Bomber boys - bbc one

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Try not to go down the Nationalist route please.....I assure you it has nothing to do with it.

it just so happens I am only 1/4 english at best, my origins are oddly enough mostly from places with a historical tendency to be at odds with the British......try Boer and throw in a bit of German French and Irish and a large dolop of Russian.

Oh and I wasn't born in the UK either and I lived in Italy before coming here.

I wasn't referring to you regarding the nationalist route, it's more of a generic feedback I get sometimes, and this applies to every country.

Whereabouts in Italy?

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

I wasn't referring to you regarding the nationalist route, it's more of a generic feedback I get sometimes, and this applies to every country.

Whereabouts in Italy?

I lived in Bologna, initially in the city itself and then we moved into the hills in a place called Rastignano, I wen't to a catholic school in pianoro, I spoke Italian fluently (people thought i was a local kid) and have subsequently forgotten it completely, easy come easy go when youre a kid.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

I lived in Bologna, initially in the city itself and then we moved into the hills in a place called Rastignano, I wen't to a catholic school in pianoro, I spoke Italian fluently (people thought i was a local kid) and have subsequently forgotten it completely, easy come easy go when youre a kid.

ouch, catholic school with nuns?!

I know Rastignano! We flew to an ultralight airfield nearby with the Tiggies once and had a great meal there, which was spoilt by the flight back: bouncy August afternoon flight back, I really struggled to keep all that yummy food in as soon as I gave control to my co-pilot

[bongodriver]

ouch, catholic school with nuns?!

LOL....not quite that catholic, but Catholic enough for me to be excluded as a Satanic non-believer, the school dress was a black shirt with a white detachable collar, for some reason I wasn't allowed to wear the collar, I look at my old school photo and the look on my face is precious, a real sense of 'I wan't to kill you all damn you!', I was popular with the girlies though...hehe!

I know Rastignano! We flew to an ultralight airfield nearby with the Tiggies once and had a great meal there, which was spoilt by the flight back: bouncy August afternoon flight back, I really struggled to keep all that yummy food in as soon as I gave control to my co-pilot

Ah.....I didn't quite realise you are a fellow Tiggie pilot, how many hours? I haven't flown a Tiggie for about 10 years now (270 hours), I fly a Stearman for my vintage fix now.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

LOL....not quite that catholic, but Catholic enough for me to be excluded as a Satanic non-believer, the school dress was a black shirt with a white detachable collar, for some reason I wasn't allowed to wear the collar, I look at my old school photo and the look on my face is precious, a real sense of 'I wan't to kill you all damn you!', I was popular with the girlies though...hehe!



Ah.....I didn't quite realise you are a fellow Tiggie pilot, how many hours? I haven't flown a Tiggie for about 10 years now (270 hours), I fly a Stearman for my vintage fix now.

last time I flew one it was in 2005! I have some 350 under my belt (if memory serves!), then tried a Jungmann and fell in love with the thing!
The Tiggie was my first vintage plane experience, and a first love too, with all its quirkiness and the handling of a barn door a good ol' gentle lady that can bite, but it's a pleasure to fly for a stroll above the countryside
I fly with a Stearman here too, another world, esp with the beefier engine, still not too sold about that cheeky torque though

[bongodriver]

Yep Tiggers are wonderfull things....tops made out of rubber and bottoms made out of springs!.....particularily if you stuff up the landing and that well sprung udercarriage throws you back ito the air with zero speed....gotta love those innefective ailerons and rudder that stays locked in full deflection, have you tried a Canadian Tiggie yet? tailwheel is nice but those brakes are lethal.
haven't flown the jungman.....absolutely beautifull aircraft to look at, I must go and wink at Anna Walker and see if she will let me fly hers.
Stearman is just plain easy, I like the cheeky torque.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Yep Tiggers are wonderfull things....tops made out of rubber and bottoms made out of springs!.....particularily if you stuff up the landing and that well sprung udercarriage throws you back ito the air with zero speed....gotta love those innefective ailerons and rudder that stays locked in full deflection, have you tried a Canadian Tiggie yet? tailwheel is nice but those brakes are lethal.
haven't flown the jungman.....absolutely beautifull aircraft to look at, I must go and wink at Anna Walker and see if she will let me fly hers.
Stearman is just plain easy, I like the cheeky torque.

one day I'll tell you the story of when my engine quit on top of a tumble at 1100ft ("remember, if your engine quits, your only chance is to nose it down and let the propeller windmill and start up again, but you need to be at 1000ft ground to get enough airspeed!")

brakes can be lethal, but bleeding them can be even worse!!

The Jungmann is like a glove, a pilot's dream! Responsive, no slack stick, super fast, compact.. you feel like you can land it on top of a helipad!