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  1. planedriver
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_Daffodil
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    I'm sure you must be thinking of the DAF Daffodil Spacey. Two cones with a rubber drive belt which made an infinately variable gearbox drive. One drove thousands of miles across Africa at the time and the media claimed it was driven by a rubber band. Haha! I seem to remember one which was entered in The East African Safari Rally.
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    Can't knock the 2CV. They were quite comfortable over the cobblestones streets even if the seats were a bit like deck chairs, and they rolled like a destroyer.
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    Dear old fellah! Such a shame when these old guys pass on, there does not seem too many who follow on with such a pioneering a spirit. There would obviously be some, and good on them.
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    Mate, are we related? There's a bit of a coincidence there. Just wondering!
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    Looks to me like it was probably an afterburner problem.
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    For those that have not seen it, I found this documentary compelling viewing.
  8. planedriver
    OMG Blue skies! I have a good memory and can still recall some of those with envy 😃
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    They're welcome at my place anytime, for an observation visit.
  10. planedriver
    Memories! Thruster 88. What the hell would we do without them?😀
  11. planedriver
    Plenty of options and advice here. What a great site we have.
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    Never good to hear news like this, like all of us on here, we wish him all the very best for a speedy recovery. Aircraft can always be replaced if necessary, so is of minor importance.
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    reflecting how she pulled the crowds in. She loved dancing the Quaker which was a popular dance back then. Unbeknown to many, it involved a quick twice around the dance floor then out for your oats. Turbo who'd been an aspiring DJ back in those days and understood technical things, was known to slyly creep in and lift the record players repeat arm which contributed to a much later but satisfying night. Bull and his boy scout mates were somewhat overcome by all the goings on and left in typical scout form, even though they had been indoctrinated with their motto of "Be Prepared" It was also apparent that SingleRoot was no good at math and required further studies.
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    However Plane Drivel "the thick skinned operator" is not offended, or at all put off, by these necessary mods and following comments . He too, being an avid aircraft designer from past decades, also designed and flew many control line models similar in appearance to the Facet Opal, and was used to the unexpected arrival of many, leaving him with a somewhat embarrassed look simply holding onto the control line handle. However, now aged 79 he is concentrating on developing a personal deodorant for old modellers which smells like burned caster oil, in the hopes of making enough money to pay off his funeral plan. Seeing that there's many similar old geezers on here, he's feeling confident of making his sales target. because.................
  15. planedriver
    also including modifications where the pilots seat was firmly attached to the trailing edge with old truck tie-down straps, to minimise unexpected excursions from the planned heading.
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    As a follow on to that, this was an interesting video relating to the Spitfire and it's pilots, also filmed at Duxford.
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    When i started flying, I felt the same as you until after take-off, when the instructor said "you have control", things then changed for me and I felt so much better. I assume it was due to having to concentrate on the job in hand, rather than worrying about the lumps and bumps in the air which I seemed to forget about.
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    Very sad. I imagine you are possibly referring to the incident at Panorama House. If so, I saw where the rotor blades had clipped a tree just a few metres above the ground, and one would think that it may well have survived albeit damaged, had the fuel tanks not gone up. A tragic outcome, and others that were similar.
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    Thanks for posting that kiwiaviator. Unfortunately, it's seems to be a fact of life that if you buy the cheapest of almost anything, you need to have some aside for the risks that you take. Not that that would help the final outcome of many sad incidents. I like many, have flown in them a good number of times, but always have some doubts in the back of my mind. Too many parts in my view all relying on one another to keep them aloft.
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    Lot's of elbow grease gone into that. Well done! A fresh coat of paint should be a good motivator for you too.
  21. planedriver
    Maybe PIC was IFR trained, (I follow roads)
  22. planedriver
    https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/when-the-runway-runs-out-9274426/ Good to see that it survived it's runway excursion.
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    That's true! and would halve the distance for it to travel. Not sure if it still comes from Clyde.
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    Possibly things have changed in the fuel supply network OME. Many years ago I did the automatic security gates at the JUHI fuel installation at Kingsford Smith Sydney Airport next to the international terminal, and they had a direct pipeline to the refinery at Clyde. I looked after the complex for many years. I was told back then, that due to underground water from the Cooks River, much of the airport was actually slowly sinking, which made one think about the security of underground pipes. In fact the the area surrounding the adjoining office had sunk to the point that it became necessary to have an additional new step built to get into the offices, whereas it had once been level. The building is still there, so all's well that ends well, they say.
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    OMG! You can almost hear the announcements coming. "Flight No XXX now has an expected departure of XXX, as the fuel truck is delayed in heavy traffic on Camden Valley Way". "She'll be right" as the saying goes. 😜
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