What aviation related hobbies do you have?

[Gilly]

At weekends I get to play with these amongst others:

[FOZ_1983]

Gilly...

Get yourself a Hurricane or Spitfire and i'll gladly pop up daily to clean it







And sit in the cockpit and act like an 8 year old haha.

[Ze-Jamz]

I dont do these all the time but thought Id share anyway..

My GF knows im a nerd so she got me them for Xmas..over the years ive made a few models..not in to it big time but enjoy them none the less:

As you can see Im no Expert

[Davedog74]

a very nice collection foz,mk18 steals the show for me,but you knew i was going to say that
gilly, that lightning would look better flying,wouldnt have to go to s.africa to see one

[flynlion]

Neat thread Foz, thanks.

Aviation is like many other “hobbies”, it’s all fun and games until you try to make a living at it and for good time “sport” flying you really can’t beat soaring. I currently “work” part time as a tow pilot for a local soaring operation, here’s a few pics:

The first one is me dragging a big 2-place Caproni sailplane up into lift. The second is me returning to the field after a tow, and if you zoom in real close you can almost see me smilin' The third pic is the "grid" of sailplanes lined up during our labor day contest, and the last pic is the club's open cockpit 1-26, possibly the coolest thing ever invented by anyone I call the last plane "Snoopy" 'cause someone said I looked like I was going up to fight the Red Baron when I took off in it LoL.

[FOZ_1983]

Great stuff guys!! Thanks for posting!!

Dave - yeah i knew you would of taken that bloody Spitfire haha, can't blame you though as she's a beauty. Do like the sound of a griffon.

Ze Jams - Great looing planes mate, i like the shot of the Spit from the front!! Look superb.

Lion - Great pics, that little plane of yours looks like a crop duster haha. Seems enjoyable though, may give it a try one day.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Lion - Great pics, that little plane of yours looks like a crop duster haha. Seems enjoyable though, may give it a try one day.

Good eye Foz! The tow plane is a crop duster, or at least it used to be. It's a Piper PA-25 Pawnee with the chemical hopper removed and a tail hook added. Our soaring club has 3 of them and each one is older than I am. They make great tow planes and are loads o' fun to fly

Here's one of the boss lady dragging up some hot glass on contest day:

[FOZ_1983]

Haha brilliant!! Love it.

Great pics though, looks like great fun.

A couple more of mine here

[McQ59]

Cool thread Foz, and what an impressing collection of Hurries!

I've set my mind of building up a little fighter-collection myself. The basic idea is to collect a small # of significant warbirds to illustrate a tiny bit of the development they went through in just a few short years, and the special purpose and task they were designed to cover.

From left to right in the vid you see a mkVb, a mkIX, a mkXIV, P51B, P51D-5, E3, F4 and a A-5. In back there is a V1 that came with the mkXIV.
(Notice the markings on the mkXIV is the same as the spit in BoP/DW-D. A cool coincidense...) Set the vid at highest resolution.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kinNzoYVo