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by EGHHwizard
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:12 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Will The A380 Or The 787 Enter Service First?
Replies: 20
Views: 7502

RE: Will The A380 Or The 787 Enter Service First?

The A380 is highly likely to enter service first but the daft thing is that it was supposed to have been commercially flying last March!!! Airbus have just been rushing too much and seem to have slipped up on a few areas thus the delays. Boeing on the other hand are taking their time on the 787 and ...

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:06 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What's Your Next Commercial Flight?
Replies: 98
Views: 9835

RE: What's Your Next Commercial Flight?

Hopefully BOH to GVA with easyJet next Feb or Mar. Still trying to decide which is the cheapest!

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:03 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What Airlines & Planes Have You Flown?
Replies: 108
Views: 16107

RE: What Airlines & Planes Have You Flown?

I think I've replied before but I've flown some more since then so here's an update: Airlines: Luxair Palmair (European Air Charter) Thomsonfly British Airways Singapore Airlines Virgin Blue Qantas Aircraft: A319 A320 BAE 146-300 B737-300 B737-400 B737-500 B737-700 B757-200 B747-400 B777-200 B777-300

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by EGHHwizard
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:21 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Cable Car/Funicular Railways In Austria
Replies: 2
Views: 2370

RE: Cable Car/Funicular Railways In Austria

Superb! I'm staying in Salzburg as well so that will work out well. Thanks for the info.  Smile

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by EGHHwizard
Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:12 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Cable Car/Funicular Railways In Austria
Replies: 2
Views: 2370

Cable Car/Funicular Railways In Austria

I'm going on holiday to the beautiful country of Austria next week and was wondering if anyone can recomend any good cable car or funicular railway trips that I could go on in Austria?

Regards,

Richard

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:37 am
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Spotting Locations At INN
Replies: 5
Views: 6571

RE: Spotting Locations At INN

Hey thanks! I will drop him a line. I always enjoy seeing photos taken at <acronym title="Innsbruck - Kranebitten (INN / LOWI), Austria">INN</acronym>. It will be great to hear those powerful take offs as well! Thank you for your help.  <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Sm...

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by EGHHwizard
Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:47 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Spotting Locations At INN
Replies: 5
Views: 6571

Spotting Locations At INN

Hi. I am going to be visiting Austria next week and am planning to take in a trip to Innsbruck, mainly to see the airport . Does anyone know of any popular spotting/photography locations in or around Innsbruck Airport?

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:16 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Ryanair Surprise "Big Bang" Announcement 25/01/06?
Replies: 136
Views: 19921

RE: Ryanair Surprise "Big Bang" Announcement 25/01/06?

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:54 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: Ideas For A New Microsoft Simulator
Replies: 10
Views: 13476

Ideas For A New Microsoft Simulator

I've often thought about this while browsing in <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym> game stores... Microsoft have blessed us with their fantastic Flight Simulator series, the latest one (FS2004) being just out of this world, and also fairly recently Mi...

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:58 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Fantasy Routes From Your Local Airport.
Replies: 38
Views: 7386

RE: Fantasy Routes From Your Local Airport.

1: Nearest commercial airport to me: Bournemouth (Hurn) (<acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United Kingdom">BOH</acronym>) (EGHH) 2: Routes I'd like to see in the future: Route Possible airline(s) <acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United K...

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by EGHHwizard
Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:38 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: BA`s 777
Replies: 39
Views: 7353

RE: BA`s 777

I've noticed that <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> seem to have a mix of Trent 800 and <acronym title="Trans Asia Airways (Taiwan)">GE</acronym> 90 powered 772's. Quite a novel idea I think. Most airlines seem to just select one engine type for their whole fleet of a particular aircraft...

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Next European Airline To Buy The 787?
Replies: 49
Views: 8877

RE: Next European Airline To Buy The 787?

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:31 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: ScotAirways - Southampton
Replies: 5
Views: 1581

RE: ScotAirways - Southampton

Scotairways have been operating the <acronym title="Southampton - Eastleigh (SOU / EGHI), United Kingdom">SOU</acronym>-<acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> route for some time now and from what I've heard the pax figures are convincing. I don't think any oth...

