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  • September 6, 2010 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Shoreham Airshow Glider Incident #537857
    WB981
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    As a glider pilot with almost 3000 hours gliding I have watched the U-Tube clip many times and studied the still photos with great interest.

    The glider appears to depart from controlled flight during the final turn and spin in. The first photo clearly shows full up elevator which would be unusual at this stage of flt other than in blind panic (instinc due to the ground rushing up).

    The fact that the tow rope went slack during the tow has no bearing on why the glider departed from controlled flight close to the ground. I suggest that we all wait for the AIB report rather than speculating as a matter of respect for the pilot who has thrilled many thousands of people at previous airshows.

    July 31, 2010 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Oshkosh Sloshkosh #544354
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    What is the aircraft in photo 6?

    May 11, 2010 at 6:16 pm in reply to: Slingsby Grasshopper #1158620
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    I did my silver distance to Asperden 32 years ago from a secret NATO fighter base!

    May 7, 2010 at 4:33 pm in reply to: C130 Incident at Brize Norton (Merged) #2401339
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    C=130 Wheels Up Landing at Brize Ntn

    Anybody have any photos of yesterdays wheels up landing by XV304?

    May 1, 2010 at 11:03 pm in reply to: Slingsby Grasshopper #1096404
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    FB

    PM me!

    April 11, 2010 at 10:28 pm in reply to: Glider ID required ? #1117354
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    The last photo is certainly a Dart 17R BGA1268. C/N 1487.

    April 9, 2010 at 10:46 pm in reply to: Glider ID required ? #1119628
    WB981
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    Photo 1 is a scheibe SF26. The other 2 photos are of a Scheibe SF25 or Slingsby T61 Venture.

    April 8, 2010 at 7:25 pm in reply to: EON Olympia 2b #1121136
    WB981
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    Great Photos

    April 4, 2010 at 9:25 pm in reply to: RAFGSA Gliders #1125626
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    The photo on the left is of a T.21 and the one on the risght shows ASK13 386 which became R86 prior to being sold to Shalbourne Soaring Society in 2000.

    January 8, 2010 at 10:03 pm in reply to: My favourite Gliding pictures of 2009 #462179
    WB981
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    Many years ago I remember flying a loop in a Rhonlerche at Gutersloh on my first flight on type. I got it wrong and was a little on the slow side over the top and there was an almightly crack. I looked around and realised the wings were still attached and gingerly flew around the circuit and landed. I exited the glider looking like I had seen a ghost. The Duty Instructor saw me and spent 5 minutes rolling about on the floor after about 5 minutes he told me he had experienced the very same thing on the previous flight. The rear seat pan is hinged, as the glider fell through the top of the loop the seet pan smashed against the seat back as it is designed to do – no damage.

    January 5, 2010 at 10:04 pm in reply to: Whats the worst Airline service you've had? #492451
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    I rate Air Canada as the worst airline that I have flown on by far. The aircraft was very tired and the service absolutly appalling. I will never fly Air Canada again

    December 31, 2009 at 8:30 pm in reply to: RAE Comet **994 #1095130
    WB981
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    Perhaps you misread it. XX944 was a Comet 4 which was scrapped at Farnborough.

    December 28, 2009 at 9:30 pm in reply to: Future Of RAF Museum? #1098367
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    Nimrod perhaps with the type being withdrawn from service in March!

    December 28, 2009 at 9:28 pm in reply to: Old UK aircraft scrap memories & pics(2004 old thread) #1098370
    WB981
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    Was any of this burried behind the hangar at Keevil? I ask this as the ground looks to be heaped up compared to the rest of the land that surrounds the hangar. I look forward to your photos.

    December 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Historic DHC Chipmunk G-AKDN #1100111
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    Take a look at the Air Britain photo site. There are six photos of G-AKDN including this one:
    http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1176673/

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