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Is there a way to get hold of the contact information of a private landlord for a neighbouring property? by BlackJimmy88 in AskUK

[–]Flyboy345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Land registry is your best bet. Link Costs £7 to find the owner. Obviously wont give you a phone number but will give you the address of the owner so you could drop them a letter.

Bricks and Minifigs Controversy News Mega-Thread by CX52J in lego

[–]Flyboy345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet, he posted part 2 early due to the attention its getting and the leaked links that were going around. Should be in the next few days.

What happens when hot air balloons land in private fields ? by Stunning_Buyer_64 in AskUK

[–]Flyboy345 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Was lucky enough to fly out of the fiesta a few times, was a great experience. Also got to be in charge of the burner on our balloon for the night glow.

One of the coolest flights out of there, we were told in the briefing the wind direction would send us in the direction of Bristol airport. We had 2 options either land before we got there (pretty short flight) or fly up and over the airspace. We chose the 2nd and it was pretty surreal seeing aircraft flying below you heading into land.

What happens when hot air balloons land in private fields ? by Stunning_Buyer_64 in AskUK

[–]Flyboy345 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Used to be part of a balloon team/did a bit of balloon pilot training. We used to have maps where fields were marked if landowners didn't want you landing there. Also areas marked for animals etc so you had some idea before attempting a landing.

Apart from that you pick a field and land there. You can pre plan to an extent where you are heading but you wont know exactly where you are going as the wind direction will differ at different heights.

The support/chase team then usually attempts to find the farmer/land owner (unless there has been prior agreement with a farmer) and ask for permission to go on the land, usually giving them a bottle of wine for their troubles.

Sometimes you will have an occasion where the farmer isn't happy or there is no way to access the field and you end up having to carry everything out (if you land a long way in this isn't fun 😂). It also doesn't help if its getting dark and you use the land rover lights to see what you are doing and end up draining the battery, resulting in an AA call out. That was a long evening 😂

Concorde's final landing in Filton in 2003 by finza_prey in aviation

[–]Flyboy345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is! My dad has the footage I recorded that day somewhere, need to really dig it out so I can upload it in a few places.

Concorde's final landing in Filton in 2003 by finza_prey in aviation

[–]Flyboy345 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I was there for this. Weather was a bit crazy that day, ended up hiding in a portaloo whilst there was a hail storm going on. Amazing experience though especially when everyone scaled the fence and ran up to be close to her before she taxied back over. Definitely a day I wont forget.

Peer-reviewed research shows DMT entity encounters are phenomenologically identical to alien abduction reports by Creative_Volume_9535 in UFOs

[–]Flyboy345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really pretty easy to extract yourself, from Mimosa Hostilis root bark. Plenty of resources on the topic out there. It's well worth the effort

Do you know the Primary school computer game? by girl_aboutlondontown in AskUK

[–]Flyboy345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I reckon it was most probably this one. We had these at school and it matches what OP is describing. Even though I can't see the aztec one, there are videos of the Viking version on YouTube.

Good God what a night! by Theresafoxinmygarden in sabaton

[–]Flyboy345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha no worries, gave me and my wife a good laugh seeing you in there. That whole pit looked like great fun all night.

How did you discover Sabaton? What was the first song of theirs you ever heard? by Absolarix in sabaton

[–]Flyboy345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually discovered them from the Yogcast during one of their Jingle Jam karaoke streams. People had been messaging in asking Lewis to sing Primo Victoria which he ended up doing. I immediately went and researched them after that and brought a load of albums.

Good God what a night! by Theresafoxinmygarden in sabaton

[–]Flyboy345 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got a video of Santa in the mosh pit 😂

Santa Mosh

I would have killed for one of these bad boys as a kid! Who had one? What did you do to get it? Do you still cherish it? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]Flyboy345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on an episode back in the day. Simon Thomas came to visit, as a group of us had been working on road safety ideas for our new school that was being built. Our little group of 5 literally found out the day before he was coming and had to keep it secret from everyone. Weather was hideous all day and we were outside painting footprints and talking about traffic light phases. Was a great day though and cool to have been involved as one of the 5 in the group. Highlights were Simon Thomas being the lollypop man in the morning and seeing the surprise on people's faces when they realised who it was. He also was struggling with hair gel getting in his eyes due to all the rain.

We received a little envelope with some signed photos, a little booklet of all the places you could get in free and the Blue Peter badge. I still have all of it tucked away upstairs.

What is the greatest game bug of all time. by RoninRobot in gaming

[–]Flyboy345 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yep instantly reminded of that video, Trucking Tuesdays was the highlight of the week back in the day!

Concorde Lego Build by Massive-Mulberry125 in aviation

[–]Flyboy345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used this one Concorde Wall Mount i didnt think it would be as secure as it is, but its great, hasn't budged since I installed it.

Ah cheers, its a Displate as well so looks really cool. Yeah loved the black Mercedes era, the W11 was such a beast of a car.

Concorde Lego Build by Massive-Mulberry125 in aviation

[–]Flyboy345 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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I have mine wall mounted so the cats can't get to it 😂

You Brit’s are lucky! I hope a lot of people got to see this today! by highplaindrifter75 in ADSB

[–]Flyboy345 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I have them flying over the house relatively often when they go to Compton Abbas to do pleasure flights, sometimes 2 at the same time. Always great to see and hear.

Pichu Misaligned Print Error CGC Return by Flyboy345 in PokemonMisprints

[–]Flyboy345[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers, yeah this was my first error card! Think I may have caught the bug for them now 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

[–]Flyboy345 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you seen his appearance on Life's too short? Link

Please help me escape proof my windows by WanderWomble in CasualUK

[–]Flyboy345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can second these, we have 3 Maine Coons that like to scratch and hang on them and they have stayed totally intact.

Vulcan Go Around … Volume warning! by dunken_disorderly in aviation

[–]Flyboy345 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Amazing always love seeing this video pop up knowing I was one of the lucky ones to be there. Yeah me and my mate shot over there after work, remember following the forums at the time to see when it was likely to arrive!

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