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by MicrolightDriver
Wed 22 Apr 2020, 12:54 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Google Streetview plane-spotting.
Replies: 130
Views: 17830

Re: Google Streetview plane-spotting.

Canberra WT483, Luqa, Malta.

https://goo.gl/maps/pFhbxdyfrYJvVocBA
by MicrolightDriver
Mon 06 May 2019, 3:57 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2019
Replies: 5329
Views: 664272

Re: RIAT 2019

Sworn to secrecy I'm afraid...
by MicrolightDriver
Sat 09 Mar 2019, 12:17 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27249

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

Dan O'Hagan wrote:..Perhaps now his victims can seek at least some financial redress through the civil courts..


I believe several ( if not all ) of the compensation settlements were reached some time ago.
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 08 Mar 2019, 5:09 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27249

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

..If I remember rightly he'd set the altimeter wrongly and so completed the top of the loop at the right altitude, but unfortunately the ground beneath him was at the wrong altitude. I believe so. Sufficient altitude, insufficient height. As others have said, these things do happen where humans are...
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 08 Mar 2019, 1:08 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27249

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

harkins wrote: Air displays today are a very rare breed anyway....


Oh come on, there are airshows up and down the country throughout the summer months. I'm sure people consider them reduced in one way and another, but they're certainly not 'very rare'.
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 22 Feb 2019, 6:04 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: #GetTonyAFlypast
Replies: 64
Views: 11720

Re: #GetTonyAFlypast

I think you would be surprised how many people now know about his story, and the reason behind the flypast today. I think so too - hard to imagine that any significant proportion of the crowd just turned up without having heard anything of the background. Of course some people didn't know the ins a...
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 15 Feb 2019, 1:39 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Red Arrows in 2019
Replies: 27
Views: 4048

Re: Red Arrows in 2019

Why? The aircraft will look the same as usual, the display will be exactly the same as usual ( even if they change the names of some of the elements to try and disguise that ) So it's not as if people will really miss anything, is it? Depends if you're appreciating the skills, the talent and the ef...
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 01 Feb 2019, 3:47 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Red Arrows Documentary Out In 2019
Replies: 41
Views: 9070

Re: Red Arrows Documentary Out In 2019

I think it's been a great series - excellent footage, a fantastic showcase of their flying skills and just generally a real insight into the different elements that come together to form the RAFAT. A credit to them and the RAF.

I wish they'd be a bit more creative with their nicknames though... :smile:
by MicrolightDriver
Sun 09 Dec 2018, 9:16 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Bruntingthorpe - driverless test site?
Replies: 6
Views: 1941

Re: Bruntingthorpe - driverless test site?

Could be a good move with the main runway resurfaced, with nearly 2 miles of motorway type of surface Simulation of a smart motorway. Is that what's happening? Based on the apparent need for planning permission, it sounds like a new area and new roads being developed? Personally, I hope it's not th...
by MicrolightDriver
Tue 27 Nov 2018, 5:55 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Couteau Delta Suspension
Replies: 10
Views: 2536

Re: Couteau Delta Suspension

Brevet Cable wrote:And for those who don't speak much French...... :dunno:


Google Translate worked for me. :smile:
by MicrolightDriver
Mon 22 Oct 2018, 4:56 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Reds to undertake US/Canada Tour
Replies: 49
Views: 5617

Re: Reds to undertake US/Canada Tour

But isn't the deployment is expected to showcase UK PLC and generate a £2.5bn investment to the UK economy? That's a rather important thing over the next year, or several...
by MicrolightDriver
Sun 21 Oct 2018, 10:11 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: IMPORTANT - Future of UKAR
Replies: 180
Views: 31004

Re: IMPORTANT - Future of UKAR

I think it would be a pity if UKAR were to close down, and reading through the thread to date, that seems to be a common view The tone has suffered a bit from some people adopting a 'negative by default' position over the last few years, but the forum remains a useful place to discuss things and get...
by MicrolightDriver
Mon 01 Oct 2018, 11:05 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Jaguar returning to flight?
Replies: 44
Views: 13870

Re: Jaguar returning to flight?

It was first mentioned by one of the marshalls at North Weald in the JetFest thread. I saw it with my own eyes at the weekend and other people have uploaded photos on Flickr, so its presence and its identity can be confirmed if you care to look. My question was whether the intention to return it to...
by MicrolightDriver
Mon 01 Oct 2018, 10:12 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Jaguar returning to flight?
Replies: 44
Views: 13870

Re: Jaguar returning to flight?

Has there been any official statement on this?

The FB post ( since removed ) was just made by the haulage company who delivered the airframe to its new location, wasn't it?
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 28 Sep 2018, 3:17 pm
Forum: Seaside Shows
Topic: Great Yarmouth cancelled
Replies: 6
Views: 4297

Re: Great Yarmouth cancelled

This article explains:-

BBC News
by MicrolightDriver
Sat 25 Aug 2018, 7:01 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Bruntingthorpe Cold War jets
Replies: 9
Views: 2809

Re: Bruntingthorpe Cold War jets

Sounds great - some really amazing machines on display.

Does the Nimrod do high speed runs again?
by MicrolightDriver
Wed 22 Aug 2018, 9:24 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Xm657 wrote:...Just go to the VulcanToTheSky website and click on the Facebook logo, or follow the link below. Last time I looked it was a blood bath of comments under their raffle post...


Superb prizes, it has to be said...

Raffle
by MicrolightDriver
Tue 21 Aug 2018, 6:13 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Decided to have a check on YouTube to check if the latest engine run and taxi back had been posted and found these: First taxi check a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CXKE17JzHI Good footage - thanks for posting. Let's hope they can get the hangar built, get the aircraft under cover and ...
by MicrolightDriver
Sat 18 Aug 2018, 8:54 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Neverfuel wrote: I think the volunteers are doing a great job...


Well we certainly appear to have another event today where the aircraft has operated as expected and on cue.

That does rather fly in the face of those peddling the 'rotting hulk' storyline.
by MicrolightDriver
Sat 18 Aug 2018, 8:29 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

I'd say a taxy back from one of the EGRs represents an extension of what they've previously done at these events, and that can only be a good thing. There are people on UKAR who spent most of the flying years dismissing everything they saw as 'sedate', 'lacklustre' and 'underwhelming' ( not to menti...
by MicrolightDriver
Sat 18 Aug 2018, 7:11 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Just in case anybody on here is actually interested in what is happening with the aircraft, and not slagging off the management... 558 did two ground runs today, the second of which was followed by a slow taxi back up towards the fuel farm where it is parked. Surely the first step towards the volun...
by MicrolightDriver
Fri 17 Aug 2018, 4:26 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Xm657 wrote:I wonder how Mr Walton feels now, his gifted parts being pawned to provide a few pointless people a wage each month.


Aside from the fallacy of 'gifted', why would you use the term 'pawned' when what they're doing is offering items for sale?
by MicrolightDriver
Thu 16 Aug 2018, 9:13 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

I hope that the assets of the Trust are being decreased in the accounts to reflect what is sold. That's actually a very good point. I dont remember seeing anything in the company accounts listed as assets other the 558 and 163 . Surely the parts and whatever shop stock they hold should be accounted...
by MicrolightDriver
Thu 16 Aug 2018, 6:16 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 361823

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

vulcan558 wrote:Just a reminder that the central stores is having a sale day this Saturday the 18/08/2018.
Lots of Vulcan and other aviation goodies for sale.

Things going 'bump' in the night again...