What a great thread , boys. Best ever.
Does it bring back some memories. After a short stint as a TAA "bag-snatcher" I went the ATC way and was the Tower Flight Data on the Saturday morning following TJA CPAir coming together. Licence all of 2 weeks.
Sitting over the back of the console and hearing some discussion between my seniors and betters I asked "Did something happen last night?" only to have flight strips thrown at me. Oh well, make tea for the rest of the shift.
300kts to Glenfield (or 350 to about 12 for the 727) must have been exciting with the wind at 290/8 DW5 when you knew it was really 270/11. Sorry abot that. Great aeroplanes and great airlines, what happened?
Cheers