New Flight Leader Appointed for Leicester Flight
After being consulted by the Wingco I am very pleased to announce the appointment of John Biggles to the position of Flight Leader for the Leicester Flight.
John is an enthusiastic member who regularly supports our Wings of Glory displays at shows, and is a stalwart of the annual Doncaster event.
Hasten then to the mess, to buy our newly-minted Flight Leader a drink to celebrate. If you can't recognise him, he is the one on the left below.
Congrats John
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Congratulations John, best of luck with your new 'command'
Congrats Bigglesand a Royalist great stuff i approve
Congratulations John ... Another well-deserved promotion in just as many months. Especially glad to see this as it was you who got me into the game after all at Hammerhead 2015 and Hammerhead 2016 was a good laugh too
Congratulation Sir, well deserved. I'll sink a few in the Mess tonight (pints that is). Salute, Salute, Salute!
And a finer flight leader you could not ask for. Well done John. See you in the mess.
See you on the Dark Side......
Congratulations, I take it you'll be fitting blue and white flight leader's pennants to your kite?
Congrats John.
Congratulations John, thanks for all your efforts at the table at shows and in OTT - it's been a pleasure gaming with you
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
congratulations on the promotion
A prefect choice and a well deserved nomination. A men of honour and humor
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
Thanks everyone.
I've stuck a crate of Port behind the bar for you all, (and a full barrel of Gin for the WingCo)
I'll have to get cracking with the rest of the missions now
This might be useful, John:
EDIT: OK, so my geography for England is rubbish. I got confused, cause John lives in Derby?
Last edited by OldGuy59; 06-02-2016 at 08:31.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Many congratulations, John!
Well done John , Might want to think about a change of uniform though. You will never get that flag and drum in the cockpit.Originally Posted by Guntruck
After being consulted by the Wingco I am very pleased to announce the appointment of John Biggles to the position of Flight Leader for the Leicester Flight.
John is an enthusiastic member who regularly supports our Wings of Glory displays at shows, and is a stalwart of the annual Doncaster event.
Hasten then to the mess, to buy our newly-minted Flight Leader a drink to celebrate. If you can't recognise him, he is the one on the left below.
Congrats John
Oh and thanks for the drinks
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Pity I never put a bet on him being Leicester Flight Leader at the beginning of the season.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Well done, John.
Congratulations.
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
Nice one John, well deserved. Does this mean your pink plane flying daughters are getting promoted as well? I only ask as that would be scary, lol
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
congratulations John!
Mike John will need a new banner saying Leicester or even better Leicestershire Flight Leader as Derbyshire is a different county altogether. Though they do neighbour one another I will grant you that.
Keep this handy though as I now reckon the appointment of a Derbyshire Flight Leader is actually not far away: The person I reckon is in mind (and I totally support if I am correct) is steadily returning to health.
Just out of interest ... How many Members do we have in Leicestershire? Though you only have two more years tops of me always being in Loughborough (urban myth - I am just there most of the time!) if anybody wants to challenge me to a game
Congratulations John!
Thoroughly well deserved!
I'll happily partake of the Port (but with a sneaky Brandy or two on the side!)
Last edited by Flying Helmut; 06-02-2016 at 02:15.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
A fine reward for your efforts at shows etc.
Congratulations John
About 240,000 now they have won the PremiershipMike John will need a new banner saying Leicester or even better Leicestershire Flight Leader as Derbyshire is a different county altogether. Though they do neighbour one another I will grant you that.
Keep this handy though as I now reckon the appointment of a Derbyshire Flight Leader is actually not far away: The person I reckon is in mind (and I totally support if I am correct) is steadily returning to health.
Just out of interest ... How many Members do we have in Leicestershire? Though you only have two more years tops of me always being in Loughborough (urban myth - I am just there most of the time!) if anybody wants to challenge me to a game
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Google Earth led me astray. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I looked for where John lived, and the above map said Derby was in Derbyshire. So, I gapped the Leicesterchire FL thing, and went with Derbyshire. The small red arrows are indicating the county border.
So. Does John live in Derby, Derbyshire, and leads the Leicestershire Flight anyway?
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
People can get very touchy in the East Midlands when it comes to county borders and where you hail from Mike.
And don't start on who makes the best Pork Pies in the country.
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Paul,People can get very touchy in the East Midlands when it comes to county borders and where you hail from Mike.
