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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

Hear hear ....

RIP Ross ... My sincerest condolences to his family and many friends ... He will be missed by all who had the privilege of meeting him .. Dave

Apparantly the A340 " hovered unnervingly above the ground " , it seems that Airbus have finally developed a VTOL airliner .. Dave

At least the runway was still usable , unlike Hoxton Park Airport I recall , whose runway was ploughed up within minutes of the airfield officially closing down and denying any use for even emergencies .. Dave

Phil .Yes I flew with Wilkesy from the Green , a lovely bloke who runs a good outfit over there.. I'm hoping to do the RIAT and Farnborough next year , coincidentally and fortunate for me within a week of each other . Of course Ill try my hardest and get over to see you , should be easier next time as I'm planning about a 6 week stay .. Dave

Phil .Yes I flew with Wilkesy from the Green , a lovely bloke who runs a good outfit over there.. I'm hoping to do the RIAT and Farnborough next year , coincidentally and fortunate for me within a week of each other . Of course Ill try my hardest and get over to see you , should be easier next time as I'm planning about a 6 week stay .. Dave

They cruise around 85-90kts I seem to recall ... A very nice handling aircraft , decent rate of climb and a good short field capability ... I would class it very similar to the Skyranger Nynja in performance and build type .. Dave

They cruise around 85-90kts I seem to recall ... A very nice handling aircraft , decent rate of climb and a good short field capability ... I would class it very similar to the Skyranger Nynja in performance and build type .. Dave

Yes , that's definitely an Icarus C42 .... Had the great pleasure of flying one a couple of years ago from Halfpenny Green Airport , not too far from Otherton ...left a very nice lasting impression . My sort of aeroplane .. Dave

Yes , that's definitely an Icarus C42 .... Had the great pleasure of flying one a couple of years ago from Halfpenny Green Airport , not too far from Otherton ...left a very nice lasting impression . My sort of aeroplane .. Dave

Is it annual event Phil ? ... I'm planning a trip over there about this time next year .. Talking of Lightwings in the UK , in a similar vein , I'd like to see a few Icarus C42's over here .. Dave

Is it annual event Phil ? ... I'm planning a trip over there about this time next year .. Talking of Lightwings in the UK , in a similar vein , I'd like to see a few Icarus C42's over here .. Dave

Very tragic .... I saw the Gnat display at Duxford a couple of years ago , and many times with the Red Arrows .. RIP the pilot and many condolences to the bereaved family and friends .. Dave

He's not a local and neither is the airport disused .. Dave

And still old now , and all that yeh . Dave

John , I've downloaded ISSUU . There is an option there to download the magazine and store it in the " offline realist " .. You can then read it at your leisure , internet access or not .... Seem to work well .. Dave

It's about 1300km from Lands End to John OGroats , must have been a really fast car ! Dave

As they all said at the end of the film " I enjoyed that " , well so did I .... Suppose I'm a bit biased though .. Thanks for sharing the link Phil ... Dave

Phil Aer Kid ..... That 727-200 is operated by Oil Spill Response and based at Lasham ... It's very significant in that it's the very last 727 built , and is 31 yrs old . It's a regular now on the British Airshow circuit ( no pun intended ) .. Hopefully I'll be over there next year for the RIAT and Farnborough in July ... Can't make it this year .. I thought the Canadian Lancaster had gone back home , it's still in Blighty it seems .... There's already plenty of Cosford 2015 on YouTube , so at least I get my fix that way ...had a great time at the museum a couple of years ago ..all the best . Dave

Nobody .... There is quite a section of filming edited out at 4:54 .That circuit was well in excess of 2 minutes .. David

Isn't this the same bloke who made his millions buying and selling cheap Asian imported electronics to us all , and now urges us all to buy Aussie now his pockets are well and truly lined ... Hypocritical I would have thought .. Dave

You can probably see Phil why I love to get back to " The Green " and share the sky with the bigger boys , well Cessna and Pipers mainly , with the odd twin thrown in for good measure .... In Australia we have Pilot Certificates and Pilot Licences issued by two separate authorities giving different privileges , therin starts to lie the problem ... Dave

Phil ... Is your mate going to fly the Jab out of Otherton? ..... He might find it a bit of a tight fit there , it's a trifle short I would have thought , or is he going to base at " The Green " .. Dave