hi everyone, i'm the new guy

[reflector]

So there's not really a specific place to introduce new newbies so i figured here was as good a place as any!

I've been lurking here off and on for about a year but have finally decided to get involved in this community which has provided me with so much into in that short amount of time.

About me? well i guess in the grand scheme of things i'm only a baby frequent flyer, 24 years old, but i've travelled around a fair bit, mainly to, and around USA and Canada, been delayed in foreign airports for days, slept on the floor at LAX, etc etc I always enjoy flying, and in the future am planning on training as a commercial pilot. Sadly i haven't flown quite enough to raise my status up much with any airlines yet, but I have got QC which makes trips much more enjoyable.

I apologise in advance for any stupid questions i may ask, haha!

-Reflector

 

[tuapekastar]

So there's not really a specific place to introduce new newbies so i figured here was as good a place as any!

I've been lurking here off and on for about a year but have finally decided to get involved in this community which has provided me with so much into in that short amount of time.

About me? well i guess in the grand scheme of things i'm only a baby frequent flyer, 24 years old, but i've travelled around a fair bit, mainly to, and around USA and Canada, been delayed in foreign airports for days, slept on the floor at LAX, etc etc I always enjoy flying, and in the future am planning on training as a commercial pilot. Sadly i haven't flown quite enough to raise my status up much with any airlines yet, but I have got QC which makes trips much more enjoyable.

I apologise in advance for any stupid questions i may ask, haha!

-Reflector

Welcome to AFF reflector !

Plenty of us here without status who still get much benefit from the site (including perhaps gaining said status).

And ask away...it's a pretty friendly board here...my totally unoriginal line is "no such thing as stupid questions, just stupid answers"

 

[straitman]

reflector,

Welcome to AFF from me also.

Most people here don't bite much and when they do it's only because their perception may vary a little from your own. There is lots to learn and asking the seemingly silly questions is the best way to get the best answers :!:

 

[Alanslegal]

Reflector, just be warned that this site can be very addictive esp. if you are trying to learn and make the most out of travelling!

 

[2muchplastic]

Welcome from me also, reflector. Be careful, otherwise before you know it that number next to the word "Posts" gets very big, very quickly.

 

[straitman]

Welcome from me also, reflector. Be careful, otherwise before you know it that number next to the word "Posts" gets very big, very quickly.

I always wondered what that meant :!:

 

[2muchplastic]

I always wondered what that meant :!:

It either means they've either got too much time on their hands, or they've been on here so long, the first flight they took was on a de Havilland Comet

 

[straitman]

It either means they've either got too much time on their hands, or they've been on here so long, the first flight they took was on a de Havilland Comet

I am endorsed to instruct on the Tiger Moth :!:

Does that count :?:

 

[drron]

I once had an ex-PM in the second seat of a tiger moth.Never got of the ground though!
I suppose that really makes me a dinosaur.
So reflector welcome to AFF and you can rely on me for stupid answers!

 

[2muchplastic]

I am endorsed to instruct on the Tiger Moth :!:

Does that count :?:

Instruct? Nah. Now if you were the original test pilot, THAT would count!

 

[straitman]

Instruct? Nah. Now if you were the original test pilot, THAT would count!

Sorry.

I'm not quite that old :!:

 

[straitman]

reflector,

The other thing you will notice is that this forum goes Off Topic (OT) and then back On Topic (OT) really easily :!:

 

[2muchplastic]

Sorry.

I'm not quite that old :!:

From what I remember, Tiger Moths were retired from the RAF from the mid fifties to early sixties. I pretty sure they were also used in the RAAF as well, though no idea how long they were used there.

Probably not that many left in the world! (Like 747-300s in Qantas colours)

<edit> Wikipedia, that bastion of fact, reckons there are 250 Tiger Moths currently left in existence out of a total of 8868 built. And yes, the RAAF did have them, along with just about every other country in the world.

Geez, I feel better for knowing that.

 

[2muchplastic]

reflector,

The other thing you will notice is that this forum goes Off Topic (OT) and then back On Topic (OT) really easily :!:

Even in the Totally Off Topic thread!

 

[straitman]

From the RAAF Museum Web site.

RAAF Museum: RAAF Aircraft Series 2 A17 Tiger Moth

A17 Tiger Moth

Developed from the DH 60T Gipsy Moth Trainer, the original DH 82 Tiger Moth, with an inverted 120 hp Gipsy III engine, first flew on 26 October 1931, and was subsequently adopted as the standard trainer of the RAF. On the outbreak of World War II, the Tiger Moth II, or DH 82A, was selected as the basic trainer for the Empire Air Training Scheme and the first RAAF aircraft, A17-1, was delivered in May 1940.
In Australia, the local de Havilland Company built 1,085 Tiger Moths of which 732 were delivered to the RAAF and the remainder were shipped overseas to other training schools. As well as acquiring a number of RAF-serialled Tiger Moths, the RAAF also impressed 21 civilian versions including some of the original DH 82 Tiger Moths with Gipsy III engines. Altogether 861 Tiger Moths appeared on the RAAF register.
Although primarily employed as trainers, a few Tiger Moths were camouflaged and used operationally with army co-operation units in New Guinea. The Tiger Moth remained in RAAF service for almost 17 years, and several Tiger Moths were also transferred to the RAN after World War II. Eventually, on 9 January 1957, the last 10 RAAF Tiger Moths were flown from Point Cook to Tocumwal for disposal.


I actually instructed on the Tiger at Point Cook Aero Club though it was a few years ago now. (about 1979)

 

[straitman]

Even in the Totally Off Topic thread!

The Totally Off Topic Thread.

 

[2muchplastic]

It is pretty amazing how it's possible to get from "hello new guy" to 1930's biplanes in the space of 10 posts.:shock:

Sometimes there really doesn't seem to be any point in having a "Totally Off Topic" thread! :mrgreen:

 

[straitman]

I thought we were just introducing reflector to the diversities of the forum :!:

 

[reflector]

oh it's all good...

thanks for making me feel so welcome guys, girls and tiger moth enthusiasts

 

[wallacej]

oh it's all good...

thanks for making me feel so welcome guys, girls and tiger moth enthusiasts

And looking at the time of your last post, you will fit in amongst us all just fine!!!