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Old 12th Oct 2013, 15:12
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In Danny's day the licensing laws for the Lunch time session were 10.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. in Hampshire and 11.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. in West Sussex. The county boundary being the Emsworth Channel which was bridged by the old A 27. Now conveniently there was a pub on either side of the bridge so the citizens of Emsworth could continue their merriment with only a 50 yard stroll.
In winter with a low tide the glare off the mud flats due to the low sun was pretty bad. So on a BABS approach for 19 whilst one was saying 2 1/2 miles left left at the other end on the aircraft was a continuous "can't see a blxxdy thing" and then suddenly "there's The Royal Oak, ok Nav got it". The Royal Oak being the next pub towards Chichester (no longer exists) and conveniently on the extended centre line of 19 / 01.
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