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I loved the VC10 too . I distinctly remember the last time I saw one in the air . It was about 5 years ago , driving up the M5 motorway in England near Gloucester when one flew overhead probably enroute to RAF Brize Norton . I said to my wife " take a look , you'll never see another one flying " , sadly that was the case .. A.British classic .

 

Dave

 

 

Cessnock Airport in the Hunter Valley is surrounded by wineries .

 

Dave

 

 

Air Lingus the Irish airline, used to have a priest bless the flight before take-off.However, that's going back a good few years.

The last few times I've flown with Emirates and Qatar Airways there's been a prayer from the Holy Quran on the IFE screen before departure , so it still happens , just slightly different in its delivery .

 

Dave

 

 

Another critique:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxIZ2ioFk5E

I don't know whether the F35 is any good or not , but what I do know is that some of this footage is not even F35 related . Some of the footage is of the F22 , a completely different aircraft and one that's been successful in USAF service for a number of years now .

Dave

 

 

Hi Thermix,I live in Picton too if you ever need any encouragement or guidance.

I do too , so that makes 3 of us ..

 

BTW Thermix , do you happen to drive a Black Nissan van ? ... I just happened to see one in Picton yesterday with a Thermomix sticker attached ..

 

Dave

 

 

From your thread title , I assume you are contemplating taking RA training at The Oaks airfield near Camden , is that correct ? ... there's no connection in the thread title to the content of your post .

 

Dave

 

 

WW2 airfield. . .always short of finance. . .luckily, it's a standard RAF 'Triangle' plan, so there are 2 spare runways meaning that it won't have to close down whilst repairs are carried out.I hope the Vampire operator is well insured ! !

Knowing " The Green " like you Phil , I was surprised to read that 10 was the preferred runway for the Vampire departure . 16 would have been a better bet , it's longer and presumably stronger as it does handle regular exec jets . I suppose the wind must have dictated 10 ...

 

I know a few Gypos who would more than happy to go out there with a shovel or two of Tarmac for a few quid ..

 

Dave

 

 

Indeed he was a lovely,kind and generous bloke . I knew him for a long time. , always had time and a good word to say about fellow aviators . He leaves a wife and young daughter I understand .

 

R.I.P my old mate .

 

Dave

 

 

how was the weather in that area on friday

The weather was perfect flying weather , nil cloud , hardly any wind and viz almost unlimited . Weather could not have been an issue .

 

Dave

 

 

If this is the drifter from the oaks I hope the pilot is not the man name starting with S?

I understand it was .. however , I dont know the identity of the deseased .

 

 

News footage clearly shows the registration . The aircraft is a Drifter Fisher Mk1 Sport . I believe I know the pilot , and at this stage I can't confirm his identity or whether he is the deceased .

 

RIP ..

 

 

The first two RAAF F35's arrived at Amberley on Monday afternoon .

 

I was at the RIAT at RAF Fairford in the U.K. , where there were 6 F35's displayed . According to sources there , each F35 required 14 air to air refuelling top ups to make the non stop flight across the North Atlantic . I wonder how many tops ups the Aussies ones had for their Pacific crossing ?

 

 

OME , I saw the two L39's about 2.25pm . They were climbing out over what looked like Harrington Park as I was driving , or rather , crawling along on Narellan Rd . They appeared to climb out in close formation in a SW direction , I guessed at the time towards Warragamba .

 

 

I appears the first two F35's will be at the Avalon show in March . Static only .

 

The first two here at the end of next year. That should draw a bit of a crowd.

Interestingly the Red Star had been " photoshopped " out in the first photo ..

 

 

He could slide some to this site...heck there is even a donation button to make it easy for him

Oh look , a pig just flew over ..

 

 

$30,000 to RAAus too ..

 

 

It is Birmingham . The runway is 3000M long and with the compression effect of a long focal length lens the undulations seem very accentuated . In reality the runway is relatively flat . I have flown into and out of there many times .

 

 

It's a loff ay it aer kid . Translations can be arranged at a price .

 

 

I've just returned from the inaugural OzKosh and I fully endorse all the comments here . It certainly exceeded my expectations and I was duly impressed . Well done to all the organisers , and looking forward to the next ..

 

 

The 777X will have a 71M wingspan , well short of the 80M of the current day A380 which doesn't have folding wings , also of interest the 777 has always had a folding wing option , but no airline has ever ordered the variant .

 

Dave

 

 

Here is a video clip sent to me

 

 

David

 

 

I've just returned from The Oaks , and can confirm 5 damaged aircraft , these are 1 Bob Cat , 1 Sonerrai 2LT , 1 Searay and 2 Jabs. The Sonerrai and Searay appear to be write offs with the Jabs and Bobcat being damaged but repairable . As far as tie downs etc. I can't comment , however , I do know that the Sonnerai was hangared and that the hangar was completely destroyed and some of its structure has been located about 500M distant . The Bobcat and Jabirus were damaged by flying debris and their tie downs were not compromised .

 

David

 

 

I know of one member of this site whose airplane has sustained severe damage in the storm . I'm heading off over there now to lend a hand .

 

 

Thank you Robbo .... A very moving tribute to Maj ....

 

Dave