For those who don't know, Rob Hughes is doing a great job in Nordlingen and still finds time to maintain a blog, which is worth a read. Also some great photos...
Have any of you Eurostar guys tried Joint Aviation Services? I had similar insurance troubles when I first tried to insure the CriCri as nobody really wanted...
Hello Roly, Nice to speak again since we met for the first time at Popham. I have two pucker sleeping bags that zip together, though individually they look...
... snip ... The man in the climbing shop will tell you that a good, light, sleeping bag has to be down filled. Synthetic fillings , bulk-for-bulk, ...
Thanks Keith, A pleasant snapshot of internationals in modern times... mine was in 1988 at Haverfordwest lucky me; and some of the machines today sound more...
Hopefully, Mark, it won't be long before we can start to be a bit creative in the single seat category and build something like Alain Petit's Micro B... Keith ...
I got 2 from www.cpc.co.uk that were very well priced at £14.49 each and very good quality... rated down to -10.. they come in a compression sack so they are...
It is all so exciting Keith... well for an old chap like me who gets excited so easily. My own machine is still changing by the day, but it is getting so...
Thanks to all who suggested different software to try and thanks to Bob P for his totally pointless reply ;-) I had a call this morning from a 'grouper' who...
Been bimbling around in flexwings for 11 years now, occasionally grumbling about the two-stroke motor, admiring the way they fold up and stash, and always...
... enormous ... or ... Kev, My Quantum was down at the factory for a wing strip last week. The GT450/Quik trikes under construction gave me a chance to see ...
One slight flaw with the design is the lack of ease of lifting up the nose panel - this could have been designed in very easily and would have made getting at...
I am beginning to feel that microlights are getting like PCs. Ever more complicated, ever more difficult to keep running and ever more expensive spares. If you...
Yes that thing about flying from one field to another is a funny one to explain to a civilian; if you could have said you were flying to the next town to look...
Paul Collins wrote: ... same only to come back. Because the grass is always greener....... As a GSXR owner Paul, mebbe you know what I'm trying to convey; as...
... one ... hunt ... the ... power ... run a ... administer ... ten ... selling ... expensive, ... Kev, I can see it from both sides here. The GSXR is without...
Hello Kev, I suppose having hit fifty a week or so back I too verge on 'biddy' as you say you aren't. But on trikes, I think it is human nature to go for one...
Hi Paul, Your thoughts on bikes have got me thinking... that new bikes are lighter, cheaper, and faster. Hearing what you say I am more convinced I want to...
... are lighter, cheaper, and faster. ... Chaser... with 20 to 30hp turning a large quiet slow turning prop, and some yaw stability added to the wing. And...
Personally I think that the reason that only very high-end new machines sell in the UK is the strength of our second hand market, and in turn that's because of...
Hello Guy, Yes I think that is a good and valid point and does cover the thinking in a great number of cases. And you might think that the opportunity to buy a...
... Hi Guy, Interesting viewpoint. I'm not sure I agree your point about the strength of the second hand market. Basically, second hand planes are cheap...
Paul said '.....Basically, second hand planes are cheap because there are a lot around and there is not a lot of demand. ......' That's a laugh! You were...
Hi Paul, I know what you mean about the price of trikes and bikes; I have a 1983 BMW K100 that cost £900 and has purred round the UK with a sidecar for 25,000...
On Friday Chris Finnigan handed in his resignation as Chief Executive following what sounds like a most exciting job offer from the CAA. To have Chris in the...
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