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Just a pleasant sunset flight down the Northern Oregon coast.  Landed at a seaside strip where the treeline provided a welcome block to the strong East crosswind, just in time for touchdown.  Narrow enough to keep me on my toes! Still stretching the envelope in my first tail-dragger..

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Looks good! Always nicer when the weather Gods are being kind.

 

 

 

 

I used to work at Heathrow for 10+ years, and every morning at 10.45, regardless of where you were, everyone would stop and watch the New York Concorde take off. A sight that never failed to impress with its beauty, and noise!

I was lucky enough to fly on Concorde once (at a much reduced price for BA employees) - brilliant! So smooth and graceful. It was a very sad day when they stopped flying.

 

Neil

Similar experience for me Neil. I was doing a lot of work for BA back then and scored a flight back from Bahrain. A wonderful experience which now seems like centuries ago, but I can only guess that it was around the 1976 period. I advised on the majority of the photoelectric control system used on the conveyors used on the new BEA/BOAC as it was then New Freight Terminal at Heathrow. 10 miles of conveyor network all under one roof, so goldfish destined for Amsterdam ended up in Cairo, or so it seemed, till we got the bugs ironed out, plus bearings which clapped out because they were running 24hrs a day.

 

 

I was told the other day that Sammy Davis Jnr. was the first to fly The Atlantic, which just goes to prove that you can't always believe what you hear.

 

 

The Comet was leaps and bounds ahead in terms of performance at the time, but like most things, it is not always wise to invest in the Mk1 version of what is on offer.

 

However, iv'e flown in Comet 4C many times, and i'm still around to haunt you.

 

I recon it looked pretty slick in it's BEA livery.

 

 

All the best, Bex.

Know where you're at.

 

See you soon.

Take care mate, iv'e just been doing the same.

 

I did discover that in my case the orange bits were carrots, green bits were beans and the yellow bits were sweet corn, but they all tasted the same.

 

A bit of home food will soon put you right.

 

Kind regards

 

Planey

 

 

This is one great site, (thanks Ian). mates helping mates.

 

You can also give them a bit of cheek from time to time and that's priceless . 

 

 

Can't agree FT

 

Why don't you try to apply that same logic to driving schools?

 

Many local councils would love to have fewer training facilities, as it gives them more ammunition to justify closing airfields because they are no longer needed, However, developers could make good use of them.

 

It would be a good thing IF ALL who are responsible for making decisions that affect us, were pilots themselves.

 

Sadly this is not always the case.

 

Like so many politicians, it would appear that some are more interested in their back pockets, than the interests and well being of those they supposed to represent.

 

 

That was my thoughts too Steve.

 

If there's megabucks in it, i'm heading back to pre-school to train as a highly paid livery-designer:ecstatic:

 

 

Good on you Don. Looks like the build is coming along nicely. Quite a classic old design.

 

I know a number were powered with a Continental motor A-40- I think, but many used a converted 1600 Vee-Dub motor.

 

What will you be powering yours with?

 

Saw a few of them in my younger days.

 

A cute little single seater, and a good progression from the models in the background of your photo's.

 

 

Personally, I think it looks terrible. (just my opinion).

 

The original colour scheme is as Aussie as, and one we have all come to know and love.

 

I wonder how much money was wasted on the design of the new livery?

 

 

Cockpit view with port wing low. What on earth was the pilot up to?

 

 

JabSP6 .Sounds logical to my way of thinking. If the exhaust valves are a tad too small, the CHT would surely run a bit higher which has been a bit of an issue with some Jabiru installations especially in pusher configeration, apart from the normal required airflow to assist the cooling of the engine.

 

It will be interesting to know more about the mods the NZ guys come up with. Improving gas-flow can only improve the situation and engine efficiency. Gas flowing and ironing out the lumps and bumps do more than just restricting an engines output. ie temperatures.

 

 

Sorry if i misguided anyone. just put on tv and saw a guy in uk with his xair, but there was more to the program. Just thought others might have been interested and didn't want you to miss out.

 

 

CH 9 Sydney now if interested

 

Microlights/ light sport

 

 

All taken approx 6 km's from where I live. I often take a drive around near the old control tower and see many spotters there with camera's poised.

 

I just need a bigger lens for my Canon for some of the more distant shots.

 

 

Great pic's Peter:thumb up:

 

 

It looks to me like the damaged area was a composite material. not quite sure where that would be on a 738

 

 

Geez! It sustained some damage, but you can't expect it to stop on a rupee especially if was doing around 250 clicks near the boundary fence.

 

It could have been a total tragedy for all on board.

 

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This Air India Express Boeing 737-800 which rammed into the boundary wall and clipped runway ILS instrumentation would have been hurtling down the runway at about 250 kms ... Its a miracle it flew and a miracle that there were no casualties.

 

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The only one made, I think.

 

 

What a brilliant model, skillful piloting and perfect weather.

 

Phil, this might interest you http://www.modelenginenews.org/drj/taplin_mk3.html

 

Should have hung onto your Taplin Twin as they fetch good money these days. Hindsight is a bit hard to come by also.

 

 

Sill for sale Nev, “Deflecting Beam Torque Wrench”not cheap but I like the simplicity and reliability of them. - no compressed spring to loose tension over time[/QUOTE]

 

As torque wrenches generally get infrequent use, it's always been a practice of mine to back off the adjustment to zero when iv'e finished using it.

 

This will ease the chance of the spring getting tired over time, thereby throwing out it's accuracy.

Well done! Your smile says it all.

 

 

This is a BBQ

 

 

Cooking with kero?

 

 

Surely that's not really the Tom Jones? No, it couldn't be, but welcome anyway mate.

 

Where did you do your training in the UK?

 

When I was a young bloke and couldn't afford to fly, I conned, no, that's not really the right term, or is is it? that I wanted to be a pilot so over a period of a year or so, booked trlal instruction flights with 11 out of the 13 training organisations operating at the time at Biggin Hill.

 

I'd already done my first flight training at Shoreham in a smelly Auster J5 which nearly made me puke, but being a bugger for punishment came back for more.

 

Maybe you suffer from the same affliction.( or is that affection?

 

Kind Regards

 

Planey