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Category Archives: Humour

Fly me into the hedge please!

The joyful moment when a student finally ‘gets it’ is one of the most rewarding aspects of being an instructor.

Posted byDan Roach25th August 20245th October 2025Posted inAutobiography, Flying, HumourTags:Attitude Airsports, Aviation, BMAA, Flight Instructor, Flying, Humour, Landing, Learning to Fly, Microlights, Pilot, Student Pilot, UltralightsLeave a comment on Fly me into the hedge please!

A flaming good feeling!

Science is nothing without experiments!

Posted byDan Roach24th November 20235th October 2025Posted inHumour, Motivational, Physics, Science, UniversityTags:Experimental, Humour, Inspirational, Laboratory, Milton Keynes, Motivational, Open University, Physics, Physics World, Science, Summer School, UniversityLeave a comment on A flaming good feeling!

Garden Rocketry (no not salad, actual rockets)

Who doesn’t want to launch rockets from their back garden?

Posted byDan Roach15th November 202324th November 2023Posted inHumour, Physics, Rocketry, Science, SpaceTags:Chemistry, Physics, Rocketry, Science, Space, Summer, SunLeave a comment on Garden Rocketry (no not salad, actual rockets)

Flying is Cool

Flying is cool. I know this as a 13 year old and 10 year old told me yesterday!

Posted byDan Roach10th September 202324th September 2023Posted inFlying, Humour, MotivationalTags:AttitudeAirsports, Aviation, Flying, Humour, Manchester, Microlights, Nynja, Pilot, UltralightsLeave a comment on Flying is Cool

The Write Stuff

Despite my “stellar” grades in GCSE English from all those years ago, I somehow ended up at science journalism summer school…

Posted byDan Roach8th July 202326th July 2023Posted inHumour, Motivational, Reviews, Science, University, WritingTags:ABSW, ABSWSS23, author, Journalism, KCL, Open University, Science Writing, WritingLeave a comment on The Write Stuff

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Incoming comet post! Finally had some clear skies this evening and I got to play with my Seestar properly. Not done any post processing/playing around with these yet, just straight off the scope. I'm super super happy! 🔭

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