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by Dan O'Hagan
Wed 15 May 2019, 9:40 am
Forum: 'Golden Oldies' Photos
Topic: 'Things we don't see any more'
Replies: 11
Views: 8148

Re: 'Things we don't see any more'

Still miss the Jaguars, and Coltishall itself.
by Dan O'Hagan
Sun 05 May 2019, 6:09 am
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Shuttleworth Season Premiere- 5th May 2019
Replies: 49
Views: 22972

Re: Shuttleworth Season Premiere- 5th May 2019

st24 wrote:
Paul_Reflex wrote:According to a Tweet from Matt Dearden this morning, a runway inspection has taken place and the team are happy to land the Catalina at Old Warden for the first time tomorrow. Nice :up:

So that'll be the largest /heaviest thing to land at OW then...


Dunno, have you seen the size of some spotters?
by Dan O'Hagan
Fri 03 May 2019, 8:40 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch
Replies: 26
Views: 6112

Re: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch

This lot is top of the tat charts, knocking the Ukrainian Air Force's RIAT jumble sale off number one spot. It reminds me of those RAF trainers from a few years back I wonder what did happen to those trainers. Probably thousands of pairs buried in concrete underground somewhere, along with Terry Je...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 30 Apr 2019, 6:56 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch
Replies: 26
Views: 6112

Re: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch

So much to enjoy in that Lancaster clock. The scale. The nosewheel. The hangar posters.

I see the black dog is included, which no doubt will satisfy their target audience.
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 30 Apr 2019, 3:23 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch
Replies: 26
Views: 6112

Re: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch

Dan O'Hagan wrote:Do you get a discount if you order with the Princess Diana memorial figurine and William and Kate wedding plate?


Blimey, I had no idea they ACTUALLY sold those things:

https://www.bradford.co.uk/dianabluefigurine.html

https://www.bradford.co.uk/royalhighnessplate.html
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 30 Apr 2019, 3:18 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch
Replies: 26
Views: 6112

Re: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch

At least that Concorde watch isn’t the worst thing they sell...

https://www.bradford.co.uk/leiladoll.html
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 30 Apr 2019, 12:35 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch
Replies: 26
Views: 6112

Re: The Spirit Of Concorde Watch

Do you get a discount if you order with the Princess Diana memorial figurine and William and Kate wedding plate?
by Dan O'Hagan
Mon 22 Apr 2019, 10:47 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Northrop N9M lost
Replies: 11
Views: 3195

Re: Northrop N9M lost

Looking at photos of the crash site, there doesn’t seem much of it left. Either a hell of an impact, or a hell of a fire.
by Dan O'Hagan
Thu 18 Apr 2019, 9:08 pm
Forum: IWM Duxford Events
Topic: Daks Over Normandy - June 2019
Replies: 885
Views: 185658

Re: Daks Over Normandy - June 2019

£95 is eye-watering.

Personally, I’d recommend getting Sally B membership for £40, then going in the daytime to get the Dakotas for free.

High time these extortionate nightshoots were brought to heel.
by Dan O'Hagan
Wed 17 Apr 2019, 12:32 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: UK Heritage Aviation Trust
Replies: 461
Views: 297897

Re: UK Heritage Aviation Trust

As the bloke behind the risible UKHAT is an egg man, shouldn’t he be restoring a Walrus?
by Dan O'Hagan
Sun 31 Mar 2019, 5:47 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Worst Airshow
Replies: 78
Views: 12148

Re: Worst Airshow

Lucky that only about three people actually turned up to Spirit Of Adventure in 2007 (?) otherwise this might be a very repetitive thread...
by Dan O'Hagan
Thu 28 Mar 2019, 10:13 pm
Forum: Old Warden Air Displays
Topic: Shuttleworth 'Flying Festival'- 2nd June 2019
Replies: 86
Views: 32144

Re: Shuttleworth 'Flying Festival'- 2nd June 2019

The Baron wrote:To be absolutely honest the prospect of seeing the Red Arrows over Old Warden does put me off attending.


