dantheman

Blimey Dan, very sobering reading I hope it does not keep you on the ground too long, thanks for posting it on here - hopefully it will remind us how dangerous it can be starting motors on the ground. ps get well soon !

The 'Nice propellor repair man' James Davies, he's not that quick but does a good job, no problem as long as you have a spare prop to use in the meantime. Tel 01509 2333399 mob 07833 646038 Send him a piccy to see if he can fix it..... james.goldstar AT virgin.net

Obviously check your NOTAM's this week as the airshow takes quite a chunk of our airspace. If you are heading over this is a rough list of the daily flying display: Monday: 1.30pm to 4pm The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, Airbus A400M military transport, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF Typhoon fighter, F-22 US fighter, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, C130J Hercules military transport, Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jet, Red Devils parachute display team, Hawker Hurricane WWII fighter, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane, Sentinel R1 patrol aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles (before flying display). Tuesday: 2.15pm to 4.45pm Boeing 787 Dreamliner, The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, Airbus A400M military transport, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF Typhoon fighter, F-22 US fighter, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, C130J Hercules military transport, Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jet, Red Devils parachute display team, Hawker Hurricane WWII fighter, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane, Sentinel R1 patrol aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles (before flying display). Wednesday: 2.15pm to 4.45pm The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, Airbus A400M military transport, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF King Air twin-engine trainer, B-52 US bomber, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, C130J Hercules military transport, Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jet, Red Devils parachute display team, Vulcan bomber, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane, Sentinel R1 patrol aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles (before flying display). Thursday: 2.15pm to 4.45pm The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, Airbus A400M military transport, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF King Air twin-engine trainer, B-52 US bomber, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, C130J Hercules military transport, Red Devils parachute display team, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane, Sentinel R1 patrol aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles (before flying display). Friday: 1.30pm to 5pm RAF Red Arrows, The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF King Air twin-engine trainer, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, C130J Hercules military transport, Army historic flight, Red Devils parachute display team, Hawk T1 jet trainer, Me109/Spitfire WWII fighter display, Extra 330 aerobatics display, Vulcan bomber, Hawker Hurricane WWII fighter, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane, Schools rocket challenge (before flying display). Saturday: 12.30pm to 5.30pm RAF Red Arrows, The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF King Air twin-engine trainer, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, B-52 US bomber, C130J Hercules military transport, Army historic flight, Navy historic flight, Seafire WWII fighter, Great Warbird Team, Catalina WWII seaplane, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Red Devils parachute display team, RAF Chinook helicopter, Hawk T1 jet trainer, Me109/Spitfire WWII fighter display, Extra 330 aerobatics display, Vulcan bomber, Hawker Hurricane WWII fighter, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane. Sunday: 12.30pm to 5.30pm RAF Red Arrows, The Blades aerobatics team, Airbus A380 airliner, C27J Spartan military transport, M346 fighter jet trainer, BAE Typhoon fighter, RAF King Air twin-engine trainer, F-18 US fighter, F-16 US fighter, B-52 US bomber, C130J Hercules military transport, Army historic flight, Navy historic flight, Seafire WWII fighter, Great Warbird Team, Catalina WWII seaplane, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Red Devils parachute display team, RAF Chinook helicopter, Hawk T1 jet trainer, Me109/Spitfire WWII fighter display, Extra 330 aerobatics display, Vulcan bomber, Hawker Hurricane WWII fighter, Viking Twin Otter 400 seaplane. Pics so far:

James Davies is your man !

Pete have you done your video yet ? Just found this photo, taken a fraction of a second before the hedgeplant ! at least he missed the portaloos

Sorry for the delay in replying but I just remembered Bailey Aviation sell a webbing harness with carabiners for around £50, it's just for ground handling though and has no back protection. I have one and they are just the job to keep your kiting skills up to date.

It's you mate ! Seriously there is a weather window more often than you think, ok so daytime in the summer is bound to be thermic and breezy but since the sun rises earlier and sets later you have to get out of bed crack of dawn for the peachy morning flights and be prepared for a late evening jaunt, I think we landed at 10pm on the weekend ! As you pointed out the spring/autumn can calm things down but really it just brings your smooth flying windows to a more social time

Seymore's farm is just a stones throw from the South coast and he's already advertised a couple of weekend fly-in's on here, maybe his place if he's up for it ?

I was about to say how the camera man should not give up his day job - then Ang saw the video and said it was really cool and she likes the new aspect ratio !! can't wait to see Pete's handywork ! Fill your boots mate, I'll try and send you a fullsize one later

I like that, makes you wonder what the interesting things were that you circled over ! Did I read on the other forum that it was your longest flight to date ? not bad going, also had my longest on Saturday too but I was not as brave with the thermals .

