Oddly enough, I’ve spoken to them, and they seem to be very switched on. Good project, good guys. Incidently, as far as I am aware, this is not the original team – the first project hit development issues a couple of years ago. This team seem to have solved the issues.

As I have said many times before, 603 was to be parted out. The cockpit was alledgedly going to another Vulcan runner for procedures training, 319 was to benefit from access panels and cosmetic items, Several other Vulcan owners were to benefit from bits and pieces too. Find Andrew Darlington at BAe Systems Woodford, and ask him what the state of play is. He was the original taker of requests.

Captain Clarence Oveur, Over. 🙁

Aircraft designed purely for flying training in the RAF? Not many. Avro Tutor, Tiger Moth, JP, Tucano, the usual suspects……

Aircraft used for training – almost every aircraft built…. even Tornado had twin stick versions….

Just to clarify here… are we talking about ab initio trainers and advanced training aircraft only, or are we to include type training, gunnery training, etc?

Bum_ airlines

A380-800 – 14
A319-200 – 7
MD80 – 1
A330-300 – 1
A340-300 – 1
B757-200 – 3
Concorde – 1
B777-200LR – 1
B787-8 – 6
B767-200ER – 2
L-1011-200 – 1
B747-8 – 3
B747-300 – 1
B747-400ER – 2
B747-400D – 1
B777-200ER – 1
B777-300LR – 1
Britannia 310 – 1
VC10 – 8

56 routes, mainly using Woolsington and Wellington as hubs,
$2,455,987,429 company value
Stock currently at 77.91 and climbing

I’m hoping to get some patches to combat this addiction…..

its a shame nothing can be done at the moment for this glorious building

its Hylton Castle for anyone thats interested

Scott… keep up with the times! The Friends of Hylton Castle are progressing well with refurbishment plans which will benefit both the historic aspects of the castle and the local community. These plans essentially boil down to a visitors’ centre within the castle itself, including the re-fitting of its roof and floors. When I last spoke to one of the members, the plan was to have very modern interior fittings which reflect the original walls and floors in location and size only. The centre will be filled with local history items, especially relating to the Hylton Family.

The chapel is to be fully refurbished too and should be able to hold weddings and other related ceremonies for the first time in a century or two.

For those who are at all interested, the castle was (sort-of-recently) used as a school for boys… the most famous resident was a certain Joseph Swan, who went on to form a little company with Thomas Eddison… certainly an Illuminated business decision…..

Alledged ghost stories seem to revolve around the ‘Cauld Lad’, said to be a stable boy who was accidently killed by one of the Baron Hyltons. (The stables were located where the former Doctors surgery stood (soon to be housing). Having organised and conducted several ghost tours of the grounds, and done some very in-depth research, the Cauld LAd sightings are myth…. the spirit was laid to rest in the mid 1800’s when clothes were left out for it. (It was a sprite… google it). The single gravestone in the grounds (close to the entrance and looks like a small standing stone) is a grave marker for one of the Baron’s favourite horse.

Fascinating place…

One of those JPs is probably XM419, which moved to Saints when Halton closed to the apprentices, then up to Newcastle Aviation Academy.

carnaval?….

ambitions:

1: Learn to read…….

Slipping back to reality for a moment –
1 – be a pilot. Fail
2 – be an engineer – pass
3 – be a pilot AND engineer…. working on it
4 – own a company – pass
5 – own a successful company…. not yet.