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Originally Posted by chevvron
Er Hartford Bridge & Youngstroat Farm?
Whitchurch
Lympne
Langley
Heston
Fordhouses
Idlewild
Fornebu
Carpiquet
But maybe that's deviation…
rgds
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Steering it slightly back on track…Hec7or, it was a historical reference, but calling it The Elmdon Apron is a nice touch….I like that.
I remember the 'GX' and the 'GM' NDBs and approach being 120.5MHz. Did it go to 131.32 for a while?
The first time we went spotting there it was under Amber One West, which was Stafford-Honiley, a glorious evening, with loads of Vanguards over the top.
I remember the 'GX' and the 'GM' NDBs and approach being 120.5MHz. Did it go to 131.32 for a while?
The first time we went spotting there it was under Amber One West, which was Stafford-Honiley, a glorious evening, with loads of Vanguards over the top.
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just a thought
(Having only got to the 2nd stage level in the ATCO interview process many moons ago ) Hence please treat with due dis-regard professionall.y
OK ZOOKER has nailed this one. (in my humble opn,)
The geometry of the environment dictates that a positive action is the best option. Think of the situation where "6000 QNH is a long way/time to go. SID loaded into the FMU . All the time in the world - We are light, 2700 FPM and 170 knots and quiet about it too - Alt limit set - whoops a A/P drop out - fire warning: Hyd warning and Elec dropout - reach for the QRH - perhaps that pre set call to 118.05 as you set 7700 may come in handy in a complex situation)
Sorry, its purely the imagination of a has been/never was - But once in a 10,000 situations that a professional crew might face without a symulator.
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OK ZOOKER has nailed this one. (in my humble opn,)
The geometry of the environment dictates that a positive action is the best option. Think of the situation where "6000 QNH is a long way/time to go. SID loaded into the FMU . All the time in the world - We are light, 2700 FPM and 170 knots and quiet about it too - Alt limit set - whoops a A/P drop out - fire warning: Hyd warning and Elec dropout - reach for the QRH - perhaps that pre set call to 118.05 as you set 7700 may come in handy in a complex situation)
Sorry, its purely the imagination of a has been/never was - But once in a 10,000 situations that a professional crew might face without a symulator.
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Your post re Honiley brought back happy memories Zooker. Back in those days I lived relatively close to HON and spent many a clear day looking up from my garden. As well as the Vanguards for me it also included Britannias, Ambassadors, Viscounts and more. I also remember watching the many DC-3s crossing the Birmingham FIR on their way to and from the Channel Islands and points north. Them were the days our kid 
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It was a similar situation about 1.5 WWNW of the Golf X - Just the Guardsvans, Viscounts, VC10's and contrails along A25 in the far west at at sunset - I could just fail to log the regs of those Vulcans decending twards the LIC from Wales. Still have the Bino's.
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Great to hear from all you 'Men, (and women), Of The Midlands'.
I grew up in Lahoogabarrooga, just east of Amber One East, but still subjected to 'Madlands Today'. - Tom Coyne, Alan Towers, David Stevens and Kay Alexander all featured in my up-brining, - Not to mention John Kettley, the Watnall Met-Office Weather-man. It was Hell, y'all.
Whatever procedures you have, just keep us all safe.
I grew up in Lahoogabarrooga, just east of Amber One East, but still subjected to 'Madlands Today'. - Tom Coyne, Alan Towers, David Stevens and Kay Alexander all featured in my up-brining, - Not to mention John Kettley, the Watnall Met-Office Weather-man. It was Hell, y'all.
Whatever procedures you have, just keep us all safe.
