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Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« on: 15 March 2010, 23:19:30 »
Well we've had "Trains nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268208405

We've had "Ships nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268260490

We've even had "Buses nostalgia"

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1268424850

So I'm going to start "Aviation nostalgia"

 First aircraft I flew ... 1970 Vickers Varsity RAF Topcliffe

looked similar to this ..



and as a budding Air Engineer I spent alot of time with my head inside this ... Bristol Hercules radial engine



then ended up flying another Hercules ... The Lockeed C130 Hercules...   for about 25 years !!!

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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #1 on: 15 March 2010, 23:35:23 »
I knew you were in the RAF, but did not realise you were a pilot...... :y
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #2 on: 15 March 2010, 23:43:50 »
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I knew you were in the RAF, but did not realise you were a pilot...... :y


Nope .. never was ...   Air Engineer my trade .. sat behind the pilots and kept them honest, looked after all the "systems" that the "Drivers, Airframe" did not understand ..  :)


(Civvie version of Air Engineer was "Flight Engineer" for some reason . :)  )
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #3 on: 15 March 2010, 23:51:10 »
First flight for me: Schleicher Ka-2 8-)



First flight was off the winch and the cable broke. All the sh*te from the floor flew up into my face during the slightly over-enthusiastic lowering of the nose that ensued. Didn't put me off though.

I met Vulcan XH558 in a previous life around 1991 when flying one of these, about 2 weeks before it was grounded. Waggled my wings and got the same in response. :D

Pretty poor performing glider as I recall but it did spin really well. ;D

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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #4 on: 15 March 2010, 23:53:21 »
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I knew you were in the RAF, but did not realise you were a pilot...... :y


Nope .. never was ...   Air Engineer my trade .. sat behind the pilots and kept them honest, looked after all the "systems" that the "Drivers, Airframe" did not understand ..  :)


(Civvie version of Air Engineer was "Flight Engineer" for some reason . :)  )

That's what I thought.......... :y
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #5 on: 16 March 2010, 00:05:18 »
My first flight was in a Chipmunk at 8 AEF (Shawbury).

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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #6 on: 16 March 2010, 01:06:03 »
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My first flight was in a Chipmunk at 8 AEF (Shawbury).


diito, and my last  :'(

inbetween flew a viking glider and landed a simulator of victor  :y
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #7 on: 16 March 2010, 09:01:37 »
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My first flight was in a Chipmunk at 8 AEF (Shawbury).


My first flight was also in a Chipmunk but at RAF Newton in Notts in 1987
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #8 on: 16 March 2010, 09:45:37 »


that was my first and probably only flight. gained my GIC1 and GIC2 in 1 flight back when i was in the ATC
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #9 on: 16 March 2010, 10:07:40 »
I've done 2 pleasure flights to have a go and loved it.I flew a Cessna for an hour and a Pup IIRC. Brilliant and I would recommend it to anyone,especially as I had to land it too with no previous experience...laugh?Only when I found grass on the tail!  ;DA bit too enthusiastic on the pulling back on the stick :o :o
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #10 on: 16 March 2010, 10:09:37 »
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that was my first and probably only flight. gained my GIC1 and GIC2 in 1 flight back when i was in the ATC

Ahh, 778. the Lasham Aerobatics slag. ;D Nearly lost my breakfast many times in her. ;D

Guess it's about time I dragged G-EELT out of her trailer.



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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #11 on: 16 March 2010, 10:22:43 »
Mmmm .. all these aircraft with less than the optimum number of engines .. including some with none at all !!!  Not good ..  :)

Some of the more "interesting" things I did ....










Most of the really interesting stuff I was a tad too busy to take photographs !!
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #12 on: 16 March 2010, 10:27:52 »
My first flight was in one of these



1970s Parka, I remember it well, 1974, a very windy day on Rhyl prom. I clutched both lower corners of the parka and turned and ran into the wind, must have made a good 8ft distance which wasn't bad for my first flight ;D
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #13 on: 16 March 2010, 11:18:25 »
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My first flight was in one of these



1970s Parka, I remember it well, 1974, a very windy day on Rhyl prom. I clutched both lower corners of the parka and turned and ran into the wind, must have made a good 8ft distance which wasn't bad for my first flight ;D

I would imagine there are a few OOfers that may have done this as a child  :y
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Re: Nostalgia - ain't what it used to be
« Reply #14 on: 16 March 2010, 12:28:00 »
WOW!

that takes me back. Used to fly a "boatian" and a "blanik" and eventually a "T21" all two seaters, taking up "first timers" who mostly blew chunks into a bag during the flight.

Good times!!
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