DX 3.8.06 Bronco news and Blenheim latest

Ride a wild Bronco!

Interesting stuff there Tex mate! 😉

BUT I still don’t think too much of those ugly flying shipping container’s, remind’s me a lot of our own boxy job, the GAF widow maker! :rolleyes:

So glad there finished with, give em all free to a good home for all I care of em! :p

Any thank’s for the shot’s guy’s 🙂

Ciao :diablo:

Skyvan G-PIGY at Sibson on Sunday

Talking of Skyvans whats happened to the one that used to fly from Henlow?

The Skyvan in the original picture is G-BEOL.

Any ideas what happened to the Skyliner that used to drop jumpers at Langer?

Skyvans do guest at Langar sometimes – in fact G-BEOL was there for their big boogie last summer – and it appears that there will be two at Langar in September – http://www.bpslangar.co.uk/html/events.htm

Previously they’ve had British, Danish, Finnish, Luxemburg registered Skyvans (one year three together) for their big events. However, I can’t ever remember a Skyliner being “permanent” at Langar…

There are now very few Skyvans in the UK – one does indeed need to be preserved.

Andy

What’s the reg of the Skyvan please.
G-PIGY has been opperating out of Sibson last week.
Agree someone should preserve a Skyvan, guess whilst their still flying they are worth big bucks, think there are still some hauling fish around Alaska?

DOUGHNUT

Interesting pics!

That Skyvan is airworthy, usually based in Belgium for para dropping (even though its on the G- reg).

Andy

It is indeed based in Belgium, although it also flies in Germany, England, The Netherlands etc etc. It is owned by the same owner as the Bronco’s
The owner also bought Skyvan G-PIGY recently.

Can’t wait to see those Bronco’s up in the air. 🙂

Grumman Goose????! Didnt see one o’them!

TT

Goose, Mallard, Gosling, whatever, it was there a few months ago, there’s a thread on it, impossible to get a good picture, I did try at the time.

Grumman Goose????! Didnt see one o’them!

TT

Interesting about the Broncos, they have been parked together in the same spot for a while now but when I drove past DX on Monday, one of them was parked right behind Area 51 hangar next to the motorway roughly where the Grumman Goose had been, I was looking at that, when I noticed Sally B taxi past. I presume the taxying job, and I could only see one of them, was receiving the attention of a screwdriver and spanner inside the hangar. Strange beasts, and a strange existance for them.

Sorry Al, don’t know, but I used to cycle out to Langar when I was a kid and it was full of Shackletons recieving repairs, the gate security were nasty pieces of work and threatened to take away our cameras, I’m sure the Soviets were desperate to get hold of our pictures of an a/c, which even in those far off days, was pretty antiquated in Cold War terms.

Over an ale last night a lensman/forumite mentioned that the Falcons used a Skyvan and had been training at DX?

Forgot what STOL performance it had until it took off by the tank bank

TT

Any ideas what happened to the Skyliner that used to drop jumpers at Langer?

Ali

Interesting pics!

That Skyvan is airworthy, usually based in Belgium for para dropping (even though its on the G- reg).

Andy

I just love the Skyvan. Used to spend a lot of time getting out of the one at Sibson before it crashed with Chris at the controls. Sorely missed pilot and machine.

Ali
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Over an ale last night a lensman/forumite mentioned that the Falcons used a Skyvan and had been training at DX?

Forgot what STOL performance it had until it took off by the tank bank

TT

Interesting pics!

I’d like to see the Skyvan preserved!

That Skyvan is airworthy, usually based in Belgium for para dropping (even though its on the G- reg).

Andy

I’d like to see the Skyvan preserved!

J man

Refresh thread- forum crashed

BB

tt where are the pics
paul
sorry i posted before your pics came up 😮

herewith….sorry for delay forum went tech

TT