Chipmunk's 60th
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Ian,
Generally no. Ours has seat cushions and storage below.
As my old crab QFI, Pete Freddie said:
best parachute you've got, is that one, and that one
(pointing to the wings)
Generally no. Ours has seat cushions and storage below.
As my old crab QFI, Pete Freddie said:
best parachute you've got, is that one, and that one
(pointing to the wings)
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Originally Posted by diginagain
Alvin, read the sticky on hints and tips at the top of the AH&N thread list.
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Anyone else remember the safety film we had to watch as cadets before going up in an Chippie?
The only bit I remember is the bit about parachuting in the event of an emergency. I seem to remember it went something like this:
Pilot: "Jump Jump John"
Cadet: "Jump Jump Sir"
before pilot holds plane straight and level whilst cadet climbs out of cockpit onto wing and then takes care to avoid tailplane on jumping off wing!
The only bit I remember is the bit about parachuting in the event of an emergency. I seem to remember it went something like this:
Pilot: "Jump Jump John"
Cadet: "Jump Jump Sir"
before pilot holds plane straight and level whilst cadet climbs out of cockpit onto wing and then takes care to avoid tailplane on jumping off wing!
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I think most of us can remember the 'cadet waddle' to get to the ac in your normal blues with parachute attached! Remember the warnings to look aroound or you'll get run over by the ac you can't hear? Seems a bit different to today's ones in growbags with fetching white fitted crash hats. What's changed, are the Grobs that much more dangerous? I think not! Good ole H&SAW.
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I've been flying the lovely G-BCSL since I got my PPL in '79. The Chippy is far and away my favorite of the many types I've flown. Here's me closing the canopy having just started up at the dH Moth rally at Woburn last summer, for return to Liverpool.
Picture courtesy of the excellent DamianB.
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Picture courtesy of the excellent DamianB.
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Shaggy Sheep Driver.
Are you sure that's you in the Chipmunk.
Looks like Bill Oddie from the Goodies to me.
Perhaps that's your part time job, Bill Oddie lookalike
Peter.
Are you sure that's you in the Chipmunk.
Looks like Bill Oddie from the Goodies to me.
Perhaps that's your part time job, Bill Oddie lookalike
Peter.
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Originally Posted by Peter Barron
Shaggy Sheep Driver.
Are you sure that's you in the Chipmunk.
Looks like Bill Oddie from the Goodies to me.
Perhaps that's your part time job, Bill Oddie lookalike
Peter.
Are you sure that's you in the Chipmunk.
Looks like Bill Oddie from the Goodies to me.
Perhaps that's your part time job, Bill Oddie lookalike
Peter.
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
My first flight at Roborough in Nov 78 was in WP904 (909), also flew:
WP795 (901), WP374 (10 mins solo!) (903), WB575 (907), WK634 (now in Tx, USA).
WP795 (901), WP374 (10 mins solo!) (903), WB575 (907), WK634 (now in Tx, USA).
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My first Chippy flight was at 12 RFS Filton in 1952. After some months of flying Tigers off the grass area at the north side of the field I had to face landing on the runway that was built for the Brabazon - about three times wider than I was used to at Staverton and I had awful problems with the perspective. I can still remember my instructor irately saying "Only fools and blockheads make the same mistake twice. Payne, you have done that. What are you?" We lost one Chippy when two qualified pilots went off on some mutual IF. The system in use involved the use of amber screens and blue goggles. The pilot doing the IF got fed up after a while and took his goggles off, handing them to the pilot in the back seat, where the stowage was. The back seat pilot said "I have it", meaning the goggles. The front seat pilot relaxed and admired the scenery confident in the ability of the other pilot, while the rear seat occupant did the same. The aircraft entered a slow descending spiral until it hit the ground. Both pilots survived, but injured.
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I did a ground tour at St Athan in the late 1950's and there were several to keep the few pilots in current flying practise.
The only thing that made that job more bearable being able to go and thrash around in a Chippie whenever I felt like it, a lovely aircraft.
The only thing that made that job more bearable being able to go and thrash around in a Chippie whenever I felt like it, a lovely aircraft.
