Classic British Flight Sim

Graham - I am very sorry to hear your terrible news, and extend my sympathy to you and your family

Christopher Storey

Also on the 748 - the fuel trimmers are important for avoiding over-temperature conditions

Peter : you are too modest. I printed your guidance notes and found that I could follow every step in no time. The only problem I encountered, ( and I think it was finger trouble on my part) was a failure to capture the localiser when inbound on the 45 degree cut, with once or twice the aeroplane tu...

Unfortunately , the Antonovs do not have the volume to carry such items as Airbus or 787 wings, and the 225 is actually not a particularly useful aeroplane because of its inability to taxi in many cases : it has to be loaded on the runway for many purposes which makes it a touch impractical unless t...

Wonderful photographs, and most interesting articles from Peter.

Gulf Air are the sponsors ( or at any rate the "official airline" ) of the Bahrein GP 2007

Thanks for that , Fournier. It brings back memories for me, as the leopard moth G-ACMN was the first a/c I ever controlled, in 1961, and there is also a pic of my Falco F8L G-ATAK, but not with me in it

Chris

Hell's teeth! I've just been to Sydney and back on a Gulf A340

Classic cars - Jaguars and MG

Playing the piano ( badly and getting worse as I get older!)

Drinking too much wine in the evening

It's a stunning restoration - and a triumph for persistence and hard work what more can any of us say?