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December 16, 2013 at 6:38 pm in reply to: Beechwood Park, Markyate in Hertfordshire #944485

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Maps and wartime aerial photo here.

http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?8390-Beechwood-Park

December 13, 2013 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Accident report on Gipsy Moth crash (August) #946884

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The AAIB doesn’t seek to apportion blame . However which ever way the facts are presented there is nothing stopping them from putting pertinent information into a report that
shows a deviation from procedure .

AAIB is under pressure financially ( who isn’t?) and staff cuts require them to do more with less.

Many of the contemporary reports are now based on a pilot’s account of events, which is a bit troubling. Human nature being what it is there is a natural instinct to protect one’s credibility, and whilst there are plenty of full and frank ‘mea culpa’ reports , others seem a bit less straightforward, such as the gear up landings despite the pilot asserting that ‘down’ was selected. Mechanical failure will always be more attractive than a human one.

December 13, 2013 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Accident report on Gipsy Moth crash (August) #946944

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, this inevitably gets translated into a discussion about blame, which is a different matter and why, out of context it is singularly unedifying. Will that distinction be made is the average open internet forum? Of course not.

This thread (for instance ) does not support your theory. With one exception, views expressed have been very consensual..

December 13, 2013 at 4:27 pm in reply to: Inverted flight 1940 #947136

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Inverted spins ARE a bit different, and they still kill. Two White Waltham aircraft were lost this way in the last few years. The crux of the problem is that it is disorientating, and G is pushing you out of your seat, and it is scary stuff. The Stampe we lost spun inverted out of a bungled roll and could not be recovered in 2,000 feet, which sounds quite a lot, but is about 700 metres, roughly the same length of a typical runway at a small airfield. I would post a link to the accident report, but I know your feelings on that. :rolleyes:

Perhaps the most useful aid I found when trying to understand a bit more, dates from the 1940’s. It is well worth a watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9N8nQV6Hk

December 13, 2013 at 4:10 pm in reply to: Accident report on Gipsy Moth crash (August) #947142

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Snoopy, I understand your distaste, but still feel, in moderation, they have their place, primarily by pulling together the disparate threads that make up the much-castigated ‘speculation’ which always occurs following such unfortunate events. The usual cry then is ‘wait for the report’ . In this instance, I do not think the content is baffling even to the non-flyers, though I also do not see a need for further comment simply for the sake of commenting.

There are a surprising number of pilots on here, for whom this info is worth reading, and it is surely a component of flight safety, and effective preservation of historic aircraft to know and understand the pitfalls. Perhaps this sort of material would sit more happily in the General Aviation forum, though it sometimes feels a bit of a lonely outpost over there!

December 12, 2013 at 7:41 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #947750

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SM969 for comparison .

Presently for sale in USA

http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!spitfire-18/masterpage_29

December 7, 2013 at 8:18 pm in reply to: Spitfire TD314 airborne….. #951337

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Excellent news!

A couple of photographs and potted historical background here! http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/12/07/news-spitfire-mkix-td314-first-post-restoration-flight/

Turning to the hoary old question, how many fliers are we up to now ?

It was, I think, a little under 50 not so long ago, so now perhaps a few more than 50 ? Where is a resident Spitfire expert when you need them..

December 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm in reply to: Spitfire TD314 airborne….. #951459

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Word on the street (aka Facebook) is that Spitfire IX TD314 has just flown this afternoon.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=495553683885710&set=a.449948948446184.1073741831.189029544538127&type=1&theater

A date which will live in infamy…. ooops .. sorry wrong thread.

December 4, 2013 at 2:40 pm in reply to: Brad Pitt Spitfire Owner #953275

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Two million would buy him.. oh, I don’t know – something faster lower down. More exclusive. Maybe with twin engines, and a T tail…

What…a Pucara ?

December 4, 2013 at 9:58 am in reply to: Brad Pitt Spitfire Owner #953475

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Good for him…… But why a Spitfire….. Its always Spitfires. If he genuinely had developed an interest in WWII you’d think he would be a bit more imaginative.

Rumour is he really wanted a Bradbazon. But you can’t get the parts, you see.

December 3, 2013 at 9:19 pm in reply to: The Mighty Eighth is currently in development… #953776

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Crazy idea, I know, but how about filming some real aeroplanes? They look great on film, so real looking.

CGI has had its chance, but after Pearl Harbor (sic) Flyboys, Red tails etc it is obvious that there is not the talent or understanding to make a decent job of it, and prevent it turning into an arcade game.

This clip is a moronic abomination, just embarrassing.

December 3, 2013 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Brad Pitt Spitfire Owner #953925

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It would be nice if true. A bit more visibility for the warbird/antique aircraft hobby is always welcome.
However, coming on the heels of the war film he recently did, this does have the faint wiff of a press agent’s dream.

True enough. Perhaps he was going to get his own tank, but his team did not want to publicise Brad having a Sherman :rolleyes:

December 3, 2013 at 12:46 pm in reply to: Brad Pitt Spitfire Owner #954120

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For some reason, I just assumed he would buy a two-seater, as the obvious way for a non-pilot to enjoy his new toy, but none of the five UK examples have been visibly up for grabs.

However, one never knows what goes on, and there is the old maxim that everything is for sale, if the price is right :rolleyes:

Perhaps he will get to do some formating with Tom Cruise in his P.51!

December 3, 2013 at 9:07 am in reply to: Battle of Britain Pilot – Plt/Off Alfred Eric DAVIES #954405

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The Daily Mail would lap this up. I will even write it for them.

”BUNKER OFF! ” OUTRAGE AS GERMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SCUPPERS BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMEMORATION.

Plans to name a new Sussex bypass after a WW2 Hurricane pilot have been ‘shot down’ following revelations that the German-owned contractor appointed by East Sussex county council to build the road, were supporters of the Nazi war effort, and used forced labour.

Despite early enthusiasm by the council to honour 23 year old Pilot Officer Eric Davies, whose stricken fighter aircraft crashed beside the route of the new road, plans have been shelved for fear of causing offence to the employees of Hochtief, the company which constructed Hitler’s Berlin bunker.

Aviation Historian Andy Saunders , who has devoted 30 years to researching aircraft lost during the Battle of Britain commented………….etc …etc..

December 2, 2013 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Shearwater Firefly FRS1 PP462 #954622

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Video pre-prang here. (sorry about the commercials !)

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/old-warbird-the-fairey-firefly-mk-1-prepares-for-takeoff-1.1395490
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