Hello Flyfree,

I would be interested in taking part in your project… But I have some questions:

-What sort of “writing” are you talking about? Short stories? real events?
-How long should one item be?
-and what would be the deadline for submitting one?

I have written a couple of texts that would need reworking if published but I could produce a brand new one as well, depending on the time constraint.

cheers,

Cheers BlueRobin, it did! It’s no too far from Sywel then. I may visit a bit later this year.

Ah we love Afro Ninja

Hey,

I had forgotten about this thing. This clip has been round the Internet for a couple of months now and I did cry with laughters each time I saw it. It’s now known as “AfroNinja”.

I had a search for the identity of the guy and apparently he’s Martin Hicks, who’s filmography can be seen below:

Martin Hicks filmography

Obviously in the video he’s got a big afro but I think it’s him. I have read some forum about the clip and apparently it was a casting for the new Nike ad and guess what, Afro Ninja didn’t get it but ended up with a nose bleed, not very happy:)

Now between some friends we often do the “hhah!” he does at the beginning showing his teeth, like “Just watch this man!”

A true gem of the web.

OK Steve, I’ll add my views on this one as well.

I did my night rating 2 years ago and absolutely loved it, for the experience, the wonderful views, the insight into intrument flying and also the fun of learning something new and challenging.

Tell me guys, didn’t it feel a bit like your first ever solo when doing your first solo circuit at night? It really gave me goose bumps… first to line up on a lit runway, just before opening the throttle but even more when on final, knowing that, despite having done it a few times with the instructor, the timing in the flaring part is very tricky to get right.

So yes, go for it! And on top of everything else it helped me keeping my hours up through the winter.

Unfortunately due to problems with the lighting system at Thruxton, I could not renew it last year but provided they repair it this year, I’d hope to have a few flights at night.

Best experiences at night: a solo nav around Solent CTA, Portsmouth, Isle of wight… and the first I took my girlfriend flying at night: we took off just after sunset and flew through the night, she was delighted.

Enjoy then!
(However the engine failure thing is a scary thing at night)