ASTRA283.WORDPRESS.COM LIFE EXPERIENCES -BRYAN H0GG BEM

  • Human Population Increase Today there is so much talk and concern that we the Humans are Destroying the Planet Earth due to our activities. However, we should remember that our Planet has been here for at least 4 billion years and has survived every adverse occurrence since its creation. The question should be ‘Will the

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  • The Steam Locomotive and Train When I was a young boy around the age of 10, I have been fascinated by Steam Locomotives and still am at 82. Image: Ben Brooksbank One of the first recognised  successful Steam Locomotive was invented in England by George Stevenson called the ‘Rocket’.  Locomotives are also referred to as ‘Engines’

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  • Teaching and Training There is famous saying ‘Those Who Can’t Do, Teach’ emanating from the George Bernard Shaw’ 1905 stage play ‘Man and Superman’ is a complete fallacy and a great disservice to many of us who are Teaching and Training Professionals as well as, in my case, an ‘Aircraft and Avionic Engineering’ and ‘Information

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  • The Computer Situation in 1988. When you consider the name ‘Multimedia’ is common place today and most people have an understanding what it means, combining text, graphics, animation, video and audio and virtual reality to produce a visual and audio presentation on computers, mobiles, laptops and pads. In August 1988,  35 years ago, when I

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  • My passion for Technical Training started whilst in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Singapore RAF Seletar between 1966 to 1969. Since then I have been involved in RAF Training Design, Instruction and the Management of an RAF Training School as the Officer In Charge. I Created of a company in 1988 to 2021, Designing

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  • This is the story of my life in the British Military, The Royal Air Force (RAF) from joining in 1961 to leaving in1986. Originally I volunteered to join the RAF for 5 years but I ended up serving 25 Years. RAF Attestation The Attestation Service is the “swearing in” of a person into the Great

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  • My Cars 1958 to 2022

    This is the story of the cars that have been part of my life which shows the design technology change over the past 64 years and the types of car I have been fortunate enough to have had the pleasure of driving, in order, from a young teenager to a senior citizen. Austin A35 1956 

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