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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 13:50
Replies: 73
Views: 14,492
Posted By 76fan

Yesterday afternoon I thought a nearby neighbour...

Yesterday afternoon I thought a nearby neighbour was using very noisy garden machinery until I realized the noise was constant and gradually getting louder. It was a considerable time before I at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Feb 2024, 11:30
Replies: 19
Views: 1,599
Posted By 76fan

And just the opposite at Manston, almost a...

And just the opposite at Manston, almost a feeling of landing below ground level!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2024, 11:25
Replies: 19
Views: 1,599
Posted By 76fan

This may be of interest Runways - UK...

This may be of interest

Runways - UK Airfield Guide (https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/articles/runways)
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 10:34
Replies: 167
Views: 22,679
Posted By 76fan

Sad to say anyone can buy one on eBay

Sad to say anyone can buy one on eBay
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2023, 11:46
Replies: 94
Views: 19,441
Posted By 76fan

My first two flights in T8191 were on the 29th...

My first two flights in T8191 were on the 29th September 1964, the rest in BB694. The only problem with Roborough, as I recall, was the weather. I don't know how many hours we BRNC cadets were...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Nov 2023, 10:40
Replies: 72
Views: 5,261
Posted By 76fan

I have no record of the number of launches or...

I have no record of the number of launches or flight time during my training at Hendon in 1960 but it must have been similar to yours, all done in the Mk3. Winch, crosswind, downwind, base leg,...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 09:38
Replies: 2
Views: 1,244
Posted By 76fan

"Poor quality" ..... blimey, what would they call...

"Poor quality" ..... blimey, what would they call the "peanut blocks" that were there before the present modernization in the mid 70's? Mind you, the wardroom had a lot more character in those days.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2023, 14:20
Replies: 17
Views: 3,006
Posted By 76fan

helispotter:...

helispotter: https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/defaul...asd_121_84.pdf (https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/5774817/asd_121_84.pdf)

Thread drift but I particularly liked "The good olde...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
26th Aug 2023, 12:59
Replies: 27
Views: 3,485
Posted By 76fan

I use Avast One and also get the message warning...

I use Avast One and also get the message warning of URL/phishing with the reference cimg9.ibsrv.net
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2023, 15:34
Replies: 64
Views: 7,727
Posted By 76fan

Decca roller maps were used by the helicopters...

Decca roller maps were used by the helicopters operating over the North Sea certainly into the 1980's. For separation, odd radials out and even radials back in to Aberdeen as far as I remember.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th May 2023, 17:47
Replies: 10
Views: 1,622
Posted By 76fan

Great film. Thank you.

Great film. Thank you.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2023, 11:45
Replies: 78
Views: 20,888
Posted By 76fan

Oh dear Crab, you would never have made it in the...

Oh dear Crab, you would never have made it in the helicopter ASW role flying Wessex or SeaKings. The ASW Wessex were single engined and I don't ever remember being safe single engine in a SeaKing...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2023, 18:24
Replies: 50
Views: 21,402
Posted By 76fan

Not really. I once had a shutdown on he Beryl "A"...

Not really. I once had a shutdown on he Beryl "A" when a ferocious wind blew up. I crawled around the deck lashing the S61N aircraft down but there was no way I could have tied the blades down.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2023, 13:11
Replies: 17
Views: 3,135
Posted By 76fan

Hornchurch for aptitude tests for an Air Training...

Hornchurch for aptitude tests for an Air Training Corps Flying Scholarship in the winter of 1961-1962 for me. I would have been seventeen and I remember we slept in a very cold Nissen hut "warmed"...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2022, 11:07
Replies: 55
Views: 9,914
Posted By 76fan

At the start of the Gazelle IFTU at Middle Wallop...

At the start of the Gazelle IFTU at Middle Wallop there were three AAC, three RN, one RM, and one RAF pilot together with several flight observers drawn from both the Army and Royal Navy. At a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2022, 14:36
Replies: 80
Views: 23,468
Posted By 76fan

Crab, for the answer to your question I suggest...

Crab, for the answer to your question I suggest you look again at the PM I sent you 30 Jan 2020 re commercial pressure. Reading hargreaves99 comments I guess nothing much has changed in the last...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2022, 11:00
Replies: 80
Views: 23,468
Posted By 76fan

"Private" .... that term which (unless the CAA...

"Private" .... that term which (unless the CAA have at last properly addressed the problem) means all safety rules can be ignored. I wonder just how many passengers are aware of the difference...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Oct 2022, 11:36
Replies: 4,050
Views: 309,632
Posted By 76fan

Western Australia?

Western Australia?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2022, 21:23
Replies: 109
Views: 22,190
Posted By 76fan

"It was backed off the runway using reverse...

