Classic British Flight Sim

Hi Nigel

Was it a conventional biplane or perhaps something like this?

http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/rutan_quickie.php

Garry

Hi Garry, that looks very much like the one I saw,

Very many thanks.

Regards
Nigel.

It has fixed gear but it's not obvious

They are very fast when you see them as they are rather small which adds to the effect

Garry

Most likely the case Garry as I estimated it to be 2000ft, it was well within the Waddington Matz when it flew over and if I remember correctly, in a military control zone, the minimum height is that altitude. Maybe some PPL or Tonks can answer that.

Regards
Nigel.

There is another type...the name escapes me atm..... which is similar to this.

Suprising what odd shapes there are around when you look

Garry

Blast your eyes Russell

(Here in the US its "Talk like a Pirate day" NOT kidding) Do you know how long I spent at work last night looking for a photo of the Quickie - And the sound Nigel described would be about right for the engine for a Quickie (some over here used Onan Petrol generators) The other one you were thinking of is this -- http://www.aircraftworlddirectory.com/c ... glexts.htm


Hope that helps Nigel the Quickie2 and Q200 were very popular amongst homebuilders here - mainly because unlike Rutans
Varieze you could put the Wife, S.O whatever in beside rather than three feet behind you.

Leif

Thanks a lot Leif, probably if I had mentioned the fact that the cockpit was enclosed it would have been found quicker!! :roll:

Sorry for the runaround chaps but all your help was greatly appreciated.

regards
Nigel.

Nigel H-J wrote:Most likely the case Garry as I estimated it to be 2000ft, it was well within the Waddington Matz when it flew over

At Lyneham, @1990, there woz a Rutan Quickie in the hangar, belonged to one of the crew.

You can get one for fs9 here ----> http://www.wspilots.com/index.php?page= ... &cat_id=42

ttfn

Pete

Hi Pete

Thanks for the link, just downloaded and flew it. Quite a nice little a/c. Flying it from spot view and at a distance it definately was the one I saw as from a distance, it gives the appearance of a bi-plane.

Many thanks indeed, a nice little craft for island hopping.

Regards
Nigel.

Nigel H-J wrote:Most likely the case Garry as I estimated it to be 2000ft, it was well within the Waddington Matz when it flew over and if I remember correctly, in a military control zone, the minimum height is that altitude. Maybe some PPL or Tonks can answer that.

Regards
Nigel.

Hey Nigel,

Inside a MATZ - any height you like - in fact you don't even need to tell em you're there, although common courtesy and common sense suggest its a good idea. You can't go through the airfield ATZ without clearance though, and that does go up to 2000ft - so if they were over-flying the airfield, ATC could well have said 'not below 2000ft please' so they could very well have been there or there abouts.

Cheers

Rich