KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:51 am
Dug my AMB Transponder out and put it on charge, we'll see how many days it'll last for!
It's well over 15 years old, three years ago when it was last used it still lasted three days.
I'm lending it to a mate for this season, for the last decade or so they've been subscription based, but mines a pre-subscription model and is now worth more than I paid for it!
AMB as in race transponder? I've not seen or used one of these since my RC racing days. Cost the club a small fortune for a bank of 10. Happy days!
You need one if you want to race with the ACU in the UK, most clubs these days have a case full and they hire them out for the weekend, but that wasn't a thing when I first started racing.
Try being in a light aircraft on a sight seeing flight around the Bahamas as it has engine failure and you glide towards the sea, seeing the sharks below. You survive the landing, but are pretty bashed up and bleeding and now you're sitting on the wing of a slowly sinking Cessna, dripping blood into the sea, praying help gets here before you end up as shark feed, then you'll know fear! Well, it could happen couldn't it...
During one of the big storms I looked at Heathrow on FR. There were a couple of go arounds during attempted landings.
At the point, I decided I didn't need to know anymore.
Whenever there's a bit of a blowy day I tune into BigjetsTV on youtube
Back in 1999 or 2000 I was working in Paris and was on the last plane that landed at Heathrow that night. Blowing a gale and the pilot put it down HARD. So hard she ( it was a female pilot) apologised and shared the information that it had been so hard the plane was grounded until it had been thoroughly checked.
Another landing at Edinburgh had us floating just above the ground for ages, followed by full emergency breaking and reverse thrust all the way to a full stop, with about 30 feet of runway left.
When I was a kid we flew (attempted to fly!) to Jersey on a BA 737. We had two maybe three attempts at putting it down before the pilot sacked it off as too windy. We had to go back and get a bigger 757
Taipan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 2:15 pm
Try being in a light aircraft on a sight seeing flight around the Bahamas as it has engine failure and you glide towards the sea, seeing the sharks below. You survive the landing, but are pretty bashed up and bleeding and now you're sitting on the wing of a slowly sinking Cessna, dripping blood into the sea, praying help gets here before you end up as shark feed, then you'll know fear! Well, it could happen couldn't it...
Who would you call for help?
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Been to buy a Blind 20 miles away.....SWMBO,d says..."Oh...I thought it was 91.5 INCHES, not C.M."
Grrrr.
Onto Malmsbury 50 miles now to look at curtains. Lovely curtains, newly made. She came away with about 60 odd metres of velvet, wool and silk, as well as the curtains.About £80.
On the way past the M32 turn (past,not approaching!) she says...I have to go to Ikea....so big diversion to the Swedish place where she spends £90 on curtain rails.
I thought we were short of cash......
David wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:10 pm
Been to buy a Blind 20 miles away.....SWMBO,d says..."Oh...I thought it was 91.5 INCHES, not C.M."
Grrrr.
Onto Malmsbury 50 miles now to look at curtains. Lovely curtains, newly made. She came away with about 60 odd metres of velvet, wool and silk, as well as the curtains.About £80.
On the way past the M32 turn (past,not approaching!) she says...I have to go to Ikea....so big diversion to the Swedish place where she spends £90 on curtain rails.
I thought we were short of cash......
You need to buy a few bike parts now,otherwise the universe may tilt and everything will fall out.
I can iron but, when I was doing my own shirts for work it took me an evening to do five. It took my missus 2-3 minutes a shirt, at most. In the end I did a deal, you iron, I'll cook.
(I improved once I realised that the shirt is moving constantly, as is the iron and you're trying to iron out the wrinkles in a very curved shape, not flatten it )
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
One of my mates was 60 last week so we organised a surprise meet up for him on the beach at Crosby where all those Gormley sculptures face out to sea.It was windy as & my eyes & ears felt like they'd been blasted with mersey grit.We all had a very enjoyable if somewhat windswept time of it
David wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:10 pm
Been to buy a Blind 20 miles away.....SWMBO,d says..."Oh...I thought it was 91.5 INCHES, not C.M."
Grrrr.
Onto Malmsbury 50 miles now to look at curtains. Lovely curtains, newly made. She came away with about 60 odd metres of velvet, wool and silk, as well as the curtains.About £80.
On the way past the M32 turn (past,not approaching!) she says...I have to go to Ikea....so big diversion to the Swedish place where she spends £90 on curtain rails.
I thought we were short of cash......
You need to buy a few bike parts now,otherwise the universe may tilt and everything will fall out.
Whenever there's a bit of a blowy day I tune into BigjetsTV on youtube
Back in 1999 or 2000 I was working in Paris and was on the last plane that landed at Heathrow that night. Blowing a gale and the pilot put it down HARD. So hard she ( it was a female pilot) apologised and shared the information that it had been so hard the plane was grounded until it had been thoroughly checked.
Another landing at Edinburgh had us floating just above the ground for ages, followed by full emergency breaking and reverse thrust all the way to a full stop, with about 30 feet of runway left.
When I was a kid we flew (attempted to fly!) to Jersey on a BA 737. We had two maybe three attempts at putting it down before the pilot sacked it off as too windy. We had to go back and get a bigger 757
Well thanx everyone. I’m now seriously reconsidering my travel plans for March
I sodding well hate flying! Take off is not great. Landing is terrifying. I’m ok at the actual flying bit unless it’s bumpy, then I’m very not ok
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!!
Bloody mad wind here. I've had to drag the weighty cast iron bench in front of the 'up and over' garage door to stop it blowing open. Big sou-westerly gusts. Really mild though,into double figures which is a bit of a shock from the freezing temps of recent days.
Skub wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:27 pm
Bloody mad wind here. I've had to drag the weighty cast iron bench in front of the 'up and over' garage door to stop it blowing open. Big sou-westerly gusts. Really mild though,into double figures which is a bit of a shock from the freezing temps of recent days.
My wheelie bin moved a good two foot. Itys bin day in the morning and the street is going to look a right shit house as at least 50% of the street have them out. Blowing a hooley
Skub wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:27 pm
Bloody mad wind here. I've had to drag the weighty cast iron bench in front of the 'up and over' garage door to stop it blowing open. Big sou-westerly gusts. Really mild though,into double figures which is a bit of a shock from the freezing temps of recent days.
I'm loving the fact I'm not having to put the fire on. Not that I care about the fuel etc, just not keen on being freezing
Skub wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:27 pm
Bloody mad wind here. I've had to drag the weighty cast iron bench in front of the 'up and over' garage door to stop it blowing open. Big sou-westerly gusts. Really mild though,into double figures which is a bit of a shock from the freezing temps of recent days.
I'm loving the fact I'm not having to put the fire on. Not that I care about the fuel etc, just not keen on being freezing
I was out the back with the dog about half an hour ago and its not cold up here either. Northern Ireland must be taking the brunt of that and blowing its heat over to Scotland. Bonus.
Whenever there's a bit of a blowy day I tune into BigjetsTV on youtube
Back in 1999 or 2000 I was working in Paris and was on the last plane that landed at Heathrow that night. Blowing a gale and the pilot put it down HARD. So hard she ( it was a female pilot) apologised and shared the information that it had been so hard the plane was grounded until it had been thoroughly checked.
Another landing at Edinburgh had us floating just above the ground for ages, followed by full emergency breaking and reverse thrust all the way to a full stop, with about 30 feet of runway left.
When I was a kid we flew (attempted to fly!) to Jersey on a BA 737. We had two maybe three attempts at putting it down before the pilot sacked it off as too windy. We had to go back and get a bigger 757
Guernseys worse. Four aeroplanes, one leaks and another one that passengers have to hold shut.
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