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Old 20th Feb 2006, 10:31
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Bluebeard
 
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Have had a radio failure in flight in a C152, routing Seething to North Weald via Ipswich overhead. Think I was last in contact with Wattisham or some RAF base or other receiving a FIS when it packed up. Did all the usual twiddling of knobs and checking of alternator before squawking 7600 and simply continuing my flight home. Made sure I made blind calls, flew the circuit as normal (whilst keeping a VERY good look out) and got there without any drama.

After parking up I rang the tower who said they knew I was coming as D&D had called them. Rang D&D to let them know I was OK. All in all a very interesting experience, not at all a painful one. Incidentally, I think this might also be a good argument for giving local ATSUs a call en route, as if I had not done this then it would have been much harder for all concerned to work out who this non-r/t blip was and where he was going.
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