And don't start on who makes the best Pork Pies in the country.
People everywhere can get touchy about all sorts of things. Where you live, and who people think you are, can get pretty messy. Most Canadians don't like to be identified as Americans when they travel the world, as it happens.
In that regard:
I apologize profusely for any embarrassment or confusion I may have caused. It was completely unintentional, and a result of exceedingly poor knowledge of English geography.
Perhaps, if I actually make it to England for Doncaster, I should have a chauffeur, to make sure I actually get from the airport to the venue? Still working on the finances for that, BTW, so not a sure thing, yet.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Only pulling your leg me Duck,
Maybe the Wingco can commandeer a jeep for the Week end
and before you ask....
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-32780916
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
We did that one about two months ago - see post 102 in the promotions board thread
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Congratulations from a former member of Fairfax Brigade, ECWS = long time ago. Well you need both sides to have fun!! Lots of good memories
Wow ... Just as well I have two years and counting to challenge them all (he wrote after returning from Loughborough via East Midlands Airport!) Had to break journey today to call in at the Aviation Emporium where my 1/400 scale Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200F diecast model landed today. It isn't the exact one I jump-seated on for a day whilst at SFO but a fantastic reminder ...About 240,000 now they have won the Premiership
I will vouch for the fact that though the county borders between Derby and Castle Donington are quite confusing - for starters so many people think that EMA is in Leicestershire yet it isn't and has a DE (Derby) Postcode. Yet due north of Castle Donington which is to the north of EMA there is a sign on Cavendish Bridge which says WELCOME TO NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE! Due direct east of there is Ratcliffe Power Station where one can find the border of this no-man's land with Nottinghamshire.
The sign which will always make me laugh is the one which has been on the A453 just outside East Midlands Airport as one heads towards the M1 ... Welcome to Leicestershire: Tenez a gauche / Fahren am Links. This sign was first installed in 1985 and has been replaced twice since.
For True Territorialism though: Try telling a person from Walsall that they are from Birmingham ...
Thanks for that. Missed this one as I was abroad plane spotting ... So there is a Derbyshire Flight Leader then?
Cannot seem to find Promotions Board so will take your word for it. Well done to whoever scored that one anyway
Last edited by Tonx; 06-02-2016 at 10:19. Reason: Promotions Board?
Click on promotions board thread - It's linked !
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
BINGO ... Found it. Well that came as a total surprize: My only guess is that the person I thought would have occupied that slot must have declined the offer.
Last edited by Tonx; 06-02-2016 at 11:43. Reason: Jeremy Corbyn for PM next ... WHEN I AM GONE!
Click on the red bit and it will take you there.We did that one about two months ago - see post 102 in the promotions board thread
See you on the Dark Side......
Flash means click on the words 'promotion board thread' in his post #30 above, which will take you to the thread. Third page, second post.
Edit: Quick on the draw there Neil
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Thank you for those pointers. Still gobsmacked though!
May I now bring us back to John and the celebration of his achievement - It is after all his thread and Derbyshire is off-piste as discussed before.
Last edited by Tonx; 06-02-2016 at 11:57. Reason: Rephrase!
Why cheers pardner.....I'll stand you a shot of rye.
See you on the Dark Side......
[/QUOTE] For True Territorialism though: Try telling a person from Walsall that they are from Birmingham ...[/QUOTE]
Been there done that :P
Hi All,
with reference to the Derbyshire/ Leicestershire border.
I live in Leicestershire, as indeed does EMA!
As Leicester is over 20 miles away, and Derby only 10, we are in the Derby postal district.
Just across the Trent (county border) is Long Eaton, post code Nottingham, but actually in Derbyshire.
as a note of interest, Buckingham, county town of Buckinghamshire, has a Milton Keynes post code
This is England, nothing is simple or straight forward!!!!!
For True Territorialism though: Try telling a person from Walsall that they are from Birmingham ...[/QUOTE]
Been there done that :P[/QUOTE]
Glad you are still with us to tell the taleOn our side of Walsall when I lived there (Mellish Road going towards Aldridge) nobody seemed to be all that bothered. However in the opposite direction towards Wedgebury and Wolverhampton ... You were best not even mentioning the B Word!
Congratulations John on your promotion. Keep it the great work.
You think that is bad, John. My brother lives in Rutland but his post town is Stamford in Lincolnshire and his postcode is Peterborough, which is in Cambridgeshire.
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