Fast Jet Circuits
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Still on the beach (but this one's cold).
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Not an AIRPROX in the circuit, or even a break before landing. This photo was most likely taken just after take off when splitting from close formation into battle before the climb. My experience of breaks in the Lightning was "for god's sake don't waste fatigue joining the pattern, max 2G save all the g for combat" Good philosphy on an old shagged out aircraft. However only way to break an F3 was 600kts (and a little bit) 67wg, max G and buffet to 280 without climbing above 1000' and then chuck the wings forward, flaps and gear down and turn final. Happy days, don't spill the G&T now.
Mach the Knife Not an AIRPROX in the circuit, or even a break before landing. This photo was most likely taken just after take off when splitting from close formation into battle before the climb. My experience of breaks in the Lightning was "for god's sake don't waste fatigue joining the pattern, max 2G save all the g for combat" Good philosphy on an old shagged out aircraft. However only way to break an F3 was 600kts (and a little bit) 67wg, max G and buffet to 280 without climbing above 1000' and then chuck the wings forward, flaps and gear down and turn final. Happy days, don't spill the G&T now.
Blimey! A WIWOL experiencing ectoplasm.
Bugger - wrong word..........
LM - was that at the last Binbrook Open Day?
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If you remember mate, I got lots of that at Linton as well.
LM - great day but as I recall VERY wet. Came up from Brampton for the day 5 years after I left Binbrook on posting. I have a very similar photo buried somewhere. Thanks for the "nostalge".
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Came up from Brampton for the day 5 years after I left Binbrook on posting
You must have really dropped a b**llock to get 5 years as a desk officer at Brampton!
Did a short tour at Neatishead as OC Admin Sqn, 4 months opening Death Star, and then Command Accounts - had a deal with the Boss - I had the budgie on my jumper so I always did flying stations - even got to fly in the Harvard, so not all bad! Binbrook 80-82 was, as the Chinese say, "interesting".
