PropstrikePictures here. Can’t vouch for the blurb though, probably usual DM carp.
PropstrikeI scratch-built a model timber-tractor Matador. The cab is nice and straight-forward, with NO double curvature.
Good luck with the project.
PropstrikeI wondered why the Mustang shut down beside the runway.
”Frankie’s landing gear problem at The Goodwood Revival on Sunday evening.
We landed safely at Duxford following a right hand gear problem immediately after takeoff at Goodwood.
The problem with the right leg was immediately apparent and inspected in the air by Lee Proudfoot in Spitfire MH434. As we had plenty of fuel it was decided to land on a long into wind tarmac runway, rather than the bumpier grass and cross-wind at Goodwood, so Duxford was the ideal choice.
During the slow transit (with the gear down) the right fuel tank was run down low to reduce the weight on that wheel, whilst there was over 90 minutes fuel left in the other tank. All was ok on landing, which was at the lowest speed possible and, as a precaution, the engine was switched off as soon as the wheels touched; the gear held and nothing at all was damaged! The undercarriage was found to be secure and Frankie was carefully towed to the hangar.
There is no damage and as soon as a replacement part arrives it will be quickly put right.
Many thanks for all your concerns.”
Frm Facebook
Propstrike[QUOTE=David_Kavangh;2168101]Fluffy, do you mean you “landed left [of] the runway on to the grass….” or “landed, left the the runway [and ran] on to the grass, then back onto the runway…….”? QUOTE]
I wonder if it was a bit like this.:eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kDgRYQFMs (Lancaster groundloop 1993 )
PropstrikeChapter and Verse from the Gatwick Mandarins
”As part of its consultation on the future regulation of General Aviation (GA) in the UK the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today proposed an easier way for aviation enthusiasts to enjoy flights in historic aircraft.
The consultation details a proposed policy that would put in place a new way to regulate GA that both recognises the need to protect third parties, such as the general public, but also makes requirements more proportionate and assists in the Government’s aims of making the UK GA sector innovative and vibrant.
Passengers can already fly in many GA and historic aircraft, but if the operator wants to make a profit from the flight then they currently need to obtain and maintain a full commercial Air Operators Certificate approval from the CAA. The new policy sets out a much easier route by ensuring passengers are fully aware of the level of regulation and risk before deciding to fly.
It would bring the oversight of this type of flying in line with other activities and sports that have a higher risk, such as kitesurfing, and perhaps use similar disclaimer forms for passengers.
Andrew Haines Chief Executive of the CAA said: “We know that there is a very large and enthusiastic community in the UK that while not directly aircraft owners or pilots want to be actively involved in aviation and the experiences it can offer.
“Operators of historic aircraft in particular want to be able to offer more flights and make it easier to financially support their operations when doing so. Many haven’t been able to because of the level and expense of the safety oversight currently required. Our proposals address this in what we think is a sensible way, building on what has worked successfully in other countries and ensuring that any passengers are aware of the level of safety and risk involved in their flight. The new policy is designed to ensure that third parties and non-GA participants are protected in line with the CAA’s statutory duties while delivering our new vision for GA.”
The wider consultation builds on the recent GA Red Tape Challenge and the formation of the CAA’s first dedicated GA unit and will define how the CAA regulates GA on a day-to-day basis.
Once in place the policy would provide a set of clearly defined and transparent guidance as to how the CAA would make decisions on GA regulation. The changes would potentially reduce regulations and requirements for many areas of GA, including operators of historic aircraft and air show organisers.
The consultation includes an outline of the policy process and an example of how it would be applied.
The CAA is keen to hear the views of anyone involved in or affected by GA, including members of the public who have any views on the proposals to ease restrictions on carrying fare paying passengers in historic aircraft.
The consultation can be viewed at http://www.caa.co.uk/consultations where details of how to respond are also provided. The closing date for responses is 31 July 2014.
More detail on the CAA’s GA activities and the work of the GA Unit are available at http://www.caa.co.uk/ga.
