Originally Posted by
Ex FSO GRIFFO
'History' repeating itself......... It reminds me of 'de good ole days' when the FSU that USED to be there was built......
Apparently, during construction, the foreman or whoever, got his N mixed up with his S, or L with R, or whatever, and the pad for the building was installed - the wrong way around.
So they simply finished the construction, including the internal fit- out, and the MET had had the nice look out over the RWYS, whilst the FSO viewed the carpark and the lawn where the 'Stevenson Screen' was.!
(Yeah, I am acutely aware that 'we' were not supposed to look out of the window anyway - but in locations where 'we' could, it certainly assisted in the occasional emergency... e.g. Dubbo (Upstairs) Derby (Upstairs), KAL - ground floor but BIG window installed especially....)
Cheeerrrrssss (?)
Yes the good old days. Its almost 40 years ago since I flew in GA in Aus. but fondly remember the FSUs around the country . Do they still exist? Spent many nights shacked up in FSO or Groundsmen DCA houses when caught out, ranging from King Island to Horn Island. Great guys all.