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:21 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Virgin Raises Air Fuel Surcharge
Replies: 18
Views: 2721

RE: Virgin Raises Air Fuel Surcharge

Working in the Air Fares department of a tour operator, fuel surchages are a familiar sight for me unfortunately. Fuel surchages are a good idea considering the price of fuel these days but some of the recent ones have been a bit o.t.t!

Rich P

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by EGHHwizard
Tue May 17, 2005 2:11 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Problems With Printing Web Pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1964

RE: Problems With Printing Web Pages

Cheers guys. Much appreciated. I will give it a go. Thanks again.

Richard P.

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by EGHHwizard
Tue May 17, 2005 1:22 am
Forum: Non-Aviation
Topic: Problems With Printing Web Pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1964

Problems With Printing Web Pages

Everytime I go to print a web based document such as a flight itinerary or a set of instructions for a game I get this really annoying message when I press the print button. "An error has occured in the script on this page." Line:639 Char:1 Error: Invalid argument Code:0 URL: res://C:WindowsSystem32...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon May 02, 2005 8:00 am
Forum: Military Aviation & Space Flight
Topic: Future Space Shuttle Production
Replies: 12
Views: 4205

Future Space Shuttle Production

Does anyone know if NASA have any plans to begin expanding their fleet of orbiters?

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:12 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Favourite UK Airline?
Replies: 32
Views: 4527

RE: Favourite UK Airline?

(1) British Airways (2) European Air Charter/Palmair (3) Thomsonfly <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/813428/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/813428/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/8/2/4/813...

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:47 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Aircraft
Replies: 38
Views: 5772

RE: Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Aircraft

The Chill-out Record 'My Heart's Desire' by Angelus reminds me of Concorde gracefully drifting between fluffy clouds into the big blue sky. <br><table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/473353/L/" target=...

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Apr 10, 2005 6:23 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)
Replies: 82
Views: 7043

RE: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)

 <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/wave.gif" alt="wave" border=0>  Hi! Regarding the Mail/News Paper flights, have Channel Express retired all of their F-27'S now or have they still got a couple running? I miss the sound of those Dart engines. The last time I was by the airport I saw...

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:56 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What Are You, That Which Brought You Here?
Replies: 10
Views: 5103

RE: What Are You, That Which Brought You Here?

I have a love of aviation, obviously, plus I work in the airline business. I am a Flight Reservations Consultant at a local Tour Operator and book flights for clients with <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym>,VS,CX,EK,AA,AC,QF,NZ,SQ and <acronym title="Iberia (Spain)">IB</acronym>. I have a...

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:50 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: What Is Your Username In The Phonetic Alphabet?
Replies: 87
Views: 12017

RE: What Is Your Username In The Phonetic Alphabet

EGHHwizard

Echo
Golf
Hotel
Hotel
Whiskey
India
Zulu
Alpha
Romeo
Delta

 cheerful 

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by EGHHwizard
Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:40 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)
Replies: 82
Views: 7043

RE: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)

I don't know why certain members of A.net seem to take a delight in taking the p**s out of <acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United Kingdom">BOH</acronym>. Did they know that actually it has a lot of history to it. It was the birth place of the famous BAC 1-11 and also...

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by EGHHwizard
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:40 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)
Replies: 82
Views: 7043

RE: Bournemouth Aircraft Movements (2)

Hi! fellow <acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United Kingdom">BOH</acronym> fans! I was positive from the very beginning that thomsonfly would do well at <acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United Kingdom">BOH</acronym> and they certaintly h...

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by EGHHwizard
Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:06 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: FS Traffic 2004
Replies: 3
Views: 6168

RE: FS Traffic 2004

Thanks for the info Harry. I'm a regular on Flightsim.com so I'll see if I can find them there. Thanks again.

Richard P

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:50 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: FS Traffic 2004
Replies: 3
Views: 6168

FS Traffic 2004

Hi! I was wondering if it is possible to increase the number of parking allocations at any airport using FS Traffic 2004 or FS2004 itself? Any info would be great!

Regards,
Richard P

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:24 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Adding Your Own Images To Posts
Replies: 9
Views: 3194

RE: Adding Your Own Images To Posts

Cheers for the info Sam! Hope your finger gets better soon.

Regards,

Richard P.

