Bryon

I was at Wanaka and saw the aftermath, not the actual collision, but..... I saw the approach and landing of both Yak 3s and they did break formation and come in one behind the other but slightly apart so as to use all the grass runway width and leave room for each other. My immediate reaction after seeing the results (5 minutes after the event) was to ask the question "Who parked a bloody cherry picker on the edge of the runway?" I can understand the need for good video of the comings and goings, but shirley someone would have seen the possibility of the danger that this presented My second thought was about a Ferris wheel in Australia Cheers Bryon

Congratulations Dave, Welcome to the club Only those that look to the sky and wish they were up there can ever know the real freedom of flight Now the bad news....you still have a heap to learn, so happy learning and enjoy yourself Cheers Bryon

I used to be an aviation radio apprentice with AWA at Essendon in the mid sixties. I would hitch a ride in the jump seat of a Brain and Brown DC3 across to Launceston on a Friday night and catch the POT back on Sunday night It cost me a slab of beer for the ride in the jump seat but I got to fly the plane once we were out over the water Good times.....

Engine time, actually just over 20 minutes flying including 3 victory rolls and flight over the Thames valley at Dartford Dual control with me PIC for most of the flight

$5300 Aud for 1/2 an hour in Spitfire Mk T9 out of Biggin Hill UK

I reckon that the tide of inane puns on this thread has reached the low water mark

Not really, I am lucky that I have a partner that likes flying and lets me do what I want (within means of course)

A dream come true It is noisy and rattles, but when that Merlin is run up on takeoff, you know you are in for a treat I got to fly it as it is a dual control and it is as sensitive and smooth as everyone says Flew along the thames valley and then back to Biggin Hill doing three victory rolls on the way The whole flight from closing of cockpit canopy to leaving the aircraft was filmed from over my shoulder I still watch it and am still in awe of the experience I want to go back and do it again I am proud to say that I have 30 minutes in G-BMSB in my logbook Cheers Bryon

I flew a T9 out of Biggin Hill and would recommend it to every pilot Put it on your bucket list and just do it!

Can we concentrate on the plane please....... I am a big Aussie gentleman (the missus says there is no such animal....just thick blokes) and require at least a 45" wide fuselage at the cockpit I am interested in your design as I like the morgan sierra, but am interested in the evolution of the basic design as a build project for my retirement

Does that mean that when I take my girlfriend out into the "fog and mist" I must interpret its meaning differently......

Who are you calling a wimp? My bolt and nuts were bigger than yours......

Spent some of my miss spent yoof making gunpowder with a friend of mine (he still is) First year high school, serious case of boredom and Wow.....off to the hardware store, buy sulphur and saltpeter in 1 pound bags, grab all the charcoal out of the fireplace, mix it together, spread on a baking tray and dry it in his Nan's oven (luckily his Nan had an electric oven) and then use it to launch marbles out of various size pipes just to see how much damage they would do or how far they would go. We spent quite a few weekends engaged in this activity PS. Mum had a copper copper when we first came back to Melbourne in the sixties. Heated by a gas burner And yes, she had a copper stick as well (ex broom handle)

Can I get it in a nice pale burgundy with faux fur trim?

Bex has got it wrong. Apparently you dont need the right wing, only the left You should have started with the left wing Bex

Can we meet up somewhere for a beer?

I am going with Tori Tours. Three days at Dayton, then on to Oshkosh for the week. Accommodation at the University (all you can eat buffet breakfast) There are about 60 people going. I have also booked a flight in the Ford Trimotor and a flight in the B17 I have been told that one of the best places to catch up is Caddys at the university. But then again, any place is a good place to catch up

Had a couple of TIFs in Drifters over the years and in 2008 started learning to fly in a Gazelle at Tyabb. Love Gazelles and Drifters, moved on to Jabs, 170 and 230 and last year got my RPL. Bought a PA28 Cherokee Cruiser. Highlights of my flying is a taxi ride in the tail turret of a Lancaster and a flight out of Biggin Hill in a T9 Spitfire Cheers Bryon

Geoff13, you are a bit of a wally (sorry Capt'n), how many RAA planes do you know that you can stand up in?

No, he wasn't winging it, he was just flappin his gums ......

Are you sure it is a real need and not just a temporary fixation with modern psychological consumerism driven by greed You cant trust these little buggas

Oh no!!!! you made a mistake, how could you? Dont worry Bex, you can fix it

Hey spacey, wouldnt the film come out backwards on a reversing cam?

Phil, you can smell em, you dont have to eat your farts....

I would love a missus like that. Mine has such a sensitive nose that I have to go outside to fart