Rantings of a Radio Operator

Well, I found something new at Beccles Airfield, a IFR simulator dating back to the seventies, I think. I've had a few goes and it's impressive for the little technology available at the time. It has real instruments and controls, all worked with cables and pulleys with the odd bit of electrical circuit to get everything 'talking' to each other. Me and a fellow employee hope to fix it all up to a computer and enable it to run on Microsoft Flight Simulator with local VFR Photo scenery ...

Once again, I was at Beccles Airfield, doing my bit to help with operations. I went refueling aircraft when needed and practiced radio work under supervision as I don't yet have the piece of paper to say I'm capable of it. I had several complements from the pilots and the owner of Beccles Airfield, saying I sounded very professional. Hopefully I can get that license at some point, hopefully with a PPL thrown in for good measure.

My computer is failing. I tried to fly but at some point ...

I'm not a Mac user. Nor do I ever think I will be. However, I'm turning towards it due to a program, designed for Mac by Apple and now for Windows too: Safari.

Safari, for those who don't know, is an internet browser. Not unlike Internet Explorer, only because Microsoft based the latest version on Safari, I think.

So, why is Safari so great? Well, there's a nice load of features that Microsoft never got.

Apple claim Safari is the fastest browser available. ...

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I didn't realise how quick I was at repainting aircraft. An hour after I posted last night, I'd finished. I then made some tweaks on it and added a few details.


Here was the original from the first flight for those who missed it on the Screenshot Forum.


Here it is, as of this morning, with sponsorship logos. I'm going to ...

I've decided to do another repaint! This time, it's purely fictional. I'm currently painting a Christen Eagle, the one from Long Island Classics. Here is the fuselage at the moment:


It's coming on quite nicely and I'm improving it all the time.