Thomas, Received on forum and a big welcome back, David
Joyce, G-XSDJ
Thomas Scherer <thomas@scherer.com> wrote:
> having changed from webbased mailer to thunderbird as
>mail client, this is a test to the forum. Was hitherto
>unable to post to the forum.
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> greetings, Thomas, N81EU
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Europa-List: My Longest flight
> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 17:02:22 +0100
>From: Graeme Bird <graeme@gdbmk.co.uk>
> To: thomas@scherer.com
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> Ha, ha thanks for the email. Why cant you post to forum,
>company
> firewall/policy?
>
> Regards Graeme
>
> On 07/09/2013 11:00, Thomas Scherer wrote:
>> Graeme,
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>> long flights are addictive ! Congrats.
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>> One anectode from my longest flight nonstop Alaska to
>>Japan with 20 hrs and 50 mins: I was on freq 123.45 Mhz
>>which is for air-to-air over the bodies of water.
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>> Talked to a Northwest Airliner B747 and as I was in the
>>weather asked him when I could expect to break out. Gave
>>him my lat/lon and he told me that 50 nm further I will
>>be in the clear. He asked then when I'd expect Japan.
>>Told him: 14 hrs to go. Quite a surprised voice came
>>back: "what type aircraft are you flying there ?". Told
>>him to be in a little homebuild burning 2.5 gals of fuel
>>an hour. His voice - again puzzled - when he repsonded
>>"Wow, sheeet we're burning 120 gals a minute here".
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>> As I cannot post to the forum - feel free to relay.
>>
>> be well
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>> ------------Forwarded message------------
>> From: europa-list@matronics.com
>> Date: Sep 4, 2013 04:39:00 PM
>> Subject: Europa-List: My Longest flight
>> To: europa-list@matronics.com
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>>graeme@gdbmk.co.uk>
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>> My longest single continuous flight today, 3:20 370nm,
>>53ltrs. Comfortable enough. Luton over Cader Idris to
>>Bardsley Isle at the end of the Lynn Northwales, back
>>just over Snowden. Fab.
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>> --------
>> Graeme Bird
>> G-UMPY
>> Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
>> Newby: 75 hours 18 months
>> g@gdbmk.co.uk
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408021#408021
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