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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2016, 03:13
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Unusually for RAF documents, the instructor's...

Unusually for RAF documents, the instructor's manual for the Chipmunk was very poor. When I was instructing in the 90s, we all had a copy but never used it as it hadn't been updated much since the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2015, 19:20
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Dora 9 - my signature is illegible. I'll send you...

Dora 9 - my signature is illegible. I'll send you a copy when I get back to HK. I'll also send you the scans of my logbooks from that period so you can match them if you ever get bored enough. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 21:27
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Thanks Helpful Stacker - that's my video. I...

Thanks Helpful Stacker - that's my video.

I have a video copy of the John Andrews safety film. As soon as I've digitised it, I will post it on you tube. The chap playing the cadet is a friend of...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 20:15
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Not sure about this happening to a Chippy, but...

Not sure about this happening to a Chippy, but it definitely happened to a Bulldog in t the early days of it's service. The crew jettisoned the canopy and the aircraft recovered due to the large...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 17:40
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

The CFS wisdom had the flap functioning more as a...

The CFS wisdom had the flap functioning more as a spoiler to break the lift from the canopy allowing it to be opened in flight. As the flap was tiny, I'm inclined to believe this rather than the drag...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 17:27
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

The aircraft was reweighed and the new limit...

The aircraft was reweighed and the new limit replaces the one lined through in red. I must have read that entry many times. I even recognise the writing. It belongs to a chap called Len who was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2015, 17:15
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Oi - I resemble that remark! That entry in Dora...

Oi - I resemble that remark! That entry in Dora 9'S aircraft's 700 was when it flying at Swinderby where I was one of the QFIs. I don't think I ever got that heavy. Anyway, I was a tankerwanker and...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2015, 13:36
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Dora 9 - it was WG478 - my error. We had WG...

Dora 9 - it was WG478 - my error. We had WG 478,479 and 480 at EFTS. I knew 478 best and it was her I took away on the airshow circuit when I could. She was the nicest aircraft in the fleet IMHO,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2015, 07:13
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

The PTR1751 controller looked a bit like this,...

The PTR1751 controller looked a bit like this, but the one in the Swinderby Chippies had the anti jam switchery. It says V/UHF on the box as did the one in the Chippy, but it just controlled the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2015, 06:53
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Coffman Starter has covered all the various radio...

Coffman Starter has covered all the various radio fits, of which I saw many. Here's a little elaboration.

The decision as to what aircraft had what fit mainly depended on where they were...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2015, 01:58
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

It was this one, originally designed for gliders....

It was this one, originally designed for gliders.

http://balloons4sale.eu/article_photos/2291/article.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2013, 08:01
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

WG479 as she was in 1985. Yours truly on his...

WG479 as she was in 1985. Yours truly on his first formation solo.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb73/dbchippy/Simon80-85115_zps1e2ce5f2.jpg

It was a wide angle lens - honest!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 03:59
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

''Very limiting with 10 Channels VHF at 25 Khz...

''Very limiting with 10 Channels VHF at 25 Khz spacing ... I can't remember the formula now (perhaps Dan can ?) ... ''

Not a sccoby! I was flew them and the only interaction I had with that radio...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2013, 02:48
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

My mate Gary prefighting one of the Chippys...

My mate Gary prefighting one of the Chippys borrowed for the ATC summer camp at Coltishall, 1989.

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb73/dbchippy/Ludlow89-031_zps66b3f50d.jpg

The SERCO...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2013, 02:35
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

He's done a good job. Here's a picture of her...

He's done a good job. Here's a picture of her when she was VR-HFQ belonging to the Far East FLying Training School in 1960

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb73/dbchippy/hfq1001_zps5b9f6032.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2013, 05:07
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Amazing to see the Chipmunk threads keep coming...

Amazing to see the Chipmunk threads keep coming back. Shows how popular the old girl is.

I flew the 1 AEF aircraft at Coltishall in the late 80s/early 90s - we used to borrow them for the summer...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2012, 06:55
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Some nostalgia. RAF Chipmunks - YouTube...

Some nostalgia.

RAF Chipmunks - YouTube (http://youtu.be/ZGCvonfiaR0)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2011, 02:44
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

That film is a SSVC production and as a result,...

That film is a SSVC production and as a result, won't be found on You Tube as SSVC are pretty hard about copyright. There are cpies which still exist if you know where to look!

''John Andrews''...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2010, 06:35
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Five clicks is excessive. You should prior to...

Five clicks is excessive. You should prior to taxying apply full rudder and count how mant clicks were needed to feel some pressure on the handle as the cyliner pressurized. Normally two but...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2010, 14:22
Replies: 760
Views: 375,036
Posted By Dan Winterland

Was an instructor at EFTS when the first girl...

Was an instructor at EFTS when the first girl students arrived. The downwind checks had to be changed to "My Friend Fiona Has Huge Breasts" for them.
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