Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
I can just imagine the baby Engs all keen to get oily then being disappointed that it is on a 70s aircraft 40 years old.
I went through in the EOT/Hunter era and, being the only DE on a course full of hairies, I assumed it was a joke when they handed me a big oven glove and told me what it was for.
It doesn't matter how old the jet is, the first time you have to crawl under a running aircraft to beat out the fire from the AVPIN starter is an unforgetable experience and not what I'd call a disappointment.
N Joe