Gripen gear up landing 6/8-09
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Whatever happened to the good old UUPI (Ultrasonic? Undercarriage Position Indicator).
It was fitted to every JP that I ever 'Runway Controlled' (12 years of blatting off red verey's at RAF Yorkshire).
I appreciate that the 'pip,pip,pip' integrated into the 'Finals, Three Greens' call could get on one's t*ts, (especially after hearing it about 300 times a day), but not to hear it, certainly concentrated the mind.
Interestingly enough, I only had to fire two reds for 'no wheels' in 12 years (apart from the b*ggers from JP Standards who deliberatley tried to catch me out).
I often wondered why it (UUPI) wasn't fitted as standard.
It was fitted to every JP that I ever 'Runway Controlled' (12 years of blatting off red verey's at RAF Yorkshire).
I appreciate that the 'pip,pip,pip' integrated into the 'Finals, Three Greens' call could get on one's t*ts, (especially after hearing it about 300 times a day), but not to hear it, certainly concentrated the mind.
Interestingly enough, I only had to fire two reds for 'no wheels' in 12 years (apart from the b*ggers from JP Standards who deliberatley tried to catch me out).
I often wondered why it (UUPI) wasn't fitted as standard.
