High Flight

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:34:37 +0000

High Flight

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds -- and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of -- wheeled and soared and ......

* * * .Checkout Amnesty. * * *

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:36:28 +0000

March 2010

Checkout Amnesty

Dear Pilot

If you have not flown for 6 months or more but still have a valid flying licence and medical then we are offering up to I hour of free instructor time to help get yourself back into the ......

Gloster Javelin

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:41:59 +0000

The Gloster GA.5 project began in the late 1940s and was intended to incorporate recent advancements in radar, aerodynamics, and jet engines into a modern all-weather day-night interceptor. The design that ultimately emerged, known as the Javelin, featured a large-area delta ......

Aircraft and birds - its not pretty.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:14:17 +0000

Some funny Air Traffic and pilot conversations

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:48:38 +0000

Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"

Tower: "TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 degrees."
TWA 2341: "Center, we are at ......

Glossary of Flying - A

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:54:16 +0000

This glossary of historic aviationterms is reproduced from 'The Spotters Glossary' which appeared in 'The Aeroplane Spotter' from January 1940 onwards. 'The Aeroplane Spotter' was the first journal devoted exclusively to the study and practice of aircraft recognition.

Absolute ceiling.The greatest height which can ......

Aircraft Etiquette

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:08:12 +0000

This is just a little reminder for all our members to leave aircraft tidy after flight.

We have found all sorts of things that have been left behind in the cockpit; gloves, money, pens, sunglasses, maps, GPS units, coats etc. Please check you have all your belongings with you.

Seatbelts should be ......

These made me smile a little

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:47:15 +0000

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Toyota advert

Yorkshire Airlines

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The latest technology now used in weather forecasts

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:44:27 +0000

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How to forecast the weather

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:35:17 +0000

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Gee Bee

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:09:00 +0000

The Gee Bees

The Gee Bees--a series of 1930s racing planes--are perhaps the most famous, or infamous, aircraft in aviation history, depending on one's viewpoint. During the early 1930s, the Gee Bees were among the fastest planes of the day and won ......

They made me smile

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:10:53 +0000

The following questions were set in last year’s GCSE examination in England.

These are genuine answers from 16 year olds, not very bright, but entertaining, 16 year olds.

Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe ......

Aircraft icing on the ground

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:06:19 +0000

De-icing is the process of removing frozen contaminant, snow, ice, slush, from a surface

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Anti-icing is the process of protecting against the formation of frozen contaminant, snow, ice, slush on a surface.

De-icing can be accomplished by mechanical methods (scraping, pushing); through the application of heat; by use of dry or liquid ......

Christmas Bullet

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:09:57 +0000

The Christmas Bullet later known as the Cantilever Aero Bullet (sometimes referred to as the Christmas Strutless Biplane) was a single-seat cantilever wing biplane. It is considered by many to be among the worst aircraft ever constructed.

Co-designed with another interesting aviation ......

Build your own model aircraft for xmas - it flies

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:12:02 +0000

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A short trial lesson flight video.

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:06:25 +0000

Although this flight is from Exeter Airport it has me as the pilot. Its a nice video.

Marshall

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50 days of rain

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:36:39 +0000

I heard on the local BBC radio today that we (Devon & Cornwall) have had 50 consecutive days where it has rained every day.

Its almost biblical.

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Pass your message - a useful web service

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:05:55 +0000

This is a sample of recent output from passyourmessage.co.uk. This seems to be a very useful service for pilots to keep up to date with information they may otherwise miss. You will need to subscribe.

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The other pilot

By Chris Ledgard

Many of us know the name of Louis Bleriot, the first man to fly across the Channel, but what of the other pilot who tried, failed and ultimately overslept ......

Identical Tables

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:01:19 +0100

These tables are identical, measure them if you want. Our eyes can play funny tricks on us and if we are not familiar with landing on different runways then ....................

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Plymouth Flying School

Glossary of Flying - B

High Flight

* * * .Checkout Amnesty. * * *

Gloster Javelin

Aircraft and birds - its not pretty.

Some funny Air Traffic and pilot conversations

Glossary of Flying - A

Aircraft Etiquette

These made me smile a little

The latest technology now used in weather forecasts

How to forecast the weather

Gee Bee

The Gee Bees

They made me smile

Aircraft icing on the ground

Christmas Bullet

Build your own model aircraft for xmas - it flies

A short trial lesson flight video.

50 days of rain

Pass your message - a useful web service

Identical Tables