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The
Elevator
The Fly by Wire Newsletter of the
Lancashire Aero Club
Editorial address: - [email protected]
November 2010
It seems only yesterday that I was talking about the Poppy Appeal in 2009
and that we should remember all those who gave their lives during the
atrocities of the first and second world wars and those battles that have
followed. That time of the year has soon come around again, so please wear
your poppy with pride.
The clocks go back an hour this weekend and Halloween is just around the
corner. Still to come are Bonfire Night and then it’s downhill all the way to
Christmas! There will be a Festive Fly In at Kenyon Hall Farm on 11/12th
December so let’s hope for a crisp and cold day! Hope to see you all there!
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE...
Mystery benefactor helps Barton Visitor Centre!
More bad punctuashon, speling and grammer...
Book your place in Space!!
Christmas Gift ideas / parties and more!!
WHY DO WE FLY?
Once you have learned to fly your plane, it is far less fatiguing to fly than it is to drive
a car. You don't have to watch every second for cats, dogs, children, lights, road
signs, ladies with baby carriages and citizens who drive out in the middle of the block
against the lights.... Nobody who has not been up in the sky on a glorious morning
can possibly imagine the way a pilot feels in free heaven. ~William T. Piper
The engine is the heart of an airplane, but the pilot is its soul. ~Walter Raleigh
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de
Saint-Exupery
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes
turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
~Leonardo Da Vinci
I pick the prettiest part of the sky and I melt into the wing and then into the air, till
I'm just a soul on a sunbeam. ~Richard Bach
CHAIRMAN’S CHAT AND NEWS...
To quote a film title ‘All’s quiet on the western front’. Yes, there is not a lot to
report from the committee as we have most things under control. I didn’t make
any major changes to the line up of the committee members as each one was
quite happy with the job they were doing, and if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. So
we have Andy as our Treasurer, Kate as our Secretary and Editor to name the
important positions of any Club.
We are always looking to improve our attractions for the membership and to
this end we are adding a further airfield to the list of ‘partner fields’ and that is
Welshpool. It makes a good alternative to our list so make use of the facility
for your enjoyment. I will get the updated list of partner fields put into the next
edition of the “Elevator” ready for the next flying season. Although there will
be some very good flying weather to come in winter which will add to your
pleasure.
Quite recently I have heard some negative comments over the direction and
speed of the way that the Club is going. Whilst that in itself is the result of free
speech, and there is no way that I would even challenge that aspect, I am
nevertheless concerned over a couple of aspects regarding this type of
comment. The first is the implication is that I am not telling you the truth in my
chatter to you and THAT I take exception to. The second is that it is possible
that these negative comments go outside the Club and start to bring it into
disrepute, and THAT I will not stand for under any circumstances.
We have arranged a couple of “Fly-Ins”, the Halloween Fly-In (weather
permitting) and then there is the “Icicle Fly-In” later in the year. Let’s hope we
can get them in.
Happy and safe flying…
CLIFF MORT
MORE PLANE ENGLISH...
Last month we featured the glaring errors on the official Southport Air Show web
site where they seemed not to know the difference between the singular
and plural of 'aircraft'.
The standard of English grammer an speling is apauling nowadays. Here is a little ditty
that Peter Bolderson has had for at least ten years so many may have seen it.
The TOP TEN…rules of grammar.
Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.
Don’t use no double negatives.
Its important to use apostrophe’s correctly.
Always to re-read your writing to make sure haven’t missed any out.
Give slang the elbow.
The passive voice should never be used.
No sentence fragments.
Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!!
Have you used question marks when necessary.
Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague.
Owed 2 Spelling Chequers.
I have a spelling chequer eye disk covered four my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it, your sure glad two no.
It's very polished in its weigh, my chequer tolled me sew.
A chequer is a bless sing, it freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed and aides me when aye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen eye trussed too bee a joule.
The chequer pours on every word to cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore wee rote with chequers hour spelling was inn deck line,
But now when wee dew have a laps, we are not maid too wine.
And now bee cause my spelling is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know faults in awl this peace, of nun eye am a wear.
To rite with caries quite a feet, of witch won should be proud.
And wee mussed dew the best wee can so floors are not a loud.
That’s why eye brake in to averse, cause eye dew won too please.
Sew glad eye yam that aye did bye this soft wear four pea seas!