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by EGHHwizard
Sat Mar 26, 2005 5:45 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Adding Your Own Images To Posts
Replies: 9
Views: 3194

Adding Your Own Images To Posts

When you want to add your own image to a forum post, for example, a Flightsim Screenshot, what do you have to type or enter into the text window so that it appears when you submit the post?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Richard P.

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by EGHHwizard
Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:32 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Airport Movements
Replies: 99
Views: 12313

RE: Bournemouth Airport Movements

Hello people! Haven't been on here for a while, sorry! Was at Bournemouth Airport pretty much all afternoon today and it was certaintly all go! Saw TOM886 arrive from Paris and then depart as TOM733 to Malaga. FR994/995 was the Vodaphone logo 732 today. Nice to see that one again. Just heard on the ...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:57 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: FS2002/2004 Flight Videos
Replies: 2
Views: 5517

RE: FS2002/2004 Flight Videos

Thanks for your help Gary.  Smile

Regards,

Richard

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:40 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: Good Aircraft Downloads
Replies: 11
Views: 8584

RE: Good Aircraft Downloads

Try <a href="http://www.fsnordic.net" target=_blank>http://www.fsnordic.net</a> There is quite a variety and although the majority of downloads are big they are very quick to download! Richard  <img border=0 src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"><br><br>[Edited 2005-03-07 00:40:5...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:30 am
Forum: Aviation Hobby
Topic: FS2002/2004 Flight Videos
Replies: 2
Views: 5517

FS2002/2004 Flight Videos

Hi! Does anyone know if there is any way of converting Flight Simulator 2002/2004 flight videos that you have made into media player/realplayer files?

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by EGHHwizard
Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:04 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Airport Movements
Replies: 99
Views: 12313

RE: Bournemouth Airport Movements

Hi guys! I've been keeping an eye on the RWY 08 approach today from my bedroom window with my Air Band radio for company and it's sure been busy today! A JET2 737-300 was performing touch and go's all afternoon with several crew changes. <acronym title="Frankfurt - Main (Rhein-Main AB) (FRA / FRF / ...

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Feb 11, 2005 7:35 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Airport Movements
Replies: 99
Views: 12313

RE: Bournemouth Airport Movements

Can't wait till thomsonfly and JET2 start next month. The dept/arrivals board will be quite full each day! I'm going to Pisa with them in May and am lookin forward to that too! I keep hearing rumors that JET2 are already talking about adding more routes. Has anyone else heard anything?

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:46 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bournemouth Airport Movements
Replies: 99
Views: 12313

RE: Bournemouth Airport Movements

Love the pics, Simon! A Britannia B767 has just this second flown over the house on approach. I expect it is going into BASCO's as well, unless it is a Bath Travel Fly-cruise charter?

Richard.

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:59 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: R.E: Random Picture Viewer On Front Page
Replies: 2
Views: 909

RE: R.E: Random Picture Viewer On Front Page

 Smile/happy/getting dizzy Quality!!!! Thanks very much for your help!

Regards,
Rich

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:40 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: R.E: Random Picture Viewer On Front Page
Replies: 2
Views: 909

R.E: Random Picture Viewer On Front Page

What's happened to the Random A.net picture viewer window on the bottom of the front page?!? It's now replaced with another 'Photo of the day' window which is exactly the same as the usual one at the top of the main screen. I used to like using the Random picture viewer as it chose me an aircraft to...

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by EGHHwizard
Sun Jan 30, 2005 4:22 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TF-ARD At Bournemouth, Why?
Replies: 29
Views: 3581

RE: TF-ARD At Bournemouth, Why?

No me neither!

Something else that interested me was that they are hopefully going to increase the variety of aircraft types that they can maintain/overhaul. This year should be a busy one for them!  Big thumbs up

EGHHWizard

Rich.

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:56 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Would You Fly On The A380 (a Poll)
Replies: 60
Views: 9603

RE: Would You Fly On The A380 (a Poll)

Count me out! I'm sticking with the good old B747!

Oh and Airbus say that the A380 is the milestone of aviation. Well I'm sorry, the milestone of aviation in my view will always be Concorde and will always be the best, even though, sadly, it has been taken away from us!

