Old NonPC Videos
I remember one starring some chap I recognised as a Jag pilot. He was distracted (actually, was it a film on distraction?) by having to stick his blues on to walk to SHQ, and some chief tech who had some marital issues concerning a det, and a few other things like that. He stacked it, there was a moving funeral, etc.... where are all these films now??
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I've got one or two on video including 'Jump Jump' (thought that was 6AEF at Abbingdon)
If I ever sort myself (and DVD recorder) out perhaps fellow PPRuNers might like to share the magic?
If I ever sort myself (and DVD recorder) out perhaps fellow PPRuNers might like to share the magic?
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Does anyone remember a B + W "Resistance to Interogation" film, made in the 50's? It starred some youngish RAF pilots, at least one of whom was instructing (as an Airworks employee) at Roborough on the RN Grading Flight when I went through in 78.
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Any tech tradesmen remember having to endure the er... tech training movies? About 15 min each entitled (among others) "The Hammer" and "The File". Which purported to show how to use said instruments.
Instant Zs.
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Tech training movies... I remember seeing one at Halton that must have been made in the 40s. It was to demonstrate the venturi effect and consisted of a flight of apprentices (in hairy best blues) marching along towards a collection of tables arranged as a venturi. When they got to the said tables they then had to double through them and relax back into march having exited the other end.
The film was obviously effective because I've never forgotten it after thirty-odd years.
The film was obviously effective because I've never forgotten it after thirty-odd years.
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I'm not your brian, and I'm not the fecking Messiah either! Leave me alone!!
Apologies to Monty Python.
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The old non-pc videos made much more convincing recruitment material than the recent crop of mis-judged duds. At Cranwell, I remember feeling how pleased I was in embarking on a career as a nav when each Hissing Sid video seemd to involve some young nav rogering silly a gorgeous Russian agent. Alas, the Cold War came to an end!
The Harrier/Seat Pins vid sticks in my mind because of the amusing (though no doubt realistic) relationship between the incompetent SAC and his sweating hulk of a CT (his posting to a hot climate must have been a source of laughter to the posters). The best quote from that movie, I seem to remember,was:
(accompanying clip round the ear): "SIMMONDS! How long have you been in this Air Force?.......ALL DAY?!"
Happy days!
The Harrier/Seat Pins vid sticks in my mind because of the amusing (though no doubt realistic) relationship between the incompetent SAC and his sweating hulk of a CT (his posting to a hot climate must have been a source of laughter to the posters). The best quote from that movie, I seem to remember,was:
(accompanying clip round the ear): "SIMMONDS! How long have you been in this Air Force?.......ALL DAY?!"
Happy days!
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I remember seeing one at Halton that must have been made in the 40s. It was to demonstrate the venturi effect and consisted of a flight of apprentices (in hairy best blues) marching along towards a collection of tables arranged as a venturi.
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"I've got one or two on video including 'Jump Jump' (thought that was 6AEF at Abbingdon)"
Not sure where it was filmed but was shown to us at Finningley before we were allowed up in the Chipmunks.
It was so reassuring to see from the film that in the event of some disaster happening the Chippie would fly straight and level until we had climbed out on the wing and hit the silk!
"I've got one or two on video including 'Jump Jump' (thought that was 6AEF at Abbingdon)"
Not sure where it was filmed but was shown to us at Finningley before we were allowed up in the Chipmunks.
It was so reassuring to see from the film that in the event of some disaster happening the Chippie would fly straight and level until we had climbed out on the wing and hit the silk!
'They' came out with loop cartridge 8mm back-projected film clips for Chippie emergency procedures when I was at ULAS in the early '70s. Clatter clatter - "Action in the Event of Fire", etc.
A couple of clever chaps made their own hilarious spoof version using the 'dead Chipmunk' cockpit downstairs, and transferred it to one of the cartridges. Then, at Met Brief, the Duty QFI unwittingly played it. It took a good few minutes before he realised it was a spoof - it was that good! He ended up taking up to Little Riss when he went for his A2; sadly, the miserable buggers didn't think it was funny!
Happy days!
A couple of clever chaps made their own hilarious spoof version using the 'dead Chipmunk' cockpit downstairs, and transferred it to one of the cartridges. Then, at Met Brief, the Duty QFI unwittingly played it. It took a good few minutes before he realised it was a spoof - it was that good! He ended up taking up to Little Riss when he went for his A2; sadly, the miserable buggers didn't think it was funny!
Happy days!
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Thought ALL the films at Halton were in Black and White and with a WD prefix !---well they all seemed to be--and yes, Gainesy, we all recall the inducing "How to use a etc"---who the f$$k devised them I wonder !.
Don't recall the LOX film, but we had a more practical demo concerning LOX at Halton---take one innocent frog, one bowl of LOX, one hard surface---make comparison between frog and male anatomy---immerse frog---guess the rest ---probably not in the current syllabus I assume ?
The most vomit inducing ever--an intro to the Toom---the voice over was pure Hollywood / propaganda-- think unctious "all American" self important voice here as was the "action"--started with shots of the beast flying in perfect wx--of course !---"defending the sky and the innocent etc"
until " when danger threatens---Angel of Mercy becomes the Angel of Death--or words very similar--cue dramatic music--enter one T 33--with Red Star to show he was the bad guy--darting through dark clouds--in straight and level flight at ALL times--but to no avail as the heroic Toom "terminates" the threat as per the script--and then back to the Sunny Skies and happy music---three choices, laugh, cry or vomit
inducing "How to use a etc"---who the f$$k devised them I wonder !. Don't recall the LOX film, but we had a more practical demo concerning LOX at Halton---take one innocent frog, one bowl of LOX, one hard surface---make comparison between frog and male anatomy---immerse frog---guess the rest ---probably not in the current syllabus I assume ?
The most vomit inducing ever--an intro to the Toom---the voice over was pure Hollywood / propaganda-- think unctious "all American" self important voice here as was the "action"--started with shots of the beast flying in perfect wx--of course !---"defending the sky and the innocent etc" until " when danger threatens---Angel of Mercy becomes the Angel of Death--or words very similar--cue dramatic music--enter one T 33--with Red Star to show he was the bad guy--darting through dark clouds--in straight and level flight at ALL times--but to no avail as the heroic Toom "terminates" the threat as per the script--and then back to the Sunny Skies and happy music---three choices, laugh, cry or vomit
Wasn't that the pone with "This is a weapons system. It is the property of the US Navy...." droned out in a typically melodramatic over-the-top self-important Spam manner....?
We pi$$ed ourselves laughing at such utter bolleaux!
We pi$$ed ourselves laughing at such utter bolleaux!
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"Jump jump, John!"
"Contact! It's another Chipmunk!" etc...
Did a pilot nav course at 6 AEF in the 80's. Turns out 'John' was the Boss's son who worked there as a flight staff cadet. He ended up flying Tonkas in RAFG...
Anyone remember the 9 Sqn recruitment video? TACEVAL at Honington, with loads of low-level GR1 hooliganism? Used to show it at the CIOs, even to those seduced by the Blunt-Side.
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"Contact! It's another Chipmunk!" etc...
Did a pilot nav course at 6 AEF in the 80's. Turns out 'John' was the Boss's son who worked there as a flight staff cadet. He ended up flying Tonkas in RAFG...
Anyone remember the 9 Sqn recruitment video? TACEVAL at Honington, with loads of low-level GR1 hooliganism? Used to show it at the CIOs, even to those seduced by the Blunt-Side.
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BEagle,
You could well be correct about the operator---it was a long time ago and it's reasonable to assume I may have consumed more than one unit of alcohol the night before--so the memory bank is a bit vague on this point--but I do recall the melodramatic script and the T-33 with the Red Star--so yep, probably the same one.
However, as you already know, I do a have much better memory concerning a cheesecloth clad lady !
You could well be correct about the operator---it was a long time ago and it's reasonable to assume I may have consumed more than one unit of alcohol the night before--so the memory bank is a bit vague on this point--but I do recall the melodramatic script and the T-33 with the Red Star--so yep, probably the same one.
However, as you already know, I do a have much better memory concerning a cheesecloth clad lady !