Aviation
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| The look of conscious optimism – Boeing 737/200 simulator at London Gatwick! |
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| 737 simulator with good friend John Harris |
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| Real life flight checks with John – Cessna 152 (G-MABE) at Shobdon (EGBS) |
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| A snowy outlook from c.3,500 ft over Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire |
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| Re-fuelling at Meriden, Connecticut, in Tharp Shyshooter (belonging to American Airlines Captain (and Cavaille-Coll fanatic) Tony Vallillo |
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| At Independence, Kansas, with a brand new Cessna Skyhawk (next time, I’ll take my credit card!) |
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| Descending in the overhead at Shobdon (EGBS) on a Spring day in 1999 - at about 1200 ft. |
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| Windfarm, en route Shobdon - Caernavon, Summer 1999 |
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| John consulting the chart prior to arrival at Caernavon! |
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| Piper Archer II, parked at Shobdon |
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| Overhead join, prior to joining for Runway 26 at Caernavon... |
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| Runway configuration at EGBS |
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| Another shot of luxurious G-FNRN |
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| Spooling up to 1700rpm in the pre-flight checks (Cessna 152) |
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| With Dr Bob Feilden (one of the pioneers of the Jet Engine, with Sir Frank Whittle), prior to take-off in the Cherokee owned by Ian Whittle, son of Sir Frank, Summer 2001. Also at Shobdon, Herefordshire, during a cross country flight... |
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| The Severn Bridge, en route |
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| Rural Herefordshire from c.1500ft |
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| ‘Clear left’! |
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| The stupendous Boeing 777 at it’s UK unveiling - Fairford 1998 |
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| On a Quantas Boeing 747-400 flight from Australia to New Zealand - consulting the FMS |
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| Reykjavik, Iceland - City Airport |
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Chicago O'Hare from overhead "Now which runway shall I choose..." |
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| Northwest Airlines hub at Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Turning final into Independence, KS
with the help of a Garmin GPS moving skymap. Aircraft: PA28 |
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Over North London in a British Airways B747-400, The sort of picture that deserves a piece of music written for it! |
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Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia. 6.30 am at the International Terminal. 3 May 2002 |
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Finals from the flightdeck. Christchurch, New Zealand No experience can beat this!
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