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March 1, 2007 at 12:00 pm in reply to: New Ed 33 Eng/Wales Sthn HalfMil Chart – 3 to be won #436028

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Thanks!
Entered, I need one of these!

February 28, 2007 at 4:44 pm in reply to: More than one British intercontinental airline #1288084

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Channel Airways ran mainly British types, although some were second hand.
They did operate DC3s and a DC4, but other than that they were all British:
Puss Moths
Dragon Rapides
Vikings
Viscounts
Bristol Freighters
748
111
Tridents
Comets

I’m sure I’ve forgotten some…..

February 27, 2007 at 9:23 am in reply to: A Piece of Cake #436041

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Thanks! It was a soft Chocolate Sponge, with a liquid Chocolate filling…need I say more?
Made by the Famalous ‘Tom’s Cakes’ of Somersham (Shameless plug for an old friend)

February 26, 2007 at 8:10 pm in reply to: No more Disco Wings. #1290086

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Shame, The Wife’s out, so I am watching a sky+ recording of ‘An Affair with Connie’ right now……:D

February 25, 2007 at 9:51 pm in reply to: And today…Happy Birthday Hatton! #1291268

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Gawd its like being a P.A….

Have a Good Un

TT

So did you take Saturday off?:(

Happy Birthday Hatton!

Managed 1 Circuit on my Birthday before the Wx stopped play, had a Piper Warrior Bithday Cake though!

February 23, 2007 at 8:57 am in reply to: Bell JetRanger turns 40… #436052

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Exactly the case with PA.28’s and the Cessna 150/152/172 types…

Exactly!:D

February 22, 2007 at 10:05 pm in reply to: Bell JetRanger turns 40… #436058

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Machines like this are popular for a reason, and whilst it is so common it gets ignored, it just gets the job done!

February 22, 2007 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Happy Birthday Skybolt #1294027

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Looks like Lord Vader has started celebrating already….
Happy Birthday Skybolt

February 22, 2007 at 8:56 am in reply to: climbing in #1294687

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The Comet Cockpit Trainer at London Colney is a favourite with my kids, more knobs, dials and levers than you can shake a stick at!
I wouldn’t like to fly an aircraft after a bunch of space cadets have been through it though…I remember what it was like!

I Vaguely recall the Start up chacklist for a Harrier being printed on a Corn Flakes packet or something, and then a Spacey memorised it and ran through it whilst on camp at Wittering…..:eek:

February 20, 2007 at 7:17 pm in reply to: Tucano for Private Use? #436080

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They’re certainly not choosing them for their looks, are they?!?!?

OK, Which is which?

February 20, 2007 at 9:32 am in reply to: Tucano for Private Use? #436093

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I think you’ll find that the Tucano outperforms the JP by a good margin, though it is not up there with things like the Hawk. Sorry I can’t confirm the figures as I don’t have any reference material to hand at the moment as I’m at work.

I would imagine that it is swings and roundabouts, I would have thought that the Tucano has superior acceleration, Energy Management and Climb-rate being a Turboprop, but the JP would be slightly faster in the cruise, and have slightly less Propellor Torque:D

February 19, 2007 at 7:15 pm in reply to: Tucano for Private Use? #436118

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They are training aircraft, and as such, whilst more powerful than say a Bulldog or Chipmunk, are still relatively easy to fly, provided the correct Training is undertaken, and the pilot is of the correct experience and attitude.

They are not as performant as other ex Military hardware that is available to the PPL such as Jet Provost, Gnat, Aero L39 and suchlike, and not much different to the plethora of Yaks, Sukhois and Extras around, but obviously a little quicker in the climb than the average club Cessna 150.

I would like to fly one, but I would want to get to at least 100 hrs P1 prior to stepping up to something like that to ensure that I had the capacity and experience to deal with the rate at which things can happen.

February 19, 2007 at 10:50 am in reply to: Shuttleworth Visit – 18 Feb 07 #1297521

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Errr….. should make clear it’s a motorbike I ride.

I should imagine it would be a nice cycle ride in the summer, only 60 mile round trip. 😀 😀 😀

Brian

I rode my Raleigh Grifter from Royston to Wyton when I was 13 to watch the Canberras, similar distance and not really the best bike to go touring on, how would the youth of today cope with only 3 gears?

February 19, 2007 at 9:44 am in reply to: Shuttleworth Visit – 18 Feb 07 #1297653

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The thermometer on my bike was reading +9c but I could still see my breath turning white in front of me.

Brian

Brian,
I admire your dedication cycling all the way from St Ives to OW!!:D

I presume that, with the weather, Janie didn’t manage to get over there in the Chippy?

February 16, 2007 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Kaiser Chiefs #1299793

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That Video Link didn’t work on my work Computer.
The Video I saw in the Gym last night showed a model city growing up around the Band with various aircraft flying around them, and the Wessex dropping various noxious underslung loads on the band-members……
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