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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Dec 2013, 17:31
Replies: 9
Views: 1,733
Posted By Aileron Drag

silverstreak, Just curious - why? ...

silverstreak,

Just curious - why?

DaveReidUK,

That's a bit sad. Or are you taking the p*ss?:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2013, 09:28
Replies: 5
Views: 1,832
Posted By Aileron Drag

Interesting video from Jackw106. The last time I...

Interesting video from Jackw106. The last time I saw the inside of that hangar it was our HQ. 120 Sqn Air Training Corps. We had half of the hangar, and 617 Gliding School had the other half. In...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Dec 2013, 13:24
Replies: 10
Views: 2,281
Posted By Aileron Drag

It's Christmas time again, and that means blowing...

It's Christmas time again, and that means blowing a year's dust off my favourite Christmas read - The Shepherd, by Frederick Forsyth.

Can be read in an hour or so, with a glass of port at your...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2013, 19:27
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

F/O limit was 600m RVR or better (CAT 1)....

F/O limit was 600m RVR or better (CAT 1). Anything less was a P1 landing.

...............if my memory serves.

And, yes, in better weather, P1 would fly the approach with the aim of P2 landing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2013, 15:48
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Meikleour - I wish you hadn't reminded me of...

Meikleour - I wish you hadn't reminded me of 'Nargs'. You've put me off my dinner.:*
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 18:35
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

joelnthailand

I'm saying that a crew should use every aid available if they are at the end of a longhaul flight. Yes, if it's LHR-JFK, with a quick flight time, and you've all had a good, restful couple of days...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 14:34
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

MD80 Well, I'm certainly pleased that you're...

MD80

Well, I'm certainly pleased that you're no customer of mine. Back seat pilots with no stomach for flying - I do not need.

Truly, you are speaking from utter ignorance. If you were as...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 14:04
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

md80fanatic

You are showing your ignorance, and should not comment on matters you know nothing about.

We all like to think we are 'hot-shots', and as a Training Captain I prided myself on my hand-flying...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 13:44
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

Lonewolf_50

If I understand your question, then 'zero'. I completed the final 'base training' detail on the sim. The Base Training Captain told me when to flare, and by how much (hardly anything), which resulted...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 13:25
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

737OPR

You have so hit the nail on the head. Flying manually in the sim was a breeze, because you were wide awake and living on adrenaline. But for a major airport to offer only a visual approach to a...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2013, 14:46
Replies: 2,403
Views: 2,202,919
Posted By Aileron Drag

falcon900

I think falcon's point is being overlooked. I probably did as many visual approaches into US airports as I did in Africa. By definition, it was at the end of a long day's work, and sometimes in very...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2013, 19:51
Replies: 15
Views: 3,355
Posted By Aileron Drag

The offset position of the nose-wheel was...

The offset position of the nose-wheel was completely irrelevant to the operation of the aircraft.

In no respect was it considered, mentioned, or even thought about by the flight crews.
...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2013, 21:16
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By Aileron Drag

In the 'Good Old Days', when the IoW was infested...

In the 'Good Old Days', when the IoW was infested with aircraft from the College of Air Training at Hamble, a mate and I had fun, one day, flying between the 2nd & 3rd 'islands', and of course below...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2013, 20:06
Replies: 12
Views: 2,516
Posted By Aileron Drag

Tony, Keep it going, Man. Donation sent. ...

Tony,

Keep it going, Man. Donation sent.

SFO A. Drag. :O
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2013, 17:48
Replies: 44
Views: 8,475
Posted By Aileron Drag

I think Centaurus has misunderstood the SOPs. As...

I think Centaurus has misunderstood the SOPs. As JW411 has indicated, P2 flew the entire approach, with the firm intention of going around at DH, unless P1 said "Land" in response to P3's call...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2013, 10:21
Replies: 44
Views: 8,475
Posted By Aileron Drag

Regarding finding your way to the runway, we had...

Regarding finding your way to the runway, we had low-vis pages in the aerodrome booklet for LHR showing the magnetic direction and distance of each section of the route to the runway. The distance...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2013, 19:56
Replies: 44
Views: 8,475
Posted By Aileron Drag

G & T, that's an old wives' tale! It was true...

G & T, that's an old wives' tale! It was true that the Trident would go-around from 12R without touching the tarmac, being well into the flare.

P2 was, as it were, determined to go-around. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2013, 17:53
Replies: 44
Views: 8,475
Posted By Aileron Drag

Everything had to be working in order to be Cat...

