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Old 1st Mar 2010, 02:44
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Chief galah
 
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I remember doing a flight in the RHS on Bizjets Metro to Devonport. Can't fix the era, but Neil Storan was at the helm that day. They ran two flights a day from memory.

Many flights done in DCA's F28's, some to Tassie, some on navaid checks. We just used to phone up the Flying Unit (Spiffing chaps) , or they would call up with a spare seat! Neat wheels up go-rounds from 50' agl.

The other approach to RWY 26 was the PLE LOC/DME. LOC being locator in those days, not localiser. Backtracking from a navaid renowned for it's inaccuracy must have been challenging. Became defunct with the removal of the DME (Ch5).

Cheers all.
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