All by Anon.
Aviation is all about change, and it makes rapid advances in short spurts of time. World War
I was once such spurt, and World War II was another. Capabilities soared and crew size
shrank as progress took the place of navigators and
radio operators.
The latest, and still burgeoning spurt, started about
the time powered flight celebrated its centennial.
Pondering the changes it has wrought, which seem
more revolutionary than the evolutionary, has
inspired a Wright moment, Steven, not Wilbur or
Orville.
Most pilots who learned to fly with steam gauges
learned a number of proverbs of aviation safety
from their flying instructors. Preeminent among
them was, when things started circling the drain, “First, Fly the Aircraft.”
Remember that one? Does it still apply when the autopilot does most of the flying? Hmm.
Perhaps it’s time to rewrite First, Fly the Aircraft. How about, Always Fly the Autopilot?
But how does that affect our beloved logbooks, which we lovingly care for as the repository
of our enumerated experiences? FAR 61.51 says that the “sole manipulator of the controls”
gets to log pilot-in-command time. Before powered flight, everyone pretty much agreed that
those “controls” were the stick, rudder, and throttle. Nowadays they are buttons, knobs, and
switches.
Do we need a new column in our pilot logbook? Maybe there should be a column for the
programmer in command!
That brings us to another old-school proverb, Always Know Your Location. So, if the GPS
driven autopilot is doing all of the flying and navigating, why do we need the digital highway
in the sky? To prove that the computer can fly better than we can? Or does it give
programmers and front-seat passengers something to look at, so they’ll feel involved?
How about this as a new paean to situational awareness: GI-GO is god, and never take off
with a database out of date.
In the spirit of the blue button, perhaps something akin to the
railroad’s dead-man switch is just around the corner. In
today’s locomotives, if the engineer doesn’t check in with the
system every so many minutes, it stops the train. In the
aircraft, if the programmer doesn’t check in at some interval,
the system provides an attention-getting shock to a wristband
that also monitors the pulse. If there is no response either way,
the autopilot completes the flight as programmed. I wonder
what Wilbur and Orville would think? (Is it just me, or do the
brothers Wright look unhappy here, especially Wilbur!)
SIGN OF THE TIMES…
HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS PUZZLE!!
Just a tip...take all of the pieces out of the box first.
Not your usual jigsaw puzzle!
This is amazing, the picture has movement in it the entire time you are working
on it.
Drag the pieces together to make a picture, it can be done!
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What is the biggest advantage of rotary-winged aircraft over fixed-winged aircraft?
Excerpt from Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell.
"Thirty two days after General MacArthur received Japan's unconditional
surrender, Veronica Volkersz [ATA ferry pilot] was handed a chit ... to take
Meteor III EE 386 from Gloster Meteor plant at Morton Vallence to RAF
124 Squadron at Molesworth. She was offered no conversion course, no
cockpit inspection, no helpful hints, no comment. Just a new four by five
inch card to be inserted in her ringbound Ferry Pilot's Notes in alphabetical
order between Martinet and Oxford, to be glanced at on her way to
dispersal. It read;
METEOR III
Engine; 2 Derwent jet engines
FLYING PARTICULARS
Static Run-up: 16,500 rpm plus 100 or minus 200
Jet tube temperature: 690 degrees C max
Oil pressure: Normal 35 lbs. Minimum 30lbs
Oil temperature: 80 degrees C max, 0 degrees C minimum
Take-Off
Booster pumps: ON
RPM: 16,500
Jet temp: 600 degrees M max
Elev. and Rud: Normal
Flaps: quarter
Safety speed: 130 mph
Note: Open throttles fully before releasing brakes. Unstick at 120 mph.
A pilot was climbing in a brand new jet fighter with orders to fly across
England after as much instruction as she might get nowadays renting a car
from Avis. The Meteor drank 160 gallons of fuel per engine per hour...the
Notes said both tanks were full before take off, Volkersz's were not. She
had just enough for a twenty minutes hop at 270 mph with a reserve for
one overshoot on landing. She was on the ground again by lunchtime... the
first British woman to fly a jet, and possibly only the second in the world
after the German test pilot Hannah Reitsch...the officers of RAF
Molesworth were at lunch.[Women were not allowed into the mess]... she
handed her chit to the watch officer, climbed into the waiting taxi Anson
and flew back to Whitchurch."
