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Old 24th May 2015, 04:12
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And the whiff of cordite after starting!
skua, not on that particular Chipmunk - it was G-AORF, with an electric starter. Used by WLAC, along with G-AOTH, for spin training, hence the smell memories.

The cordite smell memories came later with UBAS Chipmunks. I vividly remember the first time I had a "slow burn" - clouds of smoke, followed by an expletive from the rear cockpit, as my instructor rapidly closed the canopy!
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