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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jul 2022, 12:16
Replies: 24
Views: 3,528
Posted By scotbill

BEA also deployed Comet 4bs to match the Panam...

BEA also deployed Comet 4bs to match the Panam 727s - again with London-based crews on tours. I also managed a couple of Trident 3b trips before Templehof closed.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2022, 07:18
Replies: 119
Views: 13,032
Posted By scotbill

One of the Vanguard quirks I haven't seen...

One of the Vanguard quirks I haven't seen mentioned is that X-winds from the right were easier than those from the left.
It was customary to initiate the flare with power on giving better flow over...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2022, 14:03
Replies: 119
Views: 13,032
Posted By scotbill

No reason to complain!

No reason to complain!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2022, 09:22
Replies: 119
Views: 13,032
Posted By scotbill

The Vanguard was an amazing aircraft perfectly...

The Vanguard was an amazing aircraft perfectly capable of equalling or beating jet block times on sectors up to 1.30. (Equalled but never beat my best Vanguard time on domestic flights on Tridents...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Oct 2021, 12:17
Replies: 232
Views: 61,217
Posted By scotbill

The early B757s were a delight to fly and the...

The early B757s were a delight to fly and the light controls were amazingly well-predicted by the simulator. After a few tail scrapes, Boeing changed the weighting to the extent that I thought there...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2021, 15:13
Replies: 179
Views: 41,463
Posted By scotbill

Actually the Trident 3b was more challenging than...

Actually the Trident 3b was more challenging than either the Comet or Vanguard on EDI 31.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2021, 13:53
Replies: 179
Views: 41,463
Posted By scotbill

When I moved to Viscounts at London in 1960 the...

When I moved to Viscounts at London in 1960 the staff carpark for the Queens Building was a green field next door - which subsequently became the site of Terminal 1
O5 L may have been shorter than...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Oct 2020, 12:31
Replies: 31
Views: 8,673
Posted By scotbill

Touch and go is necessary with large aircraft to...

Touch and go is necessary with large aircraft to save very expensive time when the objective is to confirm simulator training in the actual landing phase.
Even with touch and goes we used to leave...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Oct 2020, 13:45
Replies: 39
Views: 12,992
Posted By scotbill

AF didn't fly the Comet but one of the saddest...

AF didn't fly the Comet but one of the saddest sights ! remember seeing in the old Rhodes airport (the one surrounded by hills) was an old AF poster showing a Comet in AF colours.

Alas - what...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Sep 2020, 09:49
Replies: 56
Views: 12,353
Posted By scotbill

John W Welford (known to his friends as Jack and...

John W Welford (known to his friends as Jack and his co-pilots as John Willie) gained the soubriquet "Full Tanks" thanks to an apprehension about fog - perhaps acquired on Dakotas in an era when...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Jul 2020, 09:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,375
Posted By scotbill

Pilot life spans

While browsing through old company magazines from the 80s and 90s prior to a clean out, I was struck by the number of old colleagues then dying in their 60s and 70s whereas nowadays many seem to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2020, 11:40
Replies: 481
Views: 228,275
Posted By scotbill

Although we now view Concorde through the...

Although we now view Concorde through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, let us not forget the furore about the waste of the taxpayers' £750 million.
Yet that money bought the country and the...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2020, 07:23
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,081,063
Posted By scotbill

Parkfell "ROD ? In reverse centre engine.." ...

Parkfell

"ROD ? In reverse centre engine.."

The Trident could use reverse on the outer engines in flight. Although people speak nostalgically of RoDs of 12000+, clearly the risk of catching up...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st May 2020, 16:59
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,081,063
Posted By scotbill

Mgggpilot You do not have a problem 100...

Mgggpilot

You do not have a problem 100 miles from the airport!

I have been held at FL 280 by Italian ATC till 35 miles from the airport at Bari. But it was a Trident with reverse available in...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st May 2020, 15:17
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,081,063
Posted By scotbill

That is completely wrong. You need gradient - not...

That is completely wrong. You need gradient - not rate of descent.
Hold level to kill the speed using airbrake.
Drop droop, flaps and gear and resume the descent at the lowest approach speed.

A...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2020, 12:37
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,081,063
Posted By scotbill

Why has there been so little comment on the fact...

Why has there been so little comment on the fact that they were offered a 360 degree orbit to lose height on the original approach. "Turn left onto 330 ..." (i.e attacking heading to regain the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2020, 10:26
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,081,063
Posted By scotbill

ATC, realising they were too high and fast,...

ATC, realising they were too high and fast, offered them a 330 degree left turn to lose height and re-establish on the localiser. Why would you turn that down?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Oct 2019, 16:08
Replies: 15
Views: 3,826
Posted By scotbill

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1694x730/boacstrike69_acee2f5773f411ca73a8c238fc0e83ba54439db4.jpg
Cracked it ! BOAC strike 1969
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Oct 2019, 14:57
Replies: 15
Views: 3,826
Posted By scotbill

BOAC strike was in 1969. I have a picture of a...

