I have no doubt that the boy who died in a plane crash in Essex did well to aim his plane at a park and narrowly avoid blocks of flats and playgrounds. It is quite possible, maybe even probable, that his plane had a mechanical fault and that even the most skilled and experienced pilot […]
Entries Tagged as 'Aviation'
Welcome to Britain!
May 19th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Technology, Work
A big welcome to Britain for the Airbus A380, which touched down at Heathrow this afternoon, after a quick flypast of the various factories where bits of it were made. I was watching this on Sky News, which we have projected onto one of our wallscreens at work, and realised it was just over a […]
Missing the (Air)bus
April 11th, 2006 · Comments Off on Missing the (Air)bus · Life
The more serious papers, and especially their business pages are following the story of BAE Systems wanting to sell their stake in Airbus, but I don’t think it is really interesting the general public – apart from those whose livelihood depends on it of course. I think this is a shame, and not just because […]
Runway Three
January 16th, 2006 · Comments Off on Runway Three · Life
I found this story in today’s G2 more than a bit depressing. Living in another airport town it is of some relevance to me as well. I’ll be honest, I had never heard of the village of Sipson. I just assumed the growth of Brentford, Slough and Uxbridge had resulted in urban sprawl around most […]
Weather
October 25th, 2005 · Comments Off on Weather · Life
Boy is it windy out there tonight! In the time I have lived in Crawley I have noticed that it seems to be very prone to winds. When its not windy, its likely to be foggy. It must have taken a real genius to decide that its the ideal place for Britain’s second-busiest airport!
Tags: Aviation·Town Planning·Weather
Broadfield Fete
August 5th, 2005 · Comments Off on Broadfield Fete · Technology
Just a reminder to any Broadfield/Crawley readers that tomorrow afternoon sees the highlight of Broadfield’s social calendar – the summer fete at the community centre. Unfortunately we couldn’t solicit any donations suitable for an auction, so I won’t have to do that. I’m relegated to just reading out the raffle numbers. I blame Al Qaeda […]
Tags: Aviation·Broadfield·BYCC
Airbus A380 (Again)
April 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on Airbus A380 (Again) · Technology
Another thing about the Airbus A380 is that it could be a very significant plane locally, depending on how the air travel industry turns out. If long-haul flights from Gatwick change to larger capacity planes like the A380 we could see the increase in passenger numbers at Gatwick, helping to bolster the local economy, without […]
Airbus A380
April 27th, 2005 · Comments Off on Airbus A380 · Technology
I have just been watching the first test flight of the new Airbus A380 “super-jumbo” on the news. In France there was a crowd of 50,000 to watch the take-off, live broadcasts on television, and a giant screen in the local town square. There wasn’t quite as much fuss about it in the UK, but […]
Tags: Aviation
Amsterdam
February 18th, 2005 · Comments Off on Amsterdam · Life
This week we are childless. Frankie has gone on a week’s ski trip with his school, and the two youngest have gone to stay with grandparents for half-term, so we decided to take a little break and went over to Amsterdam for a couple of days. After the experience of booking through eBookers I was […]
Tags: Animals·Aviation·Crawley·Family·Food·Gatwick·Holidays·Netherlands
