Originally Posted by
slowto280
Great replies and information. Of course, all quite different.
Don’t want to be ‘greedy’, but hope to see more. I am sure all readers/viewers here enjoy too.
So many years back, brand new F/E on the 707 (freighter as it were) had to operate the ‘hammer’ on a hammer start (JT3D’s) in the middle of the night with 2 newbie pilots - a/c ‘new’ to company. Learned about the start in classroom - ‘you can use a tool to open the start valve....’ Man, an eye opener for me......
Thanks to all and Happy Holidays.
Hahahaha..... Same on the VC10, air start valve stuck on number one, drag the safety raiser under the engine and jack it up, drop the cowl and taking the jacking handle from the safety raiser give the air start valve a couple of good whacks until you hear the satisfying ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz as the engine winds over, glancing to the left to see all these rearward facing ( RAF) passengers watching me at work out of the windows.. smile at them, shut the cowling back up and drag away the raiser... Often wondered what they thought.