Agreed. Guess that’s one OW show I won’t be bothering with this year.
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 26 Mar 2019, 9:42 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: An 'unusual' British Airways flight
Replies: 12
Views: 2723

Re: An 'unusual' British Airways flight

Arguably Edinburgh is closer to Dusseldorf than some Ryanair airports are to their claimed destinations...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 12 Mar 2019, 6:54 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27190

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

No different to what's happened on other forums over the years when people post lurid allegations, libellous comments or outright lies, then. Admittedly I didn’t see what was said on there over the weekend, but before that there was nothing overly troublesome. The Miss Demeanour Facebook page is fa...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 12 Mar 2019, 5:48 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27190

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

If he has lawyers going around threatening internet forums, that would be extraordinarily poorly-judged PR and in ghastly taste, given the overriding feeling about the verdict that was returned. If the papers were to get wind of that, blimey... With your media contacts, surely that would be an easy...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 12 Mar 2019, 4:43 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27190

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

If he has lawyers going around threatening internet forums, that would be extraordinarily poorly-judged PR and in ghastly taste, given the overriding feeling about the verdict that was returned.

If the papers were to get wind of that, blimey...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 12 Mar 2019, 7:45 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27190

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

Key have pulled their thread, apparently due to Hill’s lawyers sniffing around some of the more ribald comments there. Stick to what came out in court if you want to discuss this within the right boundaries. And remember that whatever you think, a jury found him innocent of the charges levelled. Apo...
by Dan O'Hagan
Fri 08 Mar 2019, 10:09 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Shoreham Airshow crash trial
Replies: 87
Views: 27190

Re: Shoreham Airshow crash trial

It was neither the outcome I expected, nor wanted. But at least the evidence presented has seen Hill shown up for what he is - a cavalier display pilot who played fast and loose with safety, having a near miss at Southport and continuing to display at Shoreham even, by his own admission, when feelin...
by Dan O'Hagan
Wed 06 Mar 2019, 4:00 pm
Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
Topic: No more weekend public show!
Replies: 38
Views: 25409

Re: No more weekend public show!

Bottom line is that people soon twigged that it really wasn't £50's worth of an airshow for a £50 ticket - and they made their feelings known. Last year's show got a lot of negative publicity in the local papers, if I recall. RIAT is expensive, but you can certainly see that your money's been spent ...
by Dan O'Hagan
Wed 06 Mar 2019, 2:30 pm
Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
Topic: No more weekend public show!
Replies: 38
Views: 25409

Re: No more weekend public show!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47463443 The Farnborough International Airshow will no longer host a public weekend after "negative and vitriolic" feedback for displays, it has been announced. “It’s the mirror’s fault that I’m ugly” Quite staggering. Effectively blaming th...
by Dan O'Hagan
Tue 05 Mar 2019, 6:20 pm
Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
Topic: No more weekend public show!
Replies: 38
Views: 25409

Re: No more weekend public show!

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Recent shows have been an affront to the heritage of Farnborough, existing only to rip off the public who didn't know any better by charging premium prices for seaside acts and third-rate filler. The writing was on the wall when the Red Arrows stopped displaying there. ...
by Dan O'Hagan
Mon 11 Feb 2019, 7:24 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: New photography event at East Kirkby with Darren Harbar
Replies: 5
Views: 3952

Re: New photography event at East Kirkby with Darren Harbar

Aviation photography by numbers. You too can master the art of the perfectly functional, the bland, forgettable and bog-standard image, by learning from the one and only Darren Harbar. Only £160. Form a queue now...
by Dan O'Hagan
Thu 07 Feb 2019, 8:31 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Ryanair Britain's Most Hated Airline? Channel 5 9pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2799

Re: Ryanair Britain's Most Hated Airline? Channel 5 9pm

When did it change? I flew to Paris from Bristol with them in about 2004 and got a full lunch the way out, whatever drinks and breakfast on the flight home. I get that's a while ago, hence the question. It’s just M&S sandwiches now, at motorway service station prices. Embarrassing for a nationa...
by Dan O'Hagan
Thu 07 Feb 2019, 8:07 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Ryanair Britain's Most Hated Airline? Channel 5 9pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2799

Re: Ryanair Britain's Most Hated Airline? Channel 5 9pm

I've also found Ryanair fine on the few occasions I have used them. Without doubt the worst airline I fly with is BA. BA short-haul is abysmal. A budget airline, with better uniforms and double the cost. Not so much as a glass of water without paying for it is just pitiful from a flag carrier. I bo...