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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2014, 07:54
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

Wrong on all counts! What you have always refused...

Wrong on all counts! What you have always refused to acknowledge is that the picture you paint of Trident flight is completely unrecognisable to many of us.

Early Trident operations probably...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2013, 17:22
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

This is complete nonsense - but what would I know...

This is complete nonsense - but what would I know - I only had ten years on Tridents. It was normally P3's job to write down clearances and select frequencies and squawks. Certainly the handling...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2013, 19:12
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

Yes there was - even in not-so-decent weather....

Yes there was - even in not-so-decent weather. Can't remember the F/O limits for weather but it was important for first officers to gain experience in taking over close to decision height -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2013, 18:10
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

Actively involved in the industrial atmosphere of...

Actively involved in the industrial atmosphere of the time so can do without your condescension.
This bitterness which has seared your soul has exposed you to numerous criticisms on other forums...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2013, 14:00
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

Readers of Blind Pew's regular diatribes on BEA...

Readers of Blind Pew's regular diatribes on BEA should know that his views on his brief exposure to the airline bear little resemblance to anything I came across in thirty years' experience and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2013, 09:55
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

You may be right - it was indeed a long time ago....

You may be right - it was indeed a long time ago. What I do remember at base training was that the Trident could make an auto go around from that DH without the wheels touching the ground.

Shuttle...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 20:17
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

75m RVR and 14' DH for Cat III The 75m RVR...

75m RVR and 14' DH for Cat III

The 75m RVR was not an aircraft limitation but dictated by the Fire Service at LHR as they could not guarantee finding an aircraft in less.

The Trident also...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 15:05
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

Sorry to see that this thread is deteriorating...

Sorry to see that this thread is deteriorating into the old BOAC versus BEA debate which some of us tried to leave behind in the 70s.
There was a significant difference in the training philosophy of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2012, 08:23
Replies: 213
Views: 118,058
Posted By scotbill

The fact that droop and flap had separate...

The fact that droop and flap had separate selectors moving in the same quadrant was undoubtedly a factor in the PI accident.
One of the more ludicrous "safety" features of the design was that they...
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