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May 16, 2011 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Tiger Moth down in Dorset-two hurt(2011) #1041055

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Very sad news and from the pictures it seems amazing that anyone even survived the impact. Condolences to the families and hoping the one survivor makes a full recovery.

May 15, 2011 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome fly-in photos #1042841

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Good to see I wasn’t the only one there!

It is less than 20 miles from home and I had been meaning to go for a long time. They were pushed for parking space but had arranged a special bus service from extra parking in Maldon. As Maldon is probably close to 30 miles from home I made sure I got there early to get a space at the airfield. Got a bit delayed because the Google Maps directions sent me on a route which left me within about a quarter of a mile of the airfield on a road with a sign saying no access to Stow Maries airfield.It took me another 40 mins to find the right route.
There was still the odd car arriving at about 3pm when I left!
The Titan T-51 is based at Damyns Hall. The pilot also owns a Fokker E111 replica, which I assume is the one which was a Stow Maries along with a Pitts S-1.

May 15, 2011 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Missing Sea Turbulent #1042845

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The Tiger Club website mentions on the seaplane section page that it is believed stored in Suffolk. Other web sources say Norfolk. Can the LAA help?

May 14, 2011 at 8:04 pm in reply to: Keeping warm in a Catalina #1043640

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I am pretty sure that Tatra cars also have a similar heater mounted under one of the seats! Not sure that I would want to fire it up.

May 14, 2011 at 2:25 pm in reply to: Safety mods. to airworthy warbirds? A hypothesis. #1043850

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I think it is entirely correct that any national aviation agency should want proper paperwork and testing or stress calculations for any structural mod. It is all very well beefing up an apparent weak area but this can simply move the problem elsewhere.
I know this is from the car world but it is a good example.
Some (if not all) Lotus Elans have problems because there is a rubber coupling in the drive train which came from a standard production car (Ford I think). A combination of increased power output from the uprated engines and the fact that Elan owners tended to drive harder than the average family saloon driver meant that the rubber coupling had to be replaced regularly so someone designed a beefed up joint. This cured the problem but then owners found that it was comparatively easy to tie knots in the half shafts if they were a bit over enthusiastic so someone made up bigger diameter halfshafts which meant that they then cracked the axle mounts. A beefed up the axle mount kit was made and some owners then found they were cracking rear axle castings. Solution -drive with a slightly lighter right foot!
Not such a serious chain of events on the ground but if this had happened on an aircraft the implications could have been far more serious.

May 13, 2011 at 11:29 pm in reply to: Safety mods. to airworthy warbirds? A hypothesis. #1044589

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I suspect that one of the problems may be the modern “sue everyone” culture so anyone who authorises modifications to the design of any vintage aircraft may well be the first in the firing line for court actions in the event of any mishap which injures people or damages property.
There is also the expense of testing modifications to ensure that they are safe.
I am not saying that the CAA approach is ideal in all circumstances but from their point of view it is probably the most expedient particularly as vintage aircraft represent a very small part of the CAA workload.

May 13, 2011 at 10:31 pm in reply to: Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome fly-in photos #1044621

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A few from Stow Maries on Sunday. More in an album if you click on my user name. I am sorry they are not all up to the standard of some here but it was only the 3rd time I have ever used this camera and was the first attempt at some flying shots so I didn’t think they were too bad. Learnt some lessons for next time including how to adjust the metering and how to recognise when I have dust on the camera sensor!

May 11, 2011 at 10:03 pm in reply to: How NOT to scrap an old Trident #1047308

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At least WZU went down fighting to the last.

May 11, 2011 at 9:55 pm in reply to: What happened to the Pilatus PC2 at airshows? #1047310

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Found another “baddie” lurking in my boxes of slides. This was North Weald 1987

May 11, 2011 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Shot of 1968 Kings Cup Air Race Winner Mustang #1047325

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I first saw N6356T around the same time at a Biggin Hill display and I am sure you are right in saying it was in Congolese Air Force markings.
It also appeared at one or more Biggin Hill Air Fairs in the red and white scheme. One year (probaly 1968 or 69) one of the Falcons parachute team landed off target in front of the Mustang which was doing an engine run before moving off to display. The parachute collapsed into the running prop and it was only thanks to the quick thinking oif the pilot, who turned off the engine, that the parachutist escaped with minor injuries.

May 8, 2011 at 9:09 pm in reply to: What happened to the Pilatus PC2 at airshows? #1052778

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Daz, you seem to have forgotten that it is a replica,

It didn’t look so good in 2009

May 7, 2011 at 10:31 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1053765

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From the latest newsletter..
We hope to achieve lots and lots of small amounts very quickly – and add larger ones along the way. »”

So something along the lines of my suggestions in posts here about a year ago. Does this mean I can apply for a share of the management’s pot of gold as they appear to have nicked my idea!

May 7, 2011 at 10:16 pm in reply to: How low, what is it and whose? #1053797

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I was so pre-occupied with looking at the aircraft that I didn’t even notice the swimming pool. Maybe it’s time for new glasses!

May 7, 2011 at 8:42 pm in reply to: What happened to the Pilatus PC2 at airshows? #1053957

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I think the correct designation is Pilatus P-2.
A few baddies below from 1985 (if I can manage to post pictures again!)

Apologies if they are a bit rough but I was trying to get them posted ASAP so didn’t have time to crop out bad corners etc.
If the pictures don’t appear please let me know and I will try to sort it (again!)

May 7, 2011 at 7:51 pm in reply to: How low, what is it and whose? #1053976

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Bit surprised about the picture posting successfully as I did exactly the same as I did when trying to post pictures of G-APOD.
Thanks for the link and surprisingly it actually looks like it has had at least some TLC since my visit. – looks like those plastic chairs have been breeding as well!
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