jackytoo

Probably more comfortable then

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/exp...?frame=2735216

andyrich666

A mate of mine has a plane and omg never again, he took us to the airstrip at east Hanningfield, firstly there was a guy there working on a plane, like a car mechanic not in a hangar but at the side of the strip, did not fill me with confidence, our guy said his plane is cared for properly by a big firm.

Once on the plane we had to abort take off as one my mates is a big lump and it was too heavy to take off, the whole thing rattled and was quite scary, we had a nice view of our home and then clacton and then back, but he had to do some trick up and down and I was a really scared like on a rollercoaster.

I don't think I will ever get on a propeller plane again, only way is if I am being taught to fly.

I thought I would share this with you.

johnnyone

The first time I flew was to Jersey on a BEA prop jet Viscount from Heathrow with my parents on our annual summer holiday.
Made a change from the usual Pontins holiday camp. I thought it was so exciting.
How times have changed where we now consider flying the norm. For me at least I now find flying to be a necessity to get where I want to be rather than fun as I used to believe it to be.

Dick Dasterdly

On my first package holiday I could have taken my car on board had I been old enough to drive.

http://blog.metarreader.com/photo-of...rs-at-lydd-uk/

What you think of that Mr O'Leary ?

Proper Aircraft, Proper Air Hostesses, Big Luxury Leather seats you could hide yourself inside of.

Silver City Airways, a proper airline.

crookesey

Did The Red Barron's machine guns give you any cause for concern?

jjh

We flew from Southampton to Jersey when I was 15, a long time ago. It was our first holiday ´abroad´. It´s an experience I will never forget. My mother was terrified.

Dick Dasterdly

Nah, before his time I think.

Bit of a delay in getting airbourne though, couple of guys called Alcock and Brown were given priority for some strange reason.

rachelk

Málaga airport before the boom

megmet

I have fond memories of Malaga airport like that, traveling on a plane was all part of the fun and you were actually treated as human beings then.

susique

Flying in a Rapide would hardly have been comfortable, also extremely noisy but I wish I had had a chance to take to the air in one, it was one of my "things to do" but I don't expect it to happen now, I'm not even sure there is one left that's airworthy.

Anyone been to Le Touquet airport? This is where the Silver City Airlines landed in the 1950s and the Art Deco restaurant was still a favourite eating place for locals, when my husband and I used to take our little Jodel over the channel for a day trip, in the 80's.

The whole flying experience in the 50's was strictly for the wealthy and we are so lucky that the experience and convenience is available to so many of us now. Flying is no longer just for the privileged and we have Freddie Laker to thank for that, followed by Mr O'Leary and the other affordable airline operators.

Dick Dasterdly

Back in the 50s Rapides were used for short pleasure trips in many UK resorts such as Blackpool, but their main claim to fame was their vital part in beginning the Spanish Civil War when Franco hired one to get him from the Canaries, where the Govt thought he was safely out of the way, to N.Africa where he organised his forces to begin the assault on S.Spain.
It was flown by a Welsh guy who initially had to fly from the UK down to Gran Canaria, which involved a couple of refueling stops on the way, before picking up Franco.

So I suppose a Welsh guy flying an English aircraft could have had quite a lot to answer for in the eyes of many Spaniards.
There again, so what, we seemed to be lumbered with the blame for most of the rest of the Worlds woes anyway.