Red One to London?
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Iirc all civil or maybe just Airways were Alpha with one of the others for military.
Channings procedure of plugging the autopilot in at 500ft was unusual on the fleet. The only other one who I remember doing it was Stan Key on papa india.
Analog autopilot which was ok if you were in stable flight, if not it hunted.
Generally only used before clean up if skipper had hangover, knackered or couldn’t fly.
Those were the days.
Channings procedure of plugging the autopilot in at 500ft was unusual on the fleet. The only other one who I remember doing it was Stan Key on papa india.
Analog autopilot which was ok if you were in stable flight, if not it hunted.
Generally only used before clean up if skipper had hangover, knackered or couldn’t fly.
Those were the days.
Last edited by blind pew; 29th Nov 2017 at 15:43. Reason: Alpha mode
Iirc we didn’t have mode Charlie at that time..and all transponder codes were Alpha.
Channings procedure of plugging the autopilot in at 500ft was unusual on the fleet. The only other one who I remember doing it was Stan Key on papa india.
Analog autopilot which was ok if you were in stable flight, if not it hunted.
Generally only used before clean up if skipper had hangover, knackered or couldn’t fly.
Those were the days.
Channings procedure of plugging the autopilot in at 500ft was unusual on the fleet. The only other one who I remember doing it was Stan Key on papa india.
Analog autopilot which was ok if you were in stable flight, if not it hunted.
Generally only used before clean up if skipper had hangover, knackered or couldn’t fly.
Those were the days.
That was the sim
According to one of the accident branch it flew differently to the aircraft.
It was far more stable and the electrics were not exposed to temperature and humidity changes nor our tent peg landings.
You will probably notice no positive climb call and the poor RT discipline..would have been rollocked for it if I did that in those days.
In reality the autopilot wasn’t as smooth as most of the pilots... different today as I always notice when nigel takes the autopilot out and tries to pole it.
Would have probably been min V2 + 10 or 20
It was far more stable and the electrics were not exposed to temperature and humidity changes nor our tent peg landings.
You will probably notice no positive climb call and the poor RT discipline..would have been rollocked for it if I did that in those days.
In reality the autopilot wasn’t as smooth as most of the pilots... different today as I always notice when nigel takes the autopilot out and tries to pole it.
Would have probably been min V2 + 10 or 20
Last edited by blind pew; 29th Nov 2017 at 19:01.
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This diagram shows controlled airspace over southern England in the mid-1950s. I believe the airway colour designations were:
approx north-south orientation: amber and blue
approx east-west: red and green
although Blue 1 ran east from Manchester east towards Ottringham VOR. There were also airways designated white
approx north-south orientation: amber and blue
approx east-west: red and green
although Blue 1 ran east from Manchester east towards Ottringham VOR. There were also airways designated white
I can remember the names of the LATCC controllers and some of the Heathrow controllers shown in the film.
Notable that Gatwick does not appear at all; I suppose it was still being re-built.
With only seconds of coverage up front this must have disappointed a lot of people.
As I am here... I had to have a double take of "young" Bob Holness... as a child of the "Blockbusters" TV show generation I remember him (80's) as much much older... he certainly aged in ten years or so!
As I am here... I had to have a double take of "young" Bob Holness... as a child of the "Blockbusters" TV show generation I remember him (80's) as much much older... he certainly aged in ten years or so!
With only seconds of coverage up front this must have disappointed a lot of people.
As I am here... I had to have a double take of "young" Bob Holness... as a child of the "Blockbusters" TV show generation I remember him (80's) as much much older... he certainly aged in ten years or so!
As I am here... I had to have a double take of "young" Bob Holness... as a child of the "Blockbusters" TV show generation I remember him (80's) as much much older... he certainly aged in ten years or so!
Interesting diagram – It shows what appears to be a ‘Blue 1’ in Sector 7.
By the 70’s (if not earlier), Blue 1 began from Eagle Island VOR off the west coast of Ireland, then on to Dublin, Wallasey, Ottringham, reporting points Dogger and Bluebell, then on into Dutch airspace at 'SPY' (not going to spell out this one!) and then onwards and eastwards.
