Recent content by Peter Barber

  1. Peter Barber

    Aviation Nostalgia Thread

    The good thing is that the airport is still there and exceeding predictions from all the nay sayers. It was interesting that Manchester only had 1miilon + passengers at that time.
  2. Peter Barber

    Aviation Nostalgia Thread

    I just watched the documentary which aired in 1968 about LBA (YEADON), which I have not seen since a kid. One thing is evident, that some things never change, small minded politicians, no forward thinking, proven that any airport in the Goole, Thorne, Doncaster area, regardless of runway length...
  3. Peter Barber

    Aviation Nostalgia Thread

    She also had an assistant called Amy, who did a parachute jump, and at the time was the eldest female to do a parachute jump in the UK. I believe that it was televised on YTV’s Calendar with Austin Mitchell. That was when the parachute club was based at LBA. They had a drop zone behind the...
  4. Peter Barber

    Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

    You ain’t use to speaking proper English like wot I do!
  5. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    Certainly was not Tosh, maybe the reference to T&A?
  6. Peter Barber

    Aviation Nostalgia Thread

    It was a Piper Navajo, and I think it operated the daily flights for ICI and the pilot had a heart attack, with the plane ending up in the crematorium. There was also an Aztec that crashed into the cemetery at the end of 15 (in those days) in thick fog. I believe that it was owned by Northair...
  7. Peter Barber

    Aer Lingus

    Whatever happened to freedom of speech? Probably why the country is going to the dogs!
  8. Peter Barber

    Random Stuff!

    Good and lucky win for Leeds United today, although I do kinda feel bad for Mr and Mrs Barnsley Holidays!
  9. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    Looks like LCC have taken a page out of Manchester United's book and are using the Fergie Time rule. If they cant find an excuse to stop the new terminal, they are going to delay it as long as possible to see if an excuse comes along. The quote fits perfectly, “Extra time played in a game...
  10. Peter Barber

    Air Traffic, ILS & Navigation Aids

    I remember in the early days when the airport used to shut down around 10pm, the ATC would sometimes sign off by saying “goodnight to all our listeners”. They were a class act. Also the 10pm close time gave my brother just enough time to get down to the New Inn for last orders.
  11. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    In the words of George Bernard Shaw's Maxims for Revolutionists. “He who can does; he who cannot, teaches.” Maybe these people should get real jobs?
  12. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    As a Canadian resident am I able to submit my support for the planning submission on the LCC website? I did try to register so that I could log in, but it asks for a UK postal which I do not have. I did enter my old postal code from Rawdon, but it then needs UK address. As an airport user who...
  13. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    I would be willing to sponsor a few of them for a trip to China for them to demonstrate. The good news is, they would only need a one way ticket.
  14. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    Now there is a cause for the tree huggers and environmentalists to get behind!
  15. Peter Barber

    Future Infrastructure Developments

    This is good news indeed. It looks like a lot of effort has been put in by the airport owners in constructing such an in depth proposal, that has cost them considerable time and money in putting this together, so my hat goes off to them and it shows that they are not afraid to invest. The...
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