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Search: Posts Made By: Georgeablelovehowindia
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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2022, 07:47
Replies: 4,458
Views: 634,227
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Cavok Air AN-12 just passed overhead, en route...

Cavok Air AN-12 just passed overhead, en route Tamanrasset to Chalons Vatry. I wasn't expecting to hear that, but very welcome.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2022, 08:52
Replies: 13
Views: 4,171
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

As ever, it seems there is a bit more to this: ...

As ever, it seems there is a bit more to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4IpSKuAR2M
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Mar 2021, 15:25
Replies: 179
Views: 41,041
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

759 being derived from SKYport on the old rotary...

759 being derived from SKYport on the old rotary dialling telephones. British Eagle's telephone number was SKYport 3611, BOAC's was SKYport 5511 as late as April 1969, but by October 1972 it had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2020, 09:31
Replies: 3
Views: 1,073
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

[QUOTE=treadigraph;10856325]A fine legacy indeed....

[QUOTE=treadigraph;10856325]A fine legacy indeed. If a lottery win comes up, I'd certainly have a DR400 for touring.

Yes, we had a DR400/180 on trial for a week or so at the British Airways Flying...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Jul 2020, 08:33
Replies: 4,458
Views: 634,227
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Antonov AN-22A (ADB 5436) has just rumbled its...

Antonov AN-22A (ADB 5436) has just rumbled its way overhead at FL220 en route Ghardaia - Ostende.

"Hello" I thought "That isn't the usual AN-12" and indeed it wasn't.

Even the Senior Management...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Sep 2019, 17:52
Replies: 31
Views: 5,806
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Plus the fact that Northolt is currently closed...

Plus the fact that Northolt is currently closed to fixed wing aircraft for runway resurfacing.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2019, 09:13
Replies: 45
Views: 11,080
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

In 1965 'Flight' advertised for a trainee...

In 1965 'Flight' advertised for a trainee journalist. In a fit of enthusiasm, which makes me cringe with embarrassment now, I applied and got an interview. It was one to one, with Mike Ramsden on a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Apr 2019, 08:13
Replies: 68
Views: 37,414
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

It's a very long time ago, but I remember none of...

It's a very long time ago, but I remember none of it was beyond GCE 'O' level standard. There wasn't any calculus involved in the mathematics, for example.

Is anyone still able to draw a tephigram?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Mar 2019, 11:36
Replies: 76
Views: 17,343
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

As was the Guinness stand at the Boat Show in...

As was the Guinness stand at the Boat Show in Earl's Court days.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2019, 09:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,668
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Airliners.net has G-AOIF taxiing in at JFK in...

Airliners.net has G-AOIF taxiing in at JFK in what appears to be passenger config, photo dated Feb 1962. Flickr has G-AOII parked outside the British Eagle hangars at LHR in cargo config., photo date...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2018, 12:20
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Monarch ETOPS 757s: G-MONB, G-MONE, G-MONJ,...

Monarch ETOPS 757s: G-MONB, G-MONE, G-MONJ, G-MONK, G-DAJB and G-MCKE.

UK - BGR was most certainly ETOPS, on the NAT Tracks.

The dates of your flights would be helpful.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2018, 08:56
Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

In September 1969 I had an excellent curry lunch...

In September 1969 I had an excellent curry lunch in the Oberoi Grand in Calcutta with Peggy Thorne, who had been one of the two stewardesses on the westbound flight. She was by then in charge of the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Sep 2018, 14:52
Replies: 8
Views: 1,852
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Cavok Air AN-12s are virtually a daily overfly...

Cavok Air AN-12s are virtually a daily overfly here near Orange in France, en route from Ghardaia in Algeria most frequently to Eindhoven.

Yesterday we had the added interest of SNECMA/Bristol...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Sep 2018, 10:00
Replies: 12
Views: 2,198
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Well, for once I haven't had to turn the house...

Well, for once I haven't had to turn the house upside-down in a vain and frustrating attempt, because I located the box of slides within seconds. I was actually at Dyce that day and the poor quality...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2018, 09:06
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Yep, Norman and Sandy, on a line-check. It was...

Yep, Norman and Sandy, on a line-check. It was Sandy who was shunted sideways at Luton by the dumper truck driver reversing furiously, blissfully unaware of the One-Eleven taxying past. He'd have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Sep 2018, 08:39
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

I think it was a standard config of 179Y, which...

I think it was a standard config of 179Y, which is one seat less than they cram into an A320 these days, although at the end I see Monarch had reduced it to 174Y.

All the outstations were self...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2018, 20:23
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Turning back to those daily Luton flight sheets...

Turning back to those daily Luton flight sheets for 11 July 1979, my logbook tells me that I was the first officer on OM2113 LTN-ALC-LTN aircraft type actually 707-123B G-BGCT with the late Captain...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2018, 16:46
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

The 'jump start' kit was fashioned from air start...

