dark light
Airliner World
Combat Aircraft
AeroPlane
Flypast
Airforces
Aviation
Pcpilot
Air

ozplane

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 766 through 780 (of 1,497 total)
1 2 3 … 51 52 53 … 98 99 100
  • Author
    Posts
  • December 17, 2011 at 3:57 pm in reply to: Old Warden: Avro 504K Update 17-12-11 #1056412
    ozplane
    Participant

    Good update, thanks. Looks like the Comet is getting some TLC as well. The Bonanza belongs to Sir John Allison who is not unknown in warbird circles.

    December 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm in reply to: VC-10 Retirement Thread (merged) #1056428
    ozplane
    Participant

    Perhaps they wanted to beef up the a/c for the warmer climates they operated in? I gather EAA rather had their arm twisted by BOAC/UK govt to buy the aircraft, which is maybe why they were to BOAC spec. Anyway EAA got their own back as I understand they never paid for them.

    December 17, 2011 at 12:41 pm in reply to: VC-10 Retirement Thread (merged) #1056541
    ozplane
    Participant

    Dead right Tony. I flew on the East African aircraft quite a lot while working in Kenya and got to know some of the pilots. Indeed one of them taught me to fly.The highlight was coming back from Heathrow one evening with much waving from the flightdeck as we walked down the airbridge. Shortly after takeoff the hostess came back with a message to say Capt S….y requests your presence on the flightdeck and it was like a party in there. Suffice to say I was still there on the approach to Rome at night which remains one of my best flying memories.
    Another example of the VC-10 doing what it was supposed to was watching the mid-day departure of an Ethiopian 720 from Embakasi (at 5500 feet) leaving huge trails of black smoke and using absolutely all the runway. Five minutes later an EAA VC-10 taxiied out and took off from the mid-point and only used half the remaining length of runway. Very impressive.

    December 15, 2011 at 12:35 pm in reply to: Hunter's future? #1059176
    ozplane
    Participant

    Crikey that was quick. Thanks very much for the info. As you say it was rather a strange decision to prefer the Avon but then there were some VERY strange decisions around that time.

    December 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm in reply to: Hunter's future? #1059288
    ozplane
    Participant

    Are there any major external differences between a Sapphire and Avon engined Hunter? Could any of our ex Royal Air Force personnel give a view on which was the better combination?

    December 12, 2011 at 4:01 pm in reply to: de Havilland Type Certification Announcement #1062629
    ozplane
    Participant

    Hi Stan, I hadn’t realised you were in the “Land of the long white cloud” so my comments might not be relevant. However there may be a ray of hope as we had some drama with the UK based AESL Airtourers that were “orphaned” by our CAA. When they would no longer count themselves as the Type Certificate holder we had to jump through several hoops but in the end the Airtourer Co-op in Oz took on the TC and the UK CAA was happy to accept that as a way forward. Perhaps the reciprocal might happen and the NZ CAA might accept backing from the UK. Any thoughts?

    December 9, 2011 at 3:34 pm in reply to: de Havilland Type Certification Announcement #1066487
    ozplane
    Participant

    Stan, do you operate your aircraft commercially? If not the Dragon and Fox Moth will go on a Permit but the Tiger can stay on a Transport C of A. It will be interesting to see how this all pans out.

    December 8, 2011 at 10:15 am in reply to: Whatever Happened to…………..?? #1068497
    ozplane
    Participant

    Don’t quote me but I believe Andy Gent flies, or has flown, for Martin-Baker in the Meteors.

    December 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Whatever Happened to…………..?? #1069478
    ozplane
    Participant

    I remember seeing Philip Meeson appear from behind the beer tent in his Pitts at an air display on Newbury Racecouse back in the days when that sort of thing was sort of allowable. He went on to form Channel Express and now runs the very successful “loco” Jet2.

    December 6, 2011 at 4:25 pm in reply to: de Havilland Type Certification Announcement #1070813
    ozplane
    Participant

    I was wrong. Commercial operators will have to pay a fee to keep their membership of the TRA system. I’ll get my coat.

    December 6, 2011 at 3:29 pm in reply to: de Havilland Type Certification Announcement #1070834
    ozplane
    Participant

    I may be wrong but I think they will remain Type Certificate holders for the C of A machines, both private and commercial. The TRA will apply to the Permit aircraft. All very complicated.

    December 6, 2011 at 12:25 pm in reply to: de Havilland Type Certification Announcement #1070949
    ozplane
    Participant

    Apparently the Dove is specifically not covered and therefore will not be able to operate commercially.

    December 2, 2011 at 6:21 pm in reply to: Duxford, Again…. #1075569
    ozplane
    Participant

    Question is, where is it going to go when it’s finished? I hope they don’t hide it away somewhere obscure.

    December 1, 2011 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Duxford, Again…. #1076404
    ozplane
    Participant

    Wasn’t BM597 blue for a while the year she went down to Malta?

    November 30, 2011 at 12:14 pm in reply to: SNAFU CAA Permit #1077799
    ozplane
    Participant

    Not quite true. If you have an “expected processing date” then you are good to go. At least I was after my C of A renewal.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 15 posts - 766 through 780 (of 1,497 total)
1 2 3 … 51 52 53 … 98 99 100