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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 22 Jun 2026, 06:18
by Airspeed
Hi,
Regret unable to post usual Monday stuff as I'm in hospital since Thursday. I'll update when they tell me something I don't already know.
Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 22 Jun 2026, 07:18
by Bridon Bear
No problems Mike, you are the most important thing right now and of course, I wish you a speedy recovery to your health problems.

Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 29 Jun 2026, 06:28
by Airspeed
Home again.
Few things to sort out, then I'll try and get back to business.
Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 29 Jun 2026, 08:14
by Bridon Bear
As I said previously Mike...no problem at all, we fully understand the position...your health and well being must always come first and in our view will always take top priority.

Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 29 Jun 2026, 12:15
by Airspeed
Thanks Brian.
As it turned out-not so fast ol' fella..
I put kitchen rubbish in the bins and vegetable scraps in the compost.
Sweating, jelly legs, had to sit down until my appointment with local optometrist.
Good news there, both eye pressures at "17" which is better than the "15 & 38".
However, they also stopped Brinzolamide (one of the two new drops) and I'm now just to use Xalatan, review on Thursday, then see the specialist in Ballarat next Monday.
We'll see what I CAN do tomorrow

Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 30 Jun 2026, 06:15
by Airspeed
15-06-26 results
Brian (Bridon Bear), Mick (woody901), and PeteP spotted the Kawanishi E15K, which the caption detailed as R25K1 Type2 Model11, but what would they know?
3 x Diamonds for getting it right first time, and Knows Art to Mick for a detailed description.
Congratulations All

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Thanks lads

Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 30 Jun 2026, 06:57
by Airspeed
30-06-26 This one's off the www, I can't wrangle my big books over the PCs to the scanner today.

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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 06 Jul 2026, 07:50
by Airspeed
30-06-26 results
Mick (woody901), PeteP, Brian (Bridon Bear) and Joe (blanston12) all spotted the CANT Z. 511
All get Diamond badges for being right first time, bur nobody scored Nose Art this week.

Thanks for playing, and congratulations
Last year I did receive a grumble for dishing out gold badges when people identified a Hawker Hunter as a Hunter:
words to the effect that the second highest badge wasn't justified.
Those were the rules at the time, but I think they should be tweaked.
From today on, badges will be more relevant to the degree of identification, so a basic name will earn a basic badge, and accurate identification will be more meaningfully rewarded. I've repeated this in a post of its own, to alert Members of the change.
Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 06 Jul 2026, 07:54
by Airspeed
06-07-26 Sorry it's late again, eye specialist appt early morning.
Here we go, and note
new rules on badges for this one and the future

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Re: CBFS SPOTTER - part 2
Posted: 13 Jul 2026, 11:30
by Airspeed
06-07-26 results.
Only three submissions this week.
Mick was in the zone with his BN2 suggestion.
Simon thought I was being naughty by obscuring the top of the fin, thereby hiding a BN2A MkIII.
Ben served up a banquet with BN2T Defender AEW radar, and "most likely" G-DLRA at RIAT
In fact, the screenshot was taken from that very video
I try NOT to cover up any definite identifying features, (like a third engine, eg.), but I didn't want to put that fat radar dome in your face, so relegated it to the far end of the image, without actually completely hiding it. Ah, now you see it
So, to Mick, a cloth patch;

To Simon,

thanks for trying.
To Ben, a diamond badge plus Knows Art for nailing the precise aircraft and location;

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