Old drills that you just can't forget.
"Of course: how did you know?"
Throttle friction nut firm
Mixture full rich carb heat cold
Pitch set fine
Flaps set 10 takeoff
Fuel sufficient for flight
Instruments set
Hatches and harness secure
Controls full and free movement
Look out
Brakes
Undercarriage
Mixture full rich
Pitch fine
Flaps approach
Clear left is a regular call in our car too.
Specially from the wife's seat.
Mrs T's Dad flew Hurricanes, Spits, the Super Connie and was the first Air India pilot to be checked out on the 707.
Mixture full rich carb heat cold
Pitch set fine
Flaps set 10 takeoff
Fuel sufficient for flight
Instruments set
Hatches and harness secure
Controls full and free movement
Look out
Brakes
Undercarriage
Mixture full rich
Pitch fine
Flaps approach
Clear left is a regular call in our car too.
Specially from the wife's seat.
Mrs T's Dad flew Hurricanes, Spits, the Super Connie and was the first Air India pilot to be checked out on the 707.
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Some years ago after eldest daughter had finished her first degree,she decided on a further horticultural qualification which included some instruction on small engines.Irecall her asking me one day what the Otto cycle meant an I told her it related to four-stroke petrol engines, as in "Induction,Compression,Ignition, Exhaust", or as I recall one instruct:or telling me;"Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Fart."
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Smudge, I still use WULF although I believe it's UFSTALL now. I think it's Undercarriage, Flaps, Speed, Trim, Airbrakes, Landing area and Lookout, and there's an E on the end of CBSIFTCB these days for 'Eventualities'.
Power wise I use ATPL as a last check when lining up for Approach, Transponder, Pitot, Lights. It's saved me from taking off with the transponder on 'Standby' on numerous occasions.
Power wise I use ATPL as a last check when lining up for Approach, Transponder, Pitot, Lights. It's saved me from taking off with the transponder on 'Standby' on numerous occasions.
Put me in a Lynx and I could probably get it going, from muscle-memory alone. One of the few things my brain has refused to let-go of, even after almost 18 years since demob, is the UK Mil definition of a chemical agent...
Very good Bob
Actually remember landing the old girl once after a cross country, and dipping the tanks before gassing her up.
Nearly bone dry.
Fair **** myself.
Was young, callow and learned a valuable lesson.
The checklist is not like reciting a magic spell to prevent you from stuffing up.
You have to consciously.
Stop.
And check.
That you have completed.
Every item.
Actually remember landing the old girl once after a cross country, and dipping the tanks before gassing her up.
Nearly bone dry.
Fair **** myself.
Was young, callow and learned a valuable lesson.
The checklist is not like reciting a magic spell to prevent you from stuffing up.
You have to consciously.
Stop.
And check.
That you have completed.
Every item.
From Spaz805 and Arm-out-the-window:
Slightly wrong guys, but it was over 40 years ago.
Winjeel vital actions...
T ry
T ickling
M ary's
P retty
F annie
F or
S he
I s
H aving
H airy
C ...
T rouble
Trims set
Throttle
Mixture rich
Prop full increase
Flaps set for T/O
Fuel quantity pressure selection
Switches set
Instruments set
Hatches
Harness
Controls full and free
Tailwheel locked
Slightly wrong guys, but it was over 40 years ago.
Winjeel vital actions...
T ry
T ickling
M ary's
P retty
F annie
F or
S he
I s
H aving
H airy
C ...
T rouble
Trims set
Throttle
Mixture rich
Prop full increase
Flaps set for T/O
Fuel quantity pressure selection
Switches set
Instruments set
Hatches
Harness
Controls full and free
Tailwheel locked
Minnie...
....yes, even in a French submarine. It was after my "baptism" as a "submariner" which started with a half pint of sea water drawn off in the engine room at 1000feet down. Followed by champagne, coquilles saint-jaques with Mersault; magret de canard with a very nice red burgundy, salad, cheese board, chocolate mousse, coffee and liqueur. Having climbed to 500 feet I retired to my bunk, but there was a loooooong swell and roll.
The saying was "happiness is 500 feet in a gale". Not completely true.
It's all in the mind really.
The Ancient Mariner
The saying was "happiness is 500 feet in a gale". Not completely true.
It's all in the mind really.
The Ancient Mariner
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TRY THESE DRILLS THEN!
I'm sure we are all guilty and have severe difficulty changing our ways or shaking them off!
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Roger, Bloggs. Out.
Actually, from the depths of weird ... some of you may know that the Mirage had/has a system whereby, when calling for landing clearance, there was an additional "beep" that confirmed the gear was down and locked. The OH and I now use a vocal "beep" to ack msgs between rooms ... saves time and effort
Actually, from the depths of weird ... some of you may know that the Mirage had/has a system whereby, when calling for landing clearance, there was an additional "beep" that confirmed the gear was down and locked. The OH and I now use a vocal "beep" to ack msgs between rooms ... saves time and effort