Tony Tales , thanks for your historical notes . Much appreciated , and explained things the 5 month conversion course did not .
Tristar came to us in '74 , 320 peeps to Paris , 300 to Tel Aviv . I'd only left school 3 years B4 , and our skool only had 310 pupils ! Local cinema much less ...
25 years later seniority gave me a Tristar tour . 25 year old Dash 1s , were '' thrust bumped '' to Dash 100s ; apart from one remaining Dash 1 [ rolled off the runway down the slope and into the bundu at Leeds ] .
Now 393 peeps [ + babes in arms ] + a 1 tonne spares pack ... fly for 6 hrs , quick gas 'n go , fly another 6 hours to a beach a long way from Blighty . Really great wing and yes the a/p had Trident touchs ; 'tho a/land in max x-wind magic . Brill , to at last be looked after by Flight Engineers .
Maarstrict ATC centre , knew we could go fast ....But [ once above FL250 ] not up ; VS100fpm ! We explained pax interested in fast flight and no interest in altitude .
GBS , thought you might be able to introduce me .......
'' to meet someone, or meet someone who knew someone who had heard of someone who ever got a good landing on a Tristar .....
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Had never planned a flight with 1/2 an engine down B4 take off . Never since either !
Cannot remember the name 'tho '' EPR shortfall procedure '' ..Maybe .
DLC spoiled me for the '' If it's not Boeing , I'm not going course '' . 75/76 sim ; 1st few approaches ...
Training file said '' Uses Pitch and Putt , Not power and attitude ... Ex L1011 '' And I'm not a golfer .
Thanks all for the memories .
rgds condor .