planedriver

Hi, I'm Planey's mate. He recommends this site to me because we have shared a common interest in aircraft and flight.

Thanks for the reply Paul.

No, definately not Padstow Cornwall, though I was once engaged to a beauty who was awarded the title of "Miss Looe" in beauty pagents three yrs running. Possibly an award of convenience, to coin a phrase.

Presumeably you have to be careful not to stray into airspace around St Maugan unannounced, which now seems to have jet and turbo-prop passenger services.

Last time I was there, they had BAC Lightnings operating from the field, which were sent up to do live target shooting off the coast. Now i'm showing my age.

So for someone that wants to have a go at RC (battery) without investing heaps, initially - what's the best type of unit to start with??

Large size prefererred.

Welcome to the forums Paul,

I hail from Wimbledon and even used to play a bit of tennis there.

It was mainly in the local park as a kid, but it still counts.

Have flown into Guernsey a few times fom Shoreham and Biggin Hill but that seems a lifetime ago, and probably is.

Encourage some of your fellow aviator mates to get on this site as they'll have a lot of fun and can learn a lot.

Wot's more they won't even be sent a bill. How goods that!

Keep your posts coming, even if it's only to whinge about the weather. Then I can phone my Mun and tell her when to take her washing off the line.

Cheers for now.

Planey

Well I believe I was even smarter....I was married with three children when my wife took a job at the Guernsey Airport ( I built our house next to the airport ) as a cleaner so that I could learn to fly.I was of course working full time plus a part time job driving taxis in the evening to support the family, but her entire income she dedicated to my flying and has continued through our married life and

contributed to the various aircraft we have owned. Even though we are now on pensions, she still saves up to buy me things which are aviation related, headset, Plb etc. etc.

 

Very happily married Alan..

Kind Regards

Alan

Errr, You're not married, are you Tomo ? <<thought not>>

He's still got a few bob in his pockets.

Wish I had been as smart as you Tomo

For all who asked I passed my flight test Last Thursday and now just to do a couple more hours for my first pax

Well done, another milestone of many along the way.

Kind regards

Planey

A man and his wife were celebrating 50 years together. Their three kids, all very successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honour.

"Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad," gushed son number one. "Sorry I'm running late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you know how it is, and didn't have time to get you a gift."

"Not to worry,” said the father. "The important thing is that we're all together today."

Son number two arrived and announced, "You and Mom look great Dad. I just flew in from Los Angeles between depositions and didn't have time to shop for you."

"It's nothing,” said the father. "We're glad you were able to come."

Just then the daughter arrived, "Hello and Happy Anniversary! I'm sorry but my boss is sending me out of town and I was really busy packing so I didn't have time to get you anything."

After they finished dessert, the father said, "There's something your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, though we were very poor, we were able to send each of you to college. Throughout the years your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never found the time to get married."

The three children gasped and all said, "You mean we're b**tards?"

"Yep", said the father, "and cheap ones too!"

A young doctor had moved out to a small community to replace a doctor who

was retiring. The older doctor suggested that the young one accompany him on

his rounds, so the community could become used to a new doctor.

At the first house a woman complains, 'I've been a little sick to my

stomach.'

The older doctor says, 'Well, you've probably been overdoing the fresh

fruit. Why not cut back on the amount you've been eating and see if that

does the trick?'

As they left, the younger man said, 'You didn't even examine that

woman? How'd you come to the diagnosis so quickly?'

'I didn't have to. You noticed I dropped my stethoscope on the floor

in there? When I bent over to pick it up, I noticed a half dozen banana

peels in the trash. That was what probably was making her sick.'

'Huh,' the younger doctor said. 'Pretty clever I think I'll try that

at the next house.'

Arriving at the next house, they spent several minutes talking with a

younger woman. She complained that she just didn't have the energy she once

did and said, 'I'm feeling terribly run down lately.'

'You've probably been doing too much work for the Church,' the younger

doctor told her. 'Perhaps you should cut back a bit and see if that helps.'

As they left, the elder doctor said, 'I know that woman well. Your

diagnosis is almost certainly correct, but how did you arrive at it?'

'I did what you did at the last house. I dropped my stethoscope and when I

bent down to retrieve it, I noticed the preacher under the bed.':peepwall:

What about this one taken at the old WW2 Fenton airfield in the Northern Territory. I went on a bit of a fossick there and found the graveyard. This is where they dragged the shot up wrecks that couldn't be repaired.[ATTACH=full]15233[/ATTACH]

 

Pud

Seeing things like that, remind me of the emotion I felt when I visited the RAF Museum in London and stood beside a WW2 aircraft that had crash landed on a frozen lake in Norway then sunk, only to be retrieved from the depts many decades later and still covered in mud, that was on display.

Thanks for posting that and getting the ball rolling, i'm sure we'll get a lot more great images.

I can't believe the time that has elapsed since the photo comp was running.

