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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2014, 14:41
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Interesting Steve. We used IMC to practice full...

Interesting Steve.
We used IMC to practice full manual flying as in many countries in VMC IFR and VFR traffic are mixed especially in Switzerland and the States. The exception being if we managed to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2014, 07:32
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Manx the important problem of the droop is that...

Manx the important problem of the droop is that on a T1 at max landing weight the stall speed increased by 30 knots whilst take off flap of 10 degrees made an additional difference of 8 knots.
Add...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2014, 06:28
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Shaggy there are a few more stories like your...

Shaggy there are a few more stories like your mates...engines leaning forward to the FO...who had been ignored by the skipper...and said the counts waiting for you to call him sir.
My group in SR...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2014, 21:02
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

This one just missed it... But there were some...

This one just missed it...
But there were some of my vintage nearly as bad.
I was at a retirement do in Nice when I mentioned a name....reply was you mean "thrush".
Thought it was possibly because...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2014, 13:22
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Bcgallacher.... I have to be carefull how I...

Bcgallacher....
I have to be carefull how I reply to this as some think I condem the Trident guys as a matter of course.
Firstly the blokes who had huge egos wanted to go on the star fleet...in my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2014, 14:10
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Thanks for the explanation .Cantiflas...there was...

Thanks for the explanation .Cantiflas...there was always a theory about the offset nose gear and the ILS signals but as often there is always the bull**** factor to be taken into account.
During a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2014, 09:25
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

My apologies as I thought that you were a "bill"...

My apologies as I thought that you were a "bill" with a jock surname listed as a past master.

If you were indeed on the Trident in 1972 you would still know about my previous post.

Thank you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2014, 07:21
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Lord Mcnally's deformation bill has become law.

So let's ask Scotbill a question.
In july 1972 all Trident pilots received an amendment in their pigeon holes.
The individual pages were predated.
It contained a stall recovery procedure.

IMHO...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2013, 21:11
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Scotbill I suppose you have also forgotten the...

Scotbill I suppose you have also forgotten the unique system of bea hieroglyphics?
We had to write down the radio aid- followed by the colour - red or green - then annotate it when identified -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2013, 16:24
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Las1997 Rick Flavell... I vaguely remember...

Las1997
Rick Flavell...
I vaguely remember rick as being jus another Normal and nice bloke.
I asked two mates last night and they confirmed the above.
They thought he went onto the Tristar, a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2013, 06:21
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Glad I got made the point clear enough that it...

Glad I got made the point clear enough that it stuck in someone's memory.;)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Dec 2013, 16:19
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Yes mrsnuggles..we all had to write down cleared...

Yes mrsnuggles..we all had to write down cleared levels, frequencies,vor and beacons ...which side they were tuned and if they were identified...all three of us and all at the same time.
This...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Dec 2013, 03:45
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

The profile of the "knobs" on the ends of the...

The profile of the "knobs" on the ends of the droop and flap levers were always different.
Post accident they installed a speed dependant solenoid to stop premature droop retraction but if we hadn't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Dec 2013, 20:14
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Scrobarts... The only bit that he could add...

Scrobarts...
The only bit that he could add would be what his mates at the Guild had told him.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Dec 2013, 20:11
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Sorry got mixed up with my drinks regards John...

Sorry got mixed up with my drinks regards John Collins.
Jerry was a partly qualified second officer...one stripe only.
Simon I think was an acting first officer ...two stripes..but certainly not...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Dec 2013, 17:30
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Couldn't agree more especially the treatment of...

Couldn't agree more especially the treatment of Simon Ticehurst and Captain Rob Collins...
They even repositioned the jump seat to make Simon turn around to talk to Rob.
Hung them out to dry....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2013, 06:55
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Meikliour To quote from the report.

3.3.3 non - compliance with regulations on continuous listening to the appropriate radio frequency of ATC and non-performance of look-out duty from the cockpits of either aircraft...
3.2.10 is also...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2013, 19:06
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

As I said read the reports...properly...HER came...

