Mowerman Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Your own private strip, No waiting for a vacant frequency , No one talking to you when you are at a crittical stage of the flight, No one doing a low pass just after you have called a landing/take off, Sounds great. Now for the 'However bit' No one to call the ambulance in the event of a mishap, I believe it can be difficult to use a mobile phone with no fingers. Thats why some club rules ban solo opperation of power models. Even a speed 400 with gunther prop can give you a nasty cut. Sorry to be a wet blanket !! Take extra care if you fly alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Mowermans jealous of your Ransom sit on mower find Gemma,you took a Gamble and it paid off congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Could be Stephen I, spent today preparing Bessie, she's now running lovely with fresh oil, a little fettling and she is much easier to start and the pick up is much better on the throttle, I've ridden her up and down the drive a few times and I think she is ready to go do some work if it is a nice day tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I got to drive our A-Class round a car park today! it is so much easier to drive than that rover metro 100 was! And the A-class can fit a moderate sized plane and a 450 sized heli in the back without moving the seats! My mate just did his first official plane landing with him as the captain the other day, he is probably gonna get his flying license before his driving license! He says when he gets his license he can take me up! One thing my mum always says is that i am incredibly persistant! i will do something even if someone says i can't! i got my dad's 40+ yo super tigre G20/23 running when he told me i would never get it running! Everyone says it is obvious i was born to be an engineer I would love to make my own home build aircraft, apparently it is cheaper to learn to fly in America! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 It is cheaper Peter, considerably cheaper, it depends what you want to do. I personally think if like me you just want to fly around mostly in the UK with the odd trip to France it is better to do it here and get use to the air traffic control and weather - it is the expensive route though and it can take anything up to 2 years to get the licence because of the weather - so doing it in the States is well worth looking at if you want the licence fast and cheap, but you might get a shock when it comes to flying in the UK afterwards. If you did go for that, do the exams FIRST there will be no time on an intensive course in the States to study for the 7 exams, believe me, it is more effort to pass them than most people think. If you are good at maths why not go into engineering? It is 99% theory 1% practise at degree level, best bet is to do what you are doing and build up plenty of hands on experience, because you won't get much at University! I've been fixing old machines all my life, you could even buy a few things that do not run and fix them up to pay for that first flying lesson I'm also interested in home builds Peter, I would love to build an RV probably the RV 10 would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 It sounds like you have had an interesting life! I am currently doing a btec national diploma in engineering at college. i got a B in maths at GCSE level to my surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 no swearing please Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 is that word swearing? i thought it was just some word that toffes used to show their annoyance sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Well I promised some pictures - and forgot to take the camera again. Here is Bessie the wonder mower on her triumphant return from the strip: I had a good friend pop round to check her over today, he spends his life fixing up old farm machinery. He arrived with the right manual and checked her all over and apart from a dodgy choke there was little wrong. He knew the scrappy where I got it and thought with the roller seat he would have normally have charged double what I paid for a non-runner so it was a bargain, there is also a huge grass box not in the picture. We think it dates from around 1979. Performed perfectly at the strip, easily driving over a rough meadow to get there, can't wait for the wind to drop so I can go try a model out. That is if my arms stop aching after over an hour of mowing and rolling! All in all it was worth the £50 just to see the farmers face when I arrived with Bessie. Sort of "She's as daft as a brush but harmless enough" kind of look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 My first job when I left school at 14 & 3/4s was at Weeks & Sons in Bromley High St (Early form of B&Q but you got served by a real person, anybody remember them, are they still there?) My job was to help clean and service old things like that. We used to have a whopping big machine that sharpened the rotary cutting drum too. It was a filthy job and also quite dangerous for a youngster like me I got 2s & 3d for a 45 hour week. (about 11p I think in new money) Hard times but at least you could get a bank loan in the good old days! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 11p a week? wow! you were rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Yer I was.. but I spent it all on Girls or planes depending on the weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 No I am not jealous, our club bought a ride on last year after I had a year an a half walking behind a mower. Now iride round and put on weight. Win ome, loose some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Now Ive seen Betty I can see why Mowerman,comfy looking seat though,as long as it does the job Gemma a good 50 pounds,it has err, character.Lock it up you dont want someone riding off into the blue yonder on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Cant see the pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Lock it up? If anyone can get past our dog and take anything I would give them a medal....for stupidity She sure does have character, but wait to you see the piccies of the model strip, it did a grand job and it is really looking good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Maybe we could invest in a roller with our pot of club membership money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've got one you could have £250 Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Dad is on the commitee, he managed to become the safety officer somehow at our club, he will put it forward at the next commitee meeting on thursday, i am fed up of my plane bobbing up and down and leaving the runway about two times before actually being classed as flying, it will also go easy on the smaller electric planes It would be better to higher a contractor to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Claridge Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 peter you can hire a vibro roller from most plant hire shops for half a day they will deliver and pick up when you are done.they give you good exercise and a flat patch best of all they give the damb moles a big headache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 it'd be better if we hired someone to do it, i dont fancy lugging a roller up the slope to the runway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Claridge Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 peter you dont lug the roller it is self propelled you just have to steer it the weight about three quarters of a ton in old money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 would it completely flatten ground? or do you have to do digging? cause that strip is not smooth in the slightest, we would also have a nice flat path! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Jane Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Trojan lined up on the strip: These are the guys I share the strip with, perhaps they belong on the what is it thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 you may have to check they havent wandered onto the strip when you land, is that the parkzone trojan? they are brilliant aren't they! with a headwind they go vertically up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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