I tried TWA when they were around (at Heathrow) who didn’t do work experience and also British Airways, asking if they could offer me anything for a week.

Although I planned it 10 months in advance, they told me that their spaces were reserved for people living closer to the airport. I felt that if I was willing to make the effort to get there and was interested by it all, did it matter about how far I was from the airport? It would have taken 25 minutes by car.

In the end, I went to ntl’s old Head Office down the road. I was meant to be doing something IT related, but ended up going out with technicians. My God, did that week drag?

In which case you quote the law that they have no rights to move you off open or public land. Only once your on BAA property can they do something.

Precisely. On the grassy patch at Myrtle Avenue, you are at the heart of the action but using public land. Excellent views of arriving traffic on 27L. 😎

It was 107F yesterday here in Chino. Highest temperature of any city in the United States for the day.

We reached nearly 70F here in the UK a couple of days ago. Give it a few weeks and we’ll be hitting 80F! :p

Hopefully, I’ll be there as well. I get so angry when on one of my very few days off, everything is ruined by the weather! All the wonderful sunshine over the past week or so… and now this!

Would have been good, but it’s a Saturday and weekends are just awful for me!

Excellent models.

I received a model yesterday – A Thai Airways 747-400 in the Royal Barge colour scheme. It is ‘Tucano Line’ and the quality and detail of the model is brilliant, especially when you consider it is 1/500.

I have also got the Thai Md-11 on its way to me from Bangkok. This is a 1/400. I’m aiming to collect the entire Thai Airways fleet on a 1/400 scale and so far have the 777-300, 747-300, 747-400, classic 737-200 (limited edition of 750) and the Md-11. I don’t think anyone makes the ATRs or the 737-400s in service with the airline.

Here’s some photos. First one is HS-TGJ on its own and the second is HS-TGJ alongside Orient Thai 747-200 HS-UTP. Both are 1/500s.

How much were the flights? I fancy it but just looked at BMi LBA-GLA-LBA on that day.. Not going at £187.20!

Hi LBARULES,

We got a fair deal with bmi at £54.40 return (each). We get a meal on the flight and I get a few miles on my Thai Royal Orchid Plus account, so not bad at all.

Is it far by train? I wouldn’t have a clue! :confused: