Who else has filled two pages of their logbook in one month?
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Who else has filled two pages of their logbook in one month?
In July 1974 I filled two pages of my logbook! Forty five sorties all first pilot for a total time of twenty eight hours forty minutes on a single seat fighter! I’m sure it’s not a record but would like others to get their logbooks out and check!
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My logbook tells me that in May 2010 I recorded 89 flights totalling 58:50. Not as exciting as single seat fighter though - instructional and demonstration flights.
Most hrs in a month was May 2015 at 70:45.
Most hrs in a month was May 2015 at 70:45.
August 89, 25 lines of flying per page, filled 3 pages and 1 line of page 4 on instruction, but only 92.4 hrs in it. Rotten little R22, Enstrom and B47.
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Shame really one line per flight. Some WW2 Log book entries were multi line proper entries and a valuable historic record.
Modern entries and to be in a personal shorthand with some items from the auth sheet entry and readable between pilots on the same sqn. Some entries can be decoded by others years later but some will be lost in the mists of time.
Modern entries and to be in a personal shorthand with some items from the auth sheet entry and readable between pilots on the same sqn. Some entries can be decoded by others years later but some will be lost in the mists of time.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Digresding as one does, our OC Admin, an Ex Observer and once OC 7, got a ride in a T4 on an exercise hoping to witness an intercept on a Vulcan. They spent a long time at cockpit readiness before the scramble. About 4-5 minutes after take off they intercepted a civvi just off the Blue Way, bingoed and back on the ground PDQ.
Not quite the same...
26/7/`73 ;7 sorties, 5 types,3 airfields,;Bedford,B-Dn,T`Hill..Puma x 2,Hunter 6 x2,Gazelle,Auster 9,Bell47...20 `deck landings`,5 engine-offs currency, 6 normal...4hrs25 m.. Month,,41 `sorties,28h25m,,9 types...
Think our hybrid Lightning 3/6 flew 6 sorties that day,Pete G-J`N was piloting...
26/7/`73 ;7 sorties, 5 types,3 airfields,;Bedford,B-Dn,T`Hill..Puma x 2,Hunter 6 x2,Gazelle,Auster 9,Bell47...20 `deck landings`,5 engine-offs currency, 6 normal...4hrs25 m.. Month,,41 `sorties,28h25m,,9 types...
Think our hybrid Lightning 3/6 flew 6 sorties that day,Pete G-J`N was piloting...
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Once flew with John Elias. We landed at Bitteswell, shut down and had a picnic lunch on the grass outside the shed, finally departed . JE declared the whole time to Lossie and return as one trip.
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In June 2010. I made 82 take offs and landings. A total of 45 hours spread over 11 days of the month. 33 of which were logged in one week. On one day I logged 8:25 hours for fifteen loads for a total of 15 hours that weekend.
All single engine. Skydive flying of course. I'm pretty sure many skydive pilots could more than top that.
Not nearly as impressive as in a fast jet. Could never top the OP's stat.
All single engine. Skydive flying of course. I'm pretty sure many skydive pilots could more than top that.
Not nearly as impressive as in a fast jet. Could never top the OP's stat.
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I managed one trip in one day.
6hrs 20mins in a Newt aeroplane. Six refuelling brackets, one of them in cloud for 20 minutes. I couldn't even see my wingman on the other wing of the tanker.
That's rather tiring I can tell you.
6hrs 20mins in a Newt aeroplane. Six refuelling brackets, one of them in cloud for 20 minutes. I couldn't even see my wingman on the other wing of the tanker.
That's rather tiring I can tell you.
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Masochistically I did rather enjoy it.