…MESSAGE FROM ERIC THE ARCHIVIST….
Many thanks for the kind donation of a photocopier, it is now residing in the visitor
centre and is doing fine. I am afraid that I did not fully take the details of the lady
donor, but a BIG THANK YOU!
We could use a video tape recorder if anybody is feeling generous, also a DVD
player, if there is a lonely one about that needs a good home.
The Heritage Society is now officially linked to the History Dept at MMU. We are
getting a small team of students to engage in further research at both Barton and of
the LAC. If you have ANY material please let me know, LAC material is very thin on
the ground.
Please feel free to use the BAHS visitor centre, a small donation would be helpful.
After some renovation we will have a better resourced area, and an improved toilet
facility.
If it is locked, the LAC Flying School is our guardian, and will let you in!
Happy flying when you can!
Eric Isaac - Archivist at Large
Joke of the year 2010
Two women were sitting
quietly together, minding their own
business.
NEWS FROM THE
Course dates for 2011 have now been released. We hope to add a few
more in the coming months. For availability please follow the link below.
http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/MembersArea/courses.html
Working with Aluminium
Sunday 21st November - 4 places left
Rotax 912
Saturday 13th November - 3 places left
Jabiru Engine Course
Saturday 27th November - 9 places left
Propellers
Saturday 4th December - 5 places left
Weight & Balance
Saturday 4th December - 5 places left
Electrics
Saturday 11th December - 4 places left
Wooden Aircraft Structures
Wednesday 15th December - 4 places left
LAA Educational Trust
Turweston Aerodrome
Nr Brackley
Northants
NN13 5YD
Tel: 01280 846 786
Six Truths in Life
1. You cannot stick your tongue out and look up at the ceiling at the same time;
it is a physical impossibility.
SCROLL DOWN VERY SLOWLY WHILST TRYING THIS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TEST
2. All idiots, after reading #1 will try it.
3. And discover #1 is a lie.
4. You are smiling now because you are an idiot.
5. You soon will forward this to another idiot.
6. There is still a stupid smile on your face.
I would apologize about this ..... but I'm an idiot and I needed company!
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Untangle these anagrams to find four Committee members!
Verandahs Only
Thermal Join
Large Elk Pest
A Darker Bevy
When is the right time to start wearing a poppy?
Like the first twinkle of Christmas lights, it seems the race to sport a poppy to mark
Remembrance Day begins earlier every year.
The small paper flower is worn to honour the men and women who risk their lives in
service for the country in return for a donation to the Royal British Legion.
A few year’s ago, Labour's Jim Devine, the first MP to sport one of the paper flowers in
the House of Commons, wore his in mid-October (prompting one sketch writer to
wonder whether he had simply left it on his jacket since last November, and a flurry of
acidic letters to the Times).
Even earlier was Kent taxi driver, Robert Holland, who in September was banned by his
local council from displaying a car poppy on his cab in case it distracted from his
registration plates.
''I have supported the poppy appeal since I was a child and it is something I am proud
to support all year, by keeping the flower on my vehicle," Mr Holland told his local
paper.
'Remembrancetide'
Traditionalists believe that, like bringing the Christmas decorations down before Twelfth
Night, the poppy-wearing period runs from All Souls' Day on 2 November until
Remembrance Sunday itself.
The British Legion itself says people are welcome to wear a poppy at any time, and
those raising funds for the organisation often sport one year-round.
But it also observes what is known as "Remembrancetide", the period from the appeal's
launch until Remembrance Sunday (12 November this year, as it is always the second
Sunday in November).
"The poppy is, at its core, a voluntary symbol of support," a spokeswoman says.
Among the more high-profile supporters of the appeal are the newsreaders on the major
channels, most - if not all - of whom pin a poppy to a lapel. At the BBC, there is no
policy on poppy-wearing, it is a personal decision.
A spokeswoman says that most do wear one, generally from 31 October until 13
November.
Remember remember the fifth of November...
How many of you know the remainder of this famous rhyme?!
The lyrics of course refer to Guy Fawkes.