BOAC strike was in 1969. I have a picture of a row of VC10s and a 707 parked by the perimeter road at the Engineering Base but can't remember how to upload it!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Aug 2019, 13:04
Replies: 8
Views: 3,773
Posted By scotbill

Daliburgh: Tommy MacDonald has a picture of...

Daliburgh:

Tommy MacDonald has a picture of a Dragon on the machair at Askernish.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Aug 2019, 13:02
Replies: 8
Views: 3,773
Posted By scotbill

the Spartan Cruiser which was a trimotor (Gypsy...

the Spartan Cruiser
which was a trimotor (Gypsy Major) monoplane for 2 crew and 8 passenges. There were 2 marks in airline service, the Cruser II with range of 310 miles, max speed 133 MPH (cruising...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2019, 13:06
Replies: 117
Views: 202,723
Posted By scotbill

This kind of damage seems to be usually...

This kind of damage seems to be usually associated with nosewheel first touchdowns - often as a result of excessive speed or windshear.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jul 2019, 17:01
Replies: 9
Views: 2,499
Posted By scotbill

I believe it is true that more American pilots...

I believe it is true that more American pilots died in training than died in combat - but have never seen corresponding figures for the RAF
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Apr 2019, 15:29
Replies: 6
Views: 2,040
Posted By scotbill

Where's the Scottish celebration? On the 2nd of...

Where's the Scottish celebration?
On the 2nd of July 1919, R34 (built at Inchinnan near Glasgow Airport) set off from East Fortune just a fortnight after Alcock and Brown's epic flight and reached...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2018, 08:12
Replies: 103
Views: 50,344
Posted By scotbill

Thank you for that. I've always assumed that it...

Thank you for that. I've always assumed that it must have been fuel contamination but your account suggests it could have been water from the nosewheel wave putting the fire out.

On the Trident...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
30th May 2018, 15:34
Replies: 22
Views: 8,160
Posted By scotbill

Long routine briefings on familiar...

Long routine briefings on familiar departures/arrivals fit the definition of too many university lectures: "a system whereby the notes of the lecturer pass into the notebook of the student without...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2018, 08:25
Replies: 45
Views: 26,228
Posted By scotbill

A lot of the SNP faithful get their news/views...

A lot of the SNP faithful get their news/views from RT as it supports Independence (knowing it would weaken UK defences). They reject the BBC as biassed because it does not swallow completely the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Aug 2017, 13:34
Replies: 57
Views: 9,600
Posted By scotbill

Don't recall Malta being used for Viscount ...

Don't recall Malta being used for Viscount training in the 60s although they operated the London-Rome-Luqa as well as Luqa-Tripoli-Benghazi and Luqa- Catania for Malta airlines. My V800 conversion...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Aug 2017, 12:28
Replies: 23
Views: 5,685
Posted By scotbill

Let's not forget all the poor nervous souls who...

Let's not forget all the poor nervous souls who had to fly the Doves to get an Instrument Rating
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Aug 2017, 12:16
Replies: 43
Views: 20,479
Posted By scotbill

Would rate as a strong breeze in Benbecula

Would rate as a strong breeze in Benbecula
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Dec 2016, 21:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,152
Posted By scotbill

Thanks guys. Fortunately for me this one...

Thanks guys.

Fortunately for me this one proved to be reasonably simple to get rid of - a couple of reboots cleared the message.
(It specifically warns you not to restart or switch the computer...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Dec 2016, 19:54
Replies: 5
Views: 1,152
Posted By scotbill

Windows blocked?

While browsing FB message appears:

Windows has been blocked due to suspicious activity! - do not shut down or restart your computer

An 0800 number is given which apparently relates to a firm in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Aug 2016, 19:42
Replies: 104
Views: 40,329
Posted By scotbill

Reverse in the flare was very useful given...

Reverse in the flare was very useful given Trident high approach speeds. But Edi 31/13 was perfectly usable without it (as were all the other ex-RAF 6000 foot runways) provided it wasn't wet....
Forum: Tech Log
11th Aug 2016, 09:01
Replies: 10
Views: 2,806
Posted By scotbill

The 75 metre figure was arrived at in the early...

The 75 metre figure was arrived at in the early discussions about CAT III limits at Heathrow.

The Fire Service stated they would have difficulty finding an aircraft in anything less.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2016, 22:27
Replies: 104
Views: 40,329
Posted By scotbill

That is just so much horlicks that I can't be...

That is just so much horlicks that I can't be bothered to debate it.

I'm sure the Highlands and Islands division was profoundly grateful to be spared your patronage.
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