C152 crash at YPJT

[Capn Bloggs]

Naughty I know, but good fun at the time! "Left 2, right 2 Oh forget it, do it yourself!"

[gerry111]

Originally Posted by smiling monkey

I guess this is what you call a 'jesting' emoticon -->

Nah, That's a runway displaced emoticon.

[Old Fella]

GCA's

Originally Posted by gerry111

Bloggs, I remember doing 'Ground Controlled Approaches', as a passenger in the back seat of a RAAF Macchi during 1978 at ESL. Far below Mirage speeds there! (Fortunately, the QFI took me for serious aerobatics at the half time break..)

Capn Bloggs, 350 KIAS on the GCA ???

[mgahan]

SLOW SLOW QUICK SLOW

The trick in WMKB in the mid 1970's was to arrange for a trainee to have two bulldogs from WMKA (about 40kts on final) then a Mirage wheels up at 350 kts" then another bulldog.

This was called FUN and it took a very talented Traffic Director to get them on final at the right time.

MJG

[Capn Bloggs]

350 KIAS on the GCA ???

I was in a hurry. It was Friday, 1455!

[gerry111]

Originally Posted by Capn Bloggs

I was in a hurry. It was Friday, 1455!

Back in the good ol' days when the enemy were more considerate. Weekends off for everyone after three!

[Old Fella]

Gerry, everyone except us trash haulers. Surely you remember.

[josephfeatherweight]

Back in the good ol' days when the enemy were more considerate. Weekends off for everyone after three!

What?!? Things have changed? I doubt it! Invade on a weekend or during the 4 weeks after Christmas - no air defence to contend with! That's why I loved it!

[gerry111]

Originally Posted by Old Fella

Gerry, everyone except us trash haulers. Surely you remember.

Sorry, Old Fella! It's certainly true that the Hercs did tend to fly also on weekends. (The Mirages needed a rest from all their weekly U/S's.)

[Lead Balloon]

How many Herc squadrons were you posted to, GIII?

[gerry111]

Originally Posted by Lead Balloon

How many Herc squadrons were you posted to, GIII?

Fortunately none, Lead Balloon. (I preferred working on the sexier, fast jet stuff.) But I have fiddled with a few C-130E's and P3C's during their DLMs at RIC during my time at 2AD.

[megan]

Weekends off for everyone after three

Three, three???? 1230, please.

[Charlie Foxtrot India]

Thread drifted too far from YPJT 24L.