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Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2017, 07:43

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

10 hour 'itis.

I would add one more element to this phenomenon. The fear of failure was often enhanced by the other members of the course who went solo in the early initial stage which must have added to the...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jan 2016, 07:27

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

Creamed off Instructors

As one of those who had the misfortune to be numbered among the first-tour instructor fraternity (in the 60s) I can assure you that we were more likely to be refered to as "scummed off". Our reward...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Dec 2015, 07:55

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

Man is not lost.

Danny - Reference your 7914.

With the greatest respect to your experience I feel that you do a serious injustice to the splendid Air Traffickers at Syerston (no, not Leeming) in the 60s.

No...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Dec 2015, 08:09

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

Inflight compass swing.

Not quite a full swing but in the 60s I was climbing through solid cloud at night in a JP when the aircraft was hit by lightning. No nasty reaction except both the gyro G4 and the E2 were clearly...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Nov 2015, 07:40

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

Marktime Pay on Commissioning from the ranks.

I cannot confirm the policy of pay changes during the war but I did experience the effect later. I was commissioned in 1964 after 6 years service as an NCO Radio Observer and subsequently Pilot. On...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Sep 2013, 07:53

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

Late on Parade.

In response to Danny's 4269 " is there a Hunter man in the house?" - Sorry Sir! Here but late on Parade.

I did'n't join the Hunter force until the 60s and the T7 was well established in widespread...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Jun 2013, 08:06

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By Fixed Cross

More Meatbox asymmetric comment.

With the Mods permission for thread drift:

My goodness you chaps have caused some turbulence in the old pad. Mrs FC is not amused! Last evening after the traditional glass or two of "attitude...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jun 2013, 07:31

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,830,240

Posted By Fixed Cross

Assymetric Practice on the Meteor.

Dredging the past through fading memory and old Log books I recall being one of the last pilots to qualify on the Meteor (1971) at CFS. My conversion training stressed the necessity to keep the IAS...

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