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6th Feb 2024, 13:26
Replies: 22
Views: 2,337
Posted By ex82watcher

I have no idea,but perhaps that one is about to...

I have no idea,but perhaps that one is about to crash ?:ugh:
26th Jan 2024, 19:00
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,139
Posted By ex82watcher

I thought trafficators went out with the Morris...

I thought trafficators went out with the Morris Minor!
23rd Jan 2024, 19:57
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ex82watcher

Back when ATC was provided by the CAA, allowances...

Back when ATC was provided by the CAA, allowances for detached duty were based on Civil Service rates and for days spent on duty away from one's normal place of employment, a fixed 'subsistence' rate...
19th Jan 2024, 09:16
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,139
Posted By ex82watcher

Well thanks Buster,Having studied carefully all...

Well thanks Buster,Having studied carefully all the entries,I have come down in favour of Ascend Charlie's 'Don't move,or I will stab myself'.so,take it away Charlie.
18th Jan 2024, 18:03
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,139
Posted By ex82watcher

FLY-BY-WIFE,sorry I missed your PM,but am...

FLY-BY-WIFE,sorry I missed your PM,but am delighted to have won the prize - 1st time ever,however I will have to recuse myself from posting a challenge on this occasion .
X82.
17th Jan 2024, 10:34
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ex82watcher

The CAA used to issue those nav-bags to ATC...

The CAA used to issue those nav-bags to ATC examiners,but at some time ceased to do so,as I remember a memo circulating,possibly around 1995,offering them for sale to anyone who wanted one for £10...
15th Jan 2024, 18:38
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ex82watcher

Not related to aviation,but when I was posted to...

Not related to aviation,but when I was posted to Eastern Radar (civil),in 1982,we bought a 2 -year old bungalow about 10 miles from Watton,which had a 'Hygena' kitchen fitted.We wanted a couple of...
15th Jan 2024, 16:51
Replies: 49
Views: 13,347
Posted By ex82watcher

Now that in print and on-line the £ is often...

Now that in print and on-line the £ is often replaced by'GBP',I wouldn't be surprised if at some point,the RAF becomes 'UKAF',just as I have seen references to 'the British Royal Navy' !
14th Jan 2024, 18:19
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,139
Posted By ex82watcher

Sergeant,this is not what I meant by...

Sergeant,this is not what I meant by 'fully-armed'!
11th Jan 2024, 20:00
Replies: 33
Views: 4,725
Posted By ex82watcher

Must be my fading memory playing tricks- the talk...

Must be my fading memory playing tricks- the talk he gave was 37 years ago!
11th Jan 2024, 17:23
Replies: 6
Views: 1,132
Posted By ex82watcher

While we are talking about the danger of props,I...

While we are talking about the danger of props,I will relate this tale;
When I was living in Norfolk ,I was invited by a farmer in the village to become part of a syndicate of 4 to buy and operate a...
10th Jan 2024, 13:48
Replies: 8
Views: 1,930
Posted By ex82watcher

In my time at Eastern,from 1982 until closure in...

In my time at Eastern,from 1982 until closure in 1988,departures from Manchester came from the Pole-Hill sector climbing to FL230 on a standing agreement,and were released for further climb subject...
10th Jan 2024, 12:20
Replies: 8
Views: 1,930
Posted By ex82watcher

Ah yes,I well remember lightnings had no mode...

Ah yes,I well remember lightnings had no mode C.Not long after I arrived at watton,and while still U/T,I had a Speedbird BAC 1-ll,come on frequency,having departed Manchester,and was climbing to the...
10th Jan 2024, 10:03
Replies: 8
Views: 1,930
Posted By ex82watcher

DEFCOC

This is a question principally addressed to ORAC, as I believe she is a former fighter-controller, and was stationed at Neatishead.
The question arises,because over the New Year period,I was staying...
Forum: ATC Issues
10th Jan 2024, 00:41
Replies: 6
Views: 1,071
Posted By ex82watcher

When I was at LATCC,West Drayton,all the radar...

When I was at LATCC,West Drayton,all the radar consoles were made from metal,but the long supervisors desk,the flight progress boards,and other furniture,such as DFR (departure flow regulator) and...
10th Jan 2024, 00:24
Replies: 33
Views: 4,725
Posted By ex82watcher

I flew into Ipswich airport once,while I was...

I flew into Ipswich airport once,while I was living in Norfolk,would have been around 1984.I kept the receipt for the landing fee,which is in my log book.I can't check as I'm not at home right...
9th Jan 2024, 19:33
Replies: 33
Views: 4,725
Posted By ex82watcher

Thanks for the correction Chevvron,I met him once...

