What do you fly?
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Spent many a happy hour in a mix of Cessna, Piper and Grob aircraft before moving onto airline flying on Boeing aircraft.
Flew the 757 for 4 years which is still my favourite airliner. Also flew the 747 for 4 years and have now been on the 777 for over 16 years. Spend approximately half my work schedule in the simulator now which keeps things varied.
Had a flight in a Harvard which was lovely and would like to fly a Spitfire, Hurricane and Mustang.
Would be nice to finish my career on something like a King Air or Twin Otter.
If I could have my time again I would try to join the Military.
Flew the 757 for 4 years which is still my favourite airliner. Also flew the 747 for 4 years and have now been on the 777 for over 16 years. Spend approximately half my work schedule in the simulator now which keeps things varied.
Had a flight in a Harvard which was lovely and would like to fly a Spitfire, Hurricane and Mustang.
Would be nice to finish my career on something like a King Air or Twin Otter.
If I could have my time again I would try to join the Military.
Sold both my shares now due to current family commitments, but had a share in a Pitts S1 G-MAXG for 5 years, and Yak-52 G-YAKH for 15 years.
Rented various club PA-28s, C-172 and C-182 (the one James May did a TG race in, long since written off), and also the club Pitts S2As G-STUA and G-ODDS, as well as the Extra 300 G-SIII.
Missing it like crazy, but needs must.
Nothing anymore.
I have some hours hands on with a mate in the right hand seat of a PA38 and Cessna 172 and got to the stage of making reasonable departures and landings without any poo coming out and I thought about a PPL but the bug never really bit and I ended up wasting all my pocket money on a boat instead.
I might give it another go one day 'tho
I have some hours hands on with a mate in the right hand seat of a PA38 and Cessna 172 and got to the stage of making reasonable departures and landings without any poo coming out and I thought about a PPL but the bug never really bit and I ended up wasting all my pocket money on a boat instead.
I might give it another go one day 'tho
phil squares said:
Started off in the military, was a T-38 instructor, then flew F-4 and F-15 on active duty and the B-52 in the reserves. Have flown the 727, A-320, 757, DC-10, 747, 777 and 787. Retired now and trying to figure out where the time goes every day! Was also a TRI/TRE.
Right.Who wants to go next?
RizzoTheRat said:
Neptune188 said:
Also frequently seen in the back of ASK13's, Grob Acro III's on instructor duty. Will be getting motor glider ticket back shortly. Have approx 5-600hrs total time across all types.
Is the Acro the one the RAF refer to as the Viking? I did a weeks course in a Viking and then solo'd in an IS-28 B2, K13, and converted to a K8. Long time ago though, would love to take it up again.Sort of. Once the RAF had made their mind up they ended up with the Acro II, which got the Viking name. There were three variants - the Acro I, of which there aren't many. Acro II which were many and plentiful, and the Acro III which was Grob's attempt to compete with the K21. Very well built, good performance but didn't win much business due to awkward cockpit loadings and the K21 already entrenched. Goes well and i'm warming to it as a training aeroplane.
Gliders, then Ikarus C42. It's a Rotax engine on a stick. Like flying a tumble-drier, only noisier. Does have a heater. Does not have much else.
V. nice to fly, apart from the deafies.
Here's the local air-field and a landing. It's a field.
(Not my video.)
https://youtu.be/QpOIas_Vokg
V. nice to fly, apart from the deafies.
Here's the local air-field and a landing. It's a field.
(Not my video.)
https://youtu.be/QpOIas_Vokg
Slushbox said:
Gliders, then Ikarus C42. It's a Rotax engine on a stick. Like flying a tumble-drier, only noisier. Does have a heater. Does not have much else.
V. nice to fly, apart from the deafies.
Here's the local air-field and a landing. It's a field.
(Not my video.)
https://youtu.be/QpOIas_Vokg
If you look above we have the same flying history V. nice to fly, apart from the deafies.
Here's the local air-field and a landing. It's a field.
(Not my video.)
https://youtu.be/QpOIas_Vokg
Petrus1983 said:
If you look above we have the same flying history
You'll have to speak up, I've been flying an Ikarus C42. :-)I moved from Microsoft Flight Sim to gliders. Ye Englishe Wevver mostly fouled up gliding. 'Thermals' in March over Surrey are a mere fantasy. Best part was the winch tow. After that, everything was downhill.
C42 though is a hoot. It's the Fiat Panda 100 of aircraft. Great times.
Slushbox said:
You'll have to speak up, I've been flying an Ikarus C42. :-)
I moved from Microsoft Flight Sim to gliders. Ye Englishe Wevver mostly fouled up gliding. 'Thermals' in March over Surrey are a mere fantasy. Best part was the winch tow. After that, everything was downhill.
C42 though is a hoot. It's the Fiat Panda 100 of aircraft. Great times.
They’re great little things. I don’t really want to progress from super lights now as they’re advancing so much the useability they offer is great.I moved from Microsoft Flight Sim to gliders. Ye Englishe Wevver mostly fouled up gliding. 'Thermals' in March over Surrey are a mere fantasy. Best part was the winch tow. After that, everything was downhill.
C42 though is a hoot. It's the Fiat Panda 100 of aircraft. Great times.
AshVX220 said:
I thought they were like sprayers of some sort.
They’re actually GPS antennas for the LIDAR mapping equipment under the belly. Basically we 3D mapped the rail network, and it required extremely accurate GPS measurements. Two antennas sticking out mean the equipment can tell exactly which direction the aircraft is pointing. More than likely, over Cardiff, it was one of ours working on the railway. Interesting sounding job, deadly boring to fly! Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff