Probably the worst thing that has happened all year...

[anonymous-user]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7883338.stm

[Balmoral Green]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[anonymous-user]

sorry for the repost.

[Berserker LM]

nickg_44 said:

sorry for the repost.

Doesn't matter. It was a really horrible thing to see / read about.

[NiceCupOfTea]

What's a Grob? Looks like a Chipmunk or a Bulldog.

[anonymous-user]

The irritating thing is that I think it was caused by a lapse of judgement from the instructors. I get the impression that they were just pissing about. This never should have happened. I've been on those flying days with the cadets and it always struck me as quite a normal thing to do.

[g4ry13]

"The worst"?? bit melodramatic there. Not saying it's not a bad thing, but that's an over-statement.

Edited by g4ry13 on Wednesday 11th February 22:09

[anonymous-user]

I would say it ranks up there with Gordon saying he will save the world. Having said that, Gordons statement is mildly funny.

I think a grob replaced the chipmunk

[Hedders]

Police looking for bits of plane.


What is the reason for this? I can understand sending a clean up crew to pick up the wreckage but why do the police need to scour the countryside?

Do they suspect terrorism?? Are they looking for evidence?

[Neil_H]

War in Gaza?

170 people dead in Aussie fires?

No, you're right, 4 people dying in a plane crash is easily the worst thing that has happened in the last 40 days or so.

[NiceCupOfTea]

nickg_44 said:

I think a grob replaced the chipmunk

Blimey. I remember going up in chipmunks when I was in the CCF in the early 90s. There was certainly a lot of dicking around back then...

"I have control"

[360 detailing]

Hedders said:

Police looking for bits of plane.


What is the reason for this? I can understand sending a clean up crew to pick up the wreckage but why do the police need to scour the countryside?

Do they suspect terrorism?? Are they looking for evidence?

They are looking in the wrong place, its here, hey you there in the yellow coat, its behind you:-

[rockinatmidnight]

NiceCupOfTea said:

nickg_44 said:

I think a grob replaced the chipmunk

Blimey. I remember going up in chipmunks when I was in the CCF in the early 90s. There was certainly a lot of dicking around back then...

"I have control"

I did that last year with the cadets ina Grob tutor.

Pilot - "You have control"
Me - "I have control"

All very scripted, i wonder what he would have said if i started a chuckle brothers "to me, to you" session

[Hedders]

[Berserker LM]

360 detailing said:

Hedders said:

Police looking for bits of plane.


What is the reason for this? I can understand sending a clean up crew to pick up the wreckage but why do the police need to scour the countryside?

Do they suspect terrorism?? Are they looking for evidence?

They are looking in the wrong place, its here, hey you there in the yellow coat, its behind you:-


Speeding?

Sorry, feel bad making jokes. It's an awful thing to happen, but there's so many depressing news items out there, I feel as if I'm going crazy myself sometimes.

[Crimson Tide]

nickg_44 said:

The irritating thing is that I think it was caused by a lapse of judgement from the instructors. I get the impression that they were just pissing about.

I can't see there's any evidence for you to draw that conclusion. Don't risk making defamatory comments based on eye-witness accounts.

[Waugh-terfall]

I find it hard to understand quite how you have a mid-air collision. I mean, it's not like it's congested up there. They've got a billion miles of space to avoid each other... Surely it must be difficult even if you were trying!

Condolences to the families though...

Edited by Waugh-terfall on Wednesday 11th February 23:15

[NiceCupOfTea]

rockinatmidnight said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

nickg_44 said:

I think a grob replaced the chipmunk

Blimey. I remember going up in chipmunks when I was in the CCF in the early 90s. There was certainly a lot of dicking around back then...

"I have control"

I did that last year with the cadets ina Grob tutor.

Pilot - "You have control"
Me - "I have control"

All very scripted, i wonder what he would have said if i started a chuckle brothers "to me, to you" session

Which in reality means you hold the stick steady for 30 seconds absolutely terrified so that he can take over and land it again

Somebody mentioned "jump jump John" on the other thread which brought 20 year old memories back!

[rockinatmidnight]

NiceCupOfTea said:

rockinatmidnight said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

nickg_44 said:

I think a grob replaced the chipmunk

Blimey. I remember going up in chipmunks when I was in the CCF in the early 90s. There was certainly a lot of dicking around back then...

"I have control"

I did that last year with the cadets ina Grob tutor.

Pilot - "You have control"
Me - "I have control"

All very scripted, i wonder what he would have said if i started a chuckle brothers "to me, to you" session

Which in reality means you hold the stick steady for 30 seconds absolutely terrified so that he can take over and land it again

Somebody mentioned "jump jump John" on the other thread which brought 20 year old memories back!

I got to do flips and stalls


Hmm, i noticed the pilot gave me odd looks when i started muttering to myself "pew pew pewwww, rakatakataktaka, take that red barron!"

[NiceCupOfTea]

we got the lecture that the button on the column wasn't machine guns, it was the radio and there was the apochryphal tale of the lad who made machine gun noises to every plane in a 25 mile radius . Probably bks but stopped us pressing it!