Planes

[Snowy]

@Tim Great story ay.
@machpants brought up the event earlier in this thread as a former colleague of mine owns / owned a Hunter, and was doing beat ups of Luggate at Warbirds over Wanaka.

[Tim]

[Tim]

[Machpants]

One of my mates, on exchange in the Mirage, says "You can never be too safe"

[Hooroo]

@Machpants said in Planes:

One of my mates, on exchange in the Mirage, says "You can never be too safe"

I know it's a selfie but still like that you can see him taking it in his visor

[Machpants]

@Hooroo said in Planes:

@Machpants said in Planes:

One of my mates, on exchange in the Mirage, says "You can never be too safe"

I know it's a selfie but still like that you can see him taking it in his visor

haha poor technique!

Better than some of the stuff we've seen in reflections in the CV memes thread!

[Machpants]

RNZAF doco at 730 on ANZAC day on prime, for those interested

[Tim]

The Pentagon will have to live with limits on F-35’s supersonic flights

[Snowy]

@Tim said in Planes:

The Pentagon will have to live with limits on F-35’s supersonic flights

That is quite some fuck up.

[Machpants]

@Tim said in Planes:

The Pentagon will have to live with limits on F-35’s supersonic flights

Still beats a McLaren

Not really a biggy for a self escorting jet. It's a strike aircraft not a fighter

[Crucial]

@Machpants said in Planes:

RNZAF doco at 730 on ANZAC day on prime, for those interested

It was a good watch. Worth looking for on catch-up if anyone missed it.

[Donsteppa]

From: https://www.facebook.com/flightartworks

"Dambusters departing"

Lincolnshire, shortly after sunset on 16 May 1943: Wing Commander Guy Gibson, flying AJ-G ("G - George"), ED932/G, leads the first wave of specially adapted Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron on their way to attack the Ruhr dams with Barnes Wallis's "bouncing bomb".

[canefan]

@Donsteppa said in Planes:

From: https://www.facebook.com/flightartworks

"Dambusters departing"

Lincolnshire, shortly after sunset on 16 May 1943: Wing Commander Guy Gibson, flying AJ-G ("G - George"), ED932/G, leads the first wave of specially adapted Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron on their way to attack the Ruhr dams with Barnes Wallis's "bouncing bomb".

It was a great story of British ingenuity, even if the damage was not as substantial as they planned

[Snowy]

This lockdown is finally starting to get to me.

I went out to my wee plane today because there is an airworthiness issue that I need to fix (the engine manufacturer wants a part replaced). I need a certified engineer to do it. He is a 10 min flight away. I'm not allowed to go to another airport. I need to do a flight check for my licence which expired during the lockdown.

So I can't fly the wee beast, and I can't get it to where I can get it fixed and still have insurance, unless the repair is made. A completely circular first world problem, but fuck I wanted to just damn the torpedoes and go flying!

[Bones]

@Snowy don't fly it? Just pootle around on the ground. You'll become a star.

[Machpants]

Marko R.  /  Mar 3, 2024  /  Today I Learned

Kulula Airline - A South African Airline With a Sense of Humor - Aviation Humor

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[Donsteppa]

This also belongs in the Planes thread:

From: https://www.facebook.com/BBMF.Official

Captain (now honorary Colonel) Tom Moore, a WWII veteran, has raised millions for the NHS. This morning, on his 100th birthday, two aircraft from the RAF’s BBMF flew over his house to mark the occasion. Hurricane LF363 was flown by Sqn Ldr Mark Discombe (OC BBMF) and Spitfire MK365 by Flt Lt Andy Preece (BBMF Ops Officer). They completed three passes before returning to their base at RAF Coningsby. (Photo: LAC Iwan Lewis)

[voodoo]

@Bones said in Planes:

@Snowy don't fly it? Just pootle around on the ground. You'll become a star.

I had to Google pootle. It appears you made a proper use of the word.

[Bones]

@voodoo said in Planes:

@Bones said in Planes:

@Snowy don't fly it? Just pootle around on the ground. You'll become a star.

I had to Google pootle. It appears you made a proper use of the word.

Upstairs for thinking, downstairs for thinking.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Donsteppa

A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...