Greeting Fellow Adventurers!
Do you ever look up when you see one of those little light aircraft fly overhead and wonder where they’re going and what adventures they’re having?
Ratplane Adventures maybe?

”Those magnificent men in their flying machines.
They go up, tiddly, up, up.
They go down, tiddly, down, down.
They enchant all the ladies and steal the scenes
With their up, tiddly, up, up
And their down, tiddly, down, down.
Up! Down! Flying around.
Looping the loop and defying the ground.
They’re all, frightfully keen
Those magnificent men in their flying machines.
They can fly upside down with their feet in the air.
They don’t think of danger. They really don’t care.
Newton would think he had made a mistake.
To see those young men and the chances they take.
Those magnificent men in their flying machines.
They go up, tiddly, up, up.
They go down, tiddly, down, down.
They enchant all the ladies and steal the scenes
With their up, tiddly, up, up
And their down, tiddly, down, down.
Up! Down! Flying around.
Looping the loop and defying the ground.
They’re all, frightfully keen
Those magnificent men in their flying machines
Those magnificent men in their flying machines.
They go up, tiddly, up, up.
They go down, tiddly, down, down.
Those magnificent men, those magnificent men, those magnificent men and their fly–ing Ma–chines!”
Farewell my Friends!
I like it. That’s catchy. Tiddly up, tiddly down!
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lol! Thanks Tyson – pinched from the old classic British film!
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Very nice, but why isn’t it a photo of me flying a light aircraft? I did that in Wales too…
Still, great ‘wordy’ Wednesday. π
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LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! The simple answer is – because I don’t HAVE any pictures of you flying in Wales – or anywhere else that’s usable π I’m more than happy to come and take some though!
(and yeah ok – a bit wordy! :-D)
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Well you were there at Caernarfon… use a zoom lens next time π
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I would if I had it – YOU had my camera if you recall!!! π
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Oh yes, that’s true. I needed it to photography Harlech Castle, didn’t I? Fair enough, I hadn’t thought of that… π
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π Yes you did, and left me that that awful little compact with a focus so slow I could have drawn a picture of you more quickly!
They were VERY good pictures of Harlech however! XXX
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A worthy photographic sacrifice on your part then. π
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Very much so! π
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When I saw the photo for the post my gifs thought wondered if this connected to Alli flying it…
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Sadly not… π
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π¦ Well the next time you do some more circuits – I’ll come and take some pictures!
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there is plenty of time to get some…
π
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No I’m afraid not – sadly I don’t have any pictures of Alli flying. I had once taken a load of pictures of her flying circuits (taking off and landing) but alas I can’t find them anywhere. I lost a CF card a while back and I’m pretty certain they must have been on it.
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well there is plenty of time ahead to get some – all in due time eh?
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Indeed! π
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PS I have lost some photos over the years too – and sniff – it hurts but then we must just go on he?
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True – it’s not great to loose them and I generally keep everything, even the crap ones.
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I got on a kick a while ago where I was deleting aggressively – but then got rid of some that I really liked – I even have a mistakes folder now – with weird lines or colors –
anyhow, I decided that I will do the five year rule – which worked getting rid of my children’s school stuff.
At the time they create something = whether art – a poem or some history essay – I would want to save it all. felt precious – and give it a bunch of years and I knew exactly the few to keep and the ones that were not needed.
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and so with digital photos I will wait five years before I ax a bunch – at least that is the plan right now.
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I like the words you grabbed from the British film….
And I like how you captured the planes letters so clearly and that hazy sky adds much to the effect.
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I am starting the show called Mr Selfridge (materpiece theater- PBS) takes place in early 1900s and last episode, Mr Selfridge hired a pilot who daringly flew a small plane from France to London – and your post is in sync with that vibe. When flight stirred up awe and still a time when when “newton would think he had made a mistake”- well it still stirs awe – but now men and women tackle
That daring flight (like your other half π )
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It’s a great old film – even the bit were Terry Thomas is on the top of the train and there’s a French nuclear power station in the background.
I’m glad you liked the photo – I did edit it a bit to make the red stand out, but I was happy with it.
Mr Selfridge is a great series – we watched all of them. Jeremy Piven played him brilliantly.
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I have really gotten into the series and Jeremy Piven really does act well.
I also had no idea that “the customer is always right” comes from this store and those days of creating the shopping experience. so good
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There’s a lot of good history in it – Mr S was indeed a very clever man.
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I also did a little reading to see what was fact vs fiction – but just enjoying a slow watch to chip away at the series
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Really nice pic and words! My stepdad is a small plane pilot. He flew a β36 (I think) Piper for awhile which didnβt go more that about 60 mph. He has a Cessna now, and when I was at university in the States, my folks would fly into a local small airport and Iβd go meet them (free breakfast!). They now live on an air park where there is a private airstrip, the roads are wide enough for a small taxiiing plane (that always have right of way), and everyoneβs garages are hangars. Of course this is in the States where there is plenty of s p a c e for this sort of thing β ha!
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VERY COOL! I love the concept of those air parks with hanger attached to the house rather than a garage.
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