planedriver

Thanks for posting that MrH.

Quite a blast from the past, with hardly any cars on the road. Had almost forgtton about the give way to the right road rule, as well.

Welcome, good to have you with us, i'm feeling younger already.

Just goes to show that once aircraft get in the bloodstream, it's there for life.

Poms of the 60's may remember a dance called "The Quaker".

It went something like, Twice around the floor, and out for your oats.

Think they got taken over by Uncle Toby's

Now thats one opportunity anyone with aviation in the bloodstream couldn't miss.

Interesting blog Owen, well done!

You think you had problems!

Some years ago I did a return flight Sydney to London flying with Air Tours.

I was lucky enough to get 4 seats to stretch out on on the outbound trip, plus a couple of hours on the flight deck, but due to the narrow pitch of the seats my sister suggested I request a seat for the return flight. I got on the plane right by the exit door as the flight attendant said "that your seat right there Sir, the best in the house"!

Then this bloke got on who was built like the proverbial sh*thouse and sat down next to me.

He told me later that he was 23 stone in weight, and for the next 23hrs, I could not fully breathe in, and had to attempt to eat and sleep with my elbows rubbing together.

If i'd seen him in the local supermarket before the flight, i'd have told him that deodorants were available half way down on the l/h side in isle 5.

Welcome to the forums tlamdweeb.

Perth is a lovely place, but a long way from anywhere else.

If you need to catch trout in the High Street like Castle Combe, then the nearest you'll get to that, would be in Tassie.

There's a lot of fellow Pom's who have settled in Perth, who I hope make you feel most welcome, even if you do fly inverted initially.

Good luck with the move, it's a big step, but one i'm sure you won't regret.

Kind Regards

Planey ( The old Womble from Wimbledon Common) and stay in touch.

Love it. I wonder who had the time, and went to the trouble of preparing it.

And to think I used to listen for the sleigh bells when that was first published.

These days, I can only hear them if the hearing-aid has got a fresh battery:sleep:

Hope you have a great Chrismas mate, and love your contributions.

Kind Regards

Planey

[ATTACH=full]26457[/ATTACH]The bride and I

Hope mine's not on the other side of the fence ,or i'll be forced to do a multitude of go-arounds till the shift changes.

Me and my unfinished RV-12.

rgmwa

rankamateur - very close but it is a 1984 KV 175 and yes the shovel holder gets used regularly, but not as much as the machete strapped to the front fork.Deskpilot (obviously a fellow dog lover) I'll see your pair of Cavaliers to my three of a kind Aussie Shepherds (Dad, Mum and Son) (P.S. I am the one with the hat)

You had a few of us wondering!

Marty, It would apear that your Albert Einstein quote is somewhat accurate.

Finish the hard work building the 701, then simply give it away to someone who dosen't really need it.

That will then make about as much sense as what the former government did with our money for the past few years.

The ABC with all it's lefty biased incompetants, can't run an organisation either.

If you need brain surgery, use the services of a brain surgeon.

You could call the local butcher, as he also cuts meat and is a bit cheaper, but the brain surgeon is likely to do a better job.

Thats so sad!

Two people are feared dead after a Tiger Moth plane crashed into the sea off Queensland's South Stradbroke Island. The crash has left a trail of debris and fuel in the water and at least four choppers are searching for any signs of survivors.

The plane crashed into the water about 300 metres off the island, at about 12.30pm (AEST) on Monday.

The two-seater plane is owned by Gold Coast-based operator Tiger Moth Joy Rides, which offers scenic flights and aerobatic flights including barrel rolls, loop the loops and other manoeuvres.

Spokesman Jeff Stillman told AAP that the company was still trying to work what had happened.

"We're not real good mate, look we don't have the information as yet, we don't really now what's going on," he told AAP.

"We're all very worried about all the occupants of the plane."

Water police are also heading to the scene to assist the air search.

Not looking good at this stage, but hope they managed to survive the ordeal.

And to double the resale value of any Lada, i'm told you simply put a couple of gallons of petrol in it

Thanks for that info Dafydd, it was real interesting. I took my first flying lesson in an Auster at Shoreham.

Had I known these problems existed, I would have possibly stayed on the ground.

The one I flew had the more rounded, flatter faced engine cowl, so perhaps it had a Cirrus engine in it. The one's fitted with the Gypsy Major are more easily distinguished, and look the same as most Tiger Moths. It was a hand-start job, and you mentioned leaky fuel tanks. I know most old aircraft have a bit of a fuel smell, but I remember this one absolutely stank of fuel and made me feel a bit crook.

The Beagle Terrier version I had ride in some while later did not have the same problem, and the twin Beagle 206 ride to Ostend to drop off a spare part, I loved.

Kind Regards

Planey

For sure, and all these years later, they're still flying. Must have got some things somewhere near right.

Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions.

White minorities still trying to have English recognised as the UK 's third language.

Children from two-parent, married, heterosexual families bullied in schools for being 'different'. Tolerance urged.

Manchester schoolgirl expelled for not wearing a Burqa.

Japan announces that they will no longer consume whale meat as whales are now extinct, and the scientific research fleet are unemployed.

UK Government has told the Japanese that Grey Squirrels taste like whale meat.

Britain now has ten Universities of Political Correctness.

Professor Goldman of LSPC says there is still a long way to go in the fight to stop people saying what they think.

Britain's deficit £10 trillion and rising. Government declares return to surplus in 100 years which is 300 years ahead of time. Prime Minister Mohammed Yousuf claims increased growth through more immigration is the secret to success.

Baby conceived naturally. Scientists stumped.

Iran still isolated. Physicists estimate at least ten more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.

France pleads for global help after being taken over by Islamic Countries.

No other country comes forward.

Jose Manuel Rodrigez Bush says he will run for second term as US President in 2052.

Post Office raises price of stamps to £19 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.

After a ten-year, £75.8 billion study commissioned by the Labour Party, scientists prove diet and exercise is the key to weight loss.

Average weight of a British male drops to 18 stone.

Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil and human rights. Victims to be held partly responsible for crime.

Average height of professional basketball players is now nine feet, seven inches.

New law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2051 as lethal weapons.

Inland Revenue sets lowest tax rate in decades at 75 per cent.

Bradford win FA Cup Final, beating Hindu Hornets 4-1.

Sherlock Holmes recon's if their hair sticks out the back horizontal, it's a dead giveaway they fly paramotors, and if it's all across their face they fly tractor aircraft. So wear a beany and nobody will ever know.

Welcome stevek, good to have you aboard mate.

At least you've landed at the best place now.

Wheeling and dealing Eh!

my savannah is 30 hrs off its 1000 hrly,

Keep well.

Kind Regards

Planey

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him what? (Oh, man this is so bad, it's good.) A super callused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

She might tell you to go and fly your kite!