Everything had to be working in order to be Cat 3. Often, an aircraft would be Cat 2 only, or even Cat 1 only, due to a u/s component.

You couldn't guarantee that every Trident would be Cat 3...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2013, 20:03
Replies: 22
Views: 9,085
Posted By Aileron Drag

Josh, I think it's probably the same, or...

Josh,

I think it's probably the same, or similar scheme: I did a Flying Scholarship at Carlisle in 1967 - yeah, I know, in pre-history! :sad:

It was the most incredible experience, and resulted...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2013, 12:56
Replies: 22
Views: 6,342
Posted By Aileron Drag

Jklsr55, "All these guys were amazing...

Jklsr55,

"All these guys were amazing pilots".

Don't forget Barbara Harmer, who I regret we have lost to a horrible illness.

For information, British Airways pilots 'bid' for aircraft...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2013, 15:42
Replies: 9
Views: 5,135
Posted By Aileron Drag

Olddog, I'd be interested to see those...

Olddog,

I'd be interested to see those photos also, if you don't mind trundling them over the old interweb.

Sent you a PM with my 'e'.

AD
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2013, 09:57
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

BEagle, UKIP. Idiots. ....sorry,...

BEagle,

UKIP.
Idiots.

....sorry, don't get the connection. Please explain.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 22:40
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Was it 12 feet? Been a long...

Was it 12 feet?

Been a long time..............
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 15:23
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Well, Scotbill, you sure can't call me tribal....

Well, Scotbill, you sure can't call me tribal. I'm yer actual hybrid or, if you prefer, mongrel. First 18 years BEA/BAED/Shorthaul, then longhaul (via what was in reality still BCal.)

I found it a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 14:52
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Millerscourt, Blast! I knew that I was...

Millerscourt,

Blast! I knew that I was mixing my whatsits even as I wrote it. My apologies.

I will attend the Prefects' Study immediately for my well-deserved thrashing! :(
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2013, 10:38
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Bergeire1, You have hit the nail smack-on. I...

Bergeire1,

You have hit the nail smack-on. I knew a Trident captain who failed his 747 conversion. He was a super guy, but had spent years flying Shuttle. The 'Shuttle Back-up' pay was...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2013, 22:25
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

B*gger off Running In.

B*gger off Running In.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2013, 22:20
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

In a film set in Yorkshire in 1810, I would have...

In a film set in Yorkshire in 1810, I would have the Manager calling the inmates "idiots".

Can you imagine the gent in his 1810 starched collar referring to the inmates as the "special needs"...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2013, 22:03
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

" I assume you'd be just as hacked off in your...

" I assume you'd be just as hacked off in your quest for absolute historical accuracy if they didn't get the number plates on the 617 Sqn wagons correct as well?"

.........No, not that pedantic,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2013, 21:32
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

Running_In, I'm trying to find an example to...

Running_In,

I'm trying to find an example to illustrate my 'problem' with re-writing history, because the reality might offend someone.

1. American civil war. One Confederate officer saying to...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2013, 20:58
Replies: 99
Views: 17,611
Posted By Aileron Drag

You should not change historical fact. The...

You should not change historical fact. The Ruskies did it, and we despised them for re-writing their history. Now your generation want to do it also.

We called our French enemies 'Frogs' during...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jan 2013, 19:57
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

Merlin, I don't know what you're on, but can you...

Merlin, I don't know what you're on, but can you please send me some? :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2013, 21:27
Replies: 213
Views: 118,007
Posted By Aileron Drag

It's interesting to read your post, bcgallacher....

It's interesting to read your post, bcgallacher. I remember 'The Glasgow Apology' story.

Many of the 'wartime' captains were dictatorial, arrogant, superior, and worst of all - poor pilots. Oh,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2012, 23:23
Replies: 34
Views: 11,030
Posted By Aileron Drag

OldnDaft, Good for you. ...

OldnDaft,

Good for you.

BigGreenGilbert,

I suspect his argument is that the man has been well rewarded for his success, and will now become a multi-millionaire. Quite right too - he deserves...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2012, 15:32
Replies: 34
Views: 11,030
Posted By Aileron Drag

When I left a Volunteer Gliding Sqn as an A2 CGI...

When I left a Volunteer Gliding Sqn as an A2 CGI after 20 years, I didn't even get a 'thank you' letter.

Not that I was surprised. The CO had put in thirty-odd years, and he didn't get one either!...
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