Hi Janie

It was a pleasure, as expected, indulging in a little girlie bondage together. I am told that said ATCO was a little thin on top to start with, so after the burns have settled down, nobody will notice the difference. I trust that the written apology did the trick?

First of April works for me too.

Is it possible that you are taking yourself just a little too seriously DBW?

Poor old DBW! You really know how to hold a grudge! I must admit, I had to look quite hard to remind myself why you feel so hard done by.

I think that the time has come to get over your little problem. So you missed the big thread with the obvious title “LEICESTER FLY-IN” and asked where the Fly-in was…. So you got teased a bit. Worse things happen at sea.

I hope that you and the “fun guys” get over your little hissyfit soon. There is a lot to be said for female company once you macho types have calmed down, lowered the testosterone levels and remembered that this is supposed to be a fun pastime – not a competition.

Now cut the macho crap please, there’s a dear.

Sadly the 25th/26th has become a non-starter for me. Perhaps you could extend the invitation to DBW and his friends now 😀

they generally require 100hrs or more before they will insure you

Not at all. Don’t be put off Neal H. Some groups reduce their premiums slightly by ruling out pilots with fewer than 100 hours. The actual effect of admitting a pilot like you will not be that much, provided that you are subjected to training by a suitable instructor.

The Jodel is a fine aircraft and I would have no particular reservations about buying into one. They do come with more than their fair share of engineering Gotchas though so make sure you don’t just take the word of existing group members. Get an independent engineering survey done (cost around £150) before parting with any money at all.

Trinny, my previous employers, Du Pont, might contest your advice. Nomex is several orders of magnitude better than natural fibres for fire protection. Looks good on Michael Schumacher as well!

Ozplane, I like to make my advice accessible to the general mass of people who read this forum. Nomex is exceptional (I wear 5.5g Nomex myself) but it is a bit pricey for some of the riff raff. If you apply that filter, the general advice to wear natural fibres is good.

Keble Martin (or anyone else that knows): Would you happen to know the distance between the 10 threshold and the 15/33 intersection?

Janie, using little more than a ruler, the AIP and the gift of “maths” I calculate the distance to be around 313 metres.