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Old 31st Mar 2023, 09:36
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Gordomac
 
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Luvley Trident stuff. NE First Officers really did fly the plane. P1/s. I never understood why NHP did the throttles and HP called for HPRPM as I, personally. had no difficulty in throttle handling and piloting at the same time on any aircraft. I did have trouble landing and one Trainer asked "Where are you looking during the landing ?"

BP; you would have liked all of our Trainers and LIne Captains as all had different ideas and techniques. My fave was Arthur Whitlock, Author of "Behind the Cockpit Door" who , on T/O, hauled back on the ramshorns at about 80kts and held it firmly in his stomach until we lifted off.

First time he did that to me, I was so shocked, FE had to reach over and lift the gear and smacked my hand, very hard, as I reached for the LE when Art asked for flap ! Back in the Vanners, Art gave me a wonderful lecture about the Trident aspect ratio, angles of attacks and pub stuff like that but I never tried to copy the techniique.
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