Ansett F27 Crash @ LST in 1965
B772:
Thanks indeed for posting that report. That's the first I'd heard about the shut down was because of a propeller problem. It gives a better understanding of how they got caught out.
When I started on the F27 in 1969, Ansett certainly were very keen that you must understand the prop lock mechanisms - remember the infamous "third oil line"? I was seconded to MAS a few years later and was amazed that no-one there seemed to know what the pretty amber and blue lights meant.
But in that era ANSW operations were totally divorced from, and dissimilar to, the way Ansett did things.
Thanks indeed for posting that report. That's the first I'd heard about the shut down was because of a propeller problem. It gives a better understanding of how they got caught out.
When I started on the F27 in 1969, Ansett certainly were very keen that you must understand the prop lock mechanisms - remember the infamous "third oil line"? I was seconded to MAS a few years later and was amazed that no-one there seemed to know what the pretty amber and blue lights meant.
Some A/NSW pilots were dual endorsed on the F27 and the S25 Flying Boat.
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I can still see Ray Lancaster ( Training School instructor - Engines / Props ) standing at the front of the class and strenuously saying..."If ever the Below Low Stop Light is on and the Low Stop Removed Light is out and oil pressure is available, AUTO COARSENING WILL OCCUR !!
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Dual endorsement's must have been hard work, F27 today, DC-3 next week
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My dad was dual endorsed on both F27 and the Sandringhams with Airlines of NSW.
I remember going with him to Rose Bay on the day Charles Blair and his wife Maureen O'Hara (the actress) were there to take delivery.
Dad always said it was a bus and holiday flying the old Sandringham
My dad was dual endorsed on both F27 and the Sandringhams with Airlines of NSW.
I remember going with him to Rose Bay on the day Charles Blair and his wife Maureen O'Hara (the actress) were there to take delivery.
Dad always said it was a bus and holiday flying the old Sandringham
Ricketyback - go back to my earlier post. ANSW operated VERY differently in that era.
