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Hello everyone, don't panic, the aeroplane is on the ground!!

The photograph was taken on a very hot August day a few years ago when Gary, David, Tony and myself visited Air Atlantique's facility at Coventry Airport in the West Midlands. The aircraft is a Douglas DC-6, registration G-SIXC, and can still be seen flying today!

I think this picture amply illustrates my interest in aviation, anyway, more of that later.

Before we go any further, here's a bit about me.

I was born in 1960 and still live in Stockport, a town in North West England, with my parents, Margaret & Ronald. I went to Cheadle Heath Primary and Dialstone School's, followed by Stockport College where I took and passed an OND in Management & Business Studies. 

In 1978, I joined Lloyds Bank Ltd, now Lloyds TSB Bank PLC , and over the years have worked at a number of their branches and departments around the north west of England. At the moment though, I'm based at City Road East in the centre of Manchester.

I mentioned earlier my interest in aviation, well with Manchester Airport a mere stones throw away, and with aircraft passing over the house at regular intervals on their way in and out of the airport, an interest in aircraft was inevitable.

I can't remember how old I was when my parents bought me my first air band radio, but, ever since I've been hooked! When I first started out I collected registrations, but, when I was 21, my parents gave me a Nikon SLR camera, which I still use to do this day. From then on, I have concentrated on taking photo's of aircraft, mostly of large jets and at Manchester, but, I have been to other airports, my favourite being Frankfurt in Germany. 

I'm a member of The Aviation Society or TAS for short, who arrange trips all over the world.

In 1989, I took and passed my RAE, Radio Amateur's Examination and was issued with G7IOR a Class "B" callsign. On passing my Morse code test in 1990, my class "A" callsign G0RXA was attained.

I'm the current Chairman of Stockport Radio Society and am a member of the Barpackers contest group. This photo shows me, along with Gary and Tony, operating in one of the first 2 metre backpackers contests. Note the headgear, this was obtained from Berlin, now, there's another story!

I used to play football, mostly 5 a side, but, my days of running around a football pitch are long gone. Now, I like to play more sedate sports like Snooker and Crown Green bowling. More recently, on a holiday in Salou, I purchased a sports kite, and now I like to spend a few hours wrestling with the kite on a beach or hill top.