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almost professional
9th Oct 2007, 19:35
I have a ATCO colleague who is looking for photos of the aircraft he learnt to fly in-GATKD, a C150 at Cambridge, which would have been flown by many NATS cadets doing their flying training-can anyone help?
if so please PM
thanks
Talkdownman
9th Oct 2007, 21:01
I've got one here of 'KD with a member of No. 8 course standing in front of it. In fact several pics of No. 8 course at EGSC Sept '66. My first solo was in 'KF. I think that was later clobbered by an Oakington Varsity.
From this site, (http://www.koolflyer.co.uk/gatkd/index.htm) which also has some photos of its rather sad demise...
http://www.koolflyer.co.uk/gatkd/index.1.gif
BaldEd
10th Oct 2007, 01:49
:sad: Oh dear, from the accident report it looks like Murphy had struck again.
EUROSPIRO
12th Apr 2017, 11:12
I have a good picture of the C150 GATKD. My first solo aircraft!!!
I have a ATCO colleague who is looking for photos of the aircraft he learnt to fly in-GATKD, a C150 at Cambridge, which would have been flown by many NATS cadets doing their flying training-can anyone help?
if so please PM
thanks
chevvron
12th Apr 2017, 15:41
I've got one here of 'KD with a member of No. 8 course standing in front of it. In fact several pics of No. 8 course at EGSC Sept '66. My first solo was in 'KF. I think that was later clobbered by an Oakington Varsity.
I was sent for my first solo in 'KF in 1971 (23 Course) by the same instructor who was in it when it hit the Varsity! (He was also current on those as Marshalls used to service and test fly them)
DaveReidUK
12th Apr 2017, 16:51
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfaulkner/2237252950
360BakTrak
12th Apr 2017, 16:56
Didn't realise nose wheel's had been invented when you learnt to fly Talkdownman :E:E:ok:
Talkdownman
12th Apr 2017, 17:39
Didn't realise nose wheel's had been invented when you learnt to fly Talkdownman
Neither had Apostrophe's...
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
12th Apr 2017, 18:12
Nice one M!
Talkdownman
12th Apr 2017, 19:13
We have to make allowances, HD, he's been spoonered...
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
12th Apr 2017, 21:23
OMG... poor devil..
360BakTrak
13th Apr 2017, 06:14
That's what happens when you use an iPhone to reply on here! Does all sorts of strange things! :ugh:
I've tried to blank out the spoonering from my memory M.......:eek:
See you in June! :ok:
chevvron
13th Apr 2017, 12:46
I was sent for my first solo in 'KF in 1971 (23 Course) by the same instructor who was in it when it hit the Varsity! (He was also current on those as Marshalls used to service and test fly them)
According to my log book, my first flight on the PPL course was in 'KD and during the course I also flew in the other two aircraft, 'HF and 'MC