Simviation Forum - Breakfast at Shoreham

Feb 20^th, 2005 at 6:56pm

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I just typed out a long screed on the local scenery to go along with this lot. Then IE decided to crash before I saved it. Angry

Can't be bothered to go through all that again so here's the shots. Roll Eyes

Strong northerly wind & too chilly around the old lug'oles to hang around. After taking these I adjourned to the restaurant for a nice full English. I might still be keen but this is beyond a joke at my age. Roll on the Spring. Wink

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Reply #1 - Feb 20^th, 2005 at 7:00pm

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Very nice Doug. Haven't seen a Bulldog for a while. Nice little Jodel too...

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Reply #2 - Feb 20^th, 2005 at 7:07pm

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Thanks Charlie. The Jodel (actually a Robin DR220) belongs to a syndicate. My old friend Chris in the red jacket promised me a trip in their Piper Cub some time. Wink

I expect you can answer this for me. Compare this shot with the one above. Why does the ventral fin on the Bulldog move like that? The one on the 310 looks the same. Can't say I've ever noticed it before.

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Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2005 at 7:12pm

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What am I looking at exactly Doug. I can't quite make out what you're looking at? Tis early in the morning! Wink

Is Chris in the red jacket famous for manufacturing Wots...

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Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2005 at 7:19pm

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Great shots Doug. Must have been cold out there.

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Reply #5 - Feb 20^th, 2005 at 7:28pm

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What am I looking at exactly Doug. I can't quite make out what you're looking at? Tis early in the morning! Wink

Unless I'm mistaken you can see green grass between the ventral fin where it joins the fuselage on the second shot. I can't see it in the first one. Maybe I've finally lost my marbles. Roll Eyes

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Is Chris in the red jacket famous for manufacturing Wots...

The very same. Wink

He doesn't always wear a red jacket. Wink

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Great shots Doug. Must have been cold out there.

Thanks Craig. Not too bad really although the wind made it seem much colder. Like the idiot I am I left my cold weather gear at home. I don't usually worry what I look like but I sometimes have to keep up appearances you know. Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Feb 21^st, 2005 at 2:15am

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Unless I'm mistaken you can see green grass between the ventral fin where it joins the fuselage on the second shot. I can't see it in the first one. Maybe I've finally lost my marbles. Roll Eyes

Ah, I see your point. I'm thinking that it looks like an optical illusion...

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Reply #7 - Feb 21^st, 2005 at 3:34am

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Nice way to start the day Doug, and I think Charlie is right the ventral fin looks pretty solid in the first Bulldog shot Wink

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Reply #8 - Feb 21^st, 2005 at 4:01am

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OK, opticackle delusion. I accept that as my eyes were getting tired. Maybe I still have a couple of marbles left after all. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Feb 21^st, 2005 at 10:44am

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Very lovely, 2 of my favorite FS models, the Bulldog and the Robin in one thread... delicious Doug! ( the shots, not you Wink

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Reply #10 - Feb 21^st, 2005 at 11:15am

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delicious Doug! ( the shots, not you Wink

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Ooooh, you are awful - but I like you. Kiss

PS. Memories of dear old Dick Emery. One of his catch-phrases. As a matter of interest, he used to visit Shoreham in his Miles Hawk Trainer, civil version of the Magister. I met him several times. He was a grumpy old sod. Wink

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