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Henry's Landing Strip & Hangar

HenryXSenior Contributor11 Oct 2021, 11:46 pm AEDT

Henry's Landing Strip & Hangar

Hello to All Members

This is just a place where people can catch up with Henry and others,

ask or answer questions

have a 'chat and coffee',

an imaginary 'joy flight',

just 'hanging out in the hangar'

{cleaning, polishing and mechanical assistance always appreciated},

to talk about any subject that complies with guidelines, available here > Guidelines & Info <,

or whatever else we might consider appropriate and possible.

Everyone is Welcome.

With My Very Best Wishes

@HenryX

The following details are just for interest. Though I was not able to complete flying training, the most exhilarating experience I ever had, on my own, was my first solo training flight in a Cessna 172

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

warplane.com

I remember watching these beautiful planes {in other livery, paint and identification} landing on the Brisbane River when I was a boy. They looked like huge Pelicans as they glided down onto the river.

The story of World War II's PBY Flying Boat

navytimes.com

There was also a Catalina Flying Boat base

at Matilda Bay near the University of WA on the Swan River near Perth

Brief story at the following website

https://www.backyardbattlefields.com/us-navy-catalina-base-matilda-bay-perth/

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Unknown userMember06 Nov 2021, 1:27 am AEDT

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Sorry that you also lost your mum. I'm glad that you were able to spend time with her beforehand.
I too still remember things, like today, I had a cry. My daughter doesn't know what to say, but I often have thoughts about regrets and good things about her. Unfortunately I wasn't able to be with her in her last months, long story and I find it difficult to accept that. The guilt becomes overwhelming, but I can't change the past. She's at peace with my dad now and I believe they are happy and no longer suffering.
I hope you are able to work through the grief as easily as possible @HenryX

Above my town. 😊

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HenryXSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 2:12 am AEDT

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Hello @Mumi ,

Thank you for your note and for including me this evening, in your conversation, by the wishes that you expressed to me and by tag, with my forum address.

I am conscious that tellling our own stories can sometimes give rise to thinking of comparisons between one another's experiences. However, when we talk with each other, those comparisons between the similarities and differences of one person's experience and that of another tend to dissolve. It is through this 'discussion' that we get to know and understand each other on the forum.

Often times, I believe, that we really have to process our own feelings. I think that I understand that your "daughter doesn't know what to say". It is almost impossible, for even those closest to us, to understand our distress about events in which they may not have been actively involved. They, particularly our children, have not experienced the events that we remember and the experiences that we have had. However, despite all our attempts to protect our children and others near and dear to us, they probably have experienced feelings of sadness, concern, anxiety, even love and all the other feelings that we can talk about with them. We can connect with others through that common langauage of feelings and sensations. To a large degree that is the language by which we connect with each other on forums, such as this site. We may even connect with each other through experiences and events that we have had, that are very similar. But often our children, even as adults, have not had many of the experiences that we have had. Hence their difficulty in understanding our, often, very strong feelings and the reasons for them. We may even hope that the need for our children to experience and understand those feelings may be delayed in their lives for as long as possible.

A lovely example of the situation, where people grow in their knowledge of each other, is the conversation that you had this evening with @Anastasia , and @Emelia8 , and now with me. It is through those similar or common experiences, thoughts and feelings by which we connect and often understand each other in this environment, where all we have are our written words.

With My Very Best Wishes @Mumi ,

@HenryX

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HenryXSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 2:47 am AEDT

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* @Former-Member Here is a little information about the plane in your photograph.

Best Wishes

@HenryX

Flight Design CT

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RoleManufacturerDesignerFirst flightIntroductionStatusProducedNumber builtVariants


Microlight/Ultralight
Flight Design
Matthias Betsch
March 1996
1997
In production
1997–present
900+
Flight Design MC

The Flight Design CT series is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat, ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design (Flightdesign Vertrieb) of Germany. The family includes the original CT and the CT2K, CTSW, CTLS and the MC models.[1]

The maiden flight of the original CT model was performed in March 1996, quantity production of the type commenced during the following year at Flight Design's facility in Ukraine. Since its introduction, numerous variants of the CT series have been introduced, a total of 400 aircraft were reportedly in use worldwide by 2005

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 3:20 am AEDT

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Hello dear @HenryX

It's good to "see" you. Thank you for your messages.

Your appointment with the counsellor today sounds like it was possibly good timing with the loss of your dear friend and for you to "report" that you are pleased with your progress to date is truly wonderful Henry!

I am sorry for the loss of your Mum, I can imagine right now it may feel very raw having just lost your friend? I'm fortunate to have both my parents so can't personally relate bit am led to believe that you learn to live without them rather than "get over it" so to speak. It's lovely you had those ten years, I'm sorry that the years prior sound like they weren't without some trauma. Forgive me if I have misunderstood please.