As I said read the reports...properly...HER came directly form the BOAC fleet Manager.
Zagreb ...read report.
PWK ..reread experience of FO..and how the chop carried out...again discussed with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2013, 19:44
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Meiklour Re a read the report Re c like...

Meiklour
Re a read the report
Re c like aerlingus BEA had a large financial Holding in CY and flight ops imput.
Re D..info from ex boac flt mngr...anyway they fiddled the paperwork and endangered...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2013, 04:29
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

None are so blind as those who will no see? ...

None are so blind as those who will no see?

Scotbill do you put the horrendous accident rate down to Innovation or is it a figment of my imagination?

And what innovation?

The French beat us...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2013, 15:19
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Scotbill..The 8 airliner loses and 248 dead in my...

Scotbill..The 8 airliner loses and 248 dead in my six years is possibly reflected in my diatribe or would you consider this normal collateral damage in a happy ship?
Whilst we all have a selective...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2013, 12:59
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

hats

Chris you can always have a look at my blog..trustthepilot.blog.com
its free but the format means it's a*se about face.
As it happens the last finished post contains a reference to the destruction...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2013, 17:09
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

tribalism

enjoyed reading your post Chris and to some extents you have hit the nail on the head but the story is more complicated.
First I was due to start at Hamble in 1968 but the bean counters cancelled my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Nov 2013, 16:58
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Adverse yaw...if you had read my tome you will...

Adverse yaw...if you had read my tome you will see that I had more chop flights than anyone else on my course and if Duff Mitchell is to be believed more than anyone else in the history of Hamble.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Sep 2013, 13:14
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

The heathrow fly past...

The heathrow fly past...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2013, 18:19
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Been travelling which included taking Jerry...

Been travelling which included taking Jerry keighley's dad to lunch in Swalesdale where his family had built a house in the 30s. Bill had been shot down on a suicide mission in 1940 and spent the war...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2013, 18:58
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Title Trust me I'm the pilot

It is available in hardback and paperback thro Amazon UK and Com.
I wanted the electronic version free but the publishers refused and so it is at the minimum price they allowed.
It is my story - I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jul 2012, 13:54
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

I saw graffiti weeks b4 the accident on the...

I saw graffiti weeks b4 the accident on the inside of the lift in car park 1e- for management and pilots only in cental area -this was hastily repainted and a day afterwards it had reappeared with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2012, 21:35
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Just spoke with keighley's dad and sister. He...

Just spoke with keighley's dad and sister.
He flew the Whitney bomber on a virtual suicide mission and crashed on Texel. He spent the war in the great escape prison and was on the death march.
The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jul 2012, 04:56
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Obviously pax boy. Had a mate who took a...

Obviously pax boy.
Had a mate who took a security guard for a ride on the bonnet of his car which resulted in an ABH charge which was dropped after a handshake.
Trouble was he wasn't - the property...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2012, 10:46
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Whilst it is slightly off track the social...

Whilst it is slightly off track the social political climate of the time needs taking into consideration.
TSR2 had been cancelled as had the Canadian Arrow because of pressure from the Yanks....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jul 2012, 08:40
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Because of the way the inquiry was "handled" they...

Because of the way the inquiry was "handled" they never believed that the Noise abatement procedure was at fault.(nor some other ridiculous SOP).
They ignored Cunninghams testimony and either they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2012, 15:07
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Flight watch you've just blown me up. Never new...

Flight watch you've just blown me up.
Never new anyone else flew aircraft like we did
in Switzerland!
When I started on the DC9 they just brought out a regulation that we had to be in landing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2012, 21:45
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Flight watch you might remember that there was a...

Flight watch you might remember that there was a proposal to change the crewing on the Trident and place the captain in the P3 seat and have the two first officers up front.
Supposedly the Russians...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2012, 18:47
Replies: 213
Views: 118,061
Posted By blind pew

Point taken mod and likewise apology. I have...

Point taken mod and likewise apology.
I have not used the site for research. Book originally finished two years ago after extensive research with former colleagues, FOI searches and delving into...
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