Chuckles

Good morning all.  Like the clean, mean look of the new platform much easier to read.

Whilst serving my apprenticeship during the mid 1940's I was working at an airfield modifying Spitfires.  We had a visitation by a dignitary who asked a Rolls-Royce rep supervising the fitting of a prop "What is the yellow line on each of the blades?" Without cracking a smile the rep replied "They are to indicate a certain fixed distance from the tip of the blade"  This same rep had a 'chant' he would recite whilst tightening unions etc. Two tinks equal one tonk. Two tonks equal one tap. Two taps equal one thump. Two thumps equal ..oh s..t send to Derby for a replacement.

How do I see myself? well, I prefer...  to build in a warm room rather than fly in the cold outdoors (old age)  to fly gliders rather than noisy powered a/c (poor hearing)  to build big (failing eyesight)  but, when I get out on the slopes come summer I have no doubt that I will have a ball   so I must be an antiquated modeller who thinks he is still in his teens. Avoid at all costs!!!!!!!

  A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all.   May the winds be favourable and your batteries long lifed.

Colin, favourite toast in the army was 'to wives and sweethearts,- may they never meet'

I bought a Wildthing - but I'm not supposed to know

OK, I'm in again. Fingers crossed.

Yes please.

Hope springs eternal, count me in

Got one flight of about 20 minutes as 'ballast' while the pilot checked out a recent mod.  Just circuits of the 'drome - but it was fantastic. 

OK I'm in.

Served a five year apprenticeship with Supermarine - the middle year was spent servicing and modifying Spitfires at a local airfield - even got to work on the engine squad (they let me clean the flakes of metal from the exhaust stubs) We had a two seat version that was used as a taxi to ferry VIPs about. The sound of a Merlin/Griffon engine is still the sweetest music to my ears. The Spitfire will always be the No.1 plane.

Count me in please

New to this sort of thing, hope I have it right. Cheers Ted