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That was great OME. Strange they never mentioned their range of model engines of which I had many. I used to fly control-line combat with a Frog 500 glow motor that I modified. It used to scream without a muffler, probably to the annoyance of people far far away.

No i'm getting, have got old and forgetful. l just realised mine was a Frog kit which was made locally to where I used to live.

Thanks for posting that OME, I found it very interesting, as I was a school boy when that was envisaged to be the future way of fast city hopping. Among'st my many other planes, I also put together a 1:72 scale model of it, which from memory was marketed around that time by Airfix, or the Revell kit people.

Looks more like a Transavia design to me, and just as ugly as their old AirTruk which apparently was quite nice to fly.

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