The 'jump start' kit was fashioned from air start trunking, long enough to pass between the underbellies of two 737s parked side by side. Plug the trunking into the external air supply receptacles of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2018, 15:49
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Wrong - there was an ASU at Mikonos - Monarch Ops...

Wrong - there was an ASU at Mikonos - Monarch Ops were at great pains to have Olympic confirm that, before they sent long tall Phil B on his way. On arrival, Phil, being a wise old bird kept no.2...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2018, 09:24
Replies: 71
Views: 28,155
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Also from this site, more detail: Nigeria Airways...

Also from this site, more detail: Nigeria Airways and the VC10 (http://www.vc10.net/History/nigeria_airways_and_the_vc10.html)
What is more sad is that a passenger on this flight was Captain Ron...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Apr 2018, 16:23
Replies: 45
Views: 12,143
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

In 1987 in Monarch, for a period, we had...

In 1987 in Monarch, for a period, we had 737-200s, 737-300s non-EFIS, and 737-300s EFIS. An ordinary mortal like me could fly the 200 and 300 non-EFIS or you could fly both versions of the 300.

I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2018, 13:15
Replies: 48
Views: 22,327
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Flight International 28 January 1978

Looking for something else, I came across this: https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200151.html
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2018, 09:32
Replies: 67
Views: 17,282
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

As a sometime Dart Herald pilot, I can confirm...

As a sometime Dart Herald pilot, I can confirm that water meth is correct. I can also confirm it was de-min water for the Spey. On the One-Eleven, as operated by Monarch Airlines, it was wobble...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2018, 13:18
Replies: 48
Views: 22,327
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Bert - "Can we put the aeroplanes away now, Miss...

Bert - "Can we put the aeroplanes away now, Miss Hughes?" - Goodchild was built like the proverbial brick outhouse, so no chance!
:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2018, 10:47
Replies: 48
Views: 22,327
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Joan Hughes told us that Gert Frobe strutting...

Joan Hughes told us that Gert Frobe strutting around doing that marching band impersonation wasn't in the original script. He did it to amuse people between takes, and the producers were so impressed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2018, 14:22
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

G-BCBA and G-BCBB were Boeing 720-023Bs,...

G-BCBA and G-BCBB were Boeing 720-023Bs, inherited from Invicta and passed on to Maof. I flew both of them with Monarch, and had to do a half day differences course in order to do so.

There was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2018, 13:38
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Yes, apologies it's correctly the HF antenna....

Yes, apologies it's correctly the HF antenna. However, all Monarch's 720Bs had them - the ex Northwest 051Bs and the two ex American 023Bs - so perhaps it was a retrofit in the case of these two?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Mar 2018, 15:21
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Monarch's 720Bs had the HF fin probe:...

Monarch's 720Bs had the HF fin probe: https://www.planespotters.net/photos/reg/G-AZFB

:ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2018, 08:30
Replies: 296
Views: 91,979
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Oh dear, that's the second time in the space of a...

Oh dear, that's the second time in the space of a couple of days that my memory has played tricks on me. However, the fact that I'm (a) aware of that fact and (b) after ten seconds or so of drumming...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Feb 2018, 16:07
Replies: 296
Views: 91,979
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

OK Dave, so was it their cable address that was...

OK Dave, so was it their cable address that was Beeline Ruislip? Something was, to my memory.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Feb 2018, 09:48
Replies: 296
Views: 91,979
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Let's get this straight. BEA's callsign was...

Let's get this straight. BEA's callsign was indeed BEELINE. The address of their HQ at Ruislip was Beeline House - it changed from Keyline House, because BEA's orginal logo was a flying key. No, I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Feb 2018, 08:29
Replies: 296
Views: 91,979
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Euroberlin, the 51% Air France 49% Lufthansa...

Euroberlin, the 51% Air France 49% Lufthansa airline, used the callsign EuroBear, a brown bear being on the coat of arms of Berlin. On hearing this, there was an unidentified drawl - but clearly from...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2018, 14:06
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

The lady on the right is sporting the...

The lady on the right is sporting the bog-standard bouffant hairdo of that era. My BOAC girlfriend had one of those too. It was rather silly of me to remark that her uniform forage cap perched...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2018, 09:46
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,704,799
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

In 1969, I met up with my old British Eagle...

In 1969, I met up with my old British Eagle housemate Bob Ashley-Haskins. I think he was Autair's Traffic Manager by then. "Here you go Scruggs, cast your eyes on the new corporate identity" he said....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Feb 2018, 13:03
Replies: 38
Views: 10,323
Posted By Georgeablelovehowindia

Go ye unto the archives:...

Go ye unto the archives: https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-395476.html

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