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:26 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: TF-ARD At Bournemouth, Why?
Replies: 29
Views: 3581

RE: TF-ARD At Bournemouth, Why?

In the airport news paper this week the company focus was on BASCO. They were expecting two or three aircraft in this month for overhauls so this could be one of those. Also did you know they can cram three wide body and two narrow body aircraft in their hangers all at once! Quite impressive. Rich :...

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by EGHHwizard
Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:46 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: BOH Getting Ready For Pax Number Surge
Replies: 0
Views: 3172

BOH Getting Ready For Pax Number Surge

BOH is facing a race against time now to make modifications to the terminal to make way for Thompsonfly/JET2 at the end of March this year. The best news is that the terminal will be getting a proper arrivals lounge! At last! Apparantly the forecast for 2005 is that just under 1 million passengers w...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:16 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: LGW Or LHR?
Replies: 7
Views: 3977

RE: LGW Or LHR?

Mawelsh, If you do decide to fly to <acronym title="Manchester - International (Ringway) (MAN / EGCC), United Kingdom">MAN</acronym> you must, must, must pay a visit to the Aviation Viewing Park there. There are excellent views of departures/arrivals as it is right by the runway. It also has one of ...

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by EGHHwizard
Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:20 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: A380 Engines Vs B777 Engines
Replies: 12
Views: 9262

RE: A380 Engines Vs B777 Engines

Hey, cheers for the info Darkblue!

Regards,

Richard  Smile

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by EGHHwizard
Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:41 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: A380 Engines Vs B777 Engines
Replies: 12
Views: 9262

A380 Engines Vs B777 Engines

I was just wondering if the engines powering the A380 will be more powerful than the engines on the B777. Also will the A380 take the medal away from the tripple seven for having the largest engines. I was told once that you could quite easily put the fuselage of a B737 into the engine nacelle of th...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:31 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: How Would You Improve Your Home Airport
Replies: 29
Views: 8953

RE: How Would You Improve Your Home Airport

BOH- A new terminal would be nice. One has been planned but I don't know if I'm going to see it in my lifetime! New arrivals hall on the existing terminal. A proper FREQUENT bus service linking the airport to Bournemouth Centre. The one at the moment is a joke. Other than that I can't complain. Rich...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:18 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Favorite Low Cost Livery
Replies: 54
Views: 4698

RE: Favorite Low Cost Livery

<br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/749631/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/749631/M/" target="_blank">View Medium<br><IMG SRC="/photos/small/1/3/6/749631.jpg" ALT="Click here for bigger photo!" border="0" width="200" h...

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:07 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: The Most Frequent Aircraft At Your Home Airport
Replies: 79
Views: 11235

RE: The Most Frequent Aircraft At Your Home Airpor

At BOH the most frequent aircraft would be 732's, 738's F-27's, Falcon 20's Cessna Citations (various), Trislanders and Shorts 360s.

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by EGHHwizard
Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:59 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: Your Favourite Aircraft Sound?
Replies: 123
Views: 17251

RE: Your Favourite Aircraft Sound?

Scottieprecord, I must agree with you on the lovely smell of jet exhaust. I know it sounds crazy but sometimes you can get quite high on it! When the 2002 Farnborough airshow came to a close and everyone was flocking back to their cars, my Dad and I stayed to watch a few of the display aircraft leav...

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by EGHHwizard
Sat Jan 01, 2005 5:02 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Skyship 6000?
Replies: 0
Views: 2662

Skyship 6000?

Does anyone know if this proposed airship is any closer to being produced. A mock up of the model was featured in the 007 film 'A View to a Kill'. It was actually a slightly larger Skyship 500 kitted out with a double decked gondala and 4 propulsion ducts. Airship Industries seemed pretty sure that ...

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by EGHHwizard
Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:00 am
Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
Topic: New Services To Your City In 2005
Replies: 25
Views: 5220

RE: New Services To Your City In 2005

New routes from/to Bournemouth in 2005 are as follows: Thompsonfly will be starting low cost flights from <acronym title="Bournemouth - International (Hurn) (BOH / EGHH), United Kingdom">BOH</acronym> in March to: Paris Amsterdam Palma Malaga Valencia Faro Pisa JET 2 will be starting low cost flight...

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