planedriver

Interesting history from the early days of flying. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/F21BE44E_EE18_2A21_DE9200FADAA9DB6E.pdf

For some reason I had to reload the pages a few times, but it was an interesting read.

So long as no one gets hurt, I reckon its great to see their enthusiasm.

The main thing that concerns me is, what if this is the training school for further outsourcing Qantas maintenance?

I used to hire Auster J1/n's at bankstown for two pounds seven and sixpence per hour. BDQ and AMK. They must have been the wrong flyer because people didn't want to fly them. That's why they were cheap. Nev

Always words of wisdom, sometimes with a little wry grin on the side.

The site wouldn't be the same without you Nev.

My very first lesson cost what I thought was a princely sum of 7 pounds 15 shillings, when i'd just started work, at 2 pounds 19 and fourpence a week.

And the answer is Yenn, no it wasn't on an SE5A wearing a Royal Flying Corp funny kharki hat like my Grandad had, but it wouldn't have been too far away from you at the time (Pheonix Flying Club/ Metropolitan Police Flying Club at Biggin Hill.

I nearly joined the Special Contabulary purely to get cheap flying training through their sports and social club, but the local Station Sergent (Dad) said that just wasn't on:bad_mood: .

I've been following this this thread too Andy, and to me, your words of wisdom make so much sense to what was a sad outcome.

As the tanks empty, their Cof G situation would have got worse.

I worked for 19yrs with the company who first developed and kicked off the photocell industry back in 1927 (I came on the scene later, i'm not that bloody old). Very interesting business to be involved in, as with interuption or partial obsuration of a beam of light, control is possible.

The number of applications seemed only limited by ones immagination. We developed systems ranging from switching on street lighting at dusk, measuring smoke going up chimneys, fume detection in road tunnels, smoke/fire detection, I designed one for the Concorde Engine Test Bed at Farnborough, and some years later got a ride in one back from Bahrain while doing work for BA). The what was new back then freight teminal at Heathrow, built for BEA & BOAC prior to changing to British Airways had 20miles of automated conveyor network under one roof, largely controlled by photocell equipment. I was Senior Sales Development Engineer prior to migrating to Oz in 1978. Like many new arrivals, for a short time I became a Sydney taxi driver who took a few people on the Cooks Tour, before handing them the street directory. In those days, you paid 30 bucks to a so-called Taxi-driver Training Academy, had two lectures which only went for half an hour or so, and were then given a few sheets of paper to learn,which contained all the answers to all the questionsons for the RTA Test. Not being cut-out for that, I started my own business supplying and installing automatic gates, boom gates, and access security systems, including motorising aircraft hanger doors, and did that for the next 32yrs. I'm now retired, but still get asked to occasionally do a little bit of service work, or trouble-shoot a few problems after others have torn their hair out and made things even worse. Having designed at built an automatic garage door at the age of 17 which did't need a motor. Also designed a contactless ignition system using photoeletrics to replace the points, but in those days the components did'nt like the high temperatures.Many years later a customer of mine and myself came upwith the idea of motorised belts at supermarket check-outs which went on to be produced initially for an American company. My God how I wish we'd taken a patent on it, and get reminded everytime I do the weekly shopping. The plan of building my own aircraft as a retirement project got shelved, after funds for it, were gobbled-up paying for health treatment, and I think partly for partly buying my specialist his new Merc. Maybe we should have swapped jobs!

I have removed the items that are now sold out from the above list...there is only a few days left and remember "No Reasonable Offer Refused"Note, the next batch of Recreational Flying Headsets have been ordered and there will be a slight price increase on them when they arrive so get in now as there is only a few left at the old price

Don't be a tight-arse with your offers though guys.

The Administrator of this wonderful site also has a family to feed.

If you treat him him right, i'm sure he'll also throw in a free vomit bag with handles (like we get our shopping in, from Coles and Woolies).

Just don't be mean, and do the right thing:crazy:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8452754/vic-search-for-light-plane-crash

Hope PIC is ok.

Geez! definately not shaping up to be a good year, accident wise.

"Bloody Ceiling Fans"!

I've seen the thing flying around Bankstown quite a few times and wondered what it was, thought it was possibly an Angel from a distance, certainly very quiet in operation.

Hopefully all on board will OK, and be able to revert to a fixed wing with fewer moving parts.

Is anybody flying or familiar with flying a MkII pup?Mine is in the air and I'm just trying to do some comparisons of speeds, weights, handling etc.

Can't help you with any figures nunans, but you must be feeling over the moon.

Like others, would love to see some pic's of your pride and joy.

[Come to think of it, haven't seen him lately, could be that...................................

he was saving his pennies to go to NATFLY

"NATFLY! said Mavis, thats one place i'd like to go to. Theres always lots of good looking flyers there".

Having always been interested in natural history, i'd like to check out the much-whinged about dinasaur, thats claimed to strut around there.

Apparently, it has a very slight resembelence to a Spitfire pilot, :blah blah:with an attitude that resembles a BA Captain on his way to visit a taxidermist.

And I thought they were all ex-stinked (deliberate spelling error) ......................

Could it possibly be a flightasorearse?

Putting in my two bobs worth I did not want to attend because of my wife's health and did not want to leave her at home. A wise decision as she had a heart attack yesterday andis currently in hospital.She had an artery blockage which has been successfully operated on.

