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Old 30th Jun 2011, 13:01
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Substitute '990 or '993 for the '992 and that could be me.
At 613, myself and 'Nick' Nicholls were briefed/checked out by Sqdn Ldr 'Toppy' Topsfield at the same time and took turns for our requisite circuits. We were both used to gliders with spoilers, and I remember Toppy emphasising that unlike spoilers, you must achieve final approach speed before opening the airbrakes.
My father came to give me a lift home, and I told him I'd flown a 'single seater' that day. 'What, on your own?' he said!!
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