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Steve Ford
Whilst being a "Brit"....I hope my flying to date will allow me in to "Pilots of America" as part of what the politicians call "A Special Transatlantic Relationship!"

I learnt to fly at Eagle Aviation in Long Beach, Ca and my miss-spent youth was flying and training for CFII MEII and Commercial in Texas, Fort Worth Meacham Field, Lubbock,Slaton and Bourland Field. C182/BE55 and BE58.

Back in the UK I flew for British Aerospace Corporate Jets (Hawker) as a demo pilot and spent a lot of the time with Bae Inc at Washington Dulles and Little Rock, (apparently because I could say Y`All and could eat extra hot chilli). Flew on the -800 and 1000 programmes.

ATPL both sides of the Atlantic and A & P again independently both sides of the pond, led to flying B737-400 and the DC.10-10 briefly, before 23 years with an airline with big red engines out of London. Fortunate to fly B747-100/200/400.... A320/A330/A340 and thanks to Mr. Airbus the A380.

Always kept GA flying going and continue to restore classics whenever I can, the latest being a PA28-140. Original Piper scheme of course.

So what do I do now I am supposed to be retired??.......... Fly, write, eat, sleep and repeat.

If you want to know more, a bio is available on 20Westbook.com

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Katamarino said:
As far as I'm concerned, the more Brits the better. Being a Brit myself, I may be biased.

Where do you fly out of?
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Now living in the Midlands and fly out of Coventry Airport (EGBE). Before that I was instructing at Goodwood (EGHR) .......You??????
 
WELCOME! Pull up a keyboard and help yourself to a cup of coffee (no tea, of course).

steve_ford_author said:
Whilst being a "Brit"....I hope my flying to date will allow me in to "Pilots of America" as part of what the politicians call "A Special Transatlantic Relationship!"
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Certainly! Of course, you realize you will have to denounce all loyalty to the Crown....
 
I was in Rugby last week for a few days…great part of the country your from…thanks for joining up. Welcome!
 
steve_ford_author said:
Whilst being a "Brit"....I hope my flying to date will allow me in to "Pilots of America" as part of what the politicians call "A Special Transatlantic Relationship!"

I learnt to fly at Eagle Aviation in Long Beach, Ca and my miss-spent youth was flying and training for CFII MEII and Commercial in Texas, Fort Worth Meacham Field, Lubbock,Slaton and Bourland Field. C182/BE55 and BE58.

Back in the UK I flew for British Aerospace Corporate Jets (Hawker) as a demo pilot and spent a lot of the time with Bae Inc at Washington Dulles and Little Rock, (apparently because I could say Y`All and could eat extra hot chilli). Flew on the -800 and 1000 programmes.

ATPL both sides of the Atlantic and A & P again independently both sides of the pond, led to flying B737-400 and the DC.10-10 briefly, before 23 years with an airline with big red engines out of London. Fortunate to fly B747-100/200/400.... A320/A330/A340 and thanks to Mr. Airbus the A380.

Always kept GA flying going and continue to restore classics whenever I can, the latest being a PA28-140. Original Piper scheme of course.

So what do I do now I am supposed to be retired??.......... Fly, write, eat, sleep and repeat.

If you want to know more, a bio is available on 20Westbook.com

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Beautiful Cherokee - excellent restoration of the original paint scheme. That's the way it should look!

When were you at Eagle Aviation LGB? I CFI'd at BelAir Aviation (the trailer and Quonset huts at the base of the control tower, where the Avitat building was built) in 1971-72.
 
midlifeflyer said:
Looking forward to threads discussing differences in flying here and in the UK.
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That's interesting you say that.....I think that is an excellent idea! There are a lot of significant differences and even for a Private Pilot, people are often surprised at how many differences there are. I will give it some thought and get something going.Thanks....
 
BillTIZ said:
Welcome, there are pilots here from all walks of life. We won't hold the "Brit" thing against you. :)
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The fact that we share the same humour both sides of the pond is a good thing! (But not the spelling :rolleyes:)

When the airline I flew for first operated into Boston's Logan, because our Flight Attendants wore red uniforms, the marketing people plastered billboards all over the city with pictures of them saying: "The Redcoats are a cumin !".

The good news is that we were greeted by hospitality and kindness...not by Muskets!
 
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Pilawt said:
Beautiful Cherokee - excellent restoration of the original paint scheme. That's the way it should look!

When were you at Eagle Aviation LGB? I CFI'd at BelAir Aviation (the trailer and Quonset huts at the base of the control tower, where the Avitat building was built) in 1971-72.
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1980.....Lived in a Winnebago on the driveway of our company Tech Rep who was overseeing the build/delivery of DC10-30`s at LGB.
 
steve_ford_author said:
Whilst being a "Brit"....I hope my flying to date will allow me in to "Pilots of America" as part of what the politicians call "A Special Transatlantic Relationship!"

I learnt to fly at Eagle Aviation in Long Beach, Ca and my miss-spent youth was flying and training for CFII MEII and Commercial in Texas, Fort Worth Meacham Field, Lubbock,Slaton and Bourland Field. C182/BE55 and BE58.

Back in the UK I flew for British Aerospace Corporate Jets (Hawker) as a demo pilot and spent a lot of the time with Bae Inc at Washington Dulles and Little Rock, (apparently because I could say Y`All and could eat extra hot chilli). Flew on the -800 and 1000 programmes.

ATPL both sides of the Atlantic and A & P again independently both sides of the pond, led to flying B737-400 and the DC.10-10 briefly, before 23 years with an airline with big red engines out of London. Fortunate to fly B747-100/200/400.... A320/A330/A340 and thanks to Mr. Airbus the A380.

Always kept GA flying going and continue to restore classics whenever I can, the latest being a PA28-140. Original Piper scheme of course.

So what do I do now I am supposed to be retired??.......... Fly, write, eat, sleep and repeat.

If you want to know more, a bio is available on 20Westbook.com

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Welcome to POA. Great looking bird!
 
Another Cherokee guy! That’s good regardless of where you’re from. Together maybe we can sway the distain back to 172s. ;)

Welcome Steve!
 
Welcome to POA. Very impressive bona fides. Look forward to your contributions.
 
Welcome. I'm glad I stumbled across this thread whilst perusing the forum home page.
 
Welcome to POA!

Beautiful Piper, I’ll message you the next time I’m in London.
 
steve_ford_author said:
The fact that we share the same humour both sides of the pond is a good thing! (But not the spelling :rolleyes:)

When the airline I flew for first operated into Boston's Logan, because our Flight Attendants wore red uniforms, the marketing people plastered billboards all over the city with pictures of them saying: "The Redcoats are a cumin !".

The good news is that we were greeted by hospitality and kindness...not by Muskets!
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At least one of my ancestors fought the British, but as was mentioned earlier, "water under the bridge." :)
 
Thanks did not know this existed…then again never looked. I spend a lot of time in England with family and but never attempt to fly there GA. I jokingly hold the distinction of being the first British Apache Pilot…just did it in the U.S. Army…and used the fact effectively when dealing with my British counterparts as a liaison officer.
Kent Wien said:
Only fair since I like to lurk over in the “Flyer” forum of the UK. Read the “I pulled CAPS today!” Post just now, in fact. Great forum.

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Love the Great Canadian Baking Show!
 
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