Nice work Blue 2. Obviously your time being laid up with the ‘Lurgy, man for the use of’ has not been wasted :p

On the Nimrod front very little to report at the moment, desperately trying to stave off the Frostbite on Kim whilst planning ahead some exciting events for this year is about the sum of our work at the moment, lots of background work involving paperwork and setting systems in place is not really exciting.

We do however have one very good and pleasing news to report.

Approximately 9 months ago Baldrick & Nimchick decided to try a ‘grow your own groundcrew experiment’ prior to Baldrick’s departure to THAT island in the very far south. Nimchick was designated OC Genetic Engineering and the ‘project’ was designated Nimlet. Last week all the hard work came to fruition when Nimchick gave birth to a beautiful girl both Mum & Baby are doing well (Baldrick’s hangover is also progressing well 😎 )

Our Congratulations to the three of them, we are so very proud of you and hope you all have so many wonderful times together 🙂

Oh and the little girls name?………………………………….Kimberly, what else? :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Give me a few weeks to see what I can come up with mate, no promises however XV230 lies deep in the soul of all Nimrod People so I will see what i can find

A couple of folks have asked what an Anti Det run is so……

There are 2 types we do at Elvington, the normal monthly runs and the 2-3 times a year chuck the jet down the runway type.

Firstly the monthly runs. As it says on the tin an Anti Det(eriation) run is a opportunity to run the engines at around about 70% (We are limited by space and other A/C behind us) to ensure that the aircraft systems are functioning properly such as the hydraulics, electrical and power plant systems are not starting to degrade, and that the oil and fuel seals are well lubricated and that we are not getting water ingress into what is now a delicate old lady. These runs are carried out by the groundcrew and once every 3 months by the aircrew.

The full power & taxi runs are carried out by serving or ex RAF aircrew with millions of hours in the galley, oops sorry I meant the cockpit. These guys do the runs to ensure there are, err no problems during the fast taxi etc :rolleyes: These runs ensure the engines can be run at full power and systems like the brakes, reverse thrust and Undercarriage get a good work out.

So there you have it. Takes a lot of work especially behind the scenes for the museum volunteers to get it all in place, but it’s well worth it. Dates of runs will be published in the usual places.

Just to clarify things. Most of the above concerns the Victor as well, apart from the fact that they have a wazzing great brake ‘chute’ to operate 😮 most of the systems on Lindy need a regular run through as well if not more so as she is a more elderly lady.

Bottom line, the more noise and fumes from these hemp coloured jets the better and thats what we want to provide. :p

A couple of folks have asked what an Anti Det run is so……

There are 2 types we do at Elvington, the normal monthly runs and the 2-3 times a year chuck the jet down the runway type.

Firstly the monthly runs. As it says on the tin an Anti Det(eriation) run is a opportunity to run the engines at around about 70% (We are limited by space and other A/C behind us) to ensure that the aircraft systems are functioning properly such as the hydraulics, electrical and power plant systems are not starting to degrade, and that the oil and fuel seals are well lubricated and that we are not getting water ingress into what is now a delicate old lady. These runs are carried out by the groundcrew and once every 3 months by the aircrew.

The full power & taxi runs are carried out by serving or ex RAF aircrew with millions of hours in the galley, oops sorry I meant the cockpit. These guys do the runs to ensure there are, err no problems during the fast taxi etc :rolleyes: These runs ensure the engines can be run at full power and systems like the brakes, reverse thrust and Undercarriage get a good work out.

So there you have it. Takes a lot of work especially behind the scenes for the museum volunteers to get it all in place, but it’s well worth it. Dates of runs will be published in the usual places.

Saw the video’s of Kim on facebook. Looks good!

What happened to the Victor? Hopes were high the other side of the weekend that Lindy was going to be running too, and she seemed in rude health the other week..

🙁

Alas the insurance never came through so they could not run. It was still being chased on Friday but alas to no avail, everyone was desperate as we all like to see all of the jets perform especially Lindy. We were especially gutted for the Lindy lads after all the hard work they have put in this year.

Fingers crossed for next year and the return of “our jet was louder than your jet” conversations :diablo:

Well what can I say, the weather stitched us like a kipper again.:o Proper Kinloss weather for the taxi runs. I will put up a full report tomorrow and a vid of the runs if i can work out the technical aspects of loading etc. Video’s are currently on facebook on the XV250 page, make sure your speakers are well turned up. :diablo:

However a massive thanks to all who turned out today, hope you got some good shots of the loudest, smokeyest and most awesome method of runway drying in the business still :D:D:D:D We really do appreciate the efforts you make to come and see us.

Thanks to the aircrew who done such a grand job, the Victor guys who despite the bitter disappointment of not being able to run joined us to make it all run safely and smoothly, the museum volunteers who got stuck in with the fence removal etc and finally the rest of Nimdet, you know who you are, the finest bunch of bedraggled, sodden, frozen happy band of aviation enthusiasts I have the pleasure to meet.

Right, I am off to thaw out. I was a brill day :D:D:D:D

Do you have a rough idea of what time the Nimrod and hopefully the Victor will be running at?

13:00 hrs engine start :diablo:

Oh Yea, the £7 does not include the meal in the naafi :rolleyes: