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Post by dyertribe on Oct 5, 2017 21:58:20 GMT
Nick gave kris both barrels of his patronising gun when he judged his single repeater hadn't worked enough. Kris thinks nick is a patronising twat. Think that's it. Sums it up for me! Now that”s sorted can Kris and Nick please shut the duck up and keep their toys firmly in their respective proms please? I don’t care who’s right and who’s wrong and suspect many forum members feel the same. It’s boring boys, desist please.
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Post by thebfg on Oct 5, 2017 22:02:25 GMT
Talking about a momentary lack of concentration, just got this link the other day, a salutary lesson in what can happen if you don't pay attention to your pre-flight checks. For non-glider pilots, the blue lever to the left of the cockpit is the airbrake lever, watch what happens as the glider gets airborne: drive.google.com/file/d/0B14Qpk4ZJqIkWWVYUU5KdWxsaVE/viewHe clearly realises something is wrong as soon as he is in the air, you would think he would check the brakes. A few feet further and it would have been a bit worse.. so much for preflight checks. he wasent happy from the start and had plenty of time to abort and land safely. good luck with going solo. I remember my first flight. the instructor pretended to get in and did the pre flight checks talking through the vent. I dident notice he wasent actually in untill the start of the launch when I looked left and he was holding the wing. I'm quite jealous I haven't flown in 20 years. I should get into it. seems the old man is an instructor. I will get him to take the kids up one day. my favourite job was doing the winch. I could sit there all day doing that and running the cables up in a series 2 land rover.even at 15 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 7:56:42 GMT
I once had a kite.
Well actually I once saw one.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:09:20 GMT
You Aviators should always keep one thing in mind.
In the continuing battle between aeroplanes and the ground, the ground is yet to lose!
My Dad flew glider's on the back of my Grandad being a Squabbling Bleeder in the RAF, they were in Germany in the mid 60's for the World Glider Championships, a time remembered fondly by all Dad's family.
I am fascinated by flight, not fascinated enough to want to do it myself, particularly as I'm not all that keen on flying in passenger aircraft and light aircraft are definitely out!
I must be a bit of a disappointment to my old man seeing as he started out his working life as an Aircraft Engineer!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:16:46 GMT
You Aviators should always keep one thing in mind. In the continuing battle between aeroplanes and the ground, the ground is yet to lose! My Dad flew glider's on the back of my Grandad being a Squabbling Bleeder in the RAF, they were in Germany in the mid 60's for the World Glider Championships, a time remembered fondly by all Dad's family. I am fascinated by flight, not fascinated enough to want to do it myself, particularly as I'm not all that keen on flying in passenger aircraft and light aircraft are definitely out! I must be a bit of a disappointment to my old man seeing as he started out his working life as an Aircraft Engineer! They do say the number of take offs should equal the number of landings....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:18:18 GMT
You Aviators should always keep one thing in mind. In the continuing battle between aeroplanes and the ground, the ground is yet to lose! My Dad flew glider's on the back of my Grandad being a Squabbling Bleeder in the RAF, they were in Germany in the mid 60's for the World Glider Championships, a time remembered fondly by all Dad's family. I am fascinated by flight, not fascinated enough to want to do it myself, particularly as I'm not all that keen on flying in passenger aircraft and light aircraft are definitely out! I must be a bit of a disappointment to my old man seeing as he started out his working life as an Aircraft Engineer! They do say the number of take offs should equal the number of landings.... That's a pretty good rule to follow!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:21:42 GMT
Talking about a momentary lack of concentration, just got this link the other day, a salutary lesson in what can happen if you don't pay attention to your pre-flight checks. For non-glider pilots, the blue lever to the left of the cockpit is the airbrake lever, watch what happens as the glider gets airborne: drive.google.com/file/d/0B14Qpk4ZJqIkWWVYUU5KdWxsaVE/viewHe clearly realises something is wrong as soon as he is in the air, you would think he would check the brakes. A few feet further and it would have been a bit worse.. You can clearly see the cause of that prang at the start of the video - he puts his IQ remover on backwards.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:23:56 GMT
I hate planes. One grandfather died in a private plane crash while on way to inspect timber for his door manufacturing business in the US (1972). One would-be uncle died in a Bristol Beaufighter testing accident in WW2 before he even got a chance to kill any gerries. I've been in a Cessna for half an hour when my sister wanted to try it and took me along -how horrible but luckily it didn't crash. Also been on long haul flights in the 80s and 90s but not been airborne for about 20 years now - prefer trains for long distances and boats for short distances
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:39:47 GMT
I hate planes. One grandfather died in a private plane crash while on way to inspect timber for his door manufacturing business in the US (1972). One would-be uncle died in a Bristol Beaufighter testing accident in WW2 before he even got a chance to kill any gerries. I've been in a Cessna for half an hour when my sister wanted to try it and took me along -how horrible but luckily it didn't crash. Also been on long haul flights in the 80s and 90s but not been airborne for about 20 years now - prefer trains for long distances and boats for short distances I like trains, boats, motorbikes too. In fact anything which moves really. I believe air travel is statistically the safest form of travel. That's probably because there is less chance to crash into something in 3 dimensions! Sounds like your family were very unlucky.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:42:18 GMT
It is the safest transport system if referring to large commercial airliners but I wonder what the stats are comparing light aircraft to road vehicles.
I'm happy to go in a large plane if I need to travel anywhere a long way away but I don't like small ones.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:46:24 GMT
That glider crash was a stones throw from the Grand Union Leicester Section at Husbands Bosworth.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:49:32 GMT
Only as a pax.
Flying into Luckla before it was tarmacked was always an experience (yes I know I've spelt it wrong but that was always my spelling just because of the luck involved).
Flying out of Jomson after a heavy night on the locally produced Apple Brandy is an experience I never wish to repeat...
Heli evac from Aconcagua was interesting but much smoother than I was expecting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:52:24 GMT
It is the safest transport system if referring to large commercial airliners but I wonder what the stats are comparing light aircraft to road vehicles. I'm happy to go in a large plane if I need to travel anywhere a long way away but I don't like small ones. Yes, I would imagine any flying which is treated more like a sport has a much higher risk. I would definitely draw the line at parachuting for example, although we do wear a parachute when flying a glider. The seat is designed for it so it would be uncomfortable not to wear one..oh yeah...it might save your life too..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 8:54:17 GMT
That glider crash was a stones throw from the Grand Union Leicester Section at Husbands Bosworth. Hus-bos is one of the places we fly to when we first go cross country from Dunstable. I didn't quite get that far.
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Post by lollygagger on Oct 6, 2017 9:00:39 GMT
It is the safest transport system if referring to large commercial airliners but I wonder what the stats are comparing light aircraft to road vehicles. I'm happy to go in a large plane if I need to travel anywhere a long way away but I don't like small ones. Yes, I would imagine any flying which is treated more like a sport has a much higher risk. I would definitely draw the line at parachuting for example, although we do wear a parachute when flying a glider. The seat is designed for it so it would be uncomfortable not to wear one..oh yeah...it might save your life too.. I went gliding a few times when I was a snapper, not much more than circuits really. The first time I asked where my parachute was, the answer "we won't get high enough to use them" didn't instil much confidence, the pilot had one!
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