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KTM 950 Supermoto
Read more: KTM 950 SupermotoPaid the deposit yesterday on my KTM upgrade: a 950 Supermoto, to be collected Friday 🙂 As it’s a London commuter, second hand, two years old. Looks pristine though. I’m having heated grips, hand guards, sliders front and…
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RAF Sek Kong
Read more: RAF Sek KongMy first Big Adventure was travelling to Hong Kong for a month as an RAF cadet: oddly enough, I now have an industrial placement student who is from Hong Kong.
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Google Analytics
Read more: Google AnalyticsTake a look at Google Analytics. Yet again, Google pull it off. What a great tool. Now I wonder who my reader in Manchester is. Why not announce yourself?
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Next time I have a month…
Read more: Next time I have a month…I intend to ride the Route Napoleon, then explore the south of France and into the Alps. Coming with me?
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One for Mum
Read more: One for MumIt’s an old adventure now, but I did love working in North Norway as JEngO 41(F) Squadron, which operated Jaguars in the tactical recce and close air support roles. Fortunately, the Russians weren’t coming after all.
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Jump 25: cracked 20 minutes of freefall
Read more: Jump 25: cracked 20 minutes of freefallDive exit, mantis turns and a good circuit to land: perfect. Clouds beautiful on the way past. Fixed landing accuraccy by flying a smaller pattern: 800ft, 500ft, 300ft instead of 1000,500,250.
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Something to ban before ketchup sachets.
Read more: Something to ban before ketchup sachets.As everyone knows, ketchup sachets are wrong; indeed sachets of anything are wrong. A friend commented: When I’m Prime Minister, the first thing I’m banning is ketchup sachets. I have rediscovered something even more banworthy: “resurfacing” the road…
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Lunch with Beth by K1200S
Read more: Lunch with Beth by K1200SWith the wind rising and a number of tandem students waiting, I came off the manifest and took Beth out for lunch by K1200S. We went to a charming pub near Woodborough. I forget the name, but the…
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At last: a skydive
Read more: At last: a skydiveLovely scattered cumulus today – about 3/8 – looks beautiful from above and beside 😀 Exit at 10,000 feet in a front loop, held for 5 sec. Emerged on my back, watching plane fly off (it’s still surprisingly…