Alan.

So good to see one get their priorites right these days, and the right decisions made.

Sincere good wishes for her speedy recovery.

Kind Regards

Alan

The truth in life is......................... that sometimes immagination just deesn't measure up to expectations

A group of primary school infants, accompanied by two female teachers, went on a field trip to Cheltenham races to see and learn about thoroughbred horses.

When it was time to take the children to the toilet, it was decided that the girls would go with one teacher and the boys would go with the other.

The teacher assigned to the boys was waiting outside the men's toilet when one of the boys came out and told her that none of them could reach the urinal..

Having no choice, she went inside, helped the boys with their underpants, and began hoisting the boys up, one by one, holding their willies to direct the flow away from their clothes.

As she lifted one, she couldn't help but notice that he was unusually well endowed. Trying not to show that she was staring, the teacher said, 'You must be in year four.'

"No, love,"he replied. "I'm riding Silver Arrow in the 2.15 Handcap"

SENIOR TEXTING CODES

Since all the "kids" have all their little codes...

like BFF, WTF, LOL, etc. here are some codes for seniors:

ATD- At the Doctor's

BFF- Best Friends Funeral

BTW- Bring the Wheelchair

BYOT- Bring Your Own Teeth

CUATSC- See You at the Senior Centre

FWIW- Forgot Where I Was

FYI- Found Your Insulin

GGPBL- Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low

GHA- Got Heartburn Again

HGBM- Had Good Bowel Movement

IMHO- Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO- Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL- Living on Lipitor

OMSG- Oh My! Sorry, Gas

ROFL...CGU- Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up!

WAITT- Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA- Wet the Furniture Again

WTP- Where's the Prunes

WWNO- Walker Wheels Need Oil

GGLKI- Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking in

Hope this is helpful to many on here ( planey included)

A woman goes to the Doctor in Glasgae, worried about her husband’s temper and threatening manner.

The Doc asks: "What's the problem, Janet?

The woman says: "Weeell Doctor Cameron, I dinae know what to do. Every time ma hubbie comes home pished, he threatens to slap me aroon'."

The Doctor says: "Aye, well... I have a real good cure for that. When your husband arrives home intoxicated, just take a wee glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don't swallow it until he goes to bed and is sound asleep."

Two weeks later she comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn.

She says: "Doctor that was brilliant! Evrae time ma hubbie came hame pished, I swished with water. I swished an' swished, and he didnae touch me even once!

Tell me Doc...wha's the secret? How's the water dae that?"

The Doctor says: "Janet hen, it's really nae big secret. The water does bugger all…it's keeping your mouth shut that does the trick..."

I wonder whether Jabiru will head in the same direction.

I know a few of their engines have been fitted with after-market fuel injection, but have not read anything about how successful it was.

This elderly woman did well under under the crcumstances.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8446369/elderly-woman-lands-plane-during-emergency

Well done! to the pilot also who assisted her.

Many years ago Schofields Flying Club used to run a one day course for spouses and partners, to give them a few basics to help in such a situation. They probably still do from time to time.

May her husband rest in peace.

Really sad. Too many fatalities in the last couple of weeks. Please everyone stay safe over easter, that goes for both in the air and on the roads.

Not wrong there shags. It would be great to be able to click on this box, to find no entries. But in reality, life is not always that generous.

Welcome Hugh.

Lovely spot Langley Park. stayed there a couple of years ago right alongside the landing strip .

They tell me that Boy Scouts get cheap flying.

Is 68 too old to join, to get these benefits?

Cheers

Planey

Hi guys thanks for the welcome. I do not fly due to medical reasons,but as i said i am a lifelong aviation enthusiast.I live in the south-east of the UK a couple of miles south of London Gatwick Airport in a town called Crawley [oh how i wanted to say Alice ! Great film BTW].I have a wife and two grown up children.

As an addendum to my introduction my two most favoured aircraft are the P-51 and the almighty PBY-5a Catalina.

 

regards

 

stangman

At my local airfield Bankstown, theres a PBY-6A Catalina which is slowly being restored, and you can read about it on http://www.catalinaflying.org.au/vh_cat.htm

I gather there will be no more Biggin Hill Air International Air Fairs, due to financial reasons by the airfield owners

Last years was the last, although their is a pettion online to bring it back http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/bring-back-the-biggin-hill-international-air-fair/3117

My first bit of flying instruction was in an old Auster J5 at Shoreham.

I flew over Crawley on my simulator last night, and it looked as though you need to dig the mower out, cut your grass, and do a bit of weeding in the garden:yikes:. Would I kid you:question:.

Kind Regards

Planey

How about our resident young musso from Cecil Planes with his Saxaphone?

We've all seen your avitar Tomo, and i'm sure they'd all love to be serenaded to sleep listening to 'Moonlight Serenade", or The Dam-Busters Theme, as they try to sleep in their swags under their wings.

Welcome back to the forums Steve.

Remember, it it always better to have strayed, but returned, than never have returned to the fold.

The T500 Thruster is a great basic aircraft, and I hope it gives you lots of safe fun, which is what it's all about.

Or even really park for that matter !..............................................Maj....

Now, now! Maj.

Behave yourself.

I didn't even mention parking, 15 point turns, or parking by ear.

I know a couple of ladies that i'd be very happy to fly with, but I didn't say lend my car to.