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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2012, 20:50
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Steve, Check your PM's. ACW

Steve,

Check your PM's.

ACW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2010, 20:26
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

PN I never believed that as he had wheel...

PN
I never believed that as he had wheel brakes. More likely he was trying to keep as much power on as he could to save having to wait for the engines to spool up again! He overcooked it and had a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2010, 15:40
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

SIM Start

PN

Two reasons. One we were usually about to taxi to the threshold and doing that with 70 or 80% set would probably have meant hitting the other aircraft. Two I do not recall the brakes were that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2010, 15:24
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

SIM Start

In the early mid 60's Sim Start was introduced. We lost the ability to cross feed start from the AAPP when it came in which was shame as we were self sufficient until then on the ground although we...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2008, 15:56
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Forget Yes - flew XM605 to Cottesmore on 10...

Forget

Yes - flew XM605 to Cottesmore on 10 Nov 64. 0h45m. I think we were the first one across - in the fog to boot.

ACW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2008, 15:32
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Just checked my log book. Did my first OCU solo...

Just checked my log book. Did my first OCU solo as co-pilot with Sqn Ldr Wellicombe (strictly his first solo) on 28 Sep 64. 3h20m. Flamed out No1 and relit - ISTR remember we had to descend...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2007, 20:19
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

That too! ACW

That too!

ACW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2007, 19:19
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Crewing Together

I was a few months behind Pontius as a co-pilot at Coningsby. We went through all the courses that he mentions but the final crewing together happened more slowly - we gradually emerged as crews...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Nov 2006, 21:27
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Vulcan Aerobatics

I grew up about two miles from Woodford and can distinctly remember delta wing aircraft looping over the airfield. Whether they were Vulcans or 707 experimental aircraft I cannot say. Later when...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2006, 19:59
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

PN I think you were refering to what Navs...

PN

I think you were refering to what Navs usually call the master race!

I saw someone post on here a bit back about being explosively decompressed to 52K but I thought we went a bit higher than...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2006, 19:34
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

PN Yes of course. Don't remember the long...

PN

Yes of course. Don't remember the long johns but always wore the pressure jerkin - I don't think we had separate Mae Wests on Vulcans. Did you use the AVS and was it always u/s like the pilots...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2006, 19:14
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Pontius Sorry I must be thick or something -...

Pontius

Sorry I must be thick or something - didn't get the sarcasm. Be grateful if you could help someone with a slower brain and explain please.

ACW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2006, 08:57
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Milt We used to do Auto mach trim runs on...

Milt

We used to do Auto mach trim runs on the OCU in 1964 and we certainly used to go to about 0.96 on those on the Mk2. I seem to recall that AMT did not start until about 0.9 or was it 0.88?
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2006, 21:20
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Milt, I think for VIP demo purposes we never...

Milt,

I think for VIP demo purposes we never had a full fuel load but on certain exercises (Ex Kinsman) when we were dispersed around the British Isles were scrambled with full fuel (but no...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2006, 15:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Grey Matter is Stirring

50+Ray and FJJP

Thanks for your posts which are beginning to get the memory going. I was mid 60's on IX and all our a/c were 301 engined and I don't think they had the T/O Cruise switch then. Pre...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2006, 22:04
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

I have a few questions that arise out of...

I have a few questions that arise out of ploughing through this thread and its sub-threads. I flew Vulcans when we had both 201 and 301 engines so some of my confusion may be caused by this. We were...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2006, 17:02
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

My best mate in the RAF when a Captain on Vulcan...

My best mate in the RAF when a Captain on Vulcan at Waddo managed to wipe out 16 of the 18 tyres on landing. Got a bit tense and landed with the toe brakes applied. Axminster shuffle followed I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2006, 08:47
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Milt, Whilst I agree with a lot of what you...

Milt,

Whilst I agree with a lot of what you say I would nominate the Vampire T11 as my favourite. It took some mastering to fly it properly and once mastered brought a smile every time. Why was it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2005, 21:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Pontius, Like most people my memory isn't...

Pontius,

Like most people my memory isn't what it was but I recall flying low level starting at Lundy Island and going up through Wales coasting out between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay and over the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2005, 21:23
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Beags Not sure it was quite so gentlemanly...

Beags

Not sure it was quite so gentlemanly in the 60's when we had the deterrent.

Pontius

I can confirm your sequence Combat, Combat Star, Select and Select Star but we did low level and 2E...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2005, 18:04
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Beags And eat all the sandwiches (at least...

Beags

And eat all the sandwiches (at least if you were like our AEO)

ACW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2005, 19:23
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,407
Posted By ACW418

Old Hairy As you were at BD around the time...

Old Hairy

As you were at BD around the time could you enlighten me on the cause of a Vulcan crash near Andover in May 1963 - I think. I did have the aircraft number but seem to have misplaced it....
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