Sounds like it’s not to be missed. Count me in!

Should point out of Course that the Blue Max Museum is not a shrine to our own Blue Max even though one deals with WW1 aircraft and the other dates from WW1….
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That’s a cruel thing to say about Mr Bianchi!

Wow she looks very smart indeed. I like that low gloss satin look, would that have been original though?

Totally agree she looks excellent.

As far as the satin finish goes, yes I think it is original. It was known as ‘anti-flash’ white, as it was designed to reflect the flash and (some) radiation from a thermonuclear blast.

The Valiants, Victors and Vulcans were painted in it until the 1960s, when I guess, someone realised it was about as effective as all those old propoganda films about making nuclear bunkers out of your front door and sitting behind it wearing sunglasses!

The Styles Sky Streak was a Chipmunk modified for the movie and flown by the late Art Scholl, who later became an American aerobatic champion with a heavily modified Lycoming-engined, clipped wing, SuperChip.

I don’t believe that it was the same airframe, I think Art had quire a selection of moribund ex-RCAF airframes at one time. Sadly Art was killed during the filming of ‘Top Gun’, but I understand his son is now a film/display pilot.

I think most of the Jenny/Tiger Moth sequences were flown by the late Frank Tallman.

Come on Blue Max. Your knowledge on Tiger Moth-based film aeroplanes is required again!!

I’m another one whose first flight was an ‘around the Tower’ hop at Blackpool, in a Cherokee 6 in 1971, but what really hooked me was a trip in August 1971 in Harry Stephenson’s Jodel Ambassadeur G-ARRE from Teesside.

Harry and Middleton St. George Aero Cub CFI, Norman Buddin, convinced this snotty-nosed 14 year-old that my next fiver would be much better spent on a junior club membership, with the promise of a half hour of free flying for every aeroplane washed!

I hope they realise the debt I owe them!

Not to mention the one that flying’s since had me run up with Barclays Bank!!!

You can start with the front page of the NATS site, but I agree, not exactly shouting out.

Have you tried Notamplot? I haven’t. My copy is at home.

EDIT: Somebody has just confirmed that Notamplot shows it plainly.

Moggy

Many thanks! Notamplot now installed and in use!

Isn’t it a bit dumb that we need to rely on third-party softwear to allow us to interpret safety information when NATS have spent tens of millions on their computer installations?

Or should I just not go there????

Very sad news. Unlike many on the forum, I never had the pleasure of meeting Steve, but thanks to it, his words and thoughts will live on in our memories. Condolences in particular to Haydn and Julie and his family – but also to all his many friends.

The D VII

Yep, it was quite clever – and obviously a lot of work.

Leslie Hillman, Film Aviaition Services’ engineer was apparently responsible. The fuselage was made flat-sided by the removal of stringers and the top decking built up to give an impression for lower top wing.

It appears that the overhanging ailerons were fitted on the top wing too.

Meanwhile, Blue Max has obviously been inspired by this to attack another Tiger Moth, or was this just a ‘Walter Mitty Moment’ at Rhinebeck???