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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2020, 12:21
Replies: 153
Views: 170,944
Posted By DCDriver

Doesn’t the feed come from ADS-B ?

Doesn’t the feed come from ADS-B ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2015, 20:41
Replies: 11
Views: 3,715
Posted By DCDriver

Can’t answer your question, Oilhead, but I do...

Can’t answer your question, Oilhead, but I do know that PanAm forced the Piper Aircraft Corp to stop production of the PA16 Clipper because they thought that they owned the word “clipper”! So Piper...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2014, 14:46
Replies: 63
Views: 21,664
Posted By DCDriver

No, indeed I hadn't - I was just waiting for you...

No, indeed I hadn't - I was just waiting for you to post that piccie! :):)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Nov 2014, 10:18
Replies: 63
Views: 21,664
Posted By DCDriver

Air Anglia

I was a young FO in Air Anglia in the mid-70’s. Here are a few old pics I took; sorry about the quality of some of the scans.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/76208708@N08/15871505236
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2014, 11:06
Replies: 279
Views: 126,082
Posted By DCDriver

Bird House Bar, AK

A few years before it burnt down someone stole the big blue bird effigy mounted on the roof. The cops put out a States-wide alert for it's recovery and iirc it was discovered somewhere in the lower...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2013, 19:31
Replies: 21
Views: 5,585
Posted By DCDriver

[QUOTE]Was it really so powerful, as the...

[QUOTE]Was it really so powerful, as the DC-9-20/30 was ?/QUOTE]

The answer is emphatically no.

In the 1970’s I flew BAC 1-11’s in UK, then moved abroad to work for a DC-9 operator. During the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2012, 14:07
Replies: 157
Views: 47,586
Posted By DCDriver

P1fel sums the two a/c up well. I too began...

P1fel sums the two a/c up well.

I too began on Heralds in the mid-70's and because it was my first airliner, I at first I thought it wonderful! It handled well but the performance was dire -...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Aug 2012, 12:53
Replies: 75
Views: 17,893
Posted By DCDriver

Hi Pete, I've read this thread with both...

Hi Pete,

I've read this thread with both interest and dismay - as one of your former Diesel '9 colleagues who left bmi for elsewhere, I know you to be a thoroughly good bloke and I'm saddened at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2012, 14:18
Replies: 8
Views: 2,190
Posted By DCDriver

- and half of it was sprayed over their own lads!

- and half of it was sprayed over their own lads!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2012, 13:46
Replies: 129
Views: 31,766
Posted By DCDriver

I can't believe we're on p6 without it having...

I can't believe we're on p6 without it having being mentioned!

Best heavy - DC-10-30
Best medium - DC-9-32
Best light - DHC1

Worst - or "least satisfying" : A320
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2011, 22:02
Replies: 63
Views: 21,345
Posted By DCDriver

Jimmy Stewart flew Liberators out of Tibenham,...

Jimmy Stewart flew Liberators out of Tibenham, Norfolk where he was either the base commander or similar. When I lived nearby in the '70's there were still murals painted inside various rooms under...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2011, 20:59
Replies: 47
Views: 11,211
Posted By DCDriver

Fly DC Jets!

I loved the look of the big Douglases as a boy and was lucky enough to go on to fly many of them for an unbroken 25yr stretch - I initially converted from the BAC 111 to the DC9-32 in the '70's and...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Oct 2010, 15:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,415
Posted By DCDriver

Additionally, the reasons for delaying lowering...

Additionally, the reasons for delaying lowering the gear until 1000' are:

Capts ND is lost (older-style RATs, most likely on the msn's quoted above)

and

The a/c goes into Direct Law with...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2010, 11:16
Replies: 9
Views: 2,537
Posted By DCDriver

What??? And ruin the two most beautiful airliners...

What??? And ruin the two most beautiful airliners after the Constellation?

Barit - loved the Dakten! :ok:

DCD (already in semi-retirement!)
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2010, 11:09
Replies: 14
Views: 6,035
Posted By DCDriver

Low Cost Index etc

B-HKD, concur with most of above posts. We fly A330's on CI's of 14-16 now, gives M.81 in cruise but in MNPS this must be pegged at your OCA CLX speed.
An interesting development of low Cost Indices...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2010, 20:28
Replies: 121
Views: 43,312
Posted By DCDriver

Fairchild Packet, even? I too have a soft...

Fairchild Packet, even?

I too have a soft spot for Vanguards, some of my first flights were on 'EP & 'EN. I lived as a boy near the "GM" ndb (BHX) and the BEA Vanguards flew up the 328 radial from...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Dec 2009, 21:59
Replies: 2
Views: 1,010
Posted By DCDriver

Jumbo Driver is correct. In a nutshell, speeds...

Jumbo Driver is correct. In a nutshell, speeds within MNPS are referenced to Mach because "Mach No Technique" is employed for longitudinal separation on both Random Routes and the OTS.
So for ATC...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Nov 2009, 16:24
Replies: 44
Views: 18,162
Posted By DCDriver

Likewise - and finally justice for JW and his...

