At RAAF Pearce in mid 1968 the most difficult initial fing to grasp was the the RAAF Vampire (with toe brakes unlike RAN Vamps with the brake actuator on control column) could run out of engine supplied air pressure to actuate said brakes. Oh woe on the long run from the flight line down the single tar taxiway to (it was hoped) reach the small concrete pad at the end near the threshold of RW 36. Flights had to be staggered so that not too many Vamps would be waiting there. If you were caught at the end of the queue - youse could play the farqueue card and (with ATC permission) taxi quickly past all the waiters to the head of the queue and perhaps onto the runway (concreted a bit there). Then away you go with a mighty roar swinging onto runway heading stabbing at the brakes to line up as that MIGHTY GOBLIN sprang to life in what - ten seconds?
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