Just out of curiosity, 5 people have so far voted for Eastern Airways as their favourite regional. Have all 5 of you flown on Eastern Airways?

I’m pretty fortunate in that I can do just about all things DIY. The thing that took me longest to master was definitely plastering but I’m pretty proud of my downstairs cloakroom at the moment!

I can’t remember the type but there is/was a Swedish commercial aircraft with the reg SE-KSI. I always liked that one (if you get it!).

I believe there is an access panel for the hydraulics in that position and as I’m sure you are well aware with things like brake fluid, hydraulic fluid is very corrosive.

It has been a problem on most of the fleet. It’s to do with the reaction between hydraulic fluid seepage and the sticker on the fin. New transparancies with a better, less reactive adhesive have been ordered and are being replaced as the aircraft go in for hangar based maintenance.

Whenever I see a 757 on approach the position of the gear always reminds me of an eagle just about to grab its prey! The first shot shows it well.

Thank you everybody. Great answers from both the electrical perspective and the point of view of obtaining the best lighting effects.

Just to let you know why I posted this question – I currently have 8 40W mains voltage spotlights in my kitchen totalling 320W. My wife (who has no interest in the electricity bill) seems to think that she can heat the house using these bulbs (ie she never thinks to turn them off) so I was wondering if I could lower my electricity bill (below that of Manchester United’s floodlight bill) by going over to a low voltage system. Obviously this is not the solution!

Okey dokey, time to confess. I’m on a weeks leave and the wife is making me catch up on all those DIY jobs!

Just getting back to the point, can anyone tell me what I should use Carlite Browning for?

Oh I see, thanks Shorty!