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- 31 Mar 2011, 13:19
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: Vanguard Query.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 810
Vanguard Query.
I have been getting to grips with this lovely machine(951 and 953 so far) but have a question re engine start.It seems that an engine won't 'fire up' until its associated starting fuel lever is turned off.This is with the HP cock in the open position at about 500rpmLP.The igniter and indicator light...
- 31 Mar 2011, 12:51
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: I Never Knew This!....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1136
Re: I Never Knew This!....
Hi Ben. You're probably right but it's nice to share these pearls of wisdom isn't it.ATB EricT
- 31 Mar 2011, 12:35
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: I Never Knew This!....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1136
I Never Knew This!....
When people ask what you learned today ..... Manure... An interesting fact Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dry, because in...
- 29 Mar 2011, 17:18
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Come Josephine in My Flying Machine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 838
Re: Come Josephine in My Flying Machine
This could give Michael O'Leary ideas! EricT
- 27 Mar 2011, 19:31
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: God Speaks To Man
- Replies: 4
- Views: 475
God Speaks To Man
A man on his Harley was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, God said, 'because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.' The biker pulled over and said, 'Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over ...
- 26 Mar 2011, 19:24
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: 2011 Census
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3003
Re: 2011 Census
Yes I'm a cynical old git,but I reckon an underestimate of 20% minimum of the UK population figures might be applicable in this census.Iknow that in terms of ethnicity,I spent most of my life in England,I now live in Scotland but above all else I am British.As for religion-forget it.Now where's that...
- 25 Mar 2011, 20:44
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Just bought this (Pt 2)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1029
Re: Just bought this (Pt 2)
Buy a few more models Eddie,that should do the trick!EricTthink the novelty of having the bump has worn off now and we can't wait for the baby to drop.
- 16 Mar 2011, 19:22
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Excercise For The Over 50's
- Replies: 1
- Views: 352
Excercise For The Over 50's
EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side. With a 5-lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, and then relax. Each day you'll ...
- 16 Mar 2011, 11:18
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: VIckers Vanguard Merchantman Throttles ?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3028
Re: VIckers Vanguard Merchantman Throttles ?
This is an interesting thread.I recently d/l'd the Vanguard ,printed and rad the the manual then set abut learning to fly her.On the first 'serious' flight I found it difficult to stop on the r/way after a landing(of sorts!) but found that 'blipping' the throttle lever on my CH Product Yoke seemed t...
- 15 Mar 2011, 09:20
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: This Sums It Up
- Replies: 8
- Views: 633
This Sums It Up
An Obituary printed recently in the Times that you may have missed - very sad news... Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, after a long and constructive life. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago buried under bureaucratic red tape....