comem47 209 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 Just remember, wherever a B52 takes off it will be clear of mosquitoes for the next few years !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,151 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 Why is that then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,151 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 That’s nothing. My Dad used to watch their JATO equipped B47 predecessors take-off at Bruntingthorpe here in the UK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyN 202 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 A few years back I spent around 14 months commuting back and forth to Helsinki. I'd be in the lounge enjoying a G&T, waiting for my flight to be called on a Friday afternoon when there was an Aeroflot departure heading to goodness knows where in Russia. It left a similar trail behind it week after week, I often wondered whether I'd see it again the following week! I dread to think what quality of fuel that thing was running on, or whether the maintenance records were anything close to what they should have been. It took forever to get off the runway compared to the other airlines planes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,974 Posted October 6 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 6 Going back to around 1996 now and a friend of mine worked for IBM and had been in Russia between 1987-1991 roughly. Some of the stories he told about the state of the planes they had to use for the internal flights was truly shocking! He actually was amazed he was still alive (and partied accordingly!) Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 2,754 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 That's why I'd do anything to avoid domestics in Russia, much of Africa, South America... I flew on a Venezuelan domestic years ago, and there was a goat in the cabin. Better looking than the cabin crew though. 2 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,974 Posted October 6 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 6 3 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said: That’s nothing. My Dad used to watch their JATO equipped B47 predecessors take-off at Bruntingthorpe here in the UK. I have to admit that looks a lot like a picture @Dan E sent me of his Esprit driving off after being serviced by @Sparky! 1 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Dan E 1,448 Posted October 6 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 6 That was after the service on the return leg. Sparkles said the smoke was a bit of moisture in the exhaust 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJ 1,445 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 @C8RKH - have a watch of my posting of Airplaneski on 26/9 on the previous page 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky 2,754 Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 Free litre of Redex with every service. 1 Quote British Fart to Florida, Nude to New York, Dunce to Denmark, Numpty to Newfoundland. And Shitfaced Silly Sod to Sweden. Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,974 Posted October 7 Gold FFM Report Share Posted October 7 Glad to see the humour is still on here! Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJ 1,445 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 PBY stranded on Loch Ness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
comem47 209 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 And then there is "Big Brother" -The Spruce Goose. I saw in in Long Beach Ca in the 80's and was amazed. Imaging standing up inside the wing to access engines in flight !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,151 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 That story is a bit out of date. The Catalina was successfully hoisted out of the Loch by a crane a few days ago. They can effect the repairs on land. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave excell 62 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 I dont know if its the same Catalina but this is shots of my son Steve Excell, and his friend (the pilot) Matt Dearden. Matt is one of the owners. I hope to have a flight some day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,262 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 9 minutes ago, dave excell said: I dont know if its the same Catalina There’s only one flying Catalina in the UK so if it was on the G reg, it’s the same one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,151 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 There’s none flying at the moment.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 10,877 Posted November 24 Author Report Share Posted November 24 2 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,151 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 Lovely film. My knowledge of gliding is minimal. I thought they just buzzed around within a few miles of your local airfield, but I was sad enough to track one last summer on ADS-B Exchange all the way from Hampshire up to Grafham Water at the top end of Cambridgeshire and all the way back again. It wasn’t a direct flight either, so he was flying for several hours. Probably getting on for 400 miles in total, what with all the circling to gain height and other detours. All that with no power at all. Impressive stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.