Even if there is no current competition running, please feel free to post aviation relateded photo's in this thread, as i'm sure we all love to see them.

Whether it be of the creation you've produced as a result of endless hours in the workshop, or simply an air-show or fly-in you've attended, i'm sure we'd all enjoy seeing them, so start posting them again please.

Yeah, I noticed that! You just never know, I may put my wheels down there if I get time!

Normally we only get to hear of justified whinges because airstrips are being closed by money-grabbing developers and councils with no forward vision.

Congratulations to all concerned who managed to achive this outcome.

Pity they don't have the same success in the Sydney basin.

Kind Rgds Planey

Crazy.....................................................Maj...

Rgds Planey.

Well done mate, a great post.

.

Showed it to my neighbour and he's hooked on doing a TIF now. Being an accountant, he might send you the bill:wink:

For those with a bit of spare time on your hands, you might like to check this out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1383532/Knuffingen-Airport-German-builds-worlds-largest-model-airport.html

Rgds Planey

Im Currently with Flight one at YBAF, they have been great so far!

What are you learning on?

Tell about your expierences, we'd love to hear about it.

Kind Regards

Planey

Yeah it's old, too. I reckon there's something Nissen. Nev

Rgds Planey

Ha Again. A 747 freighter out of Tokyo blew up with a bomb planted on board. For 3 days it rained Datsun Cogs. Nev

http://www.nbntv.com.au/index.php/category/latest_news/

The following morning I had a flying lesson out of Bankstown and did my first stalls , plus, was shown what happens if you slow a Warrier, and in stages increase to full-flap, then see what happens if you throw the flap lever to the floor, rather than let it off one stage at at a time.

Mark if your still teaching prospective airline pilots and wearing that long scarf, Accubra hat and silly RAF type moustache , I still think your parents were un-married.

But I have since washed my undies.

Did you click on the static image and if so did it start playing?here is the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwwXF18yf00

Kind Regards

Planey

Congratulations mate, you'd realise that the lawns still have to be mowed.

Just tell your lovely wife that the mower runs on Avgas available only available a short flight:plane: away :big_grin:

Kindest regards and every good wishes for your future happiness.

As you can see from my list, we have a number of planes - too many for one busy couple - but accumulated over years. Someone to take an interest would have saved several from being relegated to the end of the list for maintenance (behind cars, plant, houses etc).My C152 hasn't done many hours in 12 months and none this year (long story). Fully insured for hire & training. Will refurbish & re-paint soon.

 

The RANs is at a distant airstrip where we could get a hangar (7hrs drive away) but gets a good run when we visit, which is about 3-4 times a year, although most of our contact time with this aircraft, his latest build, is spent fine tuning - hunting down vibrations, moving oil cooler, replacing tubing etc.

 

The Lightwing was bought for the sons to learn (they lost interest) and is on loan to a bloke who hardly flies it. Hangared 7 hrs away

 

The Karasport is in our backyard in a trailer waiting for a thorough inspection of cables.

 

The Scout needs recovering before being re-registered - He got too heavy, but I could fly it. Stored 8 hours drive away.

 

The Turbulent is in pieces because all the glue joints need re-doing before re-registering. Also 8 hours away.

 

Bought a partly completed Sonerai kit for the son (can't fly) who wanted it and who hasn't touched it, who's looking to sell.

 

The Whisky plans have not progressed much and I doubt he will end up building that - he's working on his own design, on CAD.

 

Shed full of bits accumulated over time, packed in so solid I didn't realise there was a car under there. Lots of stuff from the early days of ultralights. The family never throw anything out.

 

We run our engines regularly, but just don't get the time to go flying much. Part of the problem is not being able to get a hangar in the town we live in. The Council wanted double what the hangar and plane was worth in infrastructure upgrades to their airport (taxiways, apron, drainage, services) before they would allow us to build a hangar which would revert to their ownership in 20 years.

 

When we retire, (when??) the plan is to move closer (or get our own strip) and fly them more. And yes, it does cost us a lot to keep them on the register, insured, maintained etc - dead money. And inactivity does bring its problems. We have both worked all our lives and bikes & planes were his passion.

 

A Tomo type offer / expression of interest, would have been the catalyst we needed to keep our steeds in the air.

 

 

Sue

The adoption list starts here.

No. 1------Planey

No. 2------(Maybe Tomo)

I think I need a 80 kg sand bag for when I am solo, or visit Mc Donalds a lot more.

My over-weight mother-in-law will be arriving at your place tomorrow at 0600hrs, and it'll be like an early winters morning flight for you, and I only charge 20 bucks an hour for her services.

If the truth be known, i'd even send her for free, just to get get out of the house.

Well done Tomo, both you and your mum must feel very proud of your achievement, and rightly so.

To coin the Top Gun phrase, you can be my wing man anytime.

Kind regards

Planey