Is this on next Monday? I’ve not seen any advertising or seen anyone else ask.

Hey, Great idea ! Let’s check out the Popham airfield website. Here we go…………………………

2nd May 2016 £ i Aero Auto Jumble, Classic Vehicle Rally, and Fly-in. TRADERS can apply for an application form by clicking here and return ASAP with an SAE. (n.b. NOT CATERERS!). Specific Fly-in procedures for demonstrators and other arrivals can be found here, please take note of them.

Looks very repairable to me.

I lot of my early Sedbergh landings at RAF Halton ended quite like this. 🙂

The carnage continues….

R.I.P Choppers. No more monkey business :apologetic:

”One of the last surviving chimp stars of the famous PG Tips adverts has died at the age of 48.
Choppers, who played Ada in the iconic TV commercials, had been showing signs of heart and liver failure.”

Daily Mail

Speak to the DH Moth Club as a start, they will know almost all the ‘players’ in the fabric business.

As an apprentice somewhere, you would expect very little in the way of wages ( at first) but at least it is cheaper than £9,000 a year for a university course !

http://www.dhmothclub.co.uk/

Sad to read this. Rather echoes the sentiments expressed above….

”Important notice to all members and potential flyers

Over the recent years, a number of factors have taken their toll on Edinburgh Flying Club, making operations increasingly difficult. Whilst the Committee and the instructors have tried hard to keep the club running, and investigate means of maintaining a flying presence at Scotland’s capital city, the committee has reluctantly concluded that flying operations shall cease with effect from 31st March 2016.

Existing members can continue to fly until that date, however we are not accepting new members or students and are no longer offering trial flights.

This will end a period of club flying and PPL training which stretches back over 80 years, and marks a very sad day for the Club and for General Aviation in the UK.

Thank you to everyone who has ever supported the Club or flown with us in the past.

[updated 29/2/2016]

http://www.edinburghflyingclub.co.uk/goodbye.html

Actually landing, not taking off, as it happens.

”The pilot was landing on an 800 metre grass Runway 26 which was flat, and well mown. The
surface wind was 300°/05 kt and the temperature plus 25°C. The pilot was unfamiliar with the
airfield, this being the first time that he had visited it. The approach was uneventful, but the aircraft
bounced on landing.

The pilot held the control column fully back expecting the aircraft to settle.
However, on the subsequent touchdown, the aircraft again bounced and swung to the left. The pilot
applied power in an attempt to regain directional control, but the aircraft continued to veer to the
left and collided with a parked aircraft.”

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/great-lakes-2t-1a-g-biiz-8-august-1998

”Once complete, the 3D printed Ju 388 cockpit replica will be an unparalleled resource, allowing aviation enthusiasts, students and history buffs to explore and learn about this rare WWII aircraft without compromising the original, safely stored specimen, and is yet another excellent example of how the most of modern technologies can help bring history to life.”

Incredible where technology is taking us , more like sorcery than engineering ! Amazing results though.

. And I think the Argosies are actually C119’s.

Richard

By George, I think he’s got it!