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27th May 2019, 14:38
Replies: 10
Views: 3,915
Posted By Simtech

A well-drilled response...

A well-drilled response...
27th May 2019, 13:43
Replies: 10
Views: 3,915
Posted By Simtech

Don't know what B&D stands for, but it's the name...

Don't know what B&D stands for, but it's the name of the manufacturer - B&D Instruments and Avionics Inc, of Valley Center, Kansas, USA.
Forum: Questions
22nd May 2019, 09:46
Replies: 5
Views: 1,498
Posted By Simtech

No problem. Brings back happy (?) memories of...

No problem. Brings back happy (?) memories of running QTGs on the night shift.

Good luck!!
Forum: Questions
21st May 2019, 13:02
Replies: 5
Views: 1,498
Posted By Simtech

Sounds like a plan. VT100 emulator software for...

Sounds like a plan. VT100 emulator software for PCs is freely available on the web.

BTW - SIM 90 or Concept 90?
Forum: Questions
20th May 2019, 10:52
Replies: 5
Views: 1,498
Posted By Simtech

I might be completely off track, it's a long time...

I might be completely off track, it's a long time since I worked on a Redibodge sim, but the terminals may have been compatible with DEC VT100 units.
25th Feb 2019, 14:51
Replies: 22
Views: 6,684
Posted By Simtech

Operation Corona. The WAAFs were based at...

Operation Corona. The WAAFs were based at Kingsdown in Kent.
30th Sep 2018, 13:22
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

Britannia did some of the maintenance on the RAF...

Britannia did some of the maintenance on the RAF VC-10 fleet during the mid to late 1980s. They became a familiar sight (and sound!) at Luton.
14th Aug 2018, 10:26
Replies: 32
Views: 3,918
Posted By Simtech

My late uncle was a bomb aimer with IX(B)...

My late uncle was a bomb aimer with IX(B) Squadron for his first tour. His first trip was to Dusseldorf on the night of 3/4 November 1943; trip no.30 was to Aachen on 11/12 April 1944. Of his 30...
19th Jul 2018, 15:20
Replies: 6
Views: 2,361
Posted By Simtech

Arrived at Cranfield yesterday afternoon, been...

Arrived at Cranfield yesterday afternoon, been doing sight-seeing trips over London today. Currently showing just south of Silverstone.
14th Jul 2018, 15:12
Replies: 6
Views: 1,666
Posted By Simtech

St George's Park near Burton-on-Trent. Handy for...

St George's Park near Burton-on-Trent. Handy for both BHX and EMA.
14th Jul 2018, 15:04
Replies: 14
Views: 1,998
Posted By Simtech

Both VP-FAZ and VP-FBL have been operating out of...

Both VP-FAZ and VP-FBL have been operating out of Cranfield for the last few weeks.
Forum: ATC Issues
18th May 2018, 13:28
Replies: 11
Views: 2,521
Posted By Simtech

From CAP 670: ILS10.36 Facilities designed...

From CAP 670:

ILS10.36 Facilities designed to radiate a back beam are not permitted.

I came across this when a foreign training captain snagged the sim for not letting him do a backcourse ILS...
29th Apr 2018, 14:16
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

Lavinia Wellicombe married Derek Davison who was,...

Lavinia Wellicombe married Derek Davison who was, (at various times), pilot, Chief Pilot, Operations Director, Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive of Britannia Airways). She also worked...
5th Apr 2018, 14:40
Replies: 3
Views: 1,519
Posted By Simtech

Not biplanes, but there was a formation of 12...

Not biplanes, but there was a formation of 12 Chipmunks, Pups and Bulldogs (plus another Chippy acting as camera ship) operating in the Bedfordshire area on the day in question. I saw them from my...
4th Mar 2018, 12:47
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

Rod Dean was the speaker at last month's meeting...

Rod Dean was the speaker at last month's meeting of the Milton Keynes Aviation Society. He recounted the story of the Hunter at Luton, complete with pictures as posted by vintage ATCO. A very...
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2018, 22:48
Replies: 60
Views: 18,604
Posted By Simtech

As far as I am aware, yes. The replacement...

As far as I am aware, yes. The replacement program is scheduled to run until 2021 and involves the supply of 20 PSR and 4 SSR systems.
22nd Jan 2018, 16:46
Replies: 39
Views: 8,452
Posted By Simtech

Think you meant Gotha, not Botha!

Think you meant Gotha, not Botha!
Forum: ATC Issues
22nd Jan 2018, 12:49
Replies: 60
Views: 18,604
Posted By Simtech

I understand that all the Watchman radars at MOD...