Likewise - and finally justice for JW and his colleagues
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2009, 15:41
Replies: 198
Views: 68,189
Posted By DCDriver

Yeah, ok Charlie!! Good spot! (In reality...

Yeah, ok Charlie!! Good spot!
(In reality though this wasn't a training flt and the wx conditions were later shown to have been a bit demanding)
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2009, 13:51
Replies: 198
Views: 68,189
Posted By DCDriver

Having read much of this thread I would like to...

Having read much of this thread I would like to point out, at the risk of attracting much opprobium, that while "Thomas Cook" is getting a bad press in many of the above posts, the incident happened...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2009, 01:56
Replies: 100
Views: 57,430
Posted By DCDriver

I went to their Open Day in September, the last...

I went to their Open Day in September, the last this year, and was told that the Comet (and presumably the Groundgripper too) was in an adjacent hangar , which was in such a poor state of repair that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2009, 16:01
Replies: 12
Views: 1,535
Posted By DCDriver

.... which is why I never ever called ops!:):)

.... which is why I never ever called ops!:):)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2009, 21:40
Replies: 745
Views: 244,002
Posted By DCDriver

As a pom ex-9 driver I've loved reading this...

As a pom ex-9 driver I've loved reading this thread! First flew the DC9 in 1979 as a F/O, coming off BAC111's - that's when I learned that a DC9 on one goes better than a 111 on 2! Years later got my...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2009, 16:28
Replies: 519
Views: 326,527
Posted By DCDriver

Slats One, I flew the '10 for 12 yrs, including 6...

Slats One, I flew the '10 for 12 yrs, including 6 as a trainer. Douglas did not want to build de-icing equipment into the DC10 tail assembly, so they oversized it in case icing trials showed a...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2009, 11:31
Replies: 2
Views: 1,004
Posted By DCDriver

- so is "you don't get ice below -40C"...... ...

- so is "you don't get ice below -40C"......
caveat emptor!
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2008, 22:38
Replies: 59
Views: 23,704
Posted By DCDriver

Rainboe, You are completely correct in...

Rainboe,
You are completely correct in everything you have written on this thread. You display a maturity of knowledge borne, I guess, of many years in this industry. You have been harangued by...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Oct 2008, 11:40
Replies: 27
Views: 12,341
Posted By DCDriver

One autumn a few years ago I was climbing out of...

One autumn a few years ago I was climbing out of Thessaloniki (LGTS) at night when we hit a very large bird at 8000ft. It made a hell of a noise and initially gave us quite a shock! The windscreen...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Mar 2008, 23:09
Replies: 41
Views: 12,323
Posted By DCDriver

BOAC-Cunard 707-436 at BGI in Feb 1965 ...

BOAC-Cunard 707-436 at BGI in Feb 1965
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/dcdriver/BGI04.jpg

and a 707-465 in March 1967
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/dcdriver/BGI02.jpg
Forum: Tech Log
9th Oct 2007, 10:48
Replies: 22
Views: 13,473
Posted By DCDriver

Roadtrip, This is an excellent idea and one I...

Roadtrip,
This is an excellent idea and one I was shown when I first converted to widebodies as capt. I have always employed it when line training new capts, but as far as I'm aware I am the only...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jul 2007, 22:51
Replies: 32
Views: 10,425
Posted By DCDriver

The Phantom/Pawnee collision was in VMC by day. ...

The Phantom/Pawnee collision was in VMC by day.
Prior to this tragedy, the RAF never published details of low-level routes around the UK - this accident changed all that and gave rise to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2007, 11:06
Replies: 66
Views: 10,226
Posted By DCDriver

This route could be fun, in fine wx an early...

This route could be fun, in fine wx an early descent off the N Sea allowed one to go sightseeing over the N.Yorks Moors. One weekend a crew discovered the Red Lion at Blakey Ridge, and a fast flyby...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2006, 16:31
Replies: 117
Views: 29,017
Posted By DCDriver

Arem, it was G-ARWD operating the BA696 to TXKF...

Arem,
it was G-ARWD operating the BA696 to TXKF on 01/03/1968. Being pedantic, that would've made it a 707-465. Actually, I wasn't there but I gave my camera to my mother....the old girl did well;...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2006, 09:32
Replies: 117
Views: 29,017
Posted By DCDriver

view of the twr from a BOAC 707-436, March 1968 ...

view of the twr from a BOAC 707-436, March 1968
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/dcdriver/LHR/LHR16.jpg
....carefully chosen so as not to include any Zephyrs or Zodiacs!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2006, 15:53
Replies: 18
Views: 2,919
Posted By DCDriver

llanfairpg, didn't rx it - try again

llanfairpg,
didn't rx it - try again
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2006, 15:01
Replies: 18
Views: 2,919
Posted By DCDriver

llanfair, err...yes. You must have recognised the...

llanfair, err...yes. You must have recognised the stby compass! The firm was Executive Air Engineering in those days. They did a lot of Flying Scholarship work.
Here's one of their Pups
...
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