Hi Brian,

Some cracking photos. Looks like the weather was perfect and the lighting superb. The Trojan pair is a stonker!

regards

Cliff

http://cliffibell.fotopic.net/

Super shots Glen… Mind me asking what camera / lens you were using?

The Herc shot is a cracker!

cheers Cliff

Being a Novice with the canberra and not being able to find a AP ,
how many panels exactly does the canberra have in the front cockpit, and being the front of my tt18 is devoid of anything ,what parts were in front of the pilot in the nose section of a canberra B2/ TT18
i only seem to have some instruments in the rear Navigators/whichmans position ??
i will see if i can post any pics , not great but the nose was in a real awkward position to take photos 😉

Does this help, tiz a pic of my TT18 panel…

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=158939&d=1196532328

also a copy of the TT18 cockpit layout (as originally posted by Ross)

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=158937&d=1196531315

good luck Cliff

P.S. Remember you will need other things too, a battery grip, memory cards, batteries, lens hoods, filters etc so don’t splash out too much on the camera itself. Also, be aware that about 95% of memory cards on ebay are fakes so I’d recommend getting them from Amazon instead.

Another good place to sorce spare batteries, CF cards is 7day shop had a few cards an batteries from them and have not had any problems and made good savings over UK mainland shops worth a look.

Also if on a tight budget consider Canon Outlet (Canon UK’s factory outlet who sell on ebay) got my 30D from them, yes it’s referbished and comes with one yrs warrenty but was much cheaper than Jessops etc. Agian bought several cameras from them with out problem… Only snag is the “check out” web site which can be temperamental at times but a quick call to thier call centre in Ireland soon sort things out.

Just my 2 Euro worth.. GL going DSLR, they need more work to get good pictures than a bridge or point n shoot type but are well worth the effort and you won’t look back.

Cliff

daft question

Rip out the Merlin and put a DB up front. .:D

Daft question folks… would putting a DB into a buchon not make it more difficult to get a permit to fly in the UK? Looking at other projects and the problems they have had getting paper work after modifications from the “standard fit” have been made asks, rather a merlin buchon flyer or a grounded more authentic 109?

happy new year

Cliff

In the wonderful world of air traffic control, large wind farms can give us grief with spurious radar returns, this is something that has been looked at and taken seriously. An example would be Glasgow where there is a large wind farm south of the city, here the power company concerned has got together with NATS and a new radar is to be installed which will over come the radar coverage problems.

From a GA persepctive, when I was going through my PPL albeit circa 1981 I was taught when planning my route to mark out the high obsticals be it hills w/t towers etc and plan my “safety” height accordingly so if viz did go down I’d be safe from hitting said obsticals. So no excuses from poor flight planning!:rolleyes:

just my 2Euros worth

regards Cliff

Although we all like to think that everything in life revolves around aviation I think the real answer lies with the Atomic Research Agency just down the road at Aldermarston, but ssshhhh…..it doesn’t exist 😉

Interestingly whilst I was living in Tadley,approx 1/4 mile from AWRE Aldermaston some ten years ago there were reports in the local press of Greenham common as well as Aldermaston / Tadley being allegedly clusters for Infant leukaemia-cases.

IIRC nothing was ever prooved that current practise at AWRE were to blame when it went to enquiry so the alleged cause of the clusters remain a mystery. A bit off topic I know but since you mentioned the accident at Greenham in the 50’s maybe not so coincedental after all.

regards Cliff