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  1. Leg Ends this year?

    in Jim's Place

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    I was speaking to Pete Kynsey over a pint the other day and he was suggesting that they have found another airfield that fits the requirements for holding a Legends for next year (no one ever thought Sywell would really work). wouldn't/couldn't say where that was but it's at least a positive indication. On the flip side if this new location doesn't work out it sounds like Legends is never going to happen again. at least not in the UK.

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  3. Fresh meat?

    in Jim's Place

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    1 hour ago, Friar said:

    Hey @Seagoon, I would be interested to talk to you about your Quest 2 and how it performs in IL2. I am thinking about getting one having recently sold by Rift original.

    I may be able to add to this conversation, You guys haven't seen much of me because I have slumped into a gloomy depression because I too have a Quest 2. absolutely gorgeous piece of tech but sadly requires one of those sinister Sci-fi super AI mega-computers to run DCS, My GTX970 just ain't cutting it.....on the other hand IL2 great battles seems to run.

    P.S. Welcome seagoon, Don't worry about the African thing. I have got away with it for a while.

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  9. Flying Legends 2019 was the last at Duxford

    in Jim's Place

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    On 8/26/2020 at 6:03 PM, BluBear said:

    And here we have a radio interview with the boss himself, make of this what you will:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/1522r9yhqkv1kg3/Ni on BBC Cambs radio 2.m4a?dl=0

     

    OK, a bit of clarification here. Flying Legends actually generates zero revenue for the IWM, the deal has always been the Fighter collection took every penny from admissions and also the stall holders. basically the Fighter collection took ownership of the entire IWM Duxford site for the airshow and they did not pay for that privilege. the only revenue stream for IWM during flying legends actually came from my mob at Classic Wings through our partnership contract as the Fighter collection never contacted us to operate during legends.

    This opens the question of whether the fighter collection will ever find such a sweet deal elsewhere and perhaps we will yet see Legends at Duxford if they can knock out a mutually beneficial deal. I think that would be the wise thing to do.

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  11. Flying Legends 2019 was the last at Duxford

    in Jim's Place

    Posted

    Just now, BluBear said:

    Crikey really?! FFS.

    It gets better, you know that electric bus they run to bus the public up and down the museum site? yeah they even ran the schedule the entire time the museum was closed.

    I also hate to criticise the airfield manager because he is a friend I have known for years but he really should concentrate on managing the airfield and not arse kissing his way into becoming a display pilot using his position as leverage.

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  12. Flying Legends 2019 was the last at Duxford

    in Jim's Place

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    11 minutes ago, BluBear said:

    Yeah about that:

    https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/duxford-imperial-war-museum-hilton-18759600 

    :roflmao:

    Yeah I heard there was an issue but ultimately it doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen. but lately it has felt that everything the IWM do should have the Laurel and Hardy theme tune played with it. they really can't blame loss of revenue on things like Flying Legends when they made the decision to retain all staff during the COVID lockdown without anybody being furloughed, that's 2 shifts of firefighters and a full compliment of ATC staff to man a closed airfield. and then there's the overpaid and clueless civil service management that make these decisions.

  14. Flying Legends 2019 was the last at Duxford

    in Jim's Place

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    22 minutes ago, Reggie said:

    Has there been anything mentioned about the other regular shows?

    No change other than the Legends slot being filled by another Duxford hosted event. They will have to ensure there is no clash with whatever arrangements TFC make or there won't be any aircraft available. As I said the IWM have lost interest in catering to crusty old WWII enthusiasts so that may not matter to them, it will be civil stunt planes and kids everywhere.

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  15. Flying Legends 2019 was the last at Duxford

    in Jim's Place

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    Honestly this has come as a shock, there was no rumour circulating as far as I knew. on the other hand the financial woes of the IWM have been no secret, they really are in trouble.

    It has also been a general feeling that the IWM being run by civil service bureaucrats have little interest in catering to WWII aviation enthusiasts and.....sorry to use this phrase....are going a bit 'woke'

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  20. DAA (Dangerdogz Aviation Authority)

    in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

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    1 hour ago, Painless said:

    Hey bongo ! where the feck have you been babes ?

    My lockdown flight siming Utopia ended abruptly with a mass of hardware problems (resolved now I hope)

    1 hour ago, Friar said:

    trying to sign in!

    Oh boy I swear I am cursed.

    1 hour ago, Friar said:

    @Bongo - Anoraks must be checked at the door. (anyone would think you actually do this sort of stuff for real !)

    @Pooka  - no Sir don't be forced into it. This will most likely be a fringe Dogz activity and probably outside of your flying "window"

    Unless there is a large US uptake of Dogz of course.

    I will check in the anorak if you hand in that joke book.

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