Infamous Instructors! Best / Worst

[H Peacock]

Can't believe we have got to page 4 and no one has mention Flt Lt Rod Newman. Fantastic bloke who I'm sure taught over half of the RAF to fly. Okay, perhaps a bit of an exageration, but I've no doubt that his logbook(s) must have the names of hundreds of past and present RAF aircrew that were lucky enough to fly from Woodvale.

[K.Whyjelly]

H Peacock.................remind me, was Rod on MASUAS or LUAS at Woodvale???

[H Peacock]

H Peacock.................remind me, was Rod on MASUAS or LUAS at Woodvale???

Rod was on MASUAS when I was there in the mid-80s. Fantastic days with Graham Timms as the Boss, Ron Chivers, Bob German and Keith Hewitt. They were all good, but Rod was the QFI that taught me how it should be done!

Believe he is still there as the Sqn Adj.

[muppetofthenorth]

Believe he is still there as the Sqn Adj

Just.
He retires this year.

[Torchy]

OKOC's mention of F***ing B*ll Fer***l reminded me of a time years ago at EGDL when said gent was receiving a talkdown being conducted by a young lady under training and was uttering the odd comment about her technique as well as not taking the turns - she turned to me and asked what should she do - I said (rashly) "tell him to fu*k off" she immediatly transmitted "Fu*k off Fer***l" at 2 miles to go. Not a word from the aircraft until touchdown. Probably the first and only time Bill was ever lost for words - I wonder where he is now?

[cockanelli]

He's OC BUAS!!!

[Exnomad]

Instuctors

I never flew with him, but at Dalcross in 1952, among a number of RAFVR types recalled because of CFI shortage (Korean War) was a gentleman with such poor eyesight and pebble thick glasses he was reputed to fly with his face as near to the windscreen as he could get. The good thing was that he was mess secretary, and we had the best food I ever had. Mind you the mess went £1500 overspent in three months (1952 prices)

[TheInquisitor]

F***ing B*ll Fer***l

Ahh, Wild B*ll...priceless memories. He taught me on the OCU at EGDL and I ran into him again several years later.

He was doing a Staneval check on an instructor giving me a sim cat....his only comment in the debrief for me was "I'm glad to see you've improved since the last time I saw you, you c**t!"

[Dan D'air]

For pure patience, Dave Cockburn, He put up with me for two years until I was old enough to solo on Gliders in the early '80s.

Archie Liggett (Or Leggett ICRE) at Valley years ago, taught me more in one trip than I had learnt in the previous dozen, smashing bloke.

[Pontius Navigator]

Originally Posted by Dan D'air

For pure patience, Dave Cockburn, He put up with me for two years until I was old enough to solo on Gliders in the early '80s.

So that's what happened to his hair

DC is in active the GA section of the Royal Institute of Navigation and by coincidence his card fell out of a drawer in my desk yesterday (I kid you not).

He is still active as a specialist post-graduate flight instructor at Market Rasen.

[N.HEALD]

ScottyDawg wrote:
Does anyone remember:
...M.A. Rufus Heald... a legend unto himself so I'm told...
Wonder what he's up to now... should be getting on a bit..!!


Scottydawg
The old man is still alive and well, (82 now) and flying regularly, usually with me out of Exeter

[Rod newman]

Masuas QFI and students

Finally seen some kind comments about my efforts over the years at Woodvale. Had a wonderful get together at the RAF club recently organised by ex students and friends to celebrate my 70th birthday. It was suggested that we organise an annual dinner for friends to meet up again.