Will He Make It?

 

1. Unfortunately it will be dark here when he lands, otherwise I could look out of my window and watch him come in!

   Posted by LyndonB       02/11/2006  at  09:08 AM  



2. You might get to see him anyway, LyndonB. Steve picked up a strong tailwind over the Atlantic. Landing has been moved up to 5:00pm (GMT). Keep your eyes peeled.

   Posted by The Skipper       02/11/2006  at  10:18 AM  



3. A strong tailwind, is it?

   That’s just Fatboy, or maybe the Screeming Meemie, facing west.

   

   Posted by Tannenberg       02/11/2006  at  10:41 AM  



4. Skipper I like the way you use GMT, unlike the website where they quote “UTC” a sop to the french for “Universal Time Constant” or some such nonsense. They have never been happy with the meridian at Greenwich. No doubt if Old Boney had won at Waterloo the line of meridian would have been fixed at Paris!

   Anyway I will keep an eye open. I might even have a wander up the road but I expect there will be quite a crowd by the time he gets there.

   Posted by LyndonB       02/11/2006  at  10:45 AM  



5. I like the use of the term GMT myself.  WWV says “CUT” (coordinated universal time) in its time signals these days, and I never did like that.

   Cat, you’re not too far from Fort Collins and WWV, are you?

   Posted by Tannenberg       02/11/2006  at  11:09 AM  



6. Update II: Generator problem at the last minute. Steve declares MAYDAY. Plane diverted to Bournemouth. Steve safely on the ground at 5:12pm (GMT). Congatulations!

   Posted by The Skipper       02/11/2006  at  12:17 PM  



7. good job i dident drive to kent then,

   Posted by bulldog       02/11/2006  at  12:53 PM  



8. would have to have gone through central london, to get to kent, and wots happning under nelson today, loads of fuckers on about some stupid cartoons,

   Posted by bulldog       02/11/2006  at  01:19 PM  



9. could have been worse, if he had come down the south coast he could have been shot at by all those crazy kids with bb guns that mr christian is allways on about

   Posted by bulldog       02/11/2006  at  03:11 PM  



10. A brief tribute to the BMEWS FlyBoys:

    Into the air, junior birdmen
    Into the air, boy scouts too;
    Into the air, junior birdmen
    With your shiny wings of tin;
    You too can be a junior birdman
    If you send your boxtops in!

    Posted by Oink       02/12/2006  at  07:48 AM  



11. oink, you put a bid in yet? for his breitling watch,steves one,on ebay, branson gets them free anyway, ill just stick with my old john harrison, no swiss crap here

    Posted by bulldog       02/12/2006  at  03:32 PM  

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