It's about time!

[Nightmare]

A Yellow Foxbat, brilliant weather - what more could you ask for!

The wind was a bit hectic, I overflew to inspect the windsock, it was blowing for RWY 24, straight down the runway, so I made my intention over the radio to join crosswind RWY 24. When I turned Downwind the sock had moved around 90° across the runway. I continued for a nice crosswind landing. But it was quite turbulent up there. My 75kt Lightwing was rocketing along at 100kts ground speed on the way there, but was putt-putting along at 55kts GS on the return trip.

[Flying Officer Kite]

Oh yes - it was a bit windy, come to think of it!

 

 

[facthunter]

Good day for flying a Kite. Nev

 

 

[Flying Officer Kite]

Good day for flying a Kite. Nev

Boom boom!

 

 

[planedriver]

Thursday sounds like a better day for a flying Kite:whistling:

 

Welcome to the forums. You bought back memories of numerous flights I made with British Eagle in Britannia's via Perpignan when holidaying in Spain, until Gerona Airport opened..

 

Climbing out of Perpignan in the Pyrenees Mountainson a hot day, the mountain tops seemed a bit too close for comfort. One aircraft had the seats facing the rear of the aircraft, but that idea never really caught on.

 

Enjoy the Foxbat and tell us all about it.

 

Kind regards

 

Planey

 

 

[Flying Officer Kite]

Thursday sounds like a better day for a flying Kite:whistling:Welcome to the forums. You bought back memories of numerous flights I made with British Eagle in Britannia's via Perpignan when holidaying in Spain, until Gerona Airport opened..

Climbing out of Perpignan in the Pyrenees Mountainson a hot day, the mountain tops seemed a bit too close for comfort. One aircraft had the seats facing the rear of the aircraft, but that idea never really caught on.

 

Enjoy the Foxbat and tell us all about it.

 

Kind regards

 

Planey

Thanks, Planey.

Ah, the Britannias - beautiful, dependable and noisy! Most, if not all, were ex-BOAC and were for years the mainstay of the Eagle medium - longhaul fleet, along with the Viscounts on domestic and short-haul routes, prior to the acquisition of BAC 1-11s and Boeing 707s. Pretty sure there'd be some members of this forum who would have migrated to Oz on a Brit during the years EG held the immigrant contract. Those configured with rear-facing seats were occasionally used for holiday flights, but were actually configured that way under a contract for flying scientists and military personnel out to Woomera. One of my last assignments when I worked for EG was preparing a glossy sales brochure to assist in disposal of the by then outdated fleet. Unfortunately, they didn't sell and not long afterwards Eagle collapsed, and the whole airline industry began to change forever.

 

- Mike