Lightning Controller Trivia
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Lightning Controller Trivia
Didn't want to clutter the Ltg v Harrier thread.
Just a few of the tools of the trade back in the Lightning close control days of V3bs, U26As etc. I have similar for the F4 plus CAP management etc if anyone is interested.
Just a few of the tools of the trade back in the Lightning close control days of V3bs, U26As etc. I have similar for the F4 plus CAP management etc if anyone is interested.
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Ah, the luxury of a desk, an assistance, and light to read by. In the Shack a yellow chinagraph was all we had.
So that's how you did it!
Never seen that sort of thing before - great archive stuff.
The 150s going behind were the barstewards.
Cheers mate - LM
Never seen that sort of thing before - great archive stuff.
The 150s going behind were the barstewards.
Cheers mate - LM
Last edited by Lightning Mate; 19th Dec 2012 at 15:39.
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No, but I remember the expletives when a certain Ltg pilot was astern the hose before he realised he didn't have a probe fitted. 
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I was the controller when a certain Irishman did his first AAR.
After many unsuccessful prods the chase instructor said to call it a day and RTB.
"I'll have another go", replied an Irish voice.
"Why?", asked chase.
"Because I haven't got enough to get home", replied small Irish voice.
"Stupid barsteward", said chase.
Got straight in. Amazing thing adrenalin.
I was also the controller at Staxton when Porky flat spun out of a vertical scissors at 9000ft..... and got away with it.
After many unsuccessful prods the chase instructor said to call it a day and RTB.
"I'll have another go", replied an Irish voice.
"Why?", asked chase.
"Because I haven't got enough to get home", replied small Irish voice.
"Stupid barsteward", said chase.
Got straight in. Amazing thing adrenalin.
I was also the controller at Staxton when Porky flat spun out of a vertical scissors at 9000ft..... and got away with it.
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Orac - only 'Porky' I knew was on the tri-partite Kestrel squadron? Re 'Amazing thing adrenalin' - too much does not help. I was left with about 5mins in the middle of the North Sea at 0200 winter having been ordered to chase a Backfire to fuel exhaustion (thanks 11Gp PS I didn't quite
) and could NOT get the damn thing in to the tanker which had been 'galloping' after me. A sort of 'Yoga' moment seemed to do the trick, thank ****. 
BlackIsle - no, pre-dates, I think.
Ah! War stories!!
) and could NOT get the damn thing in to the tanker which had been 'galloping' after me. A sort of 'Yoga' moment seemed to do the trick, thank ****. BlackIsle - no, pre-dates, I think.
Ah! War stories!!
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Orac - only 'Porky' I knew was on the tri-partite Kestrel squadron?
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For all these years I believed that the fighter control branch only used 4 digit georef rather then the full blown air traffic 6 digit version.
Yet here we have documents to prove they at least knew it existed, and it was better.
Yet here we have documents to prove they at least knew it existed, and it was better.
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"Midland have continged - call Eastern Radar"
Version 2
"You're in the Midland Radar overhead - call Eastern Radar"
(one for the Air Traffickers)
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