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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #15 on: 16 March 2010, 13:51:56 »
My 1st solo flight was in my Sylvia turbo over a hump back bridge,  dont think I broke any records, but gladly didn't break the car either.   ::)
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #16 on: 16 March 2010, 16:32:04 »
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My 1st solo flight was in my Sylvia turbo over a hump back bridge,  dont think I broke any records, but gladly didn't break the car either.   ::)
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #17 on: 16 March 2010, 20:54:23 »
9 months old in a Comet airliner

None till a few years ago

Then a few BAe 146s Birmingham to Belfast to visit customers.

Never been in a cockpit in flight :(
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #18 on: 17 March 2010, 07:59:34 »
my first flight was a memorable one...

Was doing my school work experience up the road at British Aerospace in Broughton, with about 10 others...

By an amazing coincidence, my sister happened to be doing private clarinet tuition for a few people at the time...one of whom was the aerospace test pilot.

So a few days later my name is called out on the tannoy, the sectretary the whole work floor fancied came out to get me, and offered me a test flight.

So off I went, and sat in the cockpit of an executive jet for its 1st ever flight, Chester to Bristol and back, flying over my house on the way back!

An amazing experience, and an unforgettable 1st ever flight.
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #19 on: 17 March 2010, 11:48:42 »
Did lots of flights in Chipmunks at Cambridge... Also got to go on the "Weather Flight" from RAF Cranwell when on camp, in a Tuccano, the basic Jet Trainer... What an experience!

Done about 38 hours in a Cessna but had to "postpone" the completion of my PPL :'( :'(

Also had a fair bit of time in Gliders... Including solo ridge soaring in Scotland :y :y
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #20 on: 17 March 2010, 11:51:58 »
Yeah.........had to postpone mine, too! (small motorcycle accident resulting in 2.5 yrs in hospital...........!)

Funnily enough, its a bit expensive now to take up again!!
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #21 on: 20 March 2010, 22:45:08 »
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Yeah.........had to postpone mine, too! (small motorcycle accident resulting in 2.5 yrs in hospital...........!)

Funnily enough, its a bit expensive now to take up again!!

I wouldn't have minded so much if it was for a better reason...

I left my ex-wife and moved some 150 miles away and travelling to the flying club wasn't very practical ::) ::)

Also, being between jobs at the time, I needed the cash that was in the Flying Account to live on :( :(

Still.... Happier now than I ever was so it was worth it :y :y

Even if I was only 10 hours short of completing it
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #22 on: 20 March 2010, 23:28:02 »
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Well we've had "Trains nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268208405

We've had "Ships nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268260490

We've even had "Buses nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268424850

So I'm going to start "Aviation nostalgia"

 First aircraft I flew ... 1970 Vickers Varsity RAF Topcliffe

looked similar to this ..



and as a budding Air Engineer I spent alot of time with my head inside this ... Bristol Hercules radial engine



then ended up flying another Hercules ... The Lockeed C130 Hercules...   for about 25 years !!!

ahem you have never had your head inside or flown me thankyou
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #23 on: 20 March 2010, 23:38:44 »
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Well we've had "Trains nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268208405

We've had "Ships nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268260490

We've even had "Buses nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268424850

So I'm going to start "Aviation nostalgia"

 First aircraft I flew ... 1970 Vickers Varsity RAF Topcliffe

looked similar to this ..



and as a budding Air Engineer I spent alot of time with my head inside this ... Bristol Hercules radial engine



then ended up flying another Hercules ... The Lockeed C130 Hercules...   for about 25 years !!!

ahem you have never had your head inside or flown me thankyou


That's 'cos your name isn't "Bristol" or "Lockheed" .......   ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #24 on: 20 March 2010, 23:47:35 »
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Well we've had "Trains nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268208405

We've had "Ships nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268260490

We've even had "Buses nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268424850

So I'm going to start "Aviation nostalgia"

 First aircraft I flew ... 1970 Vickers Varsity RAF Topcliffe

looked similar to this ..



and as a budding Air Engineer I spent alot of time with my head inside this ... Bristol Hercules radial engine



then ended up flying another Hercules ... The Lockeed C130 Hercules...   for about 25 years !!!

ahem you have never had your head inside or flown me thankyou


That's 'cos your name isn't "Bristol" or "Lockheed" .......   ;D ;D ;D ;D
good god yer on about mi bristols now ;D
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