Not me but a great friend who I still keep in touch with had an interesting trip in a JP3 with our RCAF Flight Commander.
After climbing to above 18,00ft the Flt Cdr collapsed. My friend told him to stop buggering about, tripped his regulator to high flow and started a rapid descent. At about 10,00ft the instructor came round , b0ll0cked my mate and insisted they climb back up whereupon he collapsed again. Repeat actions had the same effect so the student told his Flight Commander that he was assuming the captaincy and returning to base.
The instructor interfered with the approach causing a very low approach onto the southerly runway at Syerston (nearly caused them to crash into the bank of the Trent). Instructor was whisked off to Sick Quarters.
Next day said instructor came into the students crew room and publicly apologised to the student. I think we all appreciated that. I am not sure if I would have had the balls to tell my Flight Commander that I was relieving him of the captaincy!
ACW
All caused by a failed Oxygen Regulator.
Last edited by ACW418; 16th Sep 2015 at 11:06.
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