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October 11, 2006 at 10:12 pm in reply to: A daddy again…. #1255083

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Bruce, congrats I trust it was a greaser of a landing? 😀

October 11, 2006 at 8:35 am in reply to: Prosumer Megazooms – seeking advice #458730

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I used my friend’s Fuji S5500 at the weekend, it was very good, but I did find that the shutter lag was worse than my Casio, and that the Viewfinder was not particularly high resolution.
In contrast I showed my friend my EOS300, and like you say Gary, it is in a different league of seeing what you’re shooting.

My choice of Prosumer has now come down to:
Canon S2, S3 or Pro 1
Nikon 8700
Fuji S7000 or S9000
Olympus SP500

October 10, 2006 at 10:57 pm in reply to: The funniest thing I have heard all week #394999

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From my recollection the 150 has a capacity of 88 litres with 85 useable, I know this as I got reprimanded, whilst on PPL training, because I uplifted 85 litres of fuel after landing once, which meant that I probably didn’t need to pull mixture to lean when I shut down……. 😮

October 9, 2006 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Lift #395146

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That’s all lovely, but some of my RC planes just have a straight plank wing with no shape, they rely on grunt and angle of attack to make lift.

Moggy, I assume by the colour of the mud on the foot that the crabbing was taking place in Walberswick?

October 9, 2006 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Can't get away from it #1257760

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There was nothing like sitting on a boat, drink in hand, moored up on a summers day by the green in Coltishall, watching the Jags break and run in…sadly no more 🙁

October 9, 2006 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Vickers Varsity #1257770

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Did the Varsity suffer from a leaking windscreen like the Vikings?
Whatever my Grandfather did, he could not stop the Channel Airways ones soaking the flightcrew when flying in rain

October 9, 2006 at 9:30 pm in reply to: I guess these are Historic now? #1257786

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Wow!

My parents went on holiday to Syria last year just to fly on an SP!!! (Dad more than Mum, obviously!)

October 5, 2006 at 4:54 pm in reply to: Ebay Wirraway dispute #1263403

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I put something on EBay to sell last night, with the customary ‘Don’t ask me to end this item early, I prefer to let the Auction run it’s course’
Lo & Behold I get an email this morning offering me ‘good money’ to end it!

October 5, 2006 at 2:35 pm in reply to: Prosumer Megazooms – seeking advice #458795

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Scouse,
Interesting, I think the Canon D350 SLR is down to a similar amount due to the expected arrival of the D400, which is tempting, a friend has the Nikon, it has a very impressive 1.2 second startup time (quicker than my EOS300 35MM!!!) and the shutter response is almost instantaneous.

It is the lack of size that is driving me down the Prosumer route, if I can get near 35mm SLR results, but in a much smaller package, then I will be pleased..

October 5, 2006 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Sally B respray #1263810

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I just came past the airport on the old puffer and it looked like Sally B was being readyed for flight.

Was the wife carrying you again? 😀

October 5, 2006 at 11:32 am in reply to: Watch Out! He's about to commit Aviation! #395615

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Nice one. Does this mean you will “go solo” soon?

I just have to get the business working a bit harder before I can start the real flying, for some reason my better half thinks that Mortgage, Christmas and School fees are a higher priority than flying lessons :confused:

October 4, 2006 at 8:51 pm in reply to: Prosumer Megazooms – seeking advice #458799

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I am watching a number of Prosumers on eBay at the moment.
A friend has the Fuji S5500 and gets great results, and changes hands for under £100 on eBay, the Canon S2 (the S3 was a minor upgrade) and the Nikon S5700 go for around £150 .
The Olympus S500 was the original Prosumer and is apparently very good, but now lags slightly behind the Canon/Nikon, according to the reviews

Anybody have any views on the Minolta Dimage range?

October 4, 2006 at 5:47 pm in reply to: Parachuting and Gliding on the same site at the same time, can it be done? #395636

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There was one very nasty one were a parachutist landed on a Helicopter about 20 years ago….

October 4, 2006 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Watch Out! He's about to commit Aviation! #395638

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Rang up my AME to book my medical this Lunchtime (expecting to have to wait a couple of weeks), was offered a cancellation slot this afternoon, took it and am now in proud possession of Class 2 Medical, Another step closer!!

October 4, 2006 at 11:36 am in reply to: Camera advice for newbies #458927

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Robant, P51,
Thanks for the advice, there is no doubt that I will go for DSLR in the future, and probably a Canon as I understand that I can re-use the lenses from my EOS300?

At the moment I am looking for something that gives me near-SLR results with the simplicity and lack of bulk of a point & Shoot, the Prosumer seems to fit that nicely, and mean that I only need to take one mid-sized camera to Airshows/Weddings/other events, rather than 2, and when you have a 3 and 6 year old in tow, the last thing you need is to be carrying unnecessary cr*p!

What I might do is borrow my friend’s Fuji S5500 for the Wedding next weekend and see how I get on with it, they have good optical zoom and are selling for around £90 on eBay at the moment, much less than the Canon/Olympus equivalents (£120-160)
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