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Old 12th September 2023, 15:17   #21
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Crikey, I would have suffered at those limits more so being towards the taller size for my generation where the heart would have to work harder to cope.
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Old 12th September 2023, 15:48   #22
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Crikey, I would have suffered at those limits more so being towards the taller size for my generation where the heart would have to work harder to cope.
You'd have been alright when we did the two mile inverted run then!
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Old 12th September 2023, 21:08   #23
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You'd have been alright when we did the two mile inverted run then!
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I flew about four minutes playing with side slip, that was fun. You've got yaw on, with high nose, drifting the horizon, interesting.
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Old 13th September 2023, 07:38   #25
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I flew about four minutes playing with side slip, that was fun. You've got yaw on, with high nose, drifting the horizon, interesting.
Fred, have you considered joining a flying club? A friend is a member of the Stellenbosch Flying Club in South Africa and even though he doesn’t own a plane or have a license, he often gets to go up and fly when ever his pilot friend lets him take over. It’s a nice arrangement and of course the drinks are on him in the clubhouse.

For a different kind of buzz, have you thought about camping out in a tent in the bush on safari in Kenya? It’s particularly thrilling to listen to the sounds of the wild at night, hyenas, lion, elephant and night jars. Does that appeal? It’s a different thrill and fairly unique. It’s something you would not get in the UK.
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Old 13th September 2023, 09:35   #26
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Fred, have you considered joining a flying club? A friend is a member of the Stellenbosch Flying Club in South Africa and even though he doesn’t own a plane or have a license, he often gets to go up and fly when ever his pilot friend lets him take over. It’s a nice arrangement and of course the drinks are on him in the clubhouse.

For a different kind of buzz, have you thought about camping out in a tent in the bush on safari in Kenya? It’s particularly thrilling to listen to the sounds of the wild at night, hyenas, lion, elephant and night jars. Does that appeal? It’s a different thrill and fairly unique. It’s something you would not get in the UK.
Ah Phil, have you not heard the plaintive cry of the natives running loose on Slough High Street on a Saturday afternoon? That's nearer to me than Kenya, and I realize what would be nicer.

I love flying, gliding is magical, but costs have to be considered, and the sight of the kettle next to the tea bags generally persuades me otherwise.
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Old 13th September 2023, 09:42   #27
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Fred,


Now I know what you were intending to do, following your comments at breakfast time at the Toby Frimley meeting on Sunday 10th Sept.


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Now I know what you were intending to do, following your comments at breakfast time at the Toby Frimley meeting on Sunday 10th Sept.


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Like I said Ken, I don't like to say anything in case I didn't achieve it.
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Ah Phil, have you not heard the plaintive cry of the natives running loose on Slough High Street on a Saturday afternoon?
Only a short walk away the squawk of the go-away-bird can be heard on a regular basis at my local retail park as the staff struggle to deter them.
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Only a short walk away the squawk of the go-away-bird can be heard on a regular basis at my local retail park as the staff struggle to deter them.
Good morning Steve, I didn’t know that, I have learned something new, thank you for reminding me about the call of the Go-Away bird, how special.

Have you any plans for the weekend?
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