Visited the Rally on Saturday and was disappointed but not really surprised at the fact it was a washout.
Managed to get a few photographs.

I had a close look at the Sherwood Ranger and the Fokker Eindecker, I am impressed by the way the Fokker is developing and find it a little sad that they have ...

I can think of better ways of spending £48k!

Martin, I wish you hadn't mentioned point 2, they'll come up with an amendment stating that all appropriate aircraft will have to carry a flameproof and crash proof safe.

Did the results of this enterprise ever bear fruit - moved to another thread?

I think the Rans 20 might beat it to acceptance the speed this thread is going...

As far as threads are concerned I think it is a basic courtesy for the originator to come back and underscore the thread with the result.

My query was based on a concern that if you telephoned the LAA with a query and had a response that was later found to be incorrect it would be difficult to ...

I came across this thread by accident and was intrigued as I have never heard of the lady in question nor her feats of derring-do (or derring-didn't as the case appears). I certainly would have avoided reading or looking at anything entitled 'A Bird in a Biplane', as a sobriquet I find it rather ...

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the Strut suggestion - I'm in the Watford /NW London area and there isn't a local Strut - there is a friendly sounding Microlight club a couple of miles away who have invited me to visit them and I plan to do so in a couple of weeks.

Hi Ian,

I don't think anyone can really ...

Hi Gary,

Thanks much food for thought.. I've been to a number of the rally's at Cranfield and Sywell (and once at Kemble) but I always feel a bit of an outsider at these things as I don't know anyone that has any interest in aviation or who flies.

The trade stands and flea market are quite ...

Hi Gary,

I whittled down my aircraft list as my enthusiasm dispersed on the type - usually after having gone though the accident reports on each type, then the projected build costs, then whatever 'red tape' that might impinge upon the type (someone probably has an algorithm for this!)

Currently ...

Hi Mike,

Thanks for replying, it is interesting to see the choices people make and how they differ from original thoughts, for whatever reason.

Nigel

Fascinating Ian.

Once upon a time a 'waiver' could be signed by the purchaser of an aircraft to show that they accepted the risk and no liability would attach to the builder (obviously only after the purchaser had the aircraft thoroughly inspected and had satisfied himself and his engineer that ...

Thanks Brian, it was my intention to try and get to the rally on Saturday (weather permitting - motorcycle), I hope I might get a minute with someone on the engineering team about the Skybolt (and / or another).

(Nice to hear from you btw. We haven't communicated since you suggested I send a few ...

Hi Airstrip Flyer, thanks for the message. In all honesty I was never too sure what to build, I did have a shortlist based on various factors but as I researched each design it became discounted due to various factors. I do like the American 'can do' attitude rather than the 'can't do' attitude that ...

Hi Ian, I noticed that you suggested that the telephone is the best way to contact LAA engineering - is that still the case?

For most people it's a tad easier to fire off an en email and mull over a response at leisure than to script a call then transcribe a contemporaneous note - or is it better ...