I hope you are able to have a sound nights sleep tonight Henry and the writing has helped remember your dear friend also by sharing some find memories.

Take care friend 🤗

Hugs to you @Former-Member and @Emelia8 too 💞

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 9:14 am AEDT

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Thanks for thinking of me @Former-Member

Hearing you about the difficulty of switching off from adult kids.

@Emelia8 Good to see you and @Anastasia chatting.

@Shaz51

@HenryX

Just letting you know I am still here but needing to have a low profile.

It feels a little surreal to see the pics of planes with what is going on for me at the moment, but brought a smile of distraction and better times.

I agree going to a funeral can bring up a range of more reflective feelings. A lot depends on how close we were to the person who passed. Going to other funerals helped me with the grief of my siblings. Mostly doing music and gardening. I like a lot of quite music too Schubert, Bach and folk.

Hope you are all doing alright.

Apple

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 9:21 am AEDT

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@Appleblossom 🙏👂

You are always in my thoughts. I understand the low profile. Just look after your precious self, the rest will follow.

Hoping for a shift x

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 10:28 pm AEDT

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Hello @HenryX

I notice your absence. I am wondering if you're ok? I hope so, your presence is a present here. Take care dear Henry 🙏🎁

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HenryXSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 10:36 pm AEDT

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Hello @Anastasia and @Former-Member , @Emelia8 , @Appleblossom , @Shaz51

and other visitors to the "Hangar"

@Anastasia , You have understood my situation correctly, in what you have said, as alluded to in my recent posts as well as others. Thank you for the perception you have shown with respect to my 'story'.

As I imagine that it is for many others, the loss of parents is often followed by a feeling, as you have been

"...........led to believe, that you learn to live without them rather than "get over it" so to speak".

As I indicated yesterday, in my note to @Emelia8 , @Former-Member , and you@Anastasia , rather than thinking that,

"I should not dwell on the loss of the special people from my life, reflection on which, as a result, may cause me discomfort and distress".

Rather, I believe, it is better to consider and respond in the opposite way, for the reasons expressed in my comment in an earlier post,

"However, when reflecting on the losses described by others, the idea that is brought to (my) mind is that it is worthwhile to sometimes reflect on and share those reflections, thoughts and feelings again, with others whom we have come to know, especially in the environment and context (such as is) offered by this website and forum. The feelings of distress and melancholy are felt far more widely, I believe, than is evident from the self-disclosures by you, me and others of such feelings, even on this website".

It is my understanding that @Emelia8 , seemed to take this more positive approach recently, in sharing her family experiences, anecdotes and connection to flying and aircraft, with which others and I had the opportunity to relate and enjoy. In this way, I do not believe that our better and more pleasant memories should be tucked away in the recesses of our mind, but acknowledged as real, present to us and a source of enjoyment and pleasure which we can also share, in accordance with our own wishes, with others.

Obviously there are some experiences and memories with which we may wish to be less in touch and emotionally connected. So we may treat them and divulge them with more discretion, possibly even in a therapeutic environment. You have correctly seen this situation in what I have written, @Anastasia . So, having understood the situation, even if it might ever have been needed, definitely no apology required.

Having been away from home a lot during the last few days, I have some catching up on messages and my responses.

With My Best Wishes to All

@HenryX

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AnastasiaSenior Contributor06 Nov 2021, 10:41 pm AEDT

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@HenryX 🙏

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AppleblossomSenior Contributor07 Nov 2021, 10:38 am AEDT

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Thank you @Anastasia

Dear @HenryX

Your explanatory posts offer so much wisdom.

Dealing with grief is a complex experience. From dealing with deep pain and sense of loss and longing to lighter feelings and remembering good times. My grief story is heavy and can be triggering. It has taken quite a few retellings to lighten the load at all and be able to walk forward without feeling I have dishonoured, or disowned the experience, or been dissociated. We each have our unique grief path .... I can respect it is not easy for anyone.

Choosing to share about something with pleasant, learning and fun associations has been a way many of us do to develop stronger sense of memories and experiences and anticipation of beter times to come. I tried to do that in my way when I first came on the forum, even if it is my random sharing of news articles which trigger different responses in different people. By the time I joined the forum I had enough space between me and those experiences so that moving forward was important.

Sadly the lack of adequate therapuetic environments, and my lack of ability to prevent the past from spilling into my children's life has meant we are in another crisis atm. It may be a crisis that lasts a long time. Thanks for including and tagging me.

Mostly atm I see the local birds like maggies soar here and there.

Igor Pose

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