PPRuNe Forums - Search Results

Search: Posts Made By: binbrook

Showing results 1 to 12 of 12
Search took 0.00 seconds.

Forum: Military Aviation

4th May 2018, 09:46

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

In 1952 a NS AC2 was paid 4/- pd and NI was 3/-...

In 1952 a NS AC2 was paid 4/- pd and NI was 3/- pw, so no income tax to pay, and the paying officer had it easy - you got £1 one week and 30 bob the next. AFIR the regulars among us got 7/- pd.

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Feb 2017, 14:31

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

MPN11 I don't know - recovery rates were...

MPN11

I don't know - recovery rates were beyond the limited ken of a student on the Short Asymmetric Course. If you cocked up the approach the bad weather circuit was interesting too - left to...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Feb 2017, 13:28

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Worksop, with a CRDF on the airfield and a manual...

Worksop, with a CRDF on the airfield and a manual VDF at Gamston to give cross-bearings, offered a step-down approach from a QGH to AFIR 300ft. Given all the local industrial crud it was needed and...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Aug 2016, 14:47

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Opportunity for a new Thread perhaps - what your...

Opportunity for a new Thread perhaps - what your service number told those in the know about your method of entry? Mine was 254xxxx which I believe was NS, and a surviving brush in the house...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Mar 2016, 11:11

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Horse probably tastes better but I've never eaten...

Horse probably tastes better but I've never eaten camel.

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Feb 2015, 11:10

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Vulcan Asymmetric

Did the Vulcan not go through the ATC car park at Scampton, not Gaydon? I knew a pilot who was visiting the VCR when it happened, and claimed to have led the stampede as realisation dawned. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Feb 2015, 16:22

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Crew Formation

It's a bit off-thread but can anyone say how long the OCU 'beauty contest' continued to be the way crews were formed? Having managed to avoid the V-Force, two courses through Bassingbourn were my...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Dec 2014, 11:21

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Like most of HMG's 'giveaways' the Disturbance...

Like most of HMG's 'giveaways' the Disturbance Allowance (plus the costs of house-hunting and removal, and a bonus if you moved to an area where there was supposedly a shortage of labour!) given to...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Sep 2014, 16:54

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Dear Danny It's a long time ago now but...

Dear Danny

It's a long time ago now but luckily my purloined PNs tell me that the EMERG. BOMBS JETTISON (proper name) did open the doors and jettison all the bombs - did anyone ever have cause to...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Sep 2014, 19:17

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Bombdoors

Dear Danny

Bombdoors did just occasionally open themselves. Nicely settled in the climb in a Canberra (250kt max at the time to offer the chance of overpowering any runaway elevator trim) we...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Aug 2014, 15:46

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Having seen a swan abandon T/O to paddle back and...

Having seen a swan abandon T/O to paddle back and restart nearer the downwind shore, has anyone any figures for Swan performance such as still-air TODs for land and water, and unstick speed?

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Apr 2014, 10:58

Replies: 12,908

Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

Views: 4,828,809

Posted By binbrook

Isetta fans may like to know that at a swapmeet...

Isetta fans may like to know that at a swapmeet somewhere, in among the Corgis and Matchboxes, they may find a die-cast KinToY 4-wheel Isetta (made in China of course), pale blue and off-white (just...

Showing results 1 to 12 of 12