Re: Shorts S.25 Sunderland / Sandringham : Kiwi Aircraft Images Update

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From: RT
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"Phillip Treweek" <treweek@cs.waikato.ac.nz> wrote in message
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> In article <9u49pi$ctl$1@spider.cqu.edu.au>, "RT" <r.thomas@cqu.edu.au>
wrote:
> >
> > Did the run (passenger) from Rose Bay to Lord Howe Is. in one - think it
> > might have been EBX but would have to check my old photos.
> > The "regulars" were easily spotted, settling down immediately to games
of
> > cards (downstairs).
> > Made the mistake of doing the return trip upstairs - which was the start
of
> > my industrial deafness :-)
> >
> > Other remembered points are the acceleration at the start of the t/o run
and
> > the size of the lagoon at LHI - there wasn't much of it that wasn't used
on
> > the t/o run...
>
> Hi,
>        over the past few years I've had a number of emails about the
> flying boats - which is one of the reasons I was happy to be able to post
> pictures of VH-BRC at long last.  Most of the comments about the boats
> seem to be of a favourable nature, which is odd given the comfort level.
> Is it nostalgia, or did people find an affinity with this mode of travel

I remember it as being quite comfortable - plenty of room.   Also the noise
level downstairs wasn't remarkable, there was nothing in the way of
turbulence and nothing to look at except water so nothing to interrupt the
card games :-)

Perhaps more similar to train travel than other flights!

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From: "RT" <r.thomas@cqu.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Shorts S.25 Sunderland / Sandringham :  Kiwi Aircraft Images Update
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