Thanks for the correction Chevvron,I met him once also,when he gave a talk at my local flying club at Shipdham.He was a remarkable man,and had many achievements beyond the autogyros for which he was...
8th Jan 2024, 23:18
Replies: 6
Views: 1,132
Posted By ex82watcher

When I was a controller at Eastern Radar (civil)...

When I was a controller at Eastern Radar (civil) in the 1980s,there was a senior fellow controller,not far off retirement,a really nice bloke of West Indian origin,who at one time,must have been a...
8th Jan 2024, 22:53
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,446
Posted By ex82watcher

Reading this thread caused me to remember an...

Reading this thread caused me to remember an unpleasant encounter I had with a former Vulcan pilot almost 3 years ago.I was assisting my brother who was working on a friends house in Dorset,and part...
8th Jan 2024, 21:20
Replies: 33
Views: 4,725
Posted By ex82watcher

In the 1980s,I lived just a couple of miles away...

In the 1980s,I lived just a couple of miles away from Ken Wallace's home and airfield at Reymerston Hall,and I frequently saw him flying around in 'Little Nell',or one of it's stable-mates.There was...
11th Dec 2023, 14:24
Replies: 3,860
Views: 197,139
Posted By ex82watcher

Sergeant,let me demonstrate the chain of command.

Sergeant,let me demonstrate the chain of command.
6th Dec 2023, 20:43
Replies: 26
Views: 2,607
Posted By ex82watcher

No problems at all here.

No problems at all here.
5th Dec 2023, 20:38
Replies: 26
Views: 4,470
Posted By ex82watcher

Shortly after I arrived at Eastern Radar(civil)...

Shortly after I arrived at Eastern Radar(civil) at RAF watton,in 1982,there was a sale of mess silver.I didn't buy anything,but one of my colleagues bought a silver pint-tankard,which from the...
5th Apr 2023, 16:25
Replies: 155
Views: 17,722
Posted By ex82watcher

LEC refrigeration had a small fleet at their own...

LEC refrigeration had a small fleet at their own airfield next to their factory in Bognor Regis,and which I think was comprised of a C172,an Islander and an Aztec,I think David Purley,son of the...
19th Dec 2022, 16:42
Replies: 28
Views: 6,508
Posted By ex82watcher

This person featured in a TV documentary a few...

This person featured in a TV documentary a few years ago after he 'exposed' himself.During the subsequent police investigation,I seem to remember they found a live non-registered firearm,and he went...
16th Feb 2022, 20:34
Replies: 3,966
Views: 299,616
Posted By ex82watcher

Clarke Field ?

Clarke Field ?
16th Feb 2022, 20:05
Replies: 115
Views: 36,004
Posted By ex82watcher

[QUOTE=langleybaston;11185276]Understood, but...

[QUOTE=langleybaston;11185276]Understood, but what about breaking wind?

I always wondered what inspired the inventor of the jacuzzi !
Forum: ATC Issues
14th Feb 2022, 09:30
Replies: 5
Views: 2,581
Posted By ex82watcher

I wonder if they'll make a similar video about...

I wonder if they'll make a similar video about the BA pilot that went through the windscreen of the BAC 1-11 out of Birmingham.IIRC,that happened before we got training for emergency situations ?
5th Feb 2022, 14:27
Replies: 50
Views: 14,238
Posted By ex82watcher

Totally tongue in cheek Nutloose,I was going to...

Totally tongue in cheek Nutloose,I was going to ask if you had morphed into Spoc? By coincidence,Leonard Nimmoy's 'final season' was in 2015 too.
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Jan 2022, 15:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,761
Posted By ex82watcher

Forty odd years back,we had two controllers from...

Forty odd years back,we had two controllers from Maastricht join us on different phases of our cadet course.The first one,an englishman,Mike L, was on the licence course,and the second,an irishman,...
26th Aug 2021, 13:20
Replies: 3,966
Views: 299,616
Posted By ex82watcher

How about Langham ?

How about Langham ?
26th Aug 2021, 12:02
Replies: 3,966
Views: 299,616
Posted By ex82watcher

Docking perhaps ?

Docking perhaps ?
6th Aug 2021, 22:29
Replies: 3,966
Views: 299,616
Posted By ex82watcher

Tibenham? OH if correct.

Tibenham? OH if correct.
6th Aug 2021, 10:31
Replies: 3,966
Views: 299,616
Posted By ex82watcher

I think this may be in the poster's own county of...

I think this may be in the poster's own county of Norfolk.
20th Apr 2021, 11:40
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,310,539
Posted By ex82watcher

"Only one badge ? you should see my full-dress...

"Only one badge ? you should see my full-dress uniform ! "
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