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So, i think this'd be a good way for us all to get to know eachother


I'll go first, so you dont have to

My name is Rob. My hobbies, apart from fish, include slot racing, 1/10 scale model racing, and flying.
 
The first two i can do at home quite easily, or go to the local racecourse, but with flying it's a different matter. I fly from stapleford aerodrome in essex, in a cessna 152, equipped with a lycoming O-235 engine and enough navigation equipment to allow me to learn. The planes are owned by stapleford flight centre.
 
Flight, for me, is fantastic, it's a once-weekly opportunity to leave my worries, stresses and cares 2,200 feet below me and do something that i truly enjoy. I'm at the stage of being able to fly solo, which is, frankly, awesome. Nobody in the plane, just you and a tin bird. It's suprising how much less stressful it is without an instructor, aye, they're there for a reason, but you constantly feel like you arent doing enough, but on your own, you go through the checks and you know that you're doing enough.
 
As far as 1/10 scale goes, i'm taking a break, it's winter and slick tyres dont do well on ice. but i own two cars, each capable of keeping up roughly 60mph over a 30 minute period, which isnt bad considering the motors are brushed, inefficient, and the batteries are 4300 NiMh's

i could go on forever, but i wont

So, what's your hobby? c:
 
hey,
sounds like a great hobby, mine is motorcycling ive a GSXR1000k8 and a CBR600fn Stay in Edinburgh,Scotland so I have to wait until summer where luckily we have great roads with hardly any speed cameras pmsl
 
BrianMcC said:
hey,
sounds like a great hobby, mine is motorcycling ive a GSXR1000k8 and a CBR600fn Stay in Edinburgh,Scotland so I have to wait until summer where luckily we have great roads with hardly any speed cameras pmsl
i love bikes tbh, sound much better than cars, look much better and, they're just fab

my uncle has a yamaha tdm850
 
My hobby is having 4 kids.......
 
Out of work, i have a lot of exotic pets so counting them as a hobby is out of the question lol..

I do cactus gardening and landscaping, collecting joker cards from different decks (do know i am afraid of clowns) and spend weekends alone on my almost private beach resort :D
 
first in line is my 2 daughters :)
Then i love to gym .... slightly into the bodybuilding side but not trying to be massive more fitness model size really. i go about 4-5 times a week and try to eat the right things and have put on about 2 stone in a couple of years.
my other hobby is my motorbikes currently own two , an old Honda VFR400 NC30 and a CBR1000rr6 (VFR400 in avatar pic)
 
Stimo said:
first in line is my 2 daughters
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Then i love to gym .... slightly into the bodybuilding side but not trying to be massive more fitness model size really. i go about 4-5 times a week and try to eat the right things and have put on about 2 stone in a couple of years.
my other hobby is my motorbikes currently own two , an old Honda VFR400 NC30 and a CBR1000rr6 (VFR400 in avatar pic)
sounds pretty neat tbh c':
 
Very nice to know each others!
Besides fish keeeping, which is pretty new, I also enjoy the art of Bonsai, electronics (I build guitar effects pedals and boutique guitar cables), painting, drawing, woodworking, biking when the weather permits, etc etc etc.
I would really love to learn piloting a plane.
 :)
 
Blubble37 said:
 
I would really love to learn piloting a plane.
 
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if you can drive, flying will be easy
 
When I was working a contract at a major flight simulator company, I got the opportunity to fly one of their machines, usually it's a 2000$ per hour course that they sell to Airlines..
 
I flew for 30 minutes, during which I got the opportunity to take-off, land, 4 times..
Was fun and I managed to get us killed only once!
 
l_l_l said:
 
 


I would really love to learn piloting a plane.
 
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if you can drive, flying will be easy
 
When I was working a contract at a major flight simulator company, I got the opportunity to fly one of their machines, usually it's a 2000$ per hour course that they sell to Airlines..
 
I flew for 30 minutes, during which I got the opportunity to take-off, land, 4 times..
Was fun and I managed to get us killed only once!
 


 
aye, but i do the real man's stuff ;D

 
 
I collect "Mathmos" Lava Lamps, here,s a few of 'em...
 
                                  
 
 
 
and I have a go at restoring older vintage models...
 
 
 
*pete* said:
I collect "Mathmos" Lava Lamps, here,s a few of 'em...
 
                                  
 
 
 
and I have a go at restoring older vintage models...
 
 
different :)
i've never heard of anyone collecting these. i remember my GF sister having one but that was a while back now.
when did they first one come out then?
 
Stimo said:
 
I collect "Mathmos" Lava Lamps, here,s a few of 'em...
 
                                  
 
 
 
and I have a go at restoring older vintage models...
 
 
different
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i've never heard of anyone collecting these. i remember my GF sister having one but that was a while back now.
when did they first one come out then?
 
That's what most people say or go boss eyed on me 
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They first came out in 1963 and where originally known as "Astro Lamps". They had a big revival in the 90s.
 
I've been fascinated by them since I was a kid and have owned one for years but only started collecting when I picked up an old cloudy grimy one in a charity store five years ago and decided to have ago at restoring it.
 
There are a lot of Mathmos collectors out there... they can be very addictive ! 
 
i want one, a lot xD but i blow my money on other things before i get to save it :c
 

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