As ShyTorque says;
"When I began my career we were still "ground tracking" the Whirlwind with coloured chalk on the tips and a paper flag on a stand; his invention was certainly a quantam leap over that seemingly prehistoric and dangerous technique."
...and musing over the Clockwork Scientfica Atlanta's (?) 1" Red Wax Tapes with Needle Marks scratched on them - wondering whether this was a 3R with a 1R within it! Or was it the other way round?
I started my career at Tern Hill, after Noel's time, from where he designed and retained his company badge - a Spanner, a Feeler Gauge and a Scriber to form the Sioux Helicopter Servicing Flight badge.
I met and worked with Noel for just one day - at Odiham in the late 80's - when we were improving G-HUEY's Tracks and Balances (and trialling Huey envelopes in the hope that he might soon go to USA with HeliTune!)
He taught me, Brian McDermid and Rob Tierney a great deal in the 10 hours work we did that summer day.
God Bless you Noel. You, and your knowledge, will surely be missed.
Rigga
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