planedriver

Yea, I saw that at Bankstown Construction Site on Sunday. Still has runways left (just) among all the new building work, Horrified at the extent of it all. If you have an aircraft that you hire out, there's always more of a chance events like this can happen.

I remember the Beagle 206's at Shoreham at the time I had my very first lesson in an an Auster, and also the Beagle Pup which I thought was really streamlined for it's time. However Beagle's management needed more people that knew what was really needed, so the large scale of sales envisaged sadly never really materialised long term.

One might have a whinge about the cost of insurance, but in instances like this you'd possibly think it was money well spent.

Whatever facts are presented, there will always be a minority who know better because they've been lucky so far. And of course we hope it may continue.

Thanks Peter, I missed it. You know the old saying carrots are good for ones eyesight, but good wine can double your vision. Next time i'll eat my carrots first.

Always good to get a positive report in this thread.

Maybe this might help. Enjoy that glass of red you deserve a break. Kind rgds Planey

That's most interesting. Thanks red. What! no photo's yet Quick get on yer bike.

steering him towards the Spratly Islands, which put a real chink in his original flight plan

The graphics look great, but I couldn't help but notice that the upper part of the Harbour Bridge is missing. Possibly those midnight scrap metal thieves have been at it again. At least mine is complete in FSX and good fun to fly under.

May be not politically correct OK. However, I did convince a young mum family member to take a TIF back early this year. She and her partner have much deeper pockets than myself, so that was a relief to my wallet. She too, reckoned it was one of the best experiences she had ever had, and her Facebook photo's said it all.

So with all the Covid 19 restrictions affecting our lives, flying activities have also taken a big hit. Flying clubs, training organisations, forums, etc; have all suffered as a result, not to mention reduced financial incomes in many, many cases. So what have you all been doing as a result of this? This great site is also reported to have much reduced activity, so tell us about some of the things you have done during this period, and hopefully we can swell the activity numbers a bit. Every post is then and opportunity for someone to respond to, and hopefully it is interesting and worthwhile to someone else. I tend to give TIF's as Birthday gifts to young male relations and friends. This way they not only get to experience something new, which is in most cases exciting for them, and they then brag with their friends that they flew an airplane and will probably put a photo or three on Facebook. About 16yrs ago a customer of mine asked me for ideas for a Birthday present for her 16yr old son. Unbeknown to her, I built in the cost of a TIF into an automatic gate quote I did for them, and gave it to him. She said it was the best thing ever, and the last I heard was that he about to go for his twin rating. Going back just a few years ago, i'd deliberately leave copies of my flying magazines when visiting the doctors, dentist, or barbers in a bid to promote interest in flying. For many years, I had a sticker on the back widow of my van which read "I'd sooner be flying with Schofields Flying club" Maybe more advertising is needed, which need not necessarily be expensive. All clubs should have something similar in my opinion. If nothing is done to promote something, it's normally easy to assess what improvements you could expect. Recreational Flying! Why pay $200 to jump out of an airplane. For about half that, you could experience flying one. Ph. No.########## Schools. TAFE colleges, boys clubs, gym's, etc; are all ripe for potential promotions. Your comments please!

We need more Nev's.

Lighten up Peter.

Loved them both as a kid. I lived between RAF Biggin Hill and RAF Hendon which is only a few miles apart, so saw heaps of them flying over at low altitude. Later memories include seeing The BEA Elizabethans and also the Bristol Brabazon fly over. Just goes to show, i'm an old fart now

For anyone who's finished building and lost for something to do during the Covid 19 lock down? I have a bargain on offer.

well used kebab skewers, and the flock took off disappearing behind a cloud of red dust................

bring a few previously unseen charges. To make use of the reduced number of toilets available, there will be a "convenience" fee and paper will have to be purchased from the new wall mounted machines at $1 a sheet. BYO paper will be a strict no no, as a supply deal has been struck with the Asian organisation in Hurstville who have been busy stripping the supermarket shelves again in readiness for Virgins proposed return to the air. Frequent users will be able to get brownie points (spelt incorrectly for the need to maintain decency) which will count towards an increase in the miserable gains available in loyalty points.......................

all the while his claimed good mate EEEEEEN struggles in a state of quandary as to what to do with all his credits. He was even considering getting the paper recycled to print a new edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. In business it is normally prudent to check on potential partner gains, before lining their pockets and you having to wait in the que at the local soup kitchen. The CEO of Turbine Enterprises is a good businessman however, and knows how to make a quid or three, a bit like Paddy at The Flying kangaroo. Disgruntled that he has not already been nominated for an AO, it's been suggested that a few plain envelopes distributed amongst the members of the Australian Anti-Progress Party might resolve a few issues and speed up the selection process. Mention has also been made that he should receive a knighthood, and wear it while entertaining the local lovelies

Don't worry about EEEEEN said Planey, He's too busy working out what to do with reams and reams of credit notes from all his cancelled flights with Jetstar...........................

overcome the problem. I'm sure he would never really need it to maintain his debonair appearance. However, rumor has it that he's even tried sump oil from a 1956 Morris Oxford that has never had an oil change. The reports on it's success are still with RaAus so we may never know whether it is worth trying ourselves.

Nah! De Troit is really an alias for the fashion designer Ivor Biggen, who's stretch of his imagination shows through in some of his revealing creations. Planey would never insult our revered Captain who also goes back to Ford Prefect days. However, after a few samples of his mate Luigi's home-made plonk, he has been known on occasions to stir the pot a little...........................

The Skipper obviously had a sleepless night worrying about having to wear the undersized De Troit shorts, and who could blame him for that. What a load of bollocks that is, said the girl from the adjoining village. I know him so well and can just imagine what he is feeling. He has a well earned reputation you know, and I can vouch for that. He deserves a lot better than to be ridiculed in that way. The fact he used to be a regular at the Blue Oyster Bar was only to pick up his rent money. Our capitalist Captain has been known to have his finger in many different pies, A man of integrity, who has a saying "never monkey around with another monkey's monkey". So De Troit needs to book himself an appointment with a taxidermist.............................