.

Well done again.

At this point I will publicly announce that I am ceasing being nice to you (bad for my image)

Stupid boy Pike. . . .

name dropping sam. sam keep in touch keep me posted on movements would love to come see her when shes finished and hope you enjoy working with such a unique aircraft. ill hopefully drop in from time to time and ill let you know if im at marshalls. heard anything from golf-hotel uniform papa whiskey since i last saw you?

ouch! a while ago i was helping george carry a big sheet of aluminium. i dropped it and it gashed my leg and ripped my trousers. that hurt.

got my hands burnt on friday. using the chains on the A frame took the skin right off. Sam, ill be with the camoflaged aircraft with a doghouse canopy.

no not ther next week. will be at the airshow though. sabre has left see roadrunner thread.

may see you there. i wondered why those midlands air museum guys were there, i didnt know they were getting rid of it. that was pretty kool on wednesday its not every day you get to help take the wings off a plane.
sam

nice to see you found the forum

no not ther next week. will be at the airshow though. sabre has left see roadrunner thread.

hey stewart whats been going on since wednesday. What have they done with the sabre? your not there next week are you?
sam

well guys two weeks and im back working for somebody else. based just down the road.

So, working at Duxford for two weeks eh? – how many tea breaks????

Can just hear ‘is boss talking
“took this lad on for work experience, little b**ger kept disappearing with a camera in is ‘and”

Wot me jealous? – naaah

Roger Smith.

a few more shots

ah there were loads of pics of the cosford TSR2 cockpit on the net a while back….from most angles…..I saved them but I wont post them here as I dont know who to copyright to.

Trumper not possible im affraid.

Steady on lad, don’t lose hope. You might get laid in the future after all, I wouldn’t call them history yet.

😮 My dogs are ,oops :diablo:
Why did’nt you get any piccies in the tsr 2 cockpit Stewart,TUT TUT. 😀

sam*

SA, no pics sorry wish i did.

Hi stewart, its Sam from duxford. Did you get any pictures of the SR-71 cockpit on wednesday? And did you find out if there was a crash?

cheers jonathan nice to have met you.

Steady on lad, don’t lose hope. You might get laid in the future after all, I wouldn’t call them history yet.

Genius. Just…genius. 😀

sure cant