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- 28 Jun 2009, 16:28
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: completed my first model
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1144
completed my first model
http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu111/coracle1/IMG_2063.jpg now i did not say aircraft did i. bit of a bugger to bend the wood and buy tar to cover the cloth. but finally she has been finished and ready for river trial's later this week. as the say the english are a funny lot and have stange hob...
- 27 Mar 2009, 00:40
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Moving on
- Replies: 6
- Views: 708
Moving on
To all those friends and fellow flight simmers of CBFS and VA. It has come time for me to say goodbye and sign off from MS flightsim and other PC games. Due to my contract work i have very little time to spread around doing what i like and the house repairs and other hobbies. So it was with sadness ...
- 27 Mar 2009, 00:19
- Forum: The Virtual Spanner
- Topic: HDTV's
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1865
Re: HDTV's
having changed my work from Bell canada ( telephone ) to now work as a contractor for cable, tv/internet/telephone services ( rogers). i have seen many full size hdtv's being used as computer screens. i must say at first i would ask the customer where they actually watching HD TV programs. then to b...
- 27 Feb 2009, 19:54
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Ryanair Consider 'Pay As You Go'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 475
Re: Ryanair Consider 'Pay As You Go'
Sounds as bad as Air Canada, they have removed all lifejackets from the Jazz Fleet to save on weight.
- 24 Feb 2009, 03:44
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: first powered flight in the british empire
- Replies: 3
- Views: 637
Re: first powered flight in the british empire
that's why i put british empire in the title, :think:
having duel nationaly puts me on the fence. i can go either way.
by the way not seen you on skype for a long time tony. :lazy:
having duel nationaly puts me on the fence. i can go either way.
by the way not seen you on skype for a long time tony. :lazy:
- 24 Feb 2009, 03:20
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: first powered flight in the british empire
- Replies: 3
- Views: 637
first powered flight in the british empire
Today was the 100th year of powered flight in canada. due to very bad weather the flight planed for today was cancelled, but yesterday under near perfect conditions, the replica took to the skies. here is a link to a test flight that took place earlier this year.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc-0wR...
- 19 Feb 2009, 22:09
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: AAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2252
Re: AAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
don't worry about bfpo, i had a camera lens shipped out to me via my family to the RFA Olwen. whilst outbound to the russian coast. to my surprise the parcel was hand delivered to the purser's office by one of the helicopter crew. the parcel had written optical equipment handle with care. the other ...
- 19 Feb 2009, 14:56
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: AAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2252
Re: AAAAAAAARRRGGGHHH!
last year my hp lap top screen died and i went to find out how much to fix. well to cut a long story short. the computer was $2200.00 when i bought it without tax, to replace the screen would cost $1000.00 without tax and shipping. not realy worth the trouble as i could buy another machine at half t...
- 05 Feb 2009, 19:06
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: lesson for british rail ( cold weather operations)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2544
lesson for british rail ( cold weather operations)
found this little gem. always makes me laugh when the trains in england stopped for wet leaves or frozen points. i was once stuck on a train from warrington bank quay to weymouth. took 14hrs. so take a look british rail at how it's done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73A3zzpdpzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73A3zzpdpzM
- 23 Jan 2009, 23:13
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: sabre returns
- Replies: 0
- Views: 397
sabre returns
just received this article last week by e-mail. hoping to get to the site in the spring for a tour of the hangers.
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=529&lang=en-CA
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=529&lang=en-CA