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  • July 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Piper PA-38 Tomahawk #411357
    ozplane
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    I think you are correct as it wasn’t there earlier in the year. However I was just trying to point out that PA-38s do seem just to “die” around airfields.

    July 20, 2011 at 3:36 pm in reply to: Piper PA-38 Tomahawk #411359
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    Actually chaps it’s a PA-38 (not 28) Terrorhawk, sorry Tomahawk. I agree you don’t see too many but one was sold for just £7K from our strip recently. Apparently they need a major wing spar mod at around 10,000 hours which would cost more that they are worth. There were dead or dying ones at Enstone and Wellesbourne recently.

    July 9, 2011 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Spitfire Academy #1033640
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    Agreed but I assume pound notes (lots of them) will change hands and therefore it’s a commercial operation and I didn’t think you could do that on a Permit and it had to be a “Public Transport” C of A or the EASA equivalent. Still I might have a ticket or two on the Euromillions.

    July 9, 2011 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Spitfire Academy #1033937
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    How will they get round the business of having to have a “Public Transport” Permit or Certificate of Airworthiness? I thought that was the “stopper” in previous attempts to do this sort of thing.

    July 9, 2011 at 10:30 am in reply to: Seafire SX336 #1034304
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    As a pilot I find that there are learning points to be gained from the accident reports on incidents such as these. The problem is that they take quite a long time to appear and when they do they are often just the pilot’s comments re-written. Perhaps the AAIB could issue a brief statement within 24 hrs detailing the information known at that time rather like the Aviation Safety Network. As it is those not in the know will speculate and those in the inner circle won’t.

    June 27, 2011 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Spitfire Saturday at Sywell #1056908
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    Yes it was pretty hectic wasn’t it? Thanks for your remarks on the Rapides and the photograph. I’ll pass on your comments to Barry and Steve who were flying the aircraft.

    June 27, 2011 at 12:53 pm in reply to: B17 Liberty Belle Down – All Okay #1057279
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    It may be different in the USA but in the UK there are two parts to aviation insurance. One is the Third Party and Passenger liability, which is compulsory and “Hull” insurance which isn’t. The Third Party is based on weight and the Hull insurance is usually a percentage of the assessed value. Think in terms of Third Party, Fire and Theft and Comprehensive for cars. I know some warbird owners don’t take hull losses cover because of the cost.

    June 27, 2011 at 12:45 pm in reply to: Spitfire Saturday at Sywell #1057284
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    Yes it was a lovely evening. We were very busy loading the Rapides and we managed to fly 87 guests in the time available. It was amazing how many of the very sophisticated guests had no idea that it was still possible to fly in vintage aircraft. Several commented that the Rapides looked very much part of the Art Deco ambiance of Sywell. We also had the opportunity for some close formation work on the return to Duxford which culminated in a very nice run and break in to an almost deserted and silent airfield. Grand Day out Grommit.

    June 23, 2011 at 12:45 pm in reply to: Duxford HE111 #1062764
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    Well there was certainly a “tide of children” running about at Duxford yesterday. About 30/40 coachloads in fact. It was interesting to see that many of them were wearing “40s” style clothing and while some of the manners left a bit to be desired, it was certainly much better giving them some background to warfare than letting the Left-wing tree huggers pretend that it didn’t happen.

    June 20, 2011 at 1:04 pm in reply to: Legends! #1067816
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    Thank you Dragon Rapide, that was just what I was aiming at. I was lucky enough to be at Duxford recently when the Skyraider from North Weald did it’s DA. It was very impressive but would have been better still with the Hannas in the P-40 and Spitfire and the Corsair in the “box”.

    June 20, 2011 at 12:17 pm in reply to: Legends! #1067850
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    Ten minutes in a Cessna 150. And yours?

    June 20, 2011 at 10:53 am in reply to: Legends! #1067862
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    I have to disagree with that. The Breitling team were properly financed, which allowed them to practice their routines until they knew the abilities and limits of the aircraft. Anybody who saw their show at Duxford after Mark’s accident will have seen the ultimate in warbird formation flying. A solo Spitfire/P51/Hurricane flying “dumbbells” is a bit tame after that.

    June 17, 2011 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Wickenby wings and wheels #1071118
    ozplane
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    If you “Google” Wickenby Wings and Wheels it gives full details of the weekend’s flying.

    June 17, 2011 at 4:05 pm in reply to: Legends! #1071124
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    Pah, wimps. Bring back the Breitling Fighters. Now that was a formation team.

    June 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm in reply to: 1950's/60's Archive Part 32:Airspeed Ambassador #1074684
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    As everybody has said, it was a really elegant design and I hope I’m around long enough to see the Duxford example in the open air once again. By the way why were so many of the shots at Cambridge? I assume Marshalls must have taken on the work but did they also have the design authority?

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