Flying. Everything planes.

[Section_31]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

 

 

 

Love my military jets me. I'll always be a MIG-29 man. 

 

 

[Mike D]

 

[Mike D]

 

[Lario]

Balls on these lads.

 

 

[Mike D]

Inside Vulcan bomber at Coventry air museum when I visited a few years ago, well worth a visit, they had a few lightnings as well. 

 

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

 

Love my military jets me. I'll always be a MIG-29 man. 

 

 

 

Royal Naval Harrier Jump-Jet 

[Red_or_Dead]

It's really taking off this thread...

 

 

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

Don’t worry, there’s bound to be turbulence at some stage. 

Yeah I'm surprised its not descended into madness yet 

[Mike D]

Flaps

[easytoslip]

 These cunts must of put the shits up you. 

[Davelfc]

You fokkers always make sure threads descend into puns. 

[Mike D]

 

[Bjornebye]

7 minutes ago, Poster said:

You fokkers always make sure threads descend into puns. 

Better than just winging it 

[Mike D]

 

[easytoslip]

I can't see it taking off. 

[Davelfc]

7 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Better than just winging it 

Pull the rudder one.

 

A really bad pun that, taxi for me. 

[Jennings]

Some nice views from this cockpit...

 

 

[JohnnyH]

I’ve been working in aviation now for almost 30 years. 24 years in industry, and now 5 years with the National Aviation Authority. Plenty of downtimes, but lots of ups too.  I’ve seen the world from a fairly privileged position at times, and got to travel on some cool flights. 
 

Its been uncomfortable in cargo aircraft over Afghanistan. Very comfortable in business to Hong Kong, the US, the Emirates, Very wet doing an inspection under an aircraft on the ramp in Chicago. Helicopters to offshore rigs. Aerobatics in Chipmunks. All types of aviation. 
 

But the best trip every year is on the Arann Islands Inspection. Great little 8 seater across to the islands in the West of Ireland. 

But it’s been a great 30 years. It’s decimated now though sadly. Most my mates, including my wife, are out of work. That’s hard. But it’ll recover. It has to. 

[Bjornebye]

Superb Johnny. Great pics them mate. Handsome bastard as well. 

 

Have you got pink socks on in one? 

[Chocoholic]

My first flight was from Dublin to the Isle of Man, on August 10th, 1977, the day King Kenny signed, so naturally it's especially memorable. The day before we flew home on the 17th, Elvis left the building. In between these, I discovered the Yorkie bar! Quite an eventful week, all told.

 

The airline was Manx Airways, I think, and the plane was a Vickers Viscount. A very noisy turboprop that flew in the exact range of maximum turbulence, and as a consequence known as the poor man's 'Vomit Comet', after the NASA craft. The excitement of being on a plane for the first time was not dampened by the noise, though.

 

One peculiarity in the countless number of flights in the years since, I've never once been in a toilet on a plane! 

 

But anyway, Roger, do I read this correct? You were blown by a bus conductor on a flight from Washington to New York. Was it in your seat you have the decency to use the little room I've never used? Did he have to swap seats with Mr RB14 to achieve this? Did Mr RB14 have anything to say on the matter?

[Harry's Lad]

1 hour ago, easytoslip said:

 These cunts must of put the shits up you. 

My Godfather was at Dunkirk, he told me that the noise was deafening. Even years later into the early 90's if he was watching a WW2 documentary or film and he heard a Stuka he'd visibly flinch.

He said they gave him the heebie jeebies.

Hardly surprising really.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, Mike D said:

Flaps

Retard.

[JohnnyH]

17 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Superb Johnny. Great pics them mate. Handsome bastard as well. 

 

Have you got pink socks on in one? 

Yep. Doing my bit for the gays. 

[Rico1304]

25 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

I’ve been working in aviation now for almost 30 years. 24 years in industry, and now 5 years with the National Aviation Authority. Plenty of downtimes, but lots of ups too.  I’ve seen the world from a fairly privileged position at times, and got to travel on some cool flights. 
 

Its been uncomfortable in cargo aircraft over Afghanistan. Very comfortable in business to Hong Kong, the US, the Emirates, Very wet doing an inspection under an aircraft on the ramp in Chicago. Helicopters to offshore rigs. Aerobatics in Chipmunks. All types of aviation. 
 

But the best trip every year is on the Arann Islands Inspection. Great little 8 seater across to the islands in the West of Ireland. 

But it’s been a great 30 years. It’s decimated now though sadly. Most my mates, including my wife, are out of work. That’s hard. But it’ll recover. It has to. 

I’ve done emirates business and first class on an A380, it’s brilliant sitting at a bar watching football on the telly whilst on a plane.  The most surreal bit was having a shower though.  Weird.  The first lads tickets were cheaper than business class, something about it being easier to sell business class tickets as most firms won’t allow first class travel. 

[rb14]

1 hour ago, Chocoholic said:

But anyway, Roger, do I read this correct? You were blown by a bus conductor on a flight from Washington to New York. Was it in your seat you have the decency to use the little room I've never used? Did he have to swap seats with Mr RB14 to achieve this? Did Mr RB14 have anything to say on the matter?

Not on that flight, no. There WAS however one memorable flight where accompanying a complimentary bottle of champagne ("Santa's left a little gift for you sir") was a phone number. Said drop dead gorgeous trolley dolly turned out to be hung like a fucking stallion. After numerous, erm, meetings, one time I, erm, popped in (actually vice versa) to find he'd had his bollies chopped off. Truly. A winky, but no bolls. 

"They were pissing me off."

I was like "Are you going the whole hog?"

"Ooooh no, it's just me bollies. They were making me all aggressive." (possibly the last thing you'd begin to consider saying about him). 

"Hmmm. Ohhhhkayyyyyyy. As long as you're happy." 

Next time I saw him, he was indeed a she; "Wanda" and still drop dead gorgeous. But a pair of massive norks and, he assured me, a front bottom. Not seen Wanda in a long time, bless her.

 

Good times.