Early in the Bulldog's career, with a student also early into his training for a ground job... Well renowned Irish instuctor [O'Mahoney - to be sure, twas he - last seen heading Luton way with a smart ATPL in the lateish 70s] in the R seat, the student was downwind, so to speak, while QFI made the usual copious debrief aide memoires on his kneepad, but keeping his third eye on the world about. The QFI notices a sudden change in the earth's axis whereby his chinagraph floats toward the roof of the canopy and the sun undergoes a rapid change in position and goes out, while the earth seems to have done a 180 and is clearly visible in the roof of the canopy.
Most unusual, thought the QFI to himself. What can have happened he pondered. Goodness me, is that the altimetre spinning counter clockwise? It was only due to an incredible and instant appraisal of the spatial environmental status by the QFI that helped identify that the world was actually functioning normally, with all circuit breakers in place whereas the a/c had in fact mysteriously become inverted. The stood discalimed all responsibility, naturally enough.
The QFIs only comment was 'I have control for the break....'
Oh how ones life can seem so short on some days....
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