Captain

[Pilot Pete]

I got my results today and passed all 7 of my flying exams, really happy.

Who knows at some point in my life I might be able to stop paying for my flying and start spending it on cars again...

[GTRCLIVE]

Well done mate have a few fires up here that need a good pilot to put out....

[crafty]

Well done Pete.

[LuckyP]

How about a kit plane or a kit helecopter?

[RussF]

An alternate use for a LS7 perhaps ;-)

http://www.legendaryaircraft.com/index.html

[Wilder]

I prefer one of these:
http://www.acehelicopter.com/index.htm

[Pilot Pete]

Thanks guys, not a hope of building a aircraft, my cars were always breaking down

Mmmm Canada.... Bristow Australia come and talk to us last night, sounds interesting but I get the impression it’s totally remote.

[crafty]

RussF said:

An alternate use for a LS7 perhaps ;-)

http://www.legendaryaircraft.com/index.html

VERY cool!!!..... Lucky, you should be glad that your SB is in an Ultima rather than one of these - ay what? :P

[Paul.B]

Are we going to see a new member called "Captain Pete" now?

Well done.


Paul.B

[LuckyP]

crafty said:

RussF said:

An alternate use for a LS7 perhaps ;-)

http://www.legendaryaircraft.com/index.html

VERY cool!!!..... Lucky, you should be glad that your SB is in an Ultima rather than one of these - ay what? :P

I think my car has faught in the the flying equivailent of every air battle in the history of air battles. And I'm still in one piece.

I always bring 'em home Chuck!!!

[qwick]

Congratulations Pete! I guess we'll be able to see you arriving easily at Stoneleigh....

[Wilder]

I always thought of Peter as a salty seadog rather than Biggles somehow.....

[Steve_D]

Well done Pete.

What next?

Steve

[crafty]

Wilder said:

I always thought of Peter as a salty seadog rather than Biggles somehow.....

Who... "Pilot Pete"?

[Wilder]

No Smoothy Pierre of course (Lucky P)

[LuckyP]

Seaman over Biggles, every time!!

That didn't come out right did it......

[Wilder]

Err... no

[Wilder]

BTW Peter, hows your engine/dry sump sytem coming along, and whats the BHP/torque on the new setup?

[LuckyP]

Wilder said:

BTW Peter, hows your engine/dry sump sytem coming along, and whats the BHP/torque on the new setup?

Slow, but thorough. The exhausts have been matched to the head, many had overlaps of 5mm !!

Gail thinks 600bhp+ with the factory 720 cam. (so if I actually get my original 550 back I'll be pleased.

What with gearing, wheels, springs, engine and exhaust changes, it'll be tricky to pinpoint where the gains have come from. It'll be fun trying though!

Finish time - end of May

[Pilot Pete]

Commercial pilot's licenses, have a few layers, I'm doing the top one, ATPL (basically the same as a 747 pilot has), I have to do another 7 exams, then a stupidly expensive instrument course on a turbine aircraft, then maybe I might get a job as a 1st officer, I'm hoping for Norwich, nice and close to Snetterton

You then you have to do a st load of hours doing different things, night, off shore, single crew, multi crew, instrument flying......, when you have done all that you become commander.