This reminds me of a story I heard many more years ago than I care to remember. An ancient Imperial Airways captain, who had served for years on the HP42 and the Empire boats, died.
Throughout his flying career he had this infallible habit of extracting a little walnut box lined with green baize from his flight bag, opening it and then studying the contents intensely, before he would even consider starting the first engine.
Lots of his colleagues were invited to the reading of his last Will and Testament. The solicitor duly read the will and asked if there were any questions. One F/O stuck his hand up and asked if there was anything in there about the walnut box and what on earth was in it.
The box was duly produced and when it was opened, there was an ivory coloured card secured to the bottom with a drawing pin. On it was written "Port - Left, Starboard - Right"!
Last edited by JW411; 27th Jul 2004 at 18:37.