Colin Jacobs

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@skytv - you allow one of your “experts” to vanish 1/2 way though a text exchange about my contract - absolutely disgusting customer service, you should be ashamed or re-train your staff

@NewForestRamble I hope this aircraft was reported to the CAA, R44 helicopters are not (usually)instrumented for flight in those weather conditions.

A helicopter made an emergency landing in the snow yesterday at Stoney Cross (Bournemouth Echo photo). 1/2

@Fedex__Uk why do you tell lies? I waited all day after email and txt saying my package would arrive today only to get another email saying I couldn’t take delivery… your driver never showed, disgusting so called service

@JonHuntTV @JonHuntTV i heard from a usually reliable source that the Ritchie Estates are divesting themselves of Compton Abbas airfield. As you did a widely watched interview with the main man i wondered if you could obtain an accurate update for public consumption?

@bookingcom hi all, I got this quote from your website last night….. there must be an error in you currency conversion surely? Looking at Singapore

@GaryLineker @alanshearer @MicahRichards Many players “dream” of playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona; likely both will be in the top 3 of the Spanish league for the next 20 years. How can such dominance (in any league) by two teams be good for football and exciting for most fans?

I'm off to see @alanshearer and @MicahRichards next week to record a few bits. Amongst which, we’d like to answer some of your questions. Anything you want to ask us? Just reply to this with your question and we will do our best to answer as many as we can..

@AntonyRowntree After a visit to the de Havilland museum and sitting in the cockpit of the prototype I purchased the same kit. Yours looks beautiful, what did you use to get that lustre on the exhausts?

So far this is a Dream of a kit. The canopy when painted doesn’t even need to be glued on, it clicks into place and I was expecting a Nightmare with the Cowlings but they just slot in and held on by magnets and clips.

@Halfords_uk tried for a bit of tech help today, person online didn’t know the difference between volts and watts, store people couldn’t answer either - where to go for help?

@WW2Airfields @SaveOldSarum I learned to fly there just over a decade ago, afraid I don’t recognise the buildings nor the types of tree, probably a different topsoil so unlikely to be Old Sarum

Lysander. Possibly taken at Old Sarum airfield. Someone at @SaveOldSarum might be able to confirm, deny. Photo credit Etienne du Plessis

@Airfix when are we going to get a 1:24 biplane? A Bristol Fighter would be an excellent addition to your range

@VodafoneUK I cannot get to my voicemail business calls - am in Dubai but on calling option 2 does not work returns to menu - pls help

@clark_aviation obscure aviation question - do you know why the RAF kept the heavies in brown/green but almost all other aircraft went to grey/green in later WW2? #RAF

@CcibChris What is the small open flap on the side of the fuselage?

My old aircraft tensioning on the waist catapult 45 years ago. Phantom FGR.2, 892 Sqn, Royal Navy, HMS Ark Royal

@BlickyIan What’s the little open flap on the side?

Someone will know but I think the hook weighed a ton .....😃 we used to leave it down after landing I always assumed so it didn’t fall on anyone’s head - 74 Tiger 🐅 Squadron no longer exist - there Moto - I fear no man- or I fear Norman rather amusingly

@SpitfireFilly do you know why late WW2 RAF single and twin engined aircraft were grey/green yet the 4 engined bombers remained brown/green?

@SilenceInPolish @curatorian Me too ☹️

@curatorian Yup - first encountered it when it was being poured, warm, into my ear.

Reminded that for some years (decades?) after the Second World War, British people wanting olive oil were more likely to go to a chemist's shop than a grocer's.🫒

@BaguetteWeapons My grandmother doped the fabric on aircraft wings. So wish I could have asked her for more details

Do you guys know what your grandparents did during WW2 or even WW1 ? I am also curious if they fought or just took part during an other war

@paulspr33277629 @clark_aviation Totally agree, today the Italians and Koreans were different class. We can only live on hype for the Reds for so long 😔

@clark_aviation @rafredarrows I went to riat today and a personal comparison of the red arrows ,frecce tricalori and the golden eagles. If you're reduced to 7 aircraft you're already at a disadvantage. Flying aircraft that are beyond their sell by date and are probably having to be nursed .

I'm now drawing a line under my 'controversial' Tweet on the @rafredarrows and their equipment. Thanks to those who contributed, excluding those who used offensive language against me! Seems some people are not up for healthy debate. Here are the 'reds' in their glory days!😎👍

@warbird_nerd Shouldn’t there be some bleeding with the invasion stripes as they were mostly put on with emulsion brushes?

Invasion stripes done and squadron code masks off, tiny bit of bleed in a few places that’ll need sorted but I’m happy with that 👍🏻