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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Aug 2014, 20:23
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

Qonewheelfinals, Well, you DID say it ;)

Qonewheelfinals,

Well, you DID say it ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2014, 08:54
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

Isn't that exactly what this was? One hand...

Isn't that exactly what this was? One hand remaining; control column or throttles?


And also at a bottleneck with no redundancy. Yes, there WAS a second pilot but he wasn't used.


I was...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2014, 09:20
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

BARKINGMAD, Agree with most of your comment, esp...

BARKINGMAD, Agree with most of your comment, esp re psych monitoring (tricky one) and rudder and stick ability (bit more realism from training departments).
Re 'nothing to see': I believe that I...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2014, 21:43
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

tocamak, You're kidding me! These youngsters...

tocamak,
You're kidding me! These youngsters nowadays; they don't know how lucky they are! ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Aug 2014, 18:05
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

Over 40yo it's every 6 months. Over 50yo the ECG...

Over 40yo it's every 6 months. Over 50yo the ECG is also every 6 months.

The nurses once complained that my pulse was too slow and said the lady AME could be concerned that I'd briefly lose...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 22:04
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

I don't think the firm landing matters that much....

I don't think the firm landing matters that much. I can certainly say that I'm no 'Ace' and have done a 2.1g touchdown. At the time, we discussed it and did not consider it a heavy landing so did...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 11:59
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

goudie, Just one small difference: Like our...

goudie,
Just one small difference: Like our one-eyed co-pilot, ACM Walker wasn't flying a civil aircraft with paying passengers on board.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 09:53
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

"You have control!" As shouted very loudly...

"You have control!"

As shouted very loudly by a colleague whose seat unlatched and slid back on rotate (if that's not exaggerating the process of getting a Varsity airborne ;) )
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 09:21
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

The FO does not follow through on the controls;...

The FO does not follow through on the controls; he monitors the operation.
A training captain or, indeed, a line captain, if he wishes, may follow through.
I did not follow through with my FOs...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 08:35
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

My point precisely.

My point precisely.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 08:33
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

goudie, We had an ex-Javelin Argosy co-pilot...

goudie,

We had an ex-Javelin Argosy co-pilot with an eye missing but it was understood that, following that posting, he wouldn't be going flying again.
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2014, 07:36
Replies: 274
Views: 154,375
Posted By Basil

From the BBC: Para 3: "a gust affecting the...

From the BBC:

Para 3: "a gust affecting the aircraft" could happen to any of us BUT, if he'd had a hand on the throttles he could have adjusted power.

Sorry, but I do not wish to be flown by...
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