For further press information, contact the CAA Press Office on: 0207 453 6030 [email]press.office@caa.co.uk[/email].”
http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=14&pagetype=65&appid=7&newstype=n&mode=detail&nid=2365
PropstrikeDoes anyone know how many were there? It was packed.
It was rammed, I know that much. From the Tank Bank to the Fighter Collection hangar, it was like trying to make your way down the platform when the Tube is busy, pretty near site capacity I reckon.
Oddly enough, people were streaming away by 3.15.
The Fortress fired up as the Lancasters were holding to the west, and I wondered if a 3 nation formation was in prospect……. sadly no 🙁
PropstrikeThe logical extension of this impetus is paying passengers on B.17 or Catalina,(and others) which will be a shot in the arm for the operators.
PropstrikeNortholt area is pretty built up and not an ideal site for a flying display, though there is open space to the west and south. However, I would doubt that a Duxford-style storming tail-chase would be on the agenda.
If they did gather a couple of dozen fighters, a mass formation would also be difficult to launch from Northolt as they would have to go quite a long way out to form up.
Probably easier to launch elsewhere and arrive in formation, and the convention seems to be individual flights of four aircraft.
The obvious place to gather and fly in from is..well….Duxford.
PropstrikeI thought the accident in which OHB died at Mainz reputedly involved the loss of the canopy which was believed to have struck him and that the passenger reportedly then had tried to bale out but his chute didn’t deploy?
Tim
Without meaning to go too far off topic, I was last week speaking to a witness who says the Mustang was in formation with a Cessna camera aircraft, and got very slow, probably stalled ( or pre-stall buffet) put on power and torque-rolled to the inverted.
Who knows though. ’77 was a long time ago.
PropstrikePPRuNe can be good for this stuff.
You may well have already tried there, but I mention just in case.
PropstrikeA bit melodramatic perhaps? Soon there’s got to be the possibility of doing a 3-ship flypast over a fourth, static Lanc!
I have my doubts about that. Say the Panton Lancaster gets in the air , with PA474, that is two, but that is not going to happen now, or this year, or probably next year. Realistically, I think ‘VERA’ (as we have to call it) will probably never return to the UK.
So what static Lanc will the duo overfly in 3/4/5 years ? Hendon or DX, both entombed within packed hangars.
PropstrikeConningsby to EK is about 12 miles. In the next three weeks there MUST surely be the opportunity for an overfly, and do the ‘Three Lancaster’ spectacle for maybe the last ever time.
Yes, it might have to be a bit short notice, and no, there would not be quite the same opportunity for mass ticket sales, but even with short notice, people would come. Remember how they crammed the lanes round Conningsby when the Lanc arrived, and that was not organised or advertised.
They could still look for a good forecast, announce a date, get on social media and no doubt draw a good crowd, even with just 24 hours notice.
It is worth doing.
PropstrikeHe is lucky that that device was never going to get high enough to hurt him.
If he added lightness, and simplicated, he would maybe have a chance, perhaps with a high-revving moped engine and a basic stick and fabric construction.
Aeronautical engineering is a tricky subject, and few people make much progress without instruction. I am glad this thread was not founded simply on mockery.
Scrapheap Challenge did a great contest in 2003 ( 100 years of flight ) making aeroplanes from junk, and proved that it can be done ( albeit with some TV production fakery)
Watch the Brits blowing away the French and the Americans with a bold and fearless effort, which, in the style of the pioneers, threw caution to the wind. Rule Britannia!
PropstrikeWhite Waltham is getting full up with RV,s . I remain altogether faithful to my 65 year old Cub and its slightly baggy fabric, but, a bit like being on a topless beach, you find your gaze wandering, and you start having…. thoughts. I wonder what it would be like to………..No No No!
What sort of flash Harry wants to cruise in comfort at 140 knots , and have aerobatic capability, and get in and out of strips ! What a load of rubbish.
PropstrikeEh ? What. Pardon ?? This thread has taken a very cryptic and baffling turn .
There is something about buried Spitfires which seems to turn people loopy :confused:
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