Falklands Airbridge
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Originally Posted by Data-Lynx
One is Dutch, the other is an Aussie and both are aircrew
ASI landings
Sorry for the reminiscences. . .
First sector on the C2 line training into ASI, passing 1000' on approach after reporting 'COLTS' inbound, the Training Captain looks up at the overhead panel and starts swearing and calling the Boss a W**nk*r amongst other things. I looked across at him whilst 'wrestling' with the controls. He said "just in case we crash, I wanted to get a few last words on the voice recorder". Not a vote of confidence, but it certainly made me smile and relax - and yes, the landing was OK.
Happy times!
First sector on the C2 line training into ASI, passing 1000' on approach after reporting 'COLTS' inbound, the Training Captain looks up at the overhead panel and starts swearing and calling the Boss a W**nk*r amongst other things. I looked across at him whilst 'wrestling' with the controls. He said "just in case we crash, I wanted to get a few last words on the voice recorder". Not a vote of confidence, but it certainly made me smile and relax - and yes, the landing was OK.
Happy times!
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Originally Posted by cosmiccomet
Guys, I would like to know if there was an airbridge using C-130 between Ascencion and the Bristish Task Force during the war in 1982.
In an Argentinian Forum we are wondering how come they fly so long from Ascencion (?) and back.
At that moment they were using air refuling in the C-130s???
In an Argentinian Forum we are wondering how come they fly so long from Ascencion (?) and back.
At that moment they were using air refuling in the C-130s???
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I may be able to give some details on the Falklands War C130 airbridge. My logbook shows I flew as co-pilot on the primary RV 2 Victor tanker on "Cadbury 2" "Julie" on the 22 May 82. This was the second AAR supported C130 airdrop of supplies to the task force. I also flew on "Cadbury 5" "Olive" on 28 May, "Cadbury 7" on 30 May, "Cadbury 12" "Yvonne" on 7 June, "Cadbury 14" "Zara" on 9 June, "Cadbury 16" on 11 June and "Cadbury 18" "Elaine" on the 13 June. "Cadbury 18" op involved two tanker waves and two C130 which were to airdrop SF. On this occasion we had our only HDU failure and one C130 had to abort back to ASI. These entries seem to give at least 18 AAR supported C130 airdrop missions before the the surrender on 14 June. After that date I logged a further 35 "Cadbury" ops during 3 further deployments to ASI in 1982. The last logged was "Cadbury 190" on 8 Dec 82. The Victor sorties supporting the "Cadbury" missions seem to be either Short (3-4 hours) Primary RV1 (5-6 hours) and Primary RV2 (9-10 hours) involving between 3 and 5 tankers per C130. Between the "Cadbury" trips during the conflict I logged 4 "Tuppence" missions (Nimrod 2P), 2 "BLackbucks" (4 and 6 Vulcan Shrike Ops), a GR3 trail to the Hermes and refuelled the return of the Vulcan north on 14 June. I think the AAR support of the C130 airbridge was possibly the most important role of the Victors during the conflict, notwithstanding the AAR trail of 16 Harriers (SHAR and GR3 via Banjul in the Gambia which were my first Op trips) to ASI, all of which reinforced the Task Force. Sometimes I wonder if people just think the Victors did "Blackbuck 1" and sunbathed the rest of the time!
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Airbridge review
Hi,
Just got back from a 7 day trip to the Falklands flying using air Seychelles from Brize. In answer to your question the aircraft seemed like any other charter a/c i was fortunately upfront and had a pleasent flight with loads of legroom. My colleague who flew standard class said it was a like any other charter flight (so not great legroom). I found the onboard service great with plenty of meals and ok in flight entertainment. The a/c seemed to be in good order/clean inside with the aircrew giving regular updates if turbulance was expected etc. Hope this answers ur questions and hope your expiernce was as good as mine.
Tristan
Just got back from a 7 day trip to the Falklands flying using air Seychelles from Brize. In answer to your question the aircraft seemed like any other charter a/c i was fortunately upfront and had a pleasent flight with loads of legroom. My colleague who flew standard class said it was a like any other charter flight (so not great legroom). I found the onboard service great with plenty of meals and ok in flight entertainment. The a/c seemed to be in good order/clean inside with the aircrew giving regular updates if turbulance was expected etc. Hope this answers ur questions and hope your expiernce was as good as mine.
Tristan
L1011effoh........
Captain's initials wouldn't have been P.F. would they...?
He had a habit of saying things like that, ...amongst others.....
Captain's initials wouldn't have been P.F. would they...?
