I knew an ex-CFS pilot who left the RAF in the early 70's and flew a Twin Pioneer out of Cheltenham, mainly for Geo-survey work. That was my last contact, but I remember flying the TP in the Gulf with the left window open a lot of the time and my flying suit arm pinned to the window frame with a clothes peg to keep cool. The draught helped a lot! I don't think it was very loud, especially when at a decent cruising height. I flew a Tin Pin from Aden to Bahrain with only one stop at RAF Masirah, 2 flight, 9 hours each at 10 thousand feet. As a matter of interest I remember the Twin Pin carried 365 gallons of petrol and used an average of 35 gallons an hour! Funny how ones memory holds some things.
Last edited by brakedwell; 13th Jan 2023 at 15:44.