"It was backed off the runway using reverse thrust" ...... thanks for that walbut.

I was another ATC cadet who had a flight in a Beverley (probably at Abingdon) in the 1950's but all I can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2022, 12:17
Replies: 19
Views: 1,955
Posted By 76fan

Auster G-AGXT Wow, I thought I recognized that...

Auster G-AGXT
Wow, I thought I recognized that registration. I flew dual in G-AGXT at Denham in April 1964 when it was operated by The London School of Flying. I had gained my PPL two years earlier...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2022, 11:57
Replies: 38
Views: 4,647
Posted By 76fan

Re BEagle & POBJOY: Like POBJOY's mine also...

Re BEagle & POBJOY:

Like POBJOY's mine also had the signature of Brabazon of Tara.
Over 17500 certificates issued between mine and BEagle's over a period of less than seven years ... and I guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2022, 12:59
Replies: 149
Views: 20,531
Posted By 76fan

Wrong again Crab. Have you seen the news today re...

Wrong again Crab. Have you seen the news today re Horse Guards Parade?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2022, 10:34
Replies: 149
Views: 20,531
Posted By 76fan

A "balanced view"? Traditional...

A "balanced view"? Traditional English/Scottish/Welsh/Irish surnames do not appear anything like the number of times almost unpronounceable names are reported in serious crime matters, or are you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2022, 16:10
Replies: 14
Views: 2,853
Posted By 76fan

The link says:- "Mar03, 1973 - Fairey Firefly...

The link says:- "Mar03, 1973 - Fairey Firefly Takes Off From Heathrow: Saved from the scrap heap by Royal Navy officers who bought it seven years ago, this Fairey Firefly Mk 5 was about to take off...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2020, 10:56
Replies: 227
Views: 81,303
Posted By 76fan

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

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1800x1189/img087_8ed05834debfbb47871fc423740f7859cf854b7c.jpg
Linton JP line, early 1965. Apologies for the quality of the photograph.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2020, 13:47
Replies: 28
Views: 5,715
Posted By 76fan

[QUOTE=4mastacker;10924388]The school the...

[QUOTE=4mastacker;10924388]The school the grandsons attend is built on the site of the former RAF Swinderby. This video of their Act of Remembrance was posted on the school's facebook page.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2020, 10:00
Replies: 1,274
Views: 648,809
Posted By 76fan

Ditto....... takes me way back to ATC gliding at...

Ditto....... takes me way back to ATC gliding at Hendon.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2020, 09:13
Replies: 235
Views: 98,248
Posted By 76fan

srjumbo747 Ugly? Not from the inside, and...

srjumbo747

Ugly? Not from the inside, and economy London to Sydney in an A380 knocks spots off travel in a B777 or B787 in my opinion.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2020, 09:15
Replies: 46
Views: 12,066
Posted By 76fan

But the RN also had the Whirlwind 9. SAR, and...

But the RN also had the Whirlwind 9. SAR, and Endurance Flt I believe.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2020, 10:08
Replies: 96
Views: 17,294
Posted By 76fan

Historic paperwork! I still have all/most of my...

Historic paperwork! I still have all/most of my P60's and the first of those from my RN days which showed a service number was for the tax year 1972/73. Never had a reason to remember the number...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2020, 10:44
Replies: 7
Views: 1,522
Posted By 76fan

BEA Viking elevators stuck

In the Military Aviation forum "Cornish Jack" mentions a Hastings with stuck elevators. It reminded me of a Daily Express newspaper report, must have been in mid to late '50's, of a BEA Vickers...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2020, 13:39
Replies: 30
Views: 5,359
Posted By 76fan

Yes AES, we too always looked out for the Shorts...

Yes AES, we too always looked out for the Shorts flying boats on the Medway as we passed on the train from Victoria to Gillingham when visiting relatives in the 50's. I think I was only lucky to see...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2020, 09:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,602
Posted By 76fan

18 Squadron, formed as part of the Royal Flying...

18 Squadron, formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at the RFC Military School, Ruislip, which became Northolt. The Royal Air Force was only formed on the 1st April 1918 with the amalgamation and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th May 2020, 09:24
Replies: 27
Views: 6,453
Posted By 76fan

Was RAF Horsham St Faith was it not? I went...

Was RAF Horsham St Faith was it not? I went there with my ATC squadron on "Summer Camp" probably about 1960, and have a photograph of us in front of a Hunter. I believe that it was here that I also...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2020, 11:16
Replies: 48
Views: 19,177
Posted By 76fan

Thanks for that Crab, however one of the IFTU...

Thanks for that Crab, however one of the IFTU Gazelles in 1973 was an HT2 for the RN, and I delivered and did the conversion of some of the 705 Sqdn instructors onto the Gazelle in 1974. None,...
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