Jump to content

planedriver

Members
  • Posts

    3,650
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    21

Everything posted by planedriver

  1. Whatever transpires from necessary forthcoming changes, we are so damn lucky to have had this wonderful site at our disposal for so many years. We have gained knowledge and mate-ship with others through the sharing of information, mainly as a result of the hard work by one man for which we are all very grateful. Thanks Ian:clap: I'm sure whoever is interested enough to be involved in running this site, will have one intention in mind, and that is to aim to keep it in the same high standard that you have set, to be a valuable source of information to be enjoyed by all. Kind Regards Planey
  2. Molmo MF1-9 built in Sweden in the 60's. Also made under licence as the Bolko BO 208. Spot on kasper, you just beat me to it.
  3. Like this one I photographed in the UK 3 weeks ago. A nice toy if your pockets are deep enough? Also got some great shots of it at altitude with cloud background. It looked just like the real thing.
  4. Once again, Nev got it right.
  5. Hi, and welcome. I bet you're missing that J 3 Cub.(and possibly family too).
  6. Looks like a lack of knots to me. Lucky outcome though!
  7. At no time your honor, were her lips witnessed as being on the edge of the supposedly opened can. Furthermore, I would add, that even if that were the case, I have yet to to find a person who could honestly confirm whether it was empty or not, simply by viewing the side of it. It is my opinion, that she was either promoting a good local brewery from her electorate at the time the said photograph was taken, or simply posing for the photo to wind up the aspiring opposition from Toowoomba:wink:
  8. So FT, do you really know whether Ashby was working as a commercial pilot? The question is, did they have one tent, or two? It also looked like bright daylight when they were drinking those Bundy's, so they ought to be OK for a midday departure the following day. I was always told, minimum 12 hrs between bottle and the throttle. My instructor never mentioned cans.
  9. Time fly's, hopefully, like the rest of it.
  10. Great job! Ballroom dance classes now eh? Seriously, WOW!, should be able to achieve a lot with that work space. Good luck, you thoroughly deserve it.+ a day off.
  11. Some British Eagle Britannia's had seats facing the rear of the aircraft. I came back from a holiday in Spain in one configured that way.
  12. That's so sad to hear.
  13. Thanks for your efforts to help them in a sticky situation. Well done ! Wish them all the best.
  14. Dosen't matter if it's a long journey Doug. You're making progress, which is what counts, and no doubt having a bit of fun along the way= satisfaction.
  15. Welcome Larry:welcome:. You've arrived at a great site. Look forward to hearing more from you.
  16. Loved it! The VC10 always looks magic in the air, especially if you have a good set of ear-plugs. I'm heading to the UK next week and will be going to a jet fly day on the 19th August at Long Marston with my nephew. Just wondering whether you'd also be there Dominic? Rgds Planey.
  17. The Fox 35 Rocket was a great motor for flying combat.
  18. Mate, you forget to mention the smell, and wiping oily hands on your pants in between flights. The smell of that burnt caster-oil seemed to hang around like cigar smoke, for many days. Ahh! Memories.
  19. So you'd probably like the huge photo on my lounge room wall Phil.
  20. Geez! Windsor, You are reminding me of my younger days when I used to fly a George Aldridge designed "Peacemaker" in combat comps, and managed to win a few. Mine was powered by a worked Oliver Tiger diesel and went like the clappers, until it eventually buried itself in the ground when the up line separated from the handle.
  21. Madness! Like there was someone who lived near the start of 29R who let a flock of pigeons out for a fly, and a couple of dozen of them were circling very close to a Cessna 152 which was on late finals. I've also seen too many of the local Ibis community getting a bit close to comfort, not that they have some boof-head on the ground controlling them.
  22. There used to be two hangared at The Oaks, I assumed (wrongly) that one of them was yours.
  23. Sounds and looks great Ian. Have you moved the Auster to Camden now? Rgds planey
  24. I live only about 6miles from the perimiter of Sydney's Mascot airport, but not in line with any runways, and I found that with the software in my early Phantom 2 Vision plus, it would not even let it get as high as the floodlights around the local sports oval (about 40ft) but for what I wanted to do, I was quite happy with that, as all I wanted to do was fly along the local river. One has to be responsible, and in most cases the software takes care of that anyway. As a responsible flier,I find it hard to believe some of the claims made. My first drone a $50 screamer from Kmart did not have these features, but weighed a matter of a few ounces and was mainly polystyrene foam.
×
×
  • Create New...