On the 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught in the cellars of the English Houses
of Parliament with several dozen barrels of gunpowder, Guy Fawkes was subsequently
tried as a traitor for plotting against the government and then
executed. The form of the execution was one of the most horrendous ever practised
(hung ,drawn and quartered) reflecting the serious nature of the crime. This nursery
rhyme served to ensure that this form of treason would never be forgotten hence the
words " Remember , remember the 5th of November" sometimes referred to as 'Please
to remember the fifth of November'. It serves as a warning to each new generation that
treason would never be forgiven or forgotten. In England the 5th of November is
commemorated each year with fireworks and bonfires culminating with the burning of
effigies of Guy Fawkes (the guy) by children on the top of the bonfire. The 'guys' are
made by the children by stuffing old clothes with newspapers to look like a man - it is
traditional for British children to display their 'guys' to passers by asking for " A
penny for the guy". The money received to be spent on fireworks for Bonfire Night (or
Guy Fawke's night) celebrations on 5th November!
Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...
AVIATION PROVERBS
I love proverbs and finding out where they originate from. I was thinking of
any linked to flying and thought of “On a wing and a prayer”. I googled it and
this is what I discovered...
Meaning
In poor condition, but just managing to get the job done.
Origin
This phrase originated with the WWII patriotic song Coming in on a Wing
and a Prayer, 1943, by Harold Adamson and Jimmie McHugh, which tells of
a damaged warplane, barely able to limp back to base:
One of our planes was missing
Two hours overdue
One of our planes was missing
With all its gallant crew
The radio sets were humming
We waited for a word
Then a noise broke
Through the humming and this is what we heard
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
What a show, what a fight, boys
We really hit our target for tonight
How we sing as we limp through the air
Look below, there's our field over there
With just one motor gone We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Adamson and McHugh wrote several patriotic songs in World
War II and were awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit by President
Harry Truman.
The phrase hit a chord with the public and there are many references to it in
US newspapers from 1943 onwards. It was taken up by Hollywood and a film
- Wing and a Prayer - was released in 1944.
The allusion to a stricken aircraft limping home was probably influenced by
the earlier term “winging it” which refers to actors struggling through parts
that they have recently learned in the wings of a theatre.
The phrase is sometimes given mistakenly as "on a whim and a prayer", or
"on a wink and a prayer".
The other fascinating saying is “pigs might fly”
Meaning
A humourous/sarcastic remark, used to indicate the unlikeliness of some event or to mock the
credulity of others. For example, "I might make a start on papering the back bedroom tomorrow".
"Yes, and pigs might fly".
Origin
The literalists amongst us all know that pigs can fly. After all, newspapers keep saying 'swine flu'.
'Pigs might fly', or as some would have it 'pigs may fly', is an example of an adynaton, that is, a
figure of speech that uses inflated comparison to such an extent as to suggest complete
impossibility. Other examples are 'It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle...'
and 'Make a mountain out of a molehill'. The version of the phrase more often used in America is
'when pigs fly'.
A correspondent recently drew attention to a book by John Winthrop and wondered if it might be
the origin of the expression 'pigs might fly'. Winthrop was an English Puritan explorer who settled
in Massachusetts in 1630 and recounted his story in The History of New England, 1630-1649,
which was transcribed from Winthrop's 17th century notes and published in 1908:
In this year one James Everell, a sober, discreet man, and two others, saw a great light in the
night at Muddy River. When it stood still, it flamed up, and was about three yards square; when it
ran, it was contracted into the figure of a swine: it ran as swift as an arrow towards Charlton, and
so up and down about two or three hours.
Whether Everett and his pals had been at the fermented cranberry juice or whether they were the
first to record an attempted alien abduction we don't know, but we can be sure that their visions
weren't the source of the popular saying. The original version of the succinct 'pigs might fly' was
'pigs fly with their tails forward', which is first found in a list of proverbs in the 1616 edition of John
Withals's English-Latin dictionary - A Shorte Dictionarie for Yonge Begynners:
Pigs fly in the ayre with their tayles forward.
This form of the expression was in use for two hundred years as a sarcastic rejoinder to any overly
optimistic prediction made by the gullible, much as we now use "...and pigs might fly".
Why pigs? Other creatures were previously cited in similar phrases - 'snails may fly', 'cows might
fly' etc., but it is pigs have stood the test of time as the favoured image of an animal that is
particularly unsuited to flight. It is probably the bulkiness of the creatures and their habit of rooting
in earth that suggests an intensely ramping nature [...and it's nice to have an opportunity to sneak
in the little-used 'ramping', which means no more nor less than 'unable to fly'].
