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How I wish I had been able to do BFT on the Gazelle rather than the Squirrel! Don't get me wrong, the AS350 had its good points, but the Gazelle always appeared more robust. I was lucky enough to witness the mass Wessex swansong at Shawbs in 2001, another one I wish I had flown.
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Still current on both :E:ok:
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Originally Posted by Training Risky
(Post 11522431)
How I wish I had been able to do BFT on the Gazelle rather than the Squirrel! Don't get me wrong, the AS350 had its good points, but the Gazelle always appeared more robust. I was lucky enough to witness the mass Wessex swansong at Shawbs in 2001, another one I wish I had flown.
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On an EWI course at Wallop when the topic of a potential cushy posting came up... "I'm the only qualified gazelle pilot available for the post so its a dead cert I get it" one of the course was heard to confidently say in front of the other course members, who all happened to be pie eating Lynx jockeys, many of whom were looking for postings at the time. "You're forgetting that we are all qualified Gazelle pilots, it's just that we happen to be uncurrent at the moment" I replied. I think he was posted to a Lynx squadron after the course :D |
Gazelle Replacement
What ever happened to the H-135s earmarked to replace the Gazelles on 655 Sqn?
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Originally Posted by 9BIT
(Post 11523234)
What ever happened to the H-135s earmarked to replace the Gazelles on 655 Sqn?
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oldbeef:
to quote Messrs Python - "vicious, but fair..." ;) |
Oldbeefer - It's just that my version of retirement just means not working - flying is too much fun to give up :):ok:
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The postponed flypast has now been rescheduled for Monday 23 October but will stay on the west side of the country between departing Aldergrove at 10:00 and arrival at Fleetlands at 15:45 .
I have a photo of the route and timings if anyone can post it for me ? |
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Originally Posted by ericferret
(Post 11517902)
Looking at G-INFO it reveals that one of our squadron Gazelles from 1975 is still flying G-CGJX, XW892.
Also still flying G-CIEY XW851. This was a demonstration and trials squadron aircraft. This aircraft sticks in my mind as we found a serious defect with the cyclic flying controls in 1976 while on a major inspection. This was probably the true cause of the fatal accident to XW850 in 1973 which was attributed to jack stall. Apologies for delay in replying to your P.M. I have now responded. ericferret |
This was probably the true cause of the fatal accident to XW850 in 1973 which was attributed to jack stall. |
On a side note. Middle Wallop got rid of 2 of their GZ's last week to fleetlands and the final 2 go next week.
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Originally Posted by 212man
(Post 11524922)
Searching finds references to a wiring fault, connected to the anti-coll?
Below are some details The only documents I saw was a signal (1976) sent to all units asking for a check of the cyclic stick and it's friction plus I saw the accident report in about 1981. During the major of XW851 (1976) we were incorporating the hydraulic accumulator modification which I believe was to combat jack stall and was related to the crash of XW850. I wrote this up at length in AVIAFORA. Someone recently posted a photo of XW850 post accident I had never seen it before. http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum...=1697837079675 This is what I attached to the recent post numbered 6045 in Aviafora which includes the photograph. Dated 01/09/2023 "Go to posts 5271, 5260, 5263. I wrote a long piece on this accident. The accident report at Aviation safety network is wrong as there was at least one fatality. I think the wiring fault is a confusion with another incident in which the strobe light wiring was causing electrical interference to the hydraulic system causing the hydraulics to cycle on and off. I think there was an earlier post on this issue as well." 50 years ago and this one still bugs me. As an addition while investigating the hydraulics cutting in and out the pilot involved was sitting in a aircraft with an investigator and was asked at what frequency the hydraulics were cycling at. Another aircraft was running nearby with it's strobe on. He said at that frequency pointing to the strobe. The wiring for the strobe had been routed close to the hydraulic system wiring and was inducing a current affecting the system. |
Damn, was just going to post the updated route, I have posted it in the Military aircrew forum, thanks to David for sending it over.
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Gazelles leaving Barton a little earlier today
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The Last Gazelle out of the province left this morning, due to leave Barton at 14:00 route south unknown.
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ZB690,presently 15 N of Strawberry.....
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Great machine. Fitted like a glove !
Preferred the '80's Army version; no stab, no nav aids......and that BAOR exercise auth; 'not above 150ft' |
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