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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 08:52
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Cornish Jack

The ad -writers were, shall we say, a trifle...

The ad -writers were, shall we say, a trifle optimistic in their artistry ! ! ! :rolleyes:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Apr 2024, 10:06
Replies: 15
Views: 1,891
Posted By Cornish Jack

... and not an ashtray to be seen 1 ;)

... and not an ashtray to be seen 1 ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2024, 10:03
Replies: 9
Views: 1,419
Posted By Cornish Jack

Long time since, but it's an area with lots of...

Long time since, but it's an area with lots of contradictions and differentiations between 'operating' and training. Cable length ? 120' ?... 250' ? ...60' ? (Whirlwind). Motive power ? Electric,...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 08:27
Replies: 50
Views: 19,632
Posted By Cornish Jack

brakedwell - had a similar experience at Sharjah...

brakedwell - had a similar experience at Sharjah in the mid 50s - was stuck there for 10 days while 'Charlie' and the steam roller and oil cart made good on the sand strip. Passed the time learning...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 09:52
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Cornish Jack

Ah yes ! ... smelly scorpions and Jane's panties...

Ah yes ! ... smelly scorpions and Jane's panties ! Somewhat oddly, I served on 84 twice and on Beverleys but not as a combination !
Nice model but much too clean !.
At the time of the changeover...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2024, 09:20
Replies: 27
Views: 14,261
Posted By Cornish Jack

Re. the swimming ability query, it was not a...

Re. the swimming ability query, it was not a requirement in the 60s ... even 'Willy the winch', the most active winchman on the valley S&R flight, could not swim. !
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2024, 10:14
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Cornish Jack

t must have been quite a squeeze. Indeed it...

t must have been quite a squeeze.

Indeed it was - that was why we had to position for take-off by reversing right up to the boundary fence with our tail over the road and power up against the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:59
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Cornish Jack

Possibly a re-working of our departure from...

Possibly a re-working of our departure from Plymouth Roborough after a BoB display. It was early evenng, Roborough was a grass field and quite wet. To maximise our take-off available run we had...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 10:04
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Cornish Jack

Been there, done that and induced intense mental...

Been there, done that and induced intense mental embarrassment as a result.
Mistral blowing, homeward bound up the valley at 8k-ish, in and out of cloud tops, with a full moon. 10 minutes behind us...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2024, 09:41
Replies: 36
Views: 2,589
Posted By Cornish Jack

I wonder if anyone has worked out the cost of the...

I wonder if anyone has worked out the cost of the one particular Wimpey which was built, start to finish and test-flight, in 24 hours ? There's probably still a film lurking around somewhere.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 09:55
Replies: 54
Views: 14,476
Posted By Cornish Jack

QTE IMI (barred) QTG IMI (barred) "Thanks...

QTE IMI (barred)
QTG IMI (barred)
"Thanks Siggy, got another couple of those ?"

"One degree port, Skip"
"... can't be arsed with small course changes like that !"
"OK - 6 degrees port, please...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2024, 09:14
Replies: 28
Views: 3,198
Posted By Cornish Jack

I started with the Able, Baker version and went...

I started with the Able, Baker version and went through the confused transition in 56. There still remains the 'hangover' from pre 21, with Ack (as in Ack-Ack) and Toc (as in Toc H)
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
18th Mar 2024, 08:59
Replies: 9
Views: 575
Posted By Cornish Jack

Some pictures not visible in Memes thread on JB

Duplicate posts #1336 and 7 in Memes & Cartoons thread on JB appear blank - are these faecesbook things ?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 10:43
Replies: 23
Views: 3,477
Posted By Cornish Jack

Last time I saw (and definitely heard !) one of...

Last time I saw (and definitely heard !) one of these, it was at an R/C model fly-in the 60s, at Burtonwood, IIRC. A Dutch team flew a delta wing version, very well, very fast and, just to repeat,...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2024, 13:50
Replies: 18
Views: 2,940
Posted By Cornish Jack

Thank you Crab - so the direct 'wiggle the...

Thank you Crab - so the direct 'wiggle the output' is hydraulic ? Query triggered by memories of Colorado Springs 737 et al and, the, almost unreported, 744 LY out of Heathrow.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2024, 09:34
Replies: 18
Views: 2,940
Posted By Cornish Jack

Can somebody tell me whether the AFCS is...

Can somebody tell me whether the AFCS is primarily electronic, hydraulic, or a combination ? If the latter, what are the proportions and relative distributions in the system hierarchy ?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 08:28
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Cornish Jack

Relevant ?, irrelevant ?, or coincidental ? ...

Relevant ?, irrelevant ?, or coincidental ?
https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/657825-more-afcs-mayhem.html
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2024, 09:58
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Cornish Jack

Thank you, tucumseh - both for your replies and...

Thank you, tucumseh - both for your replies and the efforts made by you, (and others), attempting to right a demonstrable wrong ! :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2024, 19:30
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Cornish Jack

Thank you tucumseh. Just a clarification ......

