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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Mar 2024, 11:13

Replies: 28

Amelia Earhart radio transmissions

Views: 3,198

Posted By Discorde

There were very few (if any) tricycle gear large...

There were very few (if any) tricycle gear large aircraft in existence in the late 1930s. However it's unlikely many cinema goers would be upset by this minor anachronistic imperfection.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Mar 2024, 10:28

Replies: 19

Any Britannia Boeing 767 pilots?

Views: 2,373

Posted By Discorde

Ah, the famous 'breakfast in Perth' trip. Operate...

Ah, the famous 'breakfast in Perth' trip. Operate AUH-PER, overnight in hotel, breakfast in same, crew transport back to the airport to take the a/c you brought in the previous day back to AUH.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Mar 2024, 16:38

Replies: 19

Any Britannia Boeing 767 pilots?

Views: 2,373

Posted By Discorde

Who is the article for?

Who is the article for?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 22:49

Replies: 60

BEA Vanguard interior configurations

Views: 12,379

Posted By Discorde

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a...

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a reasonably strong memory of Vanguards (the fleet I was on) doing EDIs when the wind was outside Trident limits but maybe that was for T1s rather than 3s....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Feb 2024, 17:55

Replies: 60

BEA Vanguard interior configurations

Views: 12,379

Posted By Discorde

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are...

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are several entries confirming this fact during 1977-78.

Forum: Private Flying

29th Dec 2023, 17:04

Replies: 14

Did the Chipmunk shrink?

Views: 2,562

Posted By Discorde

Some of my first lessons were in '478 (Leeds UAS,...

Some of my first lessons were in '478 (Leeds UAS, Church Fenton) in early 1967. Good to see it's still flying.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Dec 2023, 11:53

Replies: 76

Airways Cymru International

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Posted By Discorde

Might be a myth! Flew 'ZI many times 1978-84....

Might be a myth! Flew 'ZI many times 1978-84. Only 1 tech incident (minor flap problem - easily resolved) according to my log book.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Nov 2023, 11:36

Replies: 71

Air Pictorial scans

Views: 9,658

Posted By Discorde

Noteworthy that in the BOAC Britannia 102...

Noteworthy that in the BOAC Britannia 102 sequence G-ANBA to 'BO there is no 'BG registered. Internet research shows photo evidence of 'BG in BOAC colours but the aircraft was later re-registered as...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

27th Jun 2022, 16:37

Replies: 80

Staines, UK 1972, June 18th.

Views: 22,989

Posted By Discorde

Post #59 Wow! Takes me back 45 years!...

Post #59

Wow! Takes me back 45 years! Excellent link. Couple of points:

- at the bottom of each HSI is the 'drift shutter'; when switched right the caption was blank and in heading mode the...

Forum: Private Flying

9th Aug 2018, 12:03

Replies: 99

QNH or QFE ?

Views: 24,390

Posted By Discorde

From the aircraft's static ports. The point...

From the aircraft's static ports.

The point about GPS derived altimetry is that it removes the need for altimeter setting, with its attendant drawbacks. Every time a subscale setting change is...

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