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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Feb 2016, 19:47

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Did my training at Prestwick, the training Empire...

Did my training at Prestwick, the training Empire had cobbled up a 3-leg "cross country" around the Islands to give INS navigation practice to those unfamiliar with the system. One day a Cessna...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Feb 2016, 05:17

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TrailBoss. Quite agree, in fact the last words...

TrailBoss. Quite agree, in fact the last words on the CVR were the F/Eng's saying "No, no, look at the centre " meaning look at the standby A/H. And one has to wonder what the F/O was doing...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Feb 2016, 20:13

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Aer Lingus later leased a 747 with the original...

Aer Lingus later leased a 747 with the original P&W - 3 (?) engines to BOAC for awhile.

The registration, call sign, was PZ, Papa Zulu.

The BOAC crews used to refer to this a/c as Paddy Zulu,...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Feb 2016, 02:57

Replies: 77

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Pre 747, i.e. 707 days .... landing in Manilla...

Pre 747, i.e. 707 days .... landing in Manilla one night ( having diverted from Hong Kong ) the Captains window fogged up on descent and hadn't cleared by the time we were about to start the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Feb 2016, 08:19

Replies: 77

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Totally agree. Best seat in the House. Recall...

Totally agree. Best seat in the House. Recall landing at Philadelphia one day with considerable crosswind and conflicting wind readouts at touchdown, midfield and roll-out. An American Airlines...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Feb 2016, 04:13

Replies: 77

if you like the 747 ...

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My wife and I have a special place in our life...

My wife and I have a special place in our life for the Boeing 747.

In Command of a 747-300 from Los Angeles to Tokyo, I finished my Welcome Aboard speech with a comment that if it is your birthday...

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