Thank you tucumseh.
Just a clarification ... 'basic airmanship'? yes, the query was re. Safety Altitude both here and at Erebus. Re. the BOI's conclusions on the crew culpability, it seems the SOs...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2024, 14:02
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Cornish Jack

Re. the programme... no problem accessing it via...

Re. the programme... no problem accessing it via iPlayer - just requires payment of the licence fee !
As to content ? - an appeal to emotion rather than evidence and some rather odd claims and...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2024, 11:00
Replies: 2
Views: 1,486
Posted By Cornish Jack

Thank you h99 - my search engine would seem to be...

Thank you h99 - my search engine would seem to be as useful as my spoil chicken !! :O
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2024, 22:56
Replies: 2
Views: 1,486
Posted By Cornish Jack

BBC TV - Chinook: ZD576

Just sat through the two programmes which comprise this 'documentary'. I semi-quote mark it because, for me, it raises a number of questions,, relating to the programme itself, as well as the subject...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 09:52
Replies: 104
Views: 25,694
Posted By Cornish Jack

Tim - your Dad took me on my first Whirlwind...

Tim - your Dad took me on my first Whirlwind flight in 64 - lovely chap and a dreadful shock to us all at TH when we heard of his accident .Your pride is well founded ! :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2024, 09:18
Replies: 6
Views: 3,044
Posted By Cornish Jack

Luckily no harm done, the brakes worked and much...

Luckily no harm done, the brakes worked and much revving of engines hauled the beast onto a level runway for the no doubt sigh of relief departure

Brakes would have been avoided ... an early...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 10:32
Replies: 47
Views: 8,757
Posted By Cornish Jack

John Eacott makes a good point about the collar...

John Eacott makes a good point about the collar detached shirts, which were standard issue when I joined in 53. Our flying suits were the silvery-grey style complete with those glorious fleece lined...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 09:23
Replies: 52
Views: 9,780
Posted By Cornish Jack

When I was 'let loose' teaching Tristar tech at...

When I was 'let loose' teaching Tristar tech at Cranebank, I was rostered for a monthly tech refresher session. Nominated pilots turned up and sat at 'wired up' desks which had 'responder buttone to...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 09:37
Replies: 36
Views: 7,688
Posted By Cornish Jack

It's odd that a Nation which seems to be intent...

It's odd that a Nation which seems to be intent on minimising word content to muttered 'cool', 'ossum', OMG, 'keh' and non committal grunts would prefer descriptive scenario output rather than...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2024, 09:45
Replies: 10
Views: 2,863
Posted By Cornish Jack

Hmm ... memories of a Sycamore 'up-country' Aden,...

Hmm ... memories of a Sycamore 'up-country' Aden, landing in a wadi , a couple of thousand above sea level. M/P 'Tommy' Tomczak driving. Leaving the ground entailed a 'jump' take-off - max rrpm and...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2024, 09:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,379
Posted By Cornish Jack

Underslung and hoist loads may well be affected...

Underslung and hoist loads may well be affected differently. Never had any trouble with hoists, persons or stretchers. However, doing 'jungle penetrator' tests at Boscombe, the penetrator, on the end...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2023, 10:05
Replies: 67
Views: 25,021
Posted By Cornish Jack

Surprisingly, only just come across this thread....

Surprisingly, only just come across this thread. One of our tasks at Thorney was to do trials with the Littlehampton lifeboat to allow a team from Farnborough to take measurements of helo static...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2023, 09:47
Replies: 59
Views: 12,411
Posted By Cornish Jack

Shy - re the 180 RRPM - Bill McE, , when he was...

Shy - re the 180 RRPM - Bill McE, , when he was 'boss' at Valley training, took a 10 out to South Stack on a very on-shore windy day, went manual and took the revs back to 190-ish and slope-soared !...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2023, 09:52
Replies: 59
Views: 12,411
Posted By Cornish Jack

The summary in #11 and Shy Torque's Chetwynd...

The summary in #11 and Shy Torque's Chetwynd 'event' are,essentially pointing at the same sequence - the direction of divergence being opposed, down to the preferred 'National' rotor rotation...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2023, 09:31
Replies: 44
Views: 7,606
Posted By Cornish Jack

For a short time, in the 60s, CFS Whirlwinds had...

For a short time, in the 60s, CFS Whirlwinds had some 'bead cushions' (a short-lived car seat fad) issued for trial. From memory, even less comfortable than the normal.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2023, 09:22
Replies: 59
Views: 12,411
Posted By Cornish Jack

If I was going to put money on it, RBS would be...

If I was going to put money on it, RBS would be my choice. The occupants (assuming that they all survived), are very lucky.! One of my early jobs on S&R was recovering the personal effects of my...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 10:18
Replies: 17
Views: 2,965
Posted By Cornish Jack

Not come across that, but sounds interesting....

Not come across that, but sounds interesting. When the incident happened, it was a w/e (Sunday?) and we were called into the office to deal with relevant messages.
Log book says that our night stop...
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