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Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2020, 15:25
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

The 'sports afternoon' went in the early sixties...

The 'sports afternoon' went in the early sixties with the establishment of the 5 day week.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th May 2020, 08:48
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

I haven't seen a helicopter's ASI with that range...

I haven't seen a helicopter's ASI with that range of speed markings for nearly fifty years.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2020, 08:11
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

I the dying days of Confrontation in Borneo in...

I the dying days of Confrontation in Borneo in 1966 the powers that be changed the Navy Wessex Bario detachment over with the RAF detachment at Sepulot. I has spent two months at Tawau and was in...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2020, 11:43
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

An SS11 sight? It's shaped like a mast for...

An SS11 sight? It's shaped like a mast for aiming at ships.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2013, 18:13
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

There you are; buy your own. Get hold of a...

There you are; buy your own. Get hold of a couple of engines and a coupling gearbox and you're on your way.

XT469 WESSEX HU.5 HELICOPTER | eBay...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2013, 17:55
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

I'm surprised the POs hadn't flogged it.

I'm surprised the POs hadn't flogged it.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2013, 19:12
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Correct. They immediately went on the market. ...

Correct. They immediately went on the market. No takers though.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2013, 09:33
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Dunno what the wheelguards are for. ...

Dunno what the wheelguards are for.
Anti-collision lights?
The tank underneath looks like a foam cylinder for the fire fighters. I did a similar thing at Farnborough in 1972 where if an aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2012, 18:06
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

My knuckles used to get damaged in the Teeside...

My knuckles used to get damaged in the Teeside Flying Club as well.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2012, 09:37
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

On a Puma you would have 140 degrees of bank...

On a Puma you would have 140 degrees of bank looking up at the Wessex you had just bounced below you.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2012, 08:59
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Bedford; 24th Aug 1972.

Bedford; 24th Aug 1972.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2012, 17:50
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

sycamore. How many engines did the one you...

sycamore.

How many engines did the one you let me loose in have?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2012, 20:16
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

According to UK Serial Resource Centre XT670 is...

According to UK Serial Resource Centre XT670 is in the Hermeskell Museum, Germany.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2011, 17:05
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Chris Powell. When Bcal was bought out by...

Chris Powell.

When Bcal was bought out by Bristow he went over the other side and flew the S76 line. He was only on it for a couple of yeras before the Big C got him and I lost trace.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2011, 12:18
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Silver Jubilee I took the CAS, CinC Air...

Silver Jubilee

I took the CAS, CinC Air Support Command, AOC 38 Grp plus their hangers on to HMS Vernon for the Navy day. I was shut down on the Vernon helipad and after the show was over the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2011, 10:54
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Nowadays you would need a degree in something or...

Nowadays you would need a degree in something or other to join as a pilot.

The standard of 'O' levels in those days is the standard that degrees have dropped to now.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2011, 13:09
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Show up quite well on Google Earth. The five...

Show up quite well on Google Earth. The five hulks beside a hanger and the two gate guardians. One to the Northwest of the red roofed buildings and the other to the South near a DC3 beside the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2011, 18:27
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Nice one, BastOn.

Nice one, BastOn.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2011, 17:09
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

How did you manage to miss an island that big?

How did you manage to miss an island that big?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2011, 13:31
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

The last car I dropped some years ago was from...

The last car I dropped some years ago was from 1,000 ft. There was then time to do a tight orbit so everybody could see it going down. What was really impressive was the massive shock wave that...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2011, 14:39
Replies: 610
Views: 378,853
Posted By Fareastdriver

Every time i carried a car underslung it would...

Every time i carried a car underslung it would spear into the middle of an airfield in front of a crowd.
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