Archive for November, 2011

Free exclusive download of ‘Diana’

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Diana cover art

A brand new recording of my lomographically inclined number, Diana, is now available to likees of the moogieman facebook page. If you want to get hold of the track all you have to do is ‘like’ the page and you’ll be sent a link to the song’s bandcamp page and a code to enter. If you’re already a likee you’ll be sent the info in the next few days. (more…)

Alderney adventure: taking off in a Trislander

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

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One of the more memorable experiences of my recent trip to Alderney was flying there on the 18-seater, three propeller-engined Trislander. The 18 seats include those of the pilot and co-pilot and we all boarded separately through car-type doors along the fuselage.

There’s no aisle so we sat two abreast, right next to the whirring wing-mounted propellers. The Trislander, manufactured by Britten-Norman, is an elongated version of their Islander aircraft. In order to keep the pitch (more…)