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
Originally Posted by FLCH
My first flight flying an airplane was in a Chipmunk as a cadet, throat mike and parachute waddling like a duck to get in...it was a lot of fun
We'd only just taken off, still in the climb on runway track. We got to see the photo's of the Bear the next day- intercepted somewhere over Scandinavia I think. (Wasn't you in the Phantom, was it BEagle?). Very fond memories of the Chippie, would love to fly in one again!
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Re: Chipmunk's 60th
the chipmunk was the first EVER aircraft i flew in. 5th December 1986. I remember it so vividly, and also the stimulating "john andrews sir" video that was viewed prior to strapping on the world's most uncomfortable parachute.
loved it so much i went on to do all the flying scholarship etc. there is a civvy one in red that flies out of barton and over my house from time to time........arrrrgh the memories.
long live the chippy.
one moment i will remember was during a later flight a few years on i was doing a stall turn. cant remember if it was left and throttle to idle or left and full power. i got it the wrong way about and was greeted by the sight of the prop coming to a standstill in the vertical position.the nice chap in the front seat gives it "oh, thats not meant to happen......i have control" two ticks later a pop, bang, and splutter and the old girl was off again. hurrah
loved it so much i went on to do all the flying scholarship etc. there is a civvy one in red that flies out of barton and over my house from time to time........arrrrgh the memories.
long live the chippy.
one moment i will remember was during a later flight a few years on i was doing a stall turn. cant remember if it was left and throttle to idle or left and full power. i got it the wrong way about and was greeted by the sight of the prop coming to a standstill in the vertical position.the nice chap in the front seat gives it "oh, thats not meant to happen......i have control" two ticks later a pop, bang, and splutter and the old girl was off again. hurrah
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The trouble with learning to fly on Chipmunks is that it spoils you for anything else. 'RV and 'RS were my mounts back in 76, seem to remember 'RV only having an 8 stud radio.
No Brian, not me. In 1972 I was still a student.
Flying Chipmunks at the premier UAS, based at White Waltham but shortly to move to RAF Abingdon.
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Originally Posted by TD&H
The trouble with learning to fly on Chipmunks is that it spoils you for anything else.
('Pilot' magazine, err...... some while ago)
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I have two memories of the Chipmunk.
The first was my first ever flight, as an ATC cadet in the mid 50's at camp in Hawarden. I was bundled out to the aircraft to find that the cadet in front of me had been sick in his oxygen mask. When I eventually got in, the cockpit and mask was swimming in disinfectant. I managed to be sick in the bag.
Second memory was, as an ATC gliding instructor at Old Sarum, we had just launched a glider. An AEF Chipmunk took off and, for some reason, turned hard left, flew into the launch cable and spun into the far hedge. The young RAF pilot who had just got his wings was very badly hurt. Fortunately the cadet was only slightly hurt.
The RAF BoI blamed everybody except the Chipmunk pilot. In my book he was the only one to blame. If he had done what everyone I know was taught and climbed straight ahead until he was at 400', he would have missed the cable.
The first was my first ever flight, as an ATC cadet in the mid 50's at camp in Hawarden. I was bundled out to the aircraft to find that the cadet in front of me had been sick in his oxygen mask. When I eventually got in, the cockpit and mask was swimming in disinfectant. I managed to be sick in the bag.
Second memory was, as an ATC gliding instructor at Old Sarum, we had just launched a glider. An AEF Chipmunk took off and, for some reason, turned hard left, flew into the launch cable and spun into the far hedge. The young RAF pilot who had just got his wings was very badly hurt. Fortunately the cadet was only slightly hurt.
The RAF BoI blamed everybody except the Chipmunk pilot. In my book he was the only one to blame. If he had done what everyone I know was taught and climbed straight ahead until he was at 400', he would have missed the cable.
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Originally Posted by pulse1
An AEF Chipmunk took off and, for some reason, turned hard left, flew into the launch cable and spun into the far hedge. The young RAF pilot who had just got his wings was very badly hurt. Fortunately the cadet was only slightly hurt.
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