[Genghis the Engineer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england ... -to-france

I approve!

Anybody else ever done something similar?

G

[Pete L]

https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=105925

[Iceman]

See here.

Iceman

[Katamarino]

Closest I've done was delivering Bacon Butties from Bourne to the tower staff at Duxford!

[Rob P]

I've done the bacon butty run too

Rob P

[dont overfill]

I wonder how they got rid of the pong? I doubt Fabreze would do the trick.

[AfricanEagle]

Often done the fresh Mozzarella pick up and delivery flight

[tomshep]

Not personally but my Mother, on her retirement day, flew from Stansted to Billund and back in order to arrive at work on time with fresh Danish pastries.

[Bobcro]

What a complete and utter misuse of energy. Publicity seeking Faz Ahmed should have agreed to make a donation to a worthwhile local charity rather than honour a dubious commitment. Whilst he has gained publicity I don't think that headlines such as 'Jet setting Curry Mogul' does our industry much good.

[Dave W]

The initiative came from the expats in France led by James33 from these forums, not the Portsmouth restaurant. James has a been a good friend and host to many on here.

Why do you think it does the industry no good, Bob? I think this fun event does the industry no harm at all, and actually I think it was a light-hearted way of raising the profile of GA in a positive manner - as well as teaching les grenouilles the advantages of a decent curry!

[Bobcro]

The initiative came from the expats in France led by James33 from these forums, not the Portsmouth restaurant. James has a been a good friend and host to many on here.

Why do you think it does the industry no good, Bob? I think this fun event does the industry no harm at all, and actually I think it was a light-hearted way of raising the profile of GA in a positive manner - as well as teaching les grenouilles the advantages of a decent curry!

I am sure that James is a good host to many but surely a better way to raise the profile of GA would have been to donate the value of the AVTUR they could have saved by not flying 30 curries to a charity that use aircraft in relief or charity work.

[Dave W]

Certainly an alternative would have been to do that but in reality the trigger for this was apparently a conversation in Bordeaux about inability to get good curries in France, and it grew from there.

The starting point wasn't "What to do for charity?", it was ""We want curry".

What's wrong with that?

[felixflyer]

My old local curry house had a newspaper article on the wall about similar.

Apparently a famous golfer who lives nearby and was a regular, flew a load of curries over to Canada in his jet.

[Flyingfemme]

A few years ago I was unlucky enough to be stuck in Goose Bay over New Year - usual winter weather stuff. Being frequent visitors we (my Beloved and myself) were invited to a New Year party held by one of the local "great and good". The food was unlike anything I have ever seen in those environs, so I asked where they shopped.........."we sent the jet"

[gfry]

I have delivered sheep from the Isle of Man to Kirkbride. Lobster from the Isle of Man to Newtonards and Walney Island.