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______________________=0A From: David Joyce <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>=0AT
o: europa-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Sunday, 15 September 2013, 8:42=0ASub
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osted by: "David Joyce" <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>=0A=0AThomas, Received o
n forum and a big welcome back, David Joyce, G-XSDJ=0A=0A=0AOn Sat, 14 Sep
changed from webbased mailer to thunderbird as mail client, this is a test
to the forum. Was hitherto unable to post to the forum.=0A> =0A> greetings
, Thomas, N81EU=0A> =0A> =0A> -------- Original Message --------=0A> Subjec
t: --- Re: Fwd: Europa-List: My Longest flight=0A> Date: --- Sa
.co.uk>=0A> To: --- thomas@scherer.com=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> Ha, ha than
ks for the email. Why cant you post to forum, company=0A> firewall/policy?
=0A> =0A> Regards Graeme=0A> =0A> On 07/09/2013 11:00, Thomas Scherer wrote
:=0A>> Graeme,=0A>> =0A>> long flights are addictive ! Congrats.=0A>> =0A>>
One anectode from my longest flight nonstop Alaska to Japan with 20 hrs an
d 50 mins: I was on freq 123.45 Mhz which is for air-to-air over the bodies
of water.=0A>> =0A>> Talked to a Northwest Airliner B747 and as I was in t
he 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 whe
n I'd expect Japan. Told him: 14 hrs to go. Quite a surprised voice came ba
ck: "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 - wh
en he repsonded "Wow, sheeet we're burning 120 gals a minute here".=0A>>
=0A>> As I cannot post to the forum - feel free to relay.=0A>> =0A>> be wel
l=0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>> ------------Forwarded message---------
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=0A>> Subject: Europa-List: My Longest flight=0A>> To: europa-list@matronic
bmk.co.uk>=0A>> =0A>> My longest single continuous flight today, 3:20 370nm
, 53ltrs. Comfortable enough. Luton over Cader Idris to Bardsley Isle at th
e end of the Lynn Northwales, back just over Snowden. Fab.=0A>> =0A>> -----
---=0A>> Graeme Bird=0A>> G-UMPY=0A>> Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
=0A>> Newby: 75 hours 18 months=0A>> g@gdbmk.co.uk=0A>> =0A>> =0A>> =0A>
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