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  • in reply to: Hunter Nearly There ! #985656
    AlanR
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    Thanks.

    in reply to: Hunter Nearly There ! #986037
    AlanR
    Participant

    Very nice.
    Just out of interest, what state of restoration is it being restored to ?

    Static Display ?

    in reply to: General Discussion #282540
    AlanR
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    You might well be right but it is hardly anything to be proud of. And of course the one follows the other – if you don’t care you are hardly likely to take the trouble to learn.

    There are lots of things in life which people don’t understand, and have no particular inclination, or the ability to learn.

    It’s not a case of being proud of the fact, it’s a fact of life.

    in reply to: U.S. Election – Do you Care? #1879596
    AlanR
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    You might well be right but it is hardly anything to be proud of. And of course the one follows the other – if you don’t care you are hardly likely to take the trouble to learn.

    There are lots of things in life which people don’t understand, and have no particular inclination, or the ability to learn.

    It’s not a case of being proud of the fact, it’s a fact of life.

    in reply to: Clacton Airshow 2012 #479665
    AlanR
    Participant

    ……… Over all was a good display but nowhere near the displays of old where wall to wall flying was guaranteed.
    …….

    Much the same as Southend, and a number of other locations I would guess.
    Perhaps we’ve been spoiled over the years ?

    Nice pictures 🙂

    in reply to: Burmese Spitfires (again) #986813
    AlanR
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    Just to add my tuppence worth.

    The condition of any remains will obviously depend on what has being
    going on on the ground above.
    If crops have been grown, and fertiliser used, that would add to any corrosion.

    That’s if what I find detecting on farm land is anything to go by. Copper and
    bronze corrodes very quickly on agricultural land.

    Whereas coins found on a playing field that was being re laid, were coming up
    like new after being in the ground 100yrs or more, as no fertiliser had been used

    in reply to: Aircraft band radio question #529540
    AlanR
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    I would go for something which covers UHF as well as VHF. It “may” cost a
    touch more, but worth it in the long run. You’ll be able to listen in to the Red
    Arrows for example.
    Not so much to hear on scanners these days, as a lot of communications have gone digital,
    and many military aircraft use “frequency hopping” radios.

    in reply to: General Discussion #282944
    AlanR
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    I think it’s a safe bet to say that the majority of people in the UK, don’t really
    care, and don’t understand US politics.

    I should also imagine that a huge number of people in the US, don’t even
    know who our Prime Minister is. Or for that matter, could find the UK on a
    map of the world.

    I wonder how many Americans understand US politics ?

    in reply to: U.S. Election – Do you Care? #1879755
    AlanR
    Participant

    I think it’s a safe bet to say that the majority of people in the UK, don’t really
    care, and don’t understand US politics.

    I should also imagine that a huge number of people in the US, don’t even
    know who our Prime Minister is. Or for that matter, could find the UK on a
    map of the world.

    I wonder how many Americans understand US politics ?

    in reply to: Well, I guess his heart is in the right place. #1879762
    AlanR
    Participant

    I bet he gets a sun bed at the beach 🙂

    in reply to: General Discussion #282958
    AlanR
    Participant

    I bet he gets a sun bed at the beach 🙂

    in reply to: Stow Maries aerodrome merged thread #987861
    AlanR
    Participant

    Although the airfield will be open all day, the service is now apparently due to
    take place at 3pm.

    in reply to: Departure To Aktubinsk From Southend… #449303
    AlanR
    Participant

    Again, nice pictures 🙂

    in reply to: General Discussion #283554
    AlanR
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    There was a recent story in the media here about someone who put a wind generator on his property atop a buff a few miles south of where I live. A state of the art system for his home cost $87,000 (50,000 pounds).
    Even with the ability to sell surplus back to the power grid, he’ll never break even in his lifetime.

    That is one of the draw backs with Green Energy, it’s expensive.

    You can get solar panels for electricity installed for free, but you effectively
    agree to the company owning your roof for the next 25yrs. Then there are
    big problems if you come to sell.

    in reply to: Wind Farms affecting Radar #1879954
    AlanR
    Participant

    There was a recent story in the media here about someone who put a wind generator on his property atop a buff a few miles south of where I live. A state of the art system for his home cost $87,000 (50,000 pounds).
    Even with the ability to sell surplus back to the power grid, he’ll never break even in his lifetime.

    That is one of the draw backs with Green Energy, it’s expensive.

    You can get solar panels for electricity installed for free, but you effectively
    agree to the company owning your roof for the next 25yrs. Then there are
    big problems if you come to sell.

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