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  • September 13, 2015 at 12:07 pm in reply to: Classic Air Force #882871
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    The Rapide might appear at Duxford in the near future.

    August 25, 2015 at 3:55 pm in reply to: Greg Herrick's Golden Wings Air Museum – For Sale… #901016
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    It would be nice to get the Avro Avian back to the UK to counterbalance all the Moths. Not that they’re a bad thing, in case DHSL are watching this thread!

    August 20, 2015 at 12:52 pm in reply to: Classic Air Force #908405
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    What happened to the “membership” scheme that was started 3 or 4 years ago which was aimed at helping to keep the aircraft flying? Did it get cancelled or are folk still contributing? I must confess I had a look but backed away.

    August 13, 2015 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #914651
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    Perhaps I’m behind the game (as usual) but does anybody know who is sponsoring this Spitfire fiesta?

    August 12, 2015 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Running costs of a Spitfire #915873
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    Another source suggests £1/second as a ballpark figure. That grosses up to £3,600 per hour, depending of course on annual utilisation.

    August 8, 2015 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #920845
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    Couldn’t agree more.

    August 8, 2015 at 8:34 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #920990
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    Wyvernfan, the Millers are father and son, not brothers.

    July 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm in reply to: Shorts 360/330 #848683
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    This thread made me look at my passenger logbook and I see I did a day return to Belfast Harbour from Luton back in March 1989. It was in Capital’s Shorts 360 G-OLGW. I seem to remember the pilot apologising that he had to climb to 11000 ft to avoid some weather. Didn’t half make my ears pop. It must have been on the limit of legality without oxygen. As others have said, it was not a comfortable ride.

    July 19, 2015 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #856303
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    Thanks Mike. I thought it might have been Stu Goldspink as he has friends in the village.

    July 19, 2015 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #856311
    ozplane
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    Any idea who was flying N3200 last evening?
    Whoever it was made a lovely circuit of my village and received a great round of applause from the guests at the party I was at.

    July 14, 2015 at 10:24 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #860980
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    There is also the story that, even if a restoration was completed, Stephen Grey would not be allowed to fly it due to a change in the pilot licensing regulations. After spending so much effort on it that would seem to be a show stopper. Out of interest does the Beaufighter at Moorabbin (?) still do ground runs?

    July 13, 2015 at 4:55 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #861756
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    Commentating is not easy. I did a couple of car race meetings some years ago and I found it very difficult to judge what the crowd is interested in as you are naturally facing the action and not the punters. As a test, try locking yourself in the bathroom and talking to yourself for 3 hours and see how interesting you are at the end of it!

    July 10, 2015 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #864929
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    Watch this space. You might be surprised.

    July 9, 2015 at 7:31 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #866144
    ozplane
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    Not sure but it may be the RAF Benevolent Fund.

    July 9, 2015 at 6:19 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #866309
    ozplane
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    And it went for £3.1 million. Perhaps Chancellor Osbourne has got it right and there is some money about but £3.1 million?

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