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Mike J

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  • in reply to: Goodbye ZD949 L-1011 Tristar #904174
    Mike J
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    Hardly airworthy, it has been parked for several years, robbed for spares, and had been modified to a configuration that was never approved for service.

    in reply to: Goodbye ZD949 L-1011 Tristar #904346
    Mike J
    Participant

    Is that the one used for the glass cockpit fiasco?

    in reply to: New To The UK register #905005
    Mike J
    Participant

    A couple of new additions of note in the last fortnight, ex-Royal Navy Chipmunk G-CIGE, formerly WK634 and last registered in the US, and Broussard G-CIGH last registered in France.

    in reply to: Mosquito B35 VR796. First flight. (Merged thread) #906514
    Mike J
    Participant

    No, that one is in New Zealand being restored.

    in reply to: What makes a good museum for you? (Aviation or other) #909536
    Mike J
    Participant

    1. The café

    In general, art museums have very good ones. Aircraft museums generally vary from poor to appalling to non-existent

    I go to a lot of art museums as it is a particular interest of my wife’s. I’m sorry to say that I generally remember the visit by the quality of the café.

    in reply to: 1914 Renault 70hp V-8 ENGINE #909563
    Mike J
    Participant

    It may also be worth dropping TVAL in New Zealand a line, as they operate Renault V8s in some of their fleet of B.E.2s

    http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/be2

    http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/be-2/be-2c-early-type-build

    in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #909569
    Mike J
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    If someone is injured or worse, whilst legally on your property, they or their next of kin, if relevant, can sue you for damages.

    Maybe they can. But there is still no legal requirement whatsoever to carry insurance against this. I’m curious as to who you think is mandating this requirement you seem adamant is in place

    in reply to: D-Day Typhoon takes flight #909935
    Mike J
    Participant

    Of course ,
    but they aren´t shure how to paint the vertical stabilizer.:rolleyes:

    If you mean the Germans, I would suggest ‘World Cup Winners 2014’. They had a Phantom at Waddington Air Show bearing a similar message a few years back, unfortunately by the Sunday afternoon they had a guy up there with a brush and a pot of paint painting the message out! 🙂

    in reply to: No Duxford Naughty Field this year… #910095
    Mike J
    Participant

    They put out a similar message every year.

    It doesn’t seem to deter the freeloaders though.

    in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #911199
    Mike J
    Participant

    I trust that those who chose Legends over the D-Day show due to the cheaper prices will spend the £2.85 they save wisely. A half of Spitfire at the bar, perhaps?

    in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #911366
    Mike J
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    …….big mark up !

    Your calculation shows that you pay about £17 more per head on a day with a full airshow and the museum to visit than you do on a normal day with no airshow. Are you genuinely surprised at this revelation?

    in reply to: Book Excerpt: The Wright Brothers #911581
    Mike J
    Participant

    I wonder how they faked all those flights they made from Huffman Prairie Flying Field in 1904-5? 🙂

    in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #911796
    Mike J
    Participant

    Amarok,

    The next time I want to watch television, please can I peer through your window and watch yours instead? I will not, naturally, expect to be asked to contribute towards the cost of the television or the electricity consumed.

    in reply to: Duxford D-Day Airshow Prices – 2014 #912106
    Mike J
    Participant

    Ben does a great job of commentary at the other Duxford shows too, much better than the oft-cringeworthy nonsense spouted at several other shows I’ve been to recently.

    in reply to: Tally Ho Restoration #912879
    Mike J
    Participant

    They do seem to be using rather a lot of photographs of other peoples’ restorations to advertise their services.

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