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July 2, 2019 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Booker Meteors – Where are they now? #784424

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The owner of Booker airfield is Wycombe District Council. I wouldn’t hold your breath that the airfield operator/lease holder has any plans for restoration. Someone should step in and negotiate a rescue plan….

May 8, 2016 at 10:01 am in reply to: Duxford Diary (2016) #874037

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The real RV´s are built by the Pilot him or herself. It doesn´t matter where the wheels are located.

What an absolutely perfect response to one of the most pathetic and inane comments far too frequently trotted out.

Made my Sunday! :applause:

July 27, 2015 at 9:10 pm in reply to: 'James Bond' plane crashes in Ireland, pilot killed. #382611

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This may be a clue

By reading various reports, the aircraft was some miles out of Waterford en route to Shannon when a problem was reported.

Please do not insinuate it was a ‘turn back’ on initial climb out that may have caused the tragic outcome.

Howard was a very experienced pilot and long time member of the British Precision Pilot’s Association as well as being a really nice bloke. Very sad, indeed.

October 8, 2012 at 10:11 pm in reply to: Shuttleworth Finale. #480889

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My one niggle is that your pic of the Vans RV6 doesn’t show just how purple it really is:D (should be sponsored by Dairy Milk if you ask me).

Adrian

TVR Purple Paradise… 😉

June 27, 2011 at 9:27 pm in reply to: G-ZOOG Tecnam P.2006 T #412253

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Some answers…

G-ZOOG is £200 hr + vat solo, £235 dual with Airways Flying Club. That’s all in – no fuel surcharge or home landing fees at Wycombe Air Park. Bit of a bargain for a new, glass cockpit (Garmin G950) IFR retractable twin.

The design is very similar to the P68 – same designer, Professor Luigi Pascale. Tecnam is run by his nephew Paolo, although the Professor is still there every day.

It isn’t really a ‘remodel’ of the P68. That was a 6 seater (4 in the P2006T) and powered by two 200hp Lycomings.

The P2006T works because of the Rotax 912S motors – and an added bonus is that the aircraft is EASA certified to run either Avgas or Mogas with up to 10% Ethanol.

In reality it’ll do everything an SR20 does (same real world cruise speed, plus a bit better load carrying, better fuel burn with the Tecnam) – as well as operating of grass with no prop clearance worries…. 😉

June 25, 2011 at 10:53 pm in reply to: G-ZOOG Tecnam P.2006 T #412388

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It’s a great machine – 135 KIAS on 38 LPH total fuel burn – and it isn’t scared of 500m grass strips. Long live the mighty Rotax…!

And, yes, it climbs well on one engine (either engine)…. 🙂

June 25, 2011 at 9:22 pm in reply to: G-ZOOG Tecnam P.2006 T #412398

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G-ZOOG is the Tecnam UK demonstrator and is operated by the associated Airways Flying Club for MEP ratings/diffrences training, IR renewals, private hire (as it was today at Andrewsfield).

G-TEKK belongs to Aeros at Gloucester – the first of their P2006Ts and is working hard doing CPL/IR stuff as well as MEP ratings and private hire.

There are two other P2006Ts in the UK now as well: G-XVAX and G-TECT.

Incidentally, tail colours on ZOOG are the historic Chatham Dockyard colours and not a registered trade mark of any airline… AFC are no longer part of BA, but the colours look good and also adorn Tecnam UK’s P2002-JF, G-TECI as well as the PA28s of AFC..

March 13, 2011 at 8:27 pm in reply to: How low is too low? #415216

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No that was a different chap….
IIRC the guy with the fine for “buzzing” the steam train was actually working for the owner of the loco but the chap on Top Gear landed the Robinson on top of a Skoda.

Do you have actual proof of the R22 pilot losing his licence?

Thread here:

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/439889-remember-when-top-gear-good.html

Post #18 from the organiser of the Top Gear shoot says:

As the organiser for this shoot, can I just step-in before the barrack room spins out of control?

Car manufacturer design engineers (VW) consulted on loadings, mounting points, CoGs etc. Platform built and installed by the world’s best film “action vehicles” engineers. CAA consulted and approvals obtained.

(The Yeti, by the way, I would buy tomorrow. Excellent strength and load capabilities. No additional strengthening was needed and the “pad” bolted direct into the pillars that go straight into the main monocoque of the chassis. Standard roof loading no problem.)

Whole exercise rehearsed successfully in incremental stages several weeks ahead. Speeds agreed. Course agreed. 2-way radio contact between car & heli. Agreed “break, break” procedure controlled by observer in camera car talking to pilot direct.

So, topendtorque, hope you enjoy the real facts. And the 22 is an Instrument Trainer (no longer made) which spends its active life in instruction. The lights are a requirement by the UK CAA for night-flying by 22s. 44s also have similar kit for night.( When the 22 was first allowed to fly in a UK night it had to have a flare kit!)

Still, don’t let the facts get in the way of rumour….
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