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gedsjeep

30/5/2020 at 2:16am
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although to be fair, some people deserve all they get.

like this genius...

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30/5/2020 at 9:28am
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Wow, that's really doing it in style. I've seen a couple of light aircraft round here recently, though I doubt if they were going to the beach.

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30/5/2020 at 10:35am
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We often see light aircraft around here as there are several operational GA airfields in the area. We are under the Stansted flight path too but only for landings and we have seen very few commercial aircraft compared to normal times.

That pilot who landed at RAF Valley should have the book thrown at him. Not only did he break the Covid regulations, but he made an unauthorised non-emergency landing on a closed runway upon which work was being carried out. He therefore possibly endangered those who may have been working on that runway at the time. If it was up to me he would lose his licence.

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i wouldnt have let him leave.

lawn rover in front and behind and you can stay till tomorrow when the boss gets in.

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30/5/2020 at 11:19am
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It's interesting to look at this area on Google maps and you can see the outlines of numerous WW2 RAF stations. One of them (formally RAF Longside) is now used for private flying. I imagine that most of the light aircraft I see are based there. If anyone should want to fly in, landing fees are £5 for a two seater. Fuel can be arranged. The main RAF base was at Dyce and is now Aberdeen airport. We still see helicopters going to and from the oil rigs, but not as many as pre-lockdown.

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Colin21

30/5/2020 at 11:56am
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Likewise around this area Capt. The biggest of course was RAF Stansted, (now London Stansted Airport) once used by the USAF for B52 bombers, which is why it has one of the longest runways in Europe. You can land virtually anything there. It also has a big security force presence, which is why any aircraft with potential terrorist activity onboard get diverted there. RAF North Weald is still active for private flying and houses an RAF museum. It is also used by the Air-Ambulance and I think the police helicopters use it now too.

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30/5/2020 at 8:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 29/5/2020
Slightly different tack but it highlights the anomalies in the system.
I have been contacted by the hospital to tell me that they are resuming Cataract surgery and I am one of the next in line,I must self isolate for 14 days(not to leave my property or meet anyone other than my wife), I must, 4 days before the surgery,attend a drive through Covid testing bay and when the results are known,if negative,then my operation will be performed.
All very thorough but the system falls down as I have to use public transport to get the 20 miles to the hospital.Our local taxi co's are ferrying people to and from the doctors and hospitals,who knows what they may be infected with,it would take 3 bus journeys or a train a taxi and a bus to get there as I have no other person who drives.
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Why not ask for a Hospital Car Service driver to take you?
That is certainly what happens around here.

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The Hospital car service in Somerset is suspended during the pandemic, even if it weren't I wouldn't qualify as a cataract op in't considered to be an emergency and patients are expected to find their own way there.
Another problem is I live in Somerset and the hospital is in Dorset, Somerset hospital car service wouldn't take me anyway.
I'm not worried about myself I am concerned that by using public transport could I come into contact with the virus and then take it into what is a Covid free area.
I'm not allowed ,at this point in time, to stay o/night and even if I were there are no hotels open for business.
At the moment I am waiting for the result of my HBA1C diabetes check, if it is raised they won't operate anyway,it's a matter of waiting and cross each bridge as I come to it.
Th only reason I posted on this thread is because I have access to a motorhome and I could drive and stay overnight but I expect that would go down like a lead balloon with the locals!
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31/5/2020 at 8:08am
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Quote: Originally posted by Ernie DB on 30/5/2020
At a press conference, held in his employer's back garden, the pilot revealed that he had been suffering from Covid-19 and had flown over Beaumaris Castle to check his eyesight, prior to a long-haul flight the following day. During this manouevre he had felt slightly unwell and had landed at RAF Valley to sit out in the fresh air whilst he recovered.

According to his employer the pilot has done nothing wrong and no disciplinary action has or should be taken.

He should have gone for a medical first before deciding to fly. He was totally irresponsible and should have his pilot's licence suspended. What if he ha dblacke dout and crashing into housing?

ficklejade

31/5/2020 at 10:21am
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Quote: Originally posted by LlaniDavis on 30/5/2020

Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 29/5/2020
Slightly different tack but it highlights the anomalies in the system.
I have been contacted by the hospital to tell me that they are resuming Cataract surgery and I am one of the next in line,I must self isolate for 14 days(not to leave my property or meet anyone other than my wife), I must, 4 days before the surgery,attend a drive through Covid testing bay and when the results are known,if negative,then my operation will be performed.
All very thorough but the system falls down as I have to use public transport to get the 20 miles to the hospital.Our local taxi co's are ferrying people to and from the doctors and hospitals,who knows what they may be infected with,it would take 3 bus journeys or a train a taxi and a bus to get there as I have no other person who drives.
saxo1

Why not ask for a Hospital Car Service driver to take you?
That is certainly what happens around here.

I have sympathies for Saxo. My hospital contacted me a couple of days ago regarding long-awaited MRI scan and other tests. I have to go to Glasgow though and by public transport. (Taxi, if available, Oban to Glasgow one is a minimum of £200.) The lifeline ferry service doesn't fit the lifeline train time (we're still on 5 miles max so no need) and the trip plus tests can't be done in a day and there's nowhere open to stay overnight! So, although the hospital want to do the tests, I cannot go. Frustrating and scary.

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