Thomas Fuller, in Gnomologia, 1732, was the first to explicitly single out the pig as a ham-fisted
aeronaut:
That is as likely as to see a Hog fly.
The first example that can be found of our currently used 'pigs may fly/pigs might fly' form is from
The Autobiography of Jack Ketch By Charles Whitehead, 1835:
Yes, pigs may fly, but they're very unlikely birds.
Having an autobiography that is written by someone else is commonplace in the celebrityobsessed 21st century, but it wasn't in Ketch's day. Ketch was the executioner employed by
Charles II and his days were lived out in the 17th century, so, unless our eponymous hangman
really was a ghost writer, we have to assume the words of an 'autobiography' written 150 years
after his death were Whitehead's rather than his.
Flying pigs appeared in print in the UK quite often throughout the rest of the 19th century. The
Illustrated Times referred to them in an issue in August 1855:
...pigs might fly. An elephant, too, might dance on the tight-rope, Lewis Carroll also conjured one
up in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865:
"I've a right to think," said Alice sharply... "Just about as much right," said the Duchess, "as pigs
have to fly."
In 1909, in a jokey attempt to prove that pigs can take flight, the pioneer aviator Baron
Brabazon of Tara, better known to his friends as John Theodore Cuthbert Moore Brabazon,
took a piglet aloft in his private biplane, strapped into a wastepaper basket.
WHAT’S ON AND WHERE
• We are proposing to have an LAC
Party at the
Barton Visitor Centre on 15 December starting at 7pm; look out for
more details nearer the time!
• There is a CAA Safety Evening in the Clubhouse at Barton on 16
November starting at 6.30 – 7pm. Food and refreshments are provided
and free parking!
• We are currently finalising details to add Welshpool to the list of airfields
with free landings and will provide confirmation when you can pay
them a FREE visit!
Medical distinction between Guts and Balls
There is a medical distinction between Guts and Balls. We've all heard
about people having Guts or Balls. But do you really know the difference
between them?
In an effort to keep you informed, here are the definitions:
GUTS - Is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being met by
your wife with a broom, and having the Guts to ask: "Are you still
cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?"
BALLS - Is coming home late after a night out with the guys, smelling of
perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the butt
and having the Balls to say: 'You're next, Chubby.'
I hope this clears up any confusion on the definitions.
Medically speaking, there is no difference in the outcome. Both result in
death.
Talking about balls...here are some Colemanballs...
For those of you watching who do not have television sets, live commentary is on
Radio 2.
Linford Christie's got a habit of pulling it out when it matters most.
This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week.
The big Cuban opened his legs and showed his class.
(At the velodrome) The front wheel crosses the finish line, closely followed by the
back wheel. “
The batsman’s Holding, the bowler’s Willey”
Letters to the Editor…
Dear Editor,
Your photo of Crosland Moor’s new decking got me thinking that I must
pay them a visit. I have heard the comments that it’s a difficult airfield to
land on, with its aircraft carrier aspect as it’s surrounded by quarries, but
in for a penny, etc. Once there the decking was resplendent with views
across the moors and a good viewing point for all airfield activity. The
local folk were very friendly; “kettle’s just boiled, help yourself” and
welcoming.
The wind was in the right direction for an uphill landing and it gave no
difficulties at all. If you have a preference for grass or hard runways,
then both are covered at Crosland Moor as the runway extension is
grass. Or to give its correct title “Huddersfield International Airport”. A
beautiful part of the world and well worth a visit, I will drop in on their
next fly in.
Oh, and there’s no way I’m carry a hot kettle in my aircraft.
Regards
Michael O’Wright
Thanks for your letter Michael; I’m glad that you enjoyed your visit to CM!
My thanks to Viv Hobday, Thomas Hawke, Peter Clegg, Derek
Brumhead, Eric Isaac, Peter Bolderson, Martyn Coles, Chris Barham,
Michael O’Wright and Peter Clegg who have all kindly contributed to this
issue.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“My gut feeling was that the chances of disappearance and death were
as high as 40%”.
Steve Noujaim after his Cape Challenge success, flying an SEP 12,000 + miles
single-handedly for the best part of four days with only five stops and little sleep.
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How eagle eyed are you?
