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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Nov 2014, 02:02

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BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

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Posted By beerdrinker

And then of course is the story of the skipper...

And then of course is the story of the skipper who was in the habit of leaning back and dumping his used tea cup on the 707 Nav's chart. Nav got fed up and sent forward to the pilots a series of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

19th Nov 2014, 13:00

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,918

Posted By beerdrinker

Yes Airclues. I heard the story of the Flt Eng's...

Yes Airclues. I heard the story of the Flt Eng's vacuum but never met anybody who could confirm it. I think I heard the story after I had left the VC10 and was on the Classic. I seem to remember it...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Nov 2014, 17:10

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,918

Posted By beerdrinker

The early few 747s in BOAC had Loran by the...

The early few 747s in BOAC had Loran by the copilot's right knee because the good old CAA did not trust the 3 Carousel IV INS's fitted (despite Appollo 11 using just one to get to and land on the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Nov 2014, 14:12

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,918

Posted By beerdrinker

The 707-336 had a Kollsman sextant. What did the...

The 707-336 had a Kollsman sextant. What did the 436 and VC10 have?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Nov 2014, 12:44

Replies: 279

BOAC B707 ops in the 1960s

Views: 125,918

Posted By beerdrinker

Ah, the trials and tribulations of navigating. I...

Ah, the trials and tribulations of navigating. I was on a course out of Hamble scheduled to become VC10 pilots. There was a parallel course scheduled to become 707 pilots. There was a hold in the...

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