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planedriver

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  1. 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
  2. Going back a few years, Tomo was there helping the villagers with their airstrip if my memory serves me correctly, and fixing generators, etc; a wonderful effort I thought, and good on him. It's probably hard for us in Oz to realize that the people in this village took 14yrs to make the clearing for an airstrip. Certainly not the place for the inexperienced, or those lacking the necessary skills to fly into, but i'm sure it means the world to those locals. The pilot looked happy with the chook's, though they didn't ask whether he'd like "fries" with them.
  3. Boof-head me, forgot the attachment. Here it is One Crazy and Dangerous Airplane Landing When I saw it, I thought it would bring some memories of when Tomo was in PNG.
  4. Those that have not been around as long as me and others on these forums, our mate Thomo spent some time in PNG, so I thought this may bring back a few (hopefully) happy memories for him. If you dig back through old posts, his experiences there, were a real interesting read.
  5. Hi Tomo. This ones for you mate, and might bring back a few memories. By the way, how did the chicken taste? Kind Rgds planey.
  6. Maybe it's me in the box
  7. That's real sad outcome for such an iconic aircraft.
  8. This say's it how it really is.
  9. , plenty of trike pilots on here to converse with.
  10. Don't worry Kaz, I've flown with many a female pilot who'd do a lot better than me.
  11. edited...ref previous post...mod
  12. I remember looking over an HP42 at Croydon Airport as a little fellah, though I never flew in one. From where I lived you could hear them warming up the engines for ages before they took off and climbed out, normally going over our house. The majority of the flights were with DC2' & 3's and a few DH82 Dragon Rapides. In those days they flew direct London to Paris etc: I'm told that when radar and flight corridors were introduced, if an aircraft went missing, it narrowed down the area where they had to look for the broken bits. Probably not true, but that was the story going around at the time. I remember Croydon well, and as a kid when they had an open-day was talked into doing a simulated parachute jump off the top of a hangar where a tough-looking soldier controlled the brake of the fixed line after I jumped. When I got home my Dad asked me how my underpants were?
  13. Patrick. Just checked out a few of your videos.
  14. Over the years, You've not improved mate.
  15. Be thorough with your pre-flights, don't extend the envelope or your capabilities, keep the family and loved ones in the back of your mind, and fly safe. We want more posts from you.
  16. Priceless!. Something to always remember
  17. I might pass on this one great video though. https://safeshare.tv/x/cIyVNoY 3_L4#v
  18. I arrived in Majorca after a very turbulant flight in a Britannia with a case that was split open down one side. When unpacking at the hotel, I realized all my new underwear was missing. Had a good laugh about it at the time, as we were on our honeymoon.
  19. Behave yourself, so you don't get unexpected surprises. Have a great time. Rgds planey
  20. My partner reckons there ought to be an antidote available for this site, it's infectious to many like me. You get up in the middle of the night for a pee and you have to log on to see what's new. I'm not complaining, I like it that way. Thanks Ian:thumb up: Rgds planey
  21. That's a light load Frank. You should take a look at their trains. No goats, no chickens, no mother-in laws. Should get off the deck in no time.
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