Derek Brumhead and Viv Hobday correctly identified the well
camouflaged aircraft in last month’s issue as a Dakota DC3.
Well done to you both!
Do you know what this is?!
Does anyone have any idea what this is? It is currently under construction behind
one of the hangars at Halfpenny Green. A time tunnel and airship hangar are
amongst the favourite ideas so far!
CAPE RUN
Unfortunately, Tony ( Taff ) Smith’s attempt to break Henshaw’s record has
ended prematurely when he encountered bad weather and had to divert to
Windhoek, approximately 700 miles north of Cape Town in Namibia. It appears
that the west coast weather was dramatically oppressive and Taff finished up
with a deluge of water in the cockpit and no instrumentation, including ASI or
comms.
However, Taff and his team are safe and well, and no doubt pleased to be back
on Yorkshire terra firma!
... TO CHRIS BARHAM;
21 AGAIN ON 16 NOVEMBER!!
WIND TURBINE PLAN FOR CAERNARFON AIRPORT
An Application has been submitted to Gwynedd Council by the Directors
of Caernarfon Airport Ltd to erect 2x Wind Turbines with the blade
height at 148ft AGL.
These will be located immediately to the East of RWY02/20, within the
Runway Strip. This would therefore cause this runway to become
unlicensed. The airfield operator seemingly sees this as a positive as
they state in their submission that this will reduce the number of visiting
aircraft!
Full plans online here: http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/ ...
ckURL=%3Ca
Aircraft crashes after crocodile on board escapes and sparks
panic
A small airliner crashed into a house, killing a British pilot and 19
others after a crocodile smuggled into the aircraft in a sports bag
escaped and started a panic.
MORAL OF THE STORY...DON’T ASSUME ANIMALS
MAKE GOOD PASSENGERS IN AIRCRAFT...UNLESS OF
COURSE IT’S A CATALINA, OR A BEAGLE PUP....GROAN!
AIRCRAFT AND SHARES etc FOR SALE
Commercial spaceflight has taken a step closer to reality with the first
public landing of Virgin Galactic's craft on the newly completed runway at
a New Mexico spaceport.
The VSS Enterprise spacecraft made a celebratory flight over the New
Mexico facility, where Sir Richard Branson told crowds the first
commercial flights could take place within nine months.
The cost of a ticket?
Tickets cost $200,000 and deposits start from
$20,000. Virgin Galactic Mission Control.
Fancy something a little less expensive…how about a FRED?
This is a single seat wood and fabric parasol aeroplane ( FRED ), built in 1990
and powered by a converted VW engine, originally 1834 cc, but modified to
1776cc. The wings fold for transportation, and the aircraft is towed on its own
undercarriage. Easy to fly and economical to run.
• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 17 ft 0 in ( m)
• Wingspan: 22 ft 6 in ( m)
• Empty weight: 533 lb
• Gross weight: 773 lb ( 350 Kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × VW 1776 - runs on around 10 litres per hour
• Leburg ignition: for easy starting
• Cruise 70 mph
The owner wants to group this aircraft on a non equity share basis. Only
outlay is the monthly cost based on group numbers to cover hangarage and
insurance. We are looking to base the group on 8 pilots paying £25 per month
towards hangarage and insurance. You will need tailwheel experience for this
aircraft.
This aircraft is to be based at Breighton North Yorkshire; home of the Real
Aeroplane Club.
Call Cliff on 07939 067637.
CESSNA FRA 150 AEROBAT
For Sale: £18,000 ono
Fantastic offer to buy this rare FRA150L Aerobat with the 130bhp engine
(standard C150 is 100bhp)! Perfect for newly qualified PPL’s who want to enter
the world of aerobatics as well as decent 2-up touring – the more powerful engine
can easily lift 2 adults, full tanks and a 140lbs of luggage in 300m of runway.
Sale forced due to loss of medical. Carefully owned and maintained for last 8
years. Currently based at White Waltham and sometimes Barton.
1972 Reims Cessna
FRA150L Aerobat with
Rolls Royce Continental O240 engine.
Engine hours: 2,310
Airframe hours: 2,682
Prop hours:
273
NAV/COM: Michel MX300
Digital display, active/standby
frequency with "Flip-Flop"
Transponder: Garmin GTX
320 with Mode C
DME: Narco Digital DME 890
ADF: Collins ADF 650A
Intercom: King KMA 24H
Annual due: 22/11/10
Interior : 7/10
Exterior: 5/10
Contact Peter McCartney on 07766-162763
[email protected]
G-LADZ
Enstrom 480 turbine. Based at Barton. One of the few heli groups in the
country.
