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Offline EHM-1883 Matt

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« on: June 24, 2006, 09:44:56 pm »
Had to be made sooner or later;D

Anybody going? I'm going, it's 30 mins down the street from here!

I was thinking of something we can do after, If we're not all tired!

A new Monorail has been built between Birmingham Airport and the Train station which is next to the NEC. We could go to the train station (don't worry, I can show the way) and take the monorail across to the Airport. there, we can go to the spotter area, and watch some planes, and they have aviation tests, and all that stuff. I beat a pilot on the aviation test once!
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« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2006, 10:08:50 pm »
ok im confused, do you mean the IFC????

I will go to that one......unfortunatly alot of driving for me, 3 hours or so, god dam my legs will be sore after that lol, hmm and will cost me alot on petrol

+ im too lazy to drive up there and back again in one day lol

I think i will book myself into a hotel for that night!
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« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2006, 10:25:47 pm »
Lol, wish I could go. Airline tickets to England are a bit expensive!!
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« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2006, 10:33:33 pm »
There will be a lot of talk about this soon I am sure, once all of the details have been confirmed.

It looks like a few people will be looking for accomodation for the night so I am sure we will try and get a group deal somewhere from one of the Hotels close to the NEC/Airport.
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« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2006, 11:58:44 pm »
Ok, here is a Birmingham Geography lesson:

There are the following buildings everyone gets mixed up with:

Symphony Hall (concert hall)
NEC (National Exhibition Center (holding Flight sim conv.))
IFC (convention center (business)
NIA (national Indoor Arena)
Birmingham Airport (airport (duh))
Hippodrome (drama hall)

They are all part of a big group in Birmingham. They are all kind of close, but the NEC is massive, and all the big events are held there like crufts, the worlds biggest dog show. IFC mainly is for business


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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2006, 06:19:23 am »
Cheapest way to get there...walk....

Man, i wish that i could go!
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2006, 02:41:48 pm »
Matt & Conrad,

You're both talking about the same thing ;D

The IFC (International Flightsim Convention) is taking place this year at the NEC (National Exhibition Centre)...

I certainly plan to be there, just depends on work...
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2006, 04:22:12 pm »
Anybody lives near London ? I would need a lift maybe ... I am planning to go there, but I do not think I can get a low-cost ticket direct to Birmingham, and I do not want to risk the transfer to another plane. ;)
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2006, 04:53:21 pm »
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Matt & Conrad,

You're both talking about the same thing ;D

The IFC (International Flightsim Convention) is taking place this year at the NEC (National Exhibition Centre)...

I certainly plan to be there, just depends on work...


That is very funny, because there is a building called the IFC! It's next to Symphony Hall, and Adrian Boult hall! I just got a big confused.
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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2006, 10:48:48 am »
I can only hope, that you Matt should know it better, as a local hero. ;D Although the event logo contains NEC, so I guess it may still be held there ;)
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« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2006, 11:18:45 am »
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Anybody lives near London ? I would need a lift maybe ... I am planning to go there, but I do not think I can get a low-cost ticket direct to Birmingham, and I do not want to risk the transfer to another plane. ;)


You could get the train. Or use the national express bus routes (if they have any).
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« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2006, 05:08:54 pm »
Train would be easiest, as Virgin does routes from London to Birmingham
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« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2006, 06:21:11 pm »
Hey Robert,

After our conversation last night, I found you can Fly EasyJet to Bristol from Budapest which is a lot closer to Birmingham than Luton or Gatwick. I still think the Jet2 flights to Manchester are your best option as it is only 45 minutes - 1 hour depending on traffic from the NEC. You also have MALEV (or if you really want to spend some money BA) to EGLL which also cuts about an hour off the travelling time to Birmingham over Luton, Stanstead or Gatwick.

And my offer still stands ;)
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« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2006, 07:34:25 pm »
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« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2006, 08:11:41 pm »
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Hey Robert,

After our conversation last night, I found you can Fly EasyJet to Bristol from Budapest which is a lot closer to Birmingham than Luton or Gatwick. I still think the Jet2 flights to Manchester are your best option as it is only 45 minutes - 1 hour depending on traffic from the NEC. You also have MALEV (or if you really want to spend some money BA) to EGLL which also cuts about an hour off the travelling time to Birmingham over Luton, Stanstead or Gatwick.

And my offer still stands ;)


Ah yes, Manchester. Thats a good option.

What about a meet up at BHX, but in december it would be cold!
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« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2006, 08:26:52 pm »
Sorry guys, Robert was looking for a direct flight to EGBB but there aren't any that we can find, if anybody knows of a company that flies LHBP to EGBB then please let us know.
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« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2006, 09:42:26 pm »
You could rent a car, and drive down to NEC, or get a coach or something, or even get a plane.
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« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2006, 10:17:10 pm »
renting a car would be expensive, however if anyone is going to fly into London (Pref Heathrow or Gatwick)  or  Bristol, i would be willing to collect them ;)
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« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2006, 06:49:02 pm »
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Train would be easiest, as Virgin does routes from London to Birmingham

As a London resident, I wouldn't recommend a London "newb" attempt the trans-London transfer that's involved. Heck, I'm using the train and not looking forward to it at all... S London to Euston/Marylebone is a pig of a journey.
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« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2006, 06:54:20 pm »
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Sorry guys, Robert was looking for a direct flight to EGBB but there aren't any that we can find, if anybody knows of a company that flies LHBP to EGBB then please let us know.

Phil,

Trick is to think "outside the box"... ;D

http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Budapest/Birmingham/

Seems that Lufthansa, Swiss, Air France and BMI fly EGBB/LHBP, so it's a fair bet they fly the return leg too... ;)

EDIT: Little digging suggests you'll have to put up with a change of airplane: BMI, Lufthansa and Swiss are all via Frankfurt (EDDF). Air France go via Charles de Gaulle (LFPG).
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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2006, 06:56:59 pm »
And last post for now, has anyone else gone to the NEC Group website and noticed that the IFC isn't listed at all?

http://www.necgroup.co.uk/
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« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2006, 07:09:31 pm »
Well, if we get there and find it is not on, George Michael seems to be there during that weekend... ;)
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« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2006, 07:12:50 pm »
...and there's a model railway exhibition too !! Anyone ever tried gluing wings onto a model train? We could invade their exhibition if ours isn't running ;D;D;D
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« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2006, 07:14:33 pm »
The NEC is a very busy place. The IFC might be something extremely little for them, so they just haven't put it up, but the group that run the NEC have always been well organized everytime I've done something with them.
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« Reply #24 on: June 27, 2006, 07:19:52 pm »
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...and there's a model railway exhibition too !! Anyone ever tried gluing wings onto a model train? We could invade their exhibition if ours isn't running ;D;D;D


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