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Old 4th Jan 2009, 17:14
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Yellow Sun
 
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Geehova,

The standard fit in my day was an API, a GPI, a drift sight, gee and console. Decca was only fitted in the Dominies IIRC.
The 2 ANS (Gaydon) Varsitys had the fit you describe except for the GPI. The GPI was on the 1 ANS (Stradishall) aircraft that had Green Satin. In the late 60's the 2 ANS aircraft received twin VOR and Decca 8A, the latter to replace GEE as the rapid fixing aid! Some time after the move by both units to Finningley the fit was standardised as Green Satin/GPI, Tacan and twin VOR and Decca.

aw ditor,

Well if you could watch yourself taxying on the flight log it stood to reason that it was good enough for an approach, not sure that I would contemplate it now though! Having the correct keys was only half the battle. I seem to remember that the big challenge was not cing up the chain change.


Happy days
YS

PS.
We have all neglected to mention the Rebecca/Eureka

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