More likely I'll have to get the desktop model "instead-of" - i had a very neat fiberglass 1/5 Mustang in sight - complete with molded panel lines, rivets, and what have you. I have already gone the whole hog, locating neat scale gear, gear door sequencer, canopy actuation system and smoke installation.

Unfortunately the luxury of paying for a a C permit so that 25% percent of genevan residents can get away without paying any tax will preclude me from getting it this year .

The professional pilots forum pprune is usually good for a read on http://www.pprune.com/. Unfortunately it changed owners recently and it now makes you register after a few visits

Yeah , spent a lot of time in there. Good for gossip, especially from flightcrew, but generally now considered to be a whingers forum.

dave

Wide of the mark Im afraid, sailor boy.

dave

DaveA, you're either a pilot or a wannabe (same as me ).

In actual fact I wannabe a tree. Hitherto I have been unsucessful, as konjin will confirm. Sometimes things just dont work out as you plan.

dave

Nice looking aircraft. I am not sure about the "6-channel or 7 with functioning stores"

What you need is some company sponsorship, with a nice paint job.

dave

With regard to links....i should have mentioned this forum in my previous post...

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/

Yeah, thats a goodie, with thousands of photos. I offered to write some articles for their website, but alas have had little time.

dave

Don't forget YouTube for the occasional fix. See how soon you can spot the Spitfire ...

thought you fly-boys might like to see this.

Dramatic rocket-assisted polar takeoff

I really wouldnt want to be the first guy that tried this. Even reaching Vmu rocket-assisted before you run out of mountain would be a relief.

dave

Mind you they can really give take it up to 11 (which is one more, obviously):

http://www.videoclipsdump.com/media/...isted_Takeoff/

dave

Oooooooo nice pic. Have a good friend who used to drive LC Hercs like that one down on the shelf. Now that he's gotten older and his risk appetite diminished, he drives trucks in Iraq...

That noise reminds me of some years ago at Coys Festival - serious classic car racing at Silverstone - a Spitfire flew over and around the track then landed on the strip in the middle. The pilot got out and climbed into his D Type Jaguar to start a race. How cool was that!

This also includes Zurich airport:
http://www.dxtuners.com/

Yes, A.net's pretty good although the constant Airbus/ Boeing bickering gets a bit wearing at times. The non-av forum is not for the faint hearted though, especially if you have liberal views and attract the attention of some of the US cavemen.

Another good one if you fly a lot is http://www.flightmemory.com where you can keep a record of your flying. I've got about a year's worth at the moment and it's quite a sobering sight. http://my.flightmemory.com/helvknight

http://www.flightstats.com/go/Home/home.do

The flight tracker is pretty good... sometimes

I stumbled across this link today and you may be interested. It's a real-time map from the Swiss air traffic control. It's really quite interesting stuff!

radar.zhaw.ch/radar.html