Originally Posted by
Sandy Parts
I suspect all those old-sweats commenting how "it were all different in my day" had something like a 'pre-walk' list they mentally actioned? Or even something as tangible as a 'check-list' sellotaped to the cover of the book containing the auth-sheets? Maybe all the sky-gods on here were so sure they had completed all the necessary, they didn't bother with such trivia?
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Well, no. We had a briefing, in the briefing room, which covered the tasking and all requirements pertaining to that task. We then signed the 700 on the way to the aircraft and got airborne after carrying out proper start procedures (15 minutes needed for the ASW Sea King, so we weren't as cavalier as some would believe).
Still not sure why an 'outbrief' is needed if you have a proper briefing in the first place, but I admit to being an old-sweat from a simpler time, not subjected to the OH&S and second guessing that seems to go on these days.
Maybe that's why we had so much fun
