Classic British Flight Sim

DispatchDragon wrote:I do remember Luton Tower freq 120.2 FWIW

Well remembered and approach used 129.55, 127.3 and 128.75
PP

In addition to what Chris has, I have a set of Aerad Aerodrome Charts for the UK dated 1973. PM me if they're of interest.
PP

Ben Watson wrote:The only airline in the British Isles (I'm including Ireland here) to operate the DC 8 was Aer Tauras

I was going to crack a joke about that statement being "a load of old bull" but I guess it was just a typo - I think you meant Aer Turas.
PP

Well done, Sean, or in other words, "do-it-yourself".
Pete

Very good, Toby, yours is;

The Queen of Hearts
She made some tarts
All on a summer's day etc.

I'm not sure whether you really don't understand Sean's rhyme or are just joking but if you don't it works in exactly the same way to give Humpty Dumpty.

PP

On the same lines, what well-known weekend pastime does this bit of cod French translate to?

Pas d'elle yeux Rhône que nous!

PP

You'll wait all next week for this uneducated lot to work out the answer, Sean, so I'll put them out of their misery.

The answer's 'mur' or in English, 'wall'.
PP

Amen to that, brother, Amen!
PP

I was curious as to how relatively long-range flights over water or areas of low radio navigation coverage were flown. Well, if you'll permit a reply from someone else, the answer to how the Tridents flew long-range over-water flights is "rather badly". :wink: One of the most amusing past...

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