Airbase moving

Does this mean my beloved DC-6 Diner will also be moving south? i for one will sorely miss the sights and sounds that resound around the midlands skies from these aircraft on air test, they have already spent a huge amount on the facilities at coventry ,surely they dont have the pockets for such a move, even given the depths of Mr Colletts pockets in the past?

what am i doing this weekend?

Off To Cosford! lets hope the weather is kind!

PILOTS TO SEE

YOU KNOW WHAT THOUGH? ITS ALL WELL AND GOOD SLATING THESE PILOTS WHO END UP IN THE DECK, BUT THEY ARE THERE TO ENTERTAIN! MANY PEOPLE PAY THEIR MONEY TO GO TO AIRSHOWS WITH THE WHOLE IDEA OF A MISHAP BEING A BONUS! , I BET YOU COULDNT HEAR THE CRUMPLING OF THE AIRFRAME FOR CAMERA SHUTTERS! HAD HE PULLED OFF THAT RIDICULOUS ‘CIRCUS STUNT’ AND LIVED TO FLY ANOTHER DAY THEN I DARE SAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MANY ADMIRING LOOKS AND REMARKS AS HE TAXIED IN PAST THE CROWDLINE.IT WAS A MISJUDGED MANOUVRE AND I ,IF I’M BEING TOTALLY HONEST I MISS THOSE SPIRITED DISPLAYS WHICH BEST MIMICKED THE WAY THESE AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN WHEN IN THEIR NATURAL WARTIME ENVIRONMENT. I CAN WELL REMEMBER SOME VERY SPIRITED DISPLAYS BY SPITS AND OTHER HOT METAL AT MUCH LOWER HEIGHTS THAN ALLOWED TODAY AND THE WORLD SEEMED A BETTER PLACE FOR IT.

Connie display

Well when the last connie appeared at cosford i was listening to the tower on my trustee airband receiver, the connie skipper who had just completed two runs up and down cosfords flightline said he had plenty of fuel and didnt mind doing a few more turns and topside views but the cosford controller replied negative as he had another act in the holding spot over some local reservoir i believe? i couldnt believe he denied a longer display of such a rare visitor to these shores to bring on a spotty jet provost from memory? These ATCs have a lot to answer for!:confused:

charlwood?

so are we saying that peter vallance’s collection is being moved on/, broken up? or am i confused?

Dayglo paint

Whilst on the subject of the foybles of applying Dayglo, a good case in point is the Canso/Catalina at Coford, at some point in the late eighties it aquired a repaint,but the dayglo on the nose in particular has a dreadful finish, and given the high quality of the rest of the collection i am amazed it hasnt received some work to rectify this.it is patchy and full of runs, anyone else noticed this?

Best aviation scene

What about cattermole flying under that bridge in ‘Piece of cake’ Cant remember which of the Hannahs pulled that off but truly fabulous!

Undercarriage leg

Just to be really boring, i have it on good authority that the nose legs on aw argosies are the same?