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20/05/07Allen my fishing buddy came over for a
weekends fishing. We went flying on Sunday morning.
Took a jaunt over to Caunton via the Trent Valley (see
above).
G-ERTE has now flown over 65 hours. What a great
plane!! Thanks to Allen for the composite picture at top of
page.
weekends fishing. We went flying on Sunday morning.
Took a jaunt over to Caunton via the Trent Valley (see
above).
G-ERTE has now flown over 65 hours. What a great
plane!! Thanks to Allen for the composite picture at top of
page.
| The Trent Valley from the East |
| Line up at Caunton |
21/05/07
strip most of the day. Matthew (above) came over for his
strip most of the day. Matthew (above) came over for his
first flight in the evening (after the R.A.F. had gone home).
first flight in the evening (after the R.A.F. had gone home).
Took a nice pic of Kelham Hall (right) which is Newark
councils head office.
strip most of the day. Matthew (above) came over for his
strip most of the day. Matthew (above) came over for his
first flight in the evening (after the R.A.F. had gone home).
first flight in the evening (after the R.A.F. had gone home).
Took a nice pic of Kelham Hall (right) which is Newark
councils head office.
01/08/07
Away in Slovenia and then my computer crashed, hence no entries for some time.
One year on and G-ERTE has had her annual permit renewal. Had to replace saddle washers on the elevators and
replaced some of the split pins that were corroding. I have always used ACF50 but Paul Dewhurst recommended
using grease, lets hope it prevents a recurrence. Re-treated the upper surfaces with Nikwax UV protectant.
She now has over 75 hours on the clock and a few more passengers have been up for jollies including Liz who had
never flown before and wanted to overcome her fear of flying!! I think she began to enjoy it after an hour of very
gentle pootling around Newark and the Trent Valley, despite getting into some pretty turbulent air over Swinderby.
Away in Slovenia and then my computer crashed, hence no entries for some time.
One year on and G-ERTE has had her annual permit renewal. Had to replace saddle washers on the elevators and
replaced some of the split pins that were corroding. I have always used ACF50 but Paul Dewhurst recommended
using grease, lets hope it prevents a recurrence. Re-treated the upper surfaces with Nikwax UV protectant.
She now has over 75 hours on the clock and a few more passengers have been up for jollies including Liz who had
never flown before and wanted to overcome her fear of flying!! I think she began to enjoy it after an hour of very
gentle pootling around Newark and the Trent Valley, despite getting into some pretty turbulent air over Swinderby.
24/08/07
Glorious late Summer afternoon. So off to Eddsfield in The
Yorkshire Wolds with Dave. What a great spot with a warm
welcome. Well worth a visit and only £3 landing fees + excellent
facilities. G-ERTE now has 80 hours on the clock.
Glorious late Summer afternoon. So off to Eddsfield in The
Yorkshire Wolds with Dave. What a great spot with a warm
welcome. Well worth a visit and only £3 landing fees + excellent
facilities. G-ERTE now has 80 hours on the clock.
| 24/08/07 G-ERTE at Eddsfield. 525ft up in the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds |
27/08/07
asked if it would be possible to fly.
asked if it would be possible to fly.
Tonight she got the chance and off we went for a quick flip
around The Trent Valley and back.
asked if it would be possible to fly.
asked if it would be possible to fly.
Tonight she got the chance and off we went for a quick flip
around The Trent Valley and back.
Ness looking like the cat that got the cream
| blurry Harmston. Ness's house is on the left at top |
07/09/07
Harrison finally got to fly with me. See diary page 2 for his first
seater. This time we went higher than The Empire State building!
Harrisons way of judging the height.
Very pleasant evenings flying with a bright young man.
Harrison finally got to fly with me. See diary page 2 for his first
seater. This time we went higher than The Empire State building!
Harrisons way of judging the height.
Very pleasant evenings flying with a bright young man.
Over 90 hours now so soon be time for G-ERTE to have her 100 hour service. Had some nice flying over the last few
weeks including a trip to Skegness with Dave. Today 17/10/07 there was a display at Waddington. See photo page
for pics of Eurofighter and Hawk.
weeks including a trip to Skegness with Dave. Today 17/10/07 there was a display at Waddington. See photo page
for pics of Eurofighter and Hawk.
02/11/07
Trip down to Old Warden with Dave today. Well
worth a visit the museum is excellent. Cottesmore
advised "Tornado routeing 100 feet below you
maintain current height and heading" whoosh and
he was gone!
See photos page for a selection of stuff in the
museum.
Trip down to Old Warden with Dave today. Well
worth a visit the museum is excellent. Cottesmore
advised "Tornado routeing 100 feet below you
maintain current height and heading" whoosh and
he was gone!
See photos page for a selection of stuff in the
museum.
Dave by one of the planes at Old Warden
14/01/08
G-ERTE continues to fly a dream.
More trips down to Old Warden for the WFAEC
lunch in December. Short trips with Ross and Julie
and a quick flight to see in the new year.
Over 100 hours now, but off to NZ for a couple of
months so her service will have to wait until Easter.
G-ERTE continues to fly a dream.
More trips down to Old Warden for the WFAEC
lunch in December. Short trips with Ross and Julie
and a quick flight to see in the new year.
Over 100 hours now, but off to NZ for a couple of
months so her service will have to wait until Easter.
03/04/2008
A couple of lovely moths and of course the resident "blades" made for an interesting day out.
A couple of lovely moths and of course the resident "blades" made for an interesting day out.
| G-ERTE in the hangar at Sywell for her 100 hour service |
| Beautiful resident "Tiger Moth" at Sywell |
| Visiting 1936 Hornet Moth at Sywell |
02/03/2008
Rangitata (NZ) airfield fly in day. Guests of our friends Peter and
Desiree from Geraldine. The beautiful Pioneer is a microlight over
there even with folding undercarriage and variable pitch prop!
Rans are the most popular of the regular 3 axis microlights. The
only flexwing was the model shown opposite, MAUW 10Kg!!
Rangitata (NZ) airfield fly in day. Guests of our friends Peter and
Desiree from Geraldine. The beautiful Pioneer is a microlight over
there even with folding undercarriage and variable pitch prop!
Rans are the most popular of the regular 3 axis microlights. The
only flexwing was the model shown opposite, MAUW 10Kg!!
Line up at Rangitata. The Pioneers are microlights
in NZ!! Various Rans models complete the lineup
in NZ!! Various Rans models complete the lineup
Rangitatas' resident Tiger Moth
The nearest to a flexwing I saw in NZ
| Two of "The Blades" team overhead |