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    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.
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    That's so sad to hear.
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    Thanks for your efforts to help them in a sticky situation. Well done ! Wish them all the best.
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    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.
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    Welcome Larry:welcome:. You've arrived at a great site. Look forward to hearing more from you.
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    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.
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    The Fox 35 Rocket was a great motor for flying combat.
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    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.
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    So you'd probably like the huge photo on my lounge room wall Phil.
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    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.
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    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.
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    There used to be two hangared at The Oaks, I assumed (wrongly) that one of them was yours.
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    Sounds and looks great Ian. Have you moved the Auster to Camden now? Rgds planey
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    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.
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    Very skillful, but potentially lethal as a young fellah in the USA found out when a manouver went wrong. Those carbon-fibre blades can give you more than a short-back-and-sides if you get in the way.
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    IF it turns out to be drone? as a responsible drone pilot myself, I hope the offender gets the book thrown at them if they can identify the culprit.
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    Looks like a great weekend away Graham. Life's good eh!
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    The name "Galloping Ghost" reminds me of the first radio control system I built, using acorn valves from WW2 walkie-talkies purchased from government disposal stores. For those not as old as me, who'd like a quick history lesson,it was a "rudder only" system where the rudder was constantly flapping a bit in the neutral position. By moving the control stick left or right, the mark-space ratio was altered so the rudder flapped mainly to the left, or to the right. It was primitive, but worked reasonably well on the old slow-moving models. Then along came the transistors which made things a lot better. I was young and very fit in those days due to partly to all the running I did. Fly-away's were pretty common back then.
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    As of this mornings news, Air Asia will ban all passengers boarding with a pet parrot on their shoulder. When you see documentaries about migrating birds and the altitude that they fly at, it's a wonder there are not more bird-strikes. There's plenty of instances where it occurs at lower levels and gets the PIC's full attention. Not something you'd want to stuff up a nice day's flying.
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    Just be wary if you see an elderly lady with a hand-full of coins about to board your flight. Coins thrown into plane engine by old lady for luck cause delay
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    You would think that the excessive vibration would give the pylons and airframe structure a real workout if it continued for 1 1/2hrs. Hope it gets thoroughly checked out by Airbus, which i'm sure it would. The last thing you want is a fatigue fracture to come back and bite you some way down the track.
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    Air Lingus the Irish airline, used to have a priest bless the flight before take-off. However, that's going back a good few years.
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    Thanks, feel better now Alf. $1287 return to London attracted me.
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    Geez! Alf, I'm flying to London in a few weeks with Qatar. Mate can you find a few comforting words for me? Tea-towels, mats, Will update,or anything that may help me? Rgds planey
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    Mate, that's "priceless". "Good-on-yer" as they say, so happy you had a very memorable flying day. He really looks the part, and I wonder whether it was actually flown from the r/h seat:cheers:. Rgds planey
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