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June 23, 2012 at 12:06 pm in reply to: Proctor 5 G-AGTC #984080

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TC re TC

Having trouble uploading two pics of her sad end on the beach at Malaga 69! That said elder son who is a computer boffin is on long finals from Uni for the comforts of home, he will be able to do what his dad has failed to do!! Watch this space!

June 21, 2012 at 12:08 pm in reply to: De Havilland Gipsy Six's etc Left Flying…? #987428

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Queen 2’s

We have four Queen 2’s at Great Oakley (with one now away on zero time rebuild for Proctor 3 KEX). Although none are “airworthy” yet, three if not four are earmarked for return to flight use.

June 18, 2012 at 9:12 pm in reply to: Percival Q6 G-AFFD #991448

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Great news

Herberts post is the best thing I have read all day ,all year!! I have been following this thread with interest as I have some knowledge of the Q6 project but would rather that its current status comes from the horses mouth so to speak then from someone ie me with little current Q6 knowledge. I well know from my own experiences the trials and tribulations in putting together old wooden airframes, that the costs will always outweigh any sale value. But we do it for the love of it and in my case the chance to relive my wonderful early childhood memories! Its an addiction and I applaud all efforts by group who are working together with the sole aim to return to the sky a classic British light aircraft. Be it a Miles, Percival or D.H. variant suddenly for the first time in decades the future indeed for these types and others looks rosy. Herbert do come across to Great Oakely and see for yourself what were up to I will certainly make it to Seething sometime this year and wish you well with the Q6. Onwards and Upwards!!

May 24, 2012 at 7:05 pm in reply to: RIP John Blake #1016878

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R.I.P John

Only knew him through my late father, they did a number of sorties from White Waltham to France in the early 60’s with Proctor V GTC! One day at Deuaville the battery was low on charge, John was tasked with operating the mag switches then grabbing the engine on the throttle once it fired. My father had the unenviable task of swinging the prop which he described as being like a meat cleaver!. Despite a number of attempts she would not start. A passing French airman enquired as to the problem my father explained the battery issue and he proffered his services. John then waved his arm (less hand) from the open cockpit door and shouted go carefully it got me (the prop) this morning!! The Frenchman lost a degree of facial colour and decided prop swinging was not for him. That by all accounts was John all over, ever the practical joker.

May 15, 2012 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Seeing more classic civilian aircraft. #1021422

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Ahhh!!!

Couldn’t agree more about the allure of scents within old especially wooden aircraft. My childhood memories from the early 60’s are of the smell in my fathers Proctor V and have never left me. It was a strong smell of leather mixed with oil and petrol, quite heady. I have poked my head since into various aircraft ie Miles, DH Types, Austers but none has the same smell. Proctor 3 LJF has the exact same aroma and recently at Coventry inspecting Proctor V KIU, even though not yet flown she had the tell tale beginnings of that fabulous eau de Percival. Took me right back to 1963!

May 15, 2012 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Seeing more classic civilian aircraft. #1030740

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Ahhh!!!

Couldn’t agree more about the allure of scents within old especially wooden aircraft. My childhood memories from the early 60’s are of the smell in my fathers Proctor V and have never left me. It was a strong smell of leather mixed with oil and petrol, quite heady. I have poked my head since into various aircraft ie Miles, DH Types, Austers but none has the same smell. Proctor 3 LJF has the exact same aroma and recently at Coventry inspecting Proctor V KIU, even though not yet flown she had the tell tale beginnings of that fabulous eau de Percival. Took me right back to 1963!

May 15, 2012 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Proctor To North Weald Air Britain Fly In. #1021425

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Vega Coming home

Just this morning heard that a Vega Gull rebuild project has had an export license agreed and is returning soon to the UK for rebuild to flight status. Little by little airworthy wooden Percival’s are on the increase!

May 15, 2012 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Proctor To North Weald Air Britain Fly In. #1030749

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Vega Coming home

Just this morning heard that a Vega Gull rebuild project has had an export license agreed and is returning soon to the UK for rebuild to flight status. Little by little airworthy wooden Percival’s are on the increase!

May 14, 2012 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Proctor To North Weald Air Britain Fly In. #1022102

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Australian designer but a British aircraft I think, but who really cares. I do however know that the wooden Percival designs from the mid 1930’s to early 40’s pound for pound have in some cases yet to be beaten for payload, performance and might I add looks!

May 14, 2012 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Proctor To North Weald Air Britain Fly In. #1031607

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Australian designer but a British aircraft I think, but who really cares. I do however know that the wooden Percival designs from the mid 1930’s to early 40’s pound for pound have in some cases yet to be beaten for payload, performance and might I add looks!

March 30, 2012 at 6:36 pm in reply to: Shoreham Aerojumble – Sat 31 March 2012 #1085981

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Chocks away!

Just checked the met all looks to be ok for tomorrow. Planning to be wheels up by 09-00 am, direct for Shoreham from Great Oakley, giving Harwich a wide berth in case that blasted V2 comes to life! See you tomorrow looking forward to jumbling!

February 14, 2012 at 6:28 pm in reply to: Long time ago… #1062528

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Welcome indeed to the forum. I sincerely hope that you have just “Scratched the surface” and that you can add more of these superb studies to this post.
You appear to have had an excellent camera all those years ago, thanks very much again for posting these.

February 8, 2012 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Dayglo paint on aircraft #1069852

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Dayglo Film

Most sign making material suppliers carry this in various roll widths. We use 1200 wide for most film applications (plotters to cut it are this size) rolls of vinyl can be cut to 1000, 610, and 305mm lengths. Smaller sized dayglo panels are best cut to size by hand. Allprint supplies in Slough, Metamark Guildford are two suppliers that come to mind, be warned though its not cheap!

February 6, 2012 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Mossies x 2, happy days #1072153

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Luvverrllly!!

What a sight those two made in formation. It was back in 84 when I was doing my license with BA at Booker that I watched this Mosquito depart for the US. She was parked by the pumps with final fettling being done by PSS engineers. Booker came to a stop when the merlins were fired up but strangely on departure did not do a flypast before heading to Scotland. I will try to look out
photos I took and post here, I was lucky to get inside for a close up. Why can’t all aircraft smell like she did, fuel, dope,leather completely intoxicating.

January 11, 2012 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Shoreham Aerojumble – Sat 31 March 2012 #1019002

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Shoreham

Planning to fly in again there weather permitting, failing that by road. Maybe this time I can leave the Warrior adjacent to the event as its a flipping long walk from the terminal, worse still returning when loaded down with goodies!
Looking forward to the day the wartime ID lamps we found last time are fitted to the underside of Proctor 3 LZ791.
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