I understand that all the Watchman radars at MOD sites will be replaced by Thales equipment (possibly the STAR 2000NG) as part of Project Marshall, the modernisation/update programme for military ATC.
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2018, 17:39
Replies: 60
Views: 18,604
Posted By Simtech

'Twas in 2016... ...

'Twas in 2016...

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/drone-footage-captures-installation-high-11481086
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2018, 17:04
Replies: 60
Views: 18,604
Posted By Simtech

I was born and brought up not far from EMA, and...

I was born and brought up not far from EMA, and went to school in Spondon, the location of the windfarm that requires the mitigation radar.
Forum: ATC Issues
21st Jan 2018, 15:32
Replies: 60
Views: 18,604
Posted By Simtech

Newcastle has a Thales STAR 2000 PSR and a Terma...

Newcastle has a Thales STAR 2000 PSR and a Terma SCANTER 4002 as a windfarm infill radar. I think that East Midlands still has the S511 - a replacement/update was mooted some time ago but I don't...
18th Jan 2018, 13:34
Replies: 296
Views: 91,260
Posted By Simtech

'Blackbox' was the callsign for the Radar...

'Blackbox' was the callsign for the Radar Research Squadron at Pershore, then Bedford. I still have my personalised squadron mug, presented to me by Blackbox Delta.
10th Aug 2017, 16:07
Replies: 57
Views: 9,430
Posted By Simtech

As an ex-Brit sim engineer, thanks for the...

As an ex-Brit sim engineer, thanks for the compliment!



Jetstreams, Dominies and C-130s were regular visitors to Cranfield. Plus, on one memorable occasion, a VC-10. These days it's just an...
10th Aug 2017, 13:46
Replies: 57
Views: 9,430
Posted By Simtech

BA Concordes and DC-10s used RAE Bedford on...

BA Concordes and DC-10s used RAE Bedford on occasion.
27th Jul 2017, 15:22
Replies: 7
Views: 7,619
Posted By Simtech

This guy is a regular at Old Warden events and...

This guy is a regular at Old Warden events and also advertises in the SVAS magazine "Propswing":

Brian Cocks - Second-hand Aviation Books. (http://www.aviationbookhouse.co.uk)

May be worth a...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jul 2017, 14:51
Replies: 35
Views: 12,689
Posted By Simtech

No, as per the NOTAM, Coventry has reverted to...

No, as per the NOTAM, Coventry has reverted to A/G service, not AFIS.
18th May 2017, 14:44
Replies: 28
Views: 5,301
Posted By Simtech

The same advertising campaign that stated that...

The same advertising campaign that stated that their beers were "like the Luftwaffe - downed all over England".

The campaign also claimed that "Rear gunners drink lager shandy". This tag-line...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2016, 17:23
Replies: 17
Views: 11,002
Posted By Simtech

Ah yes, AVAD..."Beep biddley beep - check...

Ah yes, AVAD..."Beep biddley beep - check height!"
21st Oct 2016, 14:54
Replies: 6,740
Views: 2,063,089
Posted By Simtech

Indeed. I worked at the airport from 1990 until...

Indeed. I worked at the airport from 1990 until 2008. Even then, the traffic sometimes made it difficult to arrive in time for the start of the day shift at 0700 or nights at 1900. These days it...
21st Oct 2016, 13:35
Replies: 6,740
Views: 2,063,089
Posted By Simtech

Swords or pistols?

Swords or pistols?
7th Jul 2016, 14:50
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

Narrows it a bit wider then!

Narrows it a bit wider then!
7th Jul 2016, 13:05
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

'BO was sold to Britannia Airways on 16th March...

'BO was sold to Britannia Airways on 16th March 1970. The registration was cancelled as permanently withdrawn from use on 25th January 1971 and she was broken up at Luton in May of that year, so that...
25th Apr 2016, 16:12
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,692,818
Posted By Simtech

G-AIYS still extant, based at Henlow.

G-AIYS still extant, based at Henlow.
8th Apr 2016, 14:46
Replies: 9
Views: 2,489
Posted By Simtech

Saving my pocket money for the bus fare from...

Saving my pocket money for the bus fare from Alvaston for a days spotting!
21st Feb 2016, 17:30
Replies: 27
Views: 7,944
Posted By Simtech

Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot...

Eric 'Winkle' Brown: Celebrated British pilot dies, aged 97 - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35626854)

Vale Captain Brown.
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