I had the same quick turnaround with Joint Aviation, I have uploaded the proposal form >LINK< which you must complete and send to them at: 8 Old Aylesfield Buildings Froyle Road Shalden Alton Hants GU34 4BY Cost me just over sixty quid for £1M cover, as previously mentioned the policy is through Alpha

Hi Mark, everyone is returning from the fly-in at Silverstone hence it's quiet on here, SimonW is your best bet for training and he's just up the road from you at Membury airfield, call him to discuss training courses etc and in the meantime have a good read of all the info on the forum plus don't forget the training blogs which give you exactly the insight into the sport that you are looking for. cheers Dan

Just had an amazing weekend at the Silverstone PMC fly-in, clocked up another three hours with two of those being on an early morning 40 mile round trip to Santa Pod race track. On Friday eve it was a quick dusk 15 min hop to get my bearings with Steve Haze as we zoomed around the neighbourhood, then try to get some kip to get the best of the Saturday morning still air. I had a job dragging myself out of bed and I could have done without the forward launch up hill with a full fuel load but the warm air of the sun in my face was worth the effort and I was soon making good progress downwind. I was doing some classic map reading to get my bearings, but had stuffed the TomTom in my mapcase to cheat a little as this has a direction arrow to follow and I programmed it with Poddington village so I could ensure I flew the most direct route. I knew the wind would slowy pick up so every 15 mins I checked the speed on the satnav and worked out I would have an 18mph groundspeed into wind for the return leg which is just over one hours flying. Having bags of fuel on board is fantastic once you are up there and I had enough to sightsee on the route. Unfortunately there was no action on the racetrack so I took the usual pics and deviated the return leg south a bit to take in a different viewpoint. I had a slightly smaller prop than usual which was increasing fuel consumption, and the headwind slowly picked making me more conscious of my range but I was determined not to land out so kept cautious eye on the fuel level and noted a petrol station with a field behind it - just in case !. The bumps were starting as the sun steadily rose higher so I bombed up to 3500 which was above the now forming cumulous and was rewarded with loads of glory rainbows as I passed over them. The flip side of my smooth alititude was the drop in temperature so I tucked my hands behind the mapcase to thaw out my fingers. The scenery slowly passed by and an hour later I was rewarded with Silverstone racetrack appearing to the left of me in a gap in the clouds. I was looking forward to a long pee and a brew but the thermal that I flew into as I circled down to our field was keen to keep me up - luckily the smell of bacon butties from the BBQ woke me up enough to find some sink and get down, with plenty of leg wriggling on the way to make sure I had enough circulation to land on my feet. In the end I only used a respectable 7 litres of fuel (3.5 per hour) which was far better than expected, and that was all on fast trim with my small spare prop - also my longest flight so far. Someones posh pad The Pod, famous 1/4 mile track. Clouds popping up Silverstone circuit Time for a beer

Tom - short and sweet but sounds like you had fun ! Thanks to all the PMC crew for putting on a very slick event. The field and facilities were great, the BBQ was bang on and apart from the wind on Sunday even the weather played ball. Apparently the farmer appreciated the free hedge trim he receved A couple of my pics from the weekend, will also stick a few in my flying blog for my 40mile flight to Santa Pod. Heading north with Tom Big Simon As busy as the Heathrow approach The site Enjoying the best part of the evening Nigel flying into the sunset

Onrisk finish on a very low note in my opinion, they sent my renewal and payment request, I duly sent back the cheque as requested (several months ago now) but I did not receive any documentation. I read on here how they were honouring renewals so I was not too worried. Since still not hearing from them and wanting to double check insurance for the fly-in I rang them to chase for my certificate and they told me they had destroyed the cheque but not informed me WTF Luckily the lovely girls at Joint were able to give me cover within 24 hours for the same renewal rate so I'm covered again, very lucky I did not need the cover that I presumed I had !

I hope we can all have a beer together and spare a thought for Mike & family this weekend at the fly-in. Mikes generosity to others has gone on even after his death as a couple of people have been given a very precious gift thanks to Mikes organ donations - please click if you wish to register yourself.

Chill out guys it's not all doom and gloom.....

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No brainer - change it, takes a few seconds, costs a few pounds, or decide later when it breaks under strain when you hit turbulence and the loose end wraps round your prop collapsing your wing sending you into a death spiral. The core may look ok but the tiny nick may have slipped up in the sheath

Did you get any photos or did you vacate the area before you managed to snap anything, would be worth posting a google earth link with the field/houses so we can see where it is ?

With that in mind, and if you were just flying over fields following the 500ft rule then I'd be tempted to report him, you can't just threaten people like that with a firearm, however it's your call as you would have to make the report etc etc, maybe drop local plod an email with a map showing the location of the house where he lived and a description of the events.

I'm with Poz on this - also how close were you to the house, was he IN the house ?, and how could you tell he was pointing at you ? there is a flip side of this i.e. someone was innocently plinking at tin cans in their garden and did not know you were even there ? If it's a farmer waving a shotty at you then it's a different ball game he needs locking up especially after the recent incident in the news !

What happened ? You need the 'Nice propellor repair man' James Davies, he's not that quick but does a good job, no problem as long as you have a spare prop to use in the meantime. Tel 01509 2333399 mob 07833 646038 james.goldstar AT virgin.net

See you on Weds Pete !

Simon are you taking your bus ?