A share is available if anyone is interested.
Please contact;
Stephen Halliwell on 07703-531666
Will someone PLEASE hire these scales?!!
For hire – an electronic weigh scale for aircraft, presently out of calibration, but will
renew if required. Weighs one wheel at a time, whilst other wheels levelled on shims
(35mm thick). Range 500kg in 0.2kg steps, so will weigh an aeroplane up to 1000kg.
For availability and price, please contact Martyn Coles, 0771 480 4087.
Cessna 150L G-PLAN shares
Shares for sale in the very friendly 20 member G-PLAN group. Availability is good.
The aircraft had a respray and renewed upholstery not too long ago so is in
excellent condition. The aircraft has an ADF, VOR, Mode C and a group portable
GPS. Regularly maintained at Barton, there are about 1500 hours on the engine. The
group finances are in a good state including engine fund. Costs are monthly £40,
hourly (wet) £45 and shares are on offer for £1400. An excellent first aircraft but NO
hours builders though!
For more information about joining contact Cyril Jones via email:
[email protected] or telephone: (01625) 876849
SHARES FOR SALE IN G-BJXB
Slingsby T67A G-BJXB
New Group Shares
£3750/Share £60/Hour Wet
£70/Month Inclusive
Put the Fun back in your Flying!
Call Steve 07885 390702
[email protected]
CESSNA 172 G-AWVA
1/8th SHARE FOR SALE
In excellent condition, hangared at Barton.
Zero timed engine less than 600 hrs. ago ( Rolls Royce Continental Six cylinder O-300 145
hp very
smooth ) Airframe 2800 hrs. Annual Due Oct 2010. Internet booking system, excellent
availability.
Long established sociable group. Will accept newly qualified PPL.
£70.00 per Month £60.00 per Hour Wet
King KX170B & Bendix King KY97 Nav/Comm‘s Bendix TR8, ADF, DME, Mode C
Transponder,
New Garmin SL40
Contact :- Geoff on:- Mobile No. 07768 282760 or E-Mail gnogrant@hotmail.
Share price; Offers over £2000.00
Piper Arrow IV PA28RT-201
1/10th Share for Sale £6,000 ono
Piper Arrow IV PA28RT-201 N2943D, 1/10th share for sale
Variable Pitch Propeller, Retractable Undercarriage
Garmin 430 GPS
Top Engine Overhaul
New Exterior Paint
Transponder + Mode C
2 x Nav Comm-VOR/ILS/ADF
Very Nice and Clean Interior
Auto Pilot Coupled to the Garmin 430
Long Range Tanks - 6 hours endurance
Electric Trim
Can be flown in the UK with JAR/CAA License
Friendly & Efficiently Run Group, Excellent Availability, Online Booking
Hangared at Manchester City Airport (formerly Barton Aerodrome)
£75 per month, £70 per hour wet.
Contact: Bryn Charlton
Tel: 01925 765141 Mobile: 07976 929832
Do you have an aircraft or shares that you are looking to sell? Or any aviation
accessories? If so, then advertise them HERE !
Honorary Officers:
Mr Tom Dugdale - President
Mr Mike Bowden - Trustee
Mr Cyril Jones - Trustee
Mr Martin Rushbrooke – Trustee
The Committee:
Mr Cliff Mort - Chairman
Mr Kevin McGuire - Vice Chairman and Partner Fields Co-ordinator
Miss Kate Howe - Club Secretary, Elevator editor, Social Secretary
Mr John Latimer - Airfield Sub-Committee
Mr John Coxon - Airfield Sub-Committee, Airfield Safety Officer
Mr Andy Halvorsen - Treasurer, Airfield Sub-committee, Company Secretary
Mr Peter Gaskell
Mr Chris Barham - Membership, communications
Mr David Kaberry - Airfield Sub-Committee
Mr Cliff Whitwell - Airfield Sub-Committee
Mr Eric Isaac - Ex Officio Archivist. For any historical information please contact:
Eric Isaac - Club Archivist on [email protected]
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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground, and
miss... Douglas Adams