He had a habit of saying things like that, ...amongst others.....
Other sayings such as "you're officially ugly again now", very witty if not universally appreciated by the recipients
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Other classic F*xisms....
"When this man says 'I have control'....he lies"
"Stand down the Group 2 Duty Pilot"
"Do you smell unwell woman?"
And his classic PA referencing Tornado aircrew, the cones hotline and a long coach journey to East Anglia!
"When this man says 'I have control'....he lies"
"Stand down the Group 2 Duty Pilot"
"Do you smell unwell woman?"
And his classic PA referencing Tornado aircrew, the cones hotline and a long coach journey to East Anglia!
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L10lleffoh......
Thought it was.....
You should have heard what he used to say to the BA Stewardesses when we both were Instructing at Cranebank...........
Happy Days indeed...........Always a pleasure to fly with him.....Such a dry sense of wit.....
Thought it was.....
You should have heard what he used to say to the BA Stewardesses when we both were Instructing at Cranebank...........
Happy Days indeed...........Always a pleasure to fly with him.....Such a dry sense of wit.....
Bring back Air Atlanta with the 747
Am I alone in wishing that we had the Air Atlanta 747 back on the ASI - Falklands Airbridge again ?
Loads of freight capability, comfortable, ample seating.
Oh, and yeah, that other factor that made you feel snug and warm
over the huge expanse of south atlantic ocean waters . . . . 4 BIG ENGINES !
Loads of freight capability, comfortable, ample seating.
Oh, and yeah, that other factor that made you feel snug and warm
over the huge expanse of south atlantic ocean waters . . . . 4 BIG ENGINES !
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PF classic
whilst on a night stop in Edinburgh (stuck out at the moat house by the forth road bridge) PF decided we would sample the delights of haggis and nips in the city. We had to catch the local bus to get there. He stood outside the bus as all 13 of us climbed aboard, he counted us all on then turned to the driver and asked for 1 adult and 12 halfs! confidence was high!!
whilst on a night stop in Edinburgh (stuck out at the moat house by the forth road bridge) PF decided we would sample the delights of haggis and nips in the city. We had to catch the local bus to get there. He stood outside the bus as all 13 of us climbed aboard, he counted us all on then turned to the driver and asked for 1 adult and 12 halfs! confidence was high!!
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Idle Reverse & Kengineer'
The outgoing CBFFI has just sent a letter to Air Seychelles asking it to be circulated to all SEY staff engaged on the AirBridge. It states how much he enjoyed the service, how professional he thought the crews were, the punctuality & dispatch rates & the overall experience was very impressive.
The contract requirements are for movement of a particular payload each rotation each week. This is most efficiently served by a B767-300ER size aircraft, an old B747 costs too much to run for servicing this route & with the MoD squeezing to keep costs down, it makes sense to use an aircraft of optimum size. But if needs be you can squeeze an extra 20 tonnes of payload on each rotation. It's a cracking economic & versatile aircraft for that route.
4 engines it may not be, 276 seat config for max load of 200 & only 24 fully reclining 'sleeper' seats in Pearl (business) Class it has, it almost keeps the published TriStar schedule & burns 4 tonnes of Jet A per hour.
As options go, it a relatively cheap, practical & very capable one.
The outgoing CBFFI has just sent a letter to Air Seychelles asking it to be circulated to all SEY staff engaged on the AirBridge. It states how much he enjoyed the service, how professional he thought the crews were, the punctuality & dispatch rates & the overall experience was very impressive.
The contract requirements are for movement of a particular payload each rotation each week. This is most efficiently served by a B767-300ER size aircraft, an old B747 costs too much to run for servicing this route & with the MoD squeezing to keep costs down, it makes sense to use an aircraft of optimum size. But if needs be you can squeeze an extra 20 tonnes of payload on each rotation. It's a cracking economic & versatile aircraft for that route.
4 engines it may not be, 276 seat config for max load of 200 & only 24 fully reclining 'sleeper' seats in Pearl (business) Class it has, it almost keeps the published TriStar schedule & burns 4 tonnes of Jet A per hour.
As options go, it a relatively cheap, practical & very capable one.
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Supporting british carriers
The Route BZZ-ASI- MPA is a British designated route to be flown by European carriers but British preferably. 12 British B747 Classic crews were made redundant because the last government were conned into allowing those DC 10s crewed by Americans chartered by a British company ( non flying ) in 2007. Now BZZ is a parking slot for any number of foreign carriers who have taken British jobs. And I thought the XL management were a bunch of " Barrow Boys " what a joke MOD takes the cake