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materialcontroller Apr 2nd 2012 6:08 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9985474)
Such a hard life you lead.

How does one find a time machine to go back and tell one's eighteen year old self to stop being a worthless fat bastard and join the RAF so that his thirty-three year old self can be a pilot instead of a shat-on disgruntled inhabitant of a world he doesn't fit into ... ?

Flight Simulator helps, of course :D
At least you had the option at 18. As much as I wanted to, my eighteen year old self could never attain those heights (literally) due to asthma, colourblindness and severe long-sightedness requiring corrective lenses of the jam jar bottom variety. Much better to let someone else fly the aircraft. :(

SultanOfSwing Apr 2nd 2012 6:09 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by materialcontroller (Post 9985480)
At least you had the option at 18. As much as I wanted to, my eighteen year old self could never attain those heights (literally) due to asthma, colourblindness and severe long-sightedness requiring corrective lenses of the jam jar bottom variety. Much better to let someone else fly the aircraft. :(
That does tend to get in the way, sorry.

I could, of course, become incredibly rich and do it that way :lol:

materialcontroller Apr 2nd 2012 6:10 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9985484)
I could, of course, become incredibly rich and do it that way :lol:
:thumbsup:

SultanOfSwing Apr 2nd 2012 6:13 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by materialcontroller (Post 9985486)
:thumbsup:
That's the main reason I'm reluctant to do an introductory flight lesson - I know that once I do it, there'll be a rather large amount of money being spent!

Brit3964 Apr 2nd 2012 7:16 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9985496)
That's the main reason I'm reluctant to do an introductory flight lesson - I know that once I do it, there'll be a rather large amount of money being spent!
I could, of course, become incredibly rich and do it that way
The old adage; What makes planes fly? Money and lots of it!

How does one find a time machine to go back and tell one's eighteen year old self to stop being a worthless fat bastard and join the RAF so that his thirty-three year old self can be a pilot instead of a shat-on disgruntled inhabitant of a world he doesn't fit into ... ?
Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choc-ice...or something like that. There's certainly times I wish I could go back...1984...what a year and I wasn't flying then :)

SultanOfSwing Apr 2nd 2012 7:18 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by Brit3964 (Post 9985619)
Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choc-ice...or something like that. There's certainly times I wish I could go back...1984...what a year and I wasn't flying then :)
I'd quite like to revisit 1997 again myself, advice regarding my future career choices notwithstanding. Quite a good year all round.

Scouse Express Apr 5th 2012 12:54 pm
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Okay. Not a Plane. Was passing by one of our local Hospitals, this afternoon and took some photos of this "Air Care" Helicopter, as it was leaving for University of Iowa Hospital, in Iowa City, IA.


Jim.

Scouse Express Apr 27th 2012 2:26 pm
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Some photos today for the Aviation Enthusiasts, from Reagan National Airport across the River from Washington DC.


Jim

SultanOfSwing Apr 27th 2012 2:28 pm
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by Scouse Express (Post 10029565)
Some photos today for the Aviation Enthusiasts, from Reagan National Airport across the River from Washington DC.


Jim
Very cool. I like those wee Embraer RJs.

Scouse Express Apr 27th 2012 2:36 pm
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And a few more.


Jim.

HarryTheSpider Apr 30th 2012 1:49 am
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That first photo, a Sea King variant I believe?

Put a certain individual on it, does it not the become Marine 1?

Scouse Express Apr 30th 2012 1:52 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider (Post 10033086)
That first photo, a Sea King variant I believe?

Put a certain individual on it, does it not the become Marine 1?
It was Marine 1. It had just taken off from the White House, on Friday Morning, when I took the photo. I was parked alongside the Washington Monument.


Jim.

HarryTheSpider Apr 30th 2012 1:54 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9985474)
Such a hard life you lead.

How does one find a time machine to go back and tell one's eighteen year old self to stop being a worthless fat bastard and join the RAF so that his thirty-three year old self can be a pilot instead of a shat-on disgruntled inhabitant of a world he doesn't fit into ... ?

Flight Simulator helps, of course :D
Hmm. You might have ended up flying Jaguars...

One of the more memorable drinking songs we had on the squadron (every squadron I guess, except the Jag squadrons) was called "Don't bend down when there's a Jag mate around...". No smoke without fire? :eek:

Brit3964 Apr 30th 2012 3:20 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider (Post 10033096)
One of the more memorable drinking songs we had on the squadron (every squadron I guess, except the Jag squadrons) was called "Don't bend down when there's a Jag mate around...". No smoke without fire? :eek:
Talking of drinking songs...I recall going to an end of exercise party held by the squaddies (Army of course) in West Germany 1989 and they did the 'Deck of Cards'. When it got to the Ace of Spades it went something along the lines of "and this is the Ace of Spades which reminds us of all the civvies who've made a pile on subsistance for the last 6 weeks" Loud cheers/jeers all round and all eyes turned to us. I looked at my mate (another civvy) and we decided it was time to make a hasty exit!

Yes I did make quite a bit on that trial which supplemented my meager MoD pay at the time. The nice thing was getting 8.50ph (pounds) for flying in the helos. I had to do some aerial filming, quite a lot actually, some 20+ hours in the end.

SultanOfSwing Apr 30th 2012 4:02 am
Re: Planespotting
 
Originally Posted by HarryTheSpider (Post 10033096)
Hmm. You might have ended up flying Jaguars...

One of the more memorable drinking songs we had on the squadron (every squadron I guess, except the Jag squadrons) was called "Don't bend down when there's a Jag mate around...". No smoke without fire? :eek:
Well a plane's a plane :blink:


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