Flying Suit or Civvies?

You? Engine? *cough* rocker *cough* 😉

See if you can get me into the Chippy next year? 🙂

Hi Low n Slow

It’s always good to see a new “vintage” pilot on the forum.

I’m fascinated by your association with ‘Gypsies’. Is that like ‘Tramps and Thieves’ as Cher would say?

You couldn’t do me a favour could you? On your Chipmunk under the cowling is a lovely bit of kit. If you open up the starboard side there is a plaque on the front of the casing of it. It says something like “Bristol Siddley” on it. Let me know what it says underneath that. I’d be interested to know how it compares to mine.

Thanks buddy. 🙂

(BR: Say nothing!!! I know you know what’s coming. This guy just hasn’t found out about me yet! 😀 )

Fire Retardence

My old flying overalls are soaked in what Gypsies leech. If the kite does a flamer, what wins…..the nomex or the W100?

Posted before, but what the hell?

Moggy

Always good to remind yourself of what it’s all about 😀

Posted before, but what the hell?

Moggy

Of course.

In fact the image was taken during a lengthy and tedious climb up to FL85 to clear some Alps. Nothing like full power available at that altitude, even at those revs.

Moggy

But the views probably made up for it?

Of course.

In fact the image was taken during a lengthy and tedious climb up to FL85 to clear some Alps. Nothing like full power available at that altitude, even at those revs.

Moggy

Ha! Assume not.

Moggy

Judging by the RPM displayed, may I assume that part of your routine is to photograph the timer as you start the take-off roll, and then photograph it again as the wheels touch down on landing? 😀 😉

I assume it is one of those novelty egg-shaped ones that spin around and ring loudly when your tea is ready/Waypoint is reached? 😀

Ha! Assume not.

Moggy

I find the plethora of so-called Aviator’s watches far too busy & Confused to be of any serious use in the cockpit.

They are designed for use at the clubhouse bar, to impress non-aviating women.

And why not!
😎

Personally I stick a bit of Velcro on the back of a £4.99 kitchen timer and position it on the panel.

Moggy

I assume it is one of those novelty egg-shaped ones that spin around and ring loudly when your tea is ready/Waypoint is reached? 😀

I have been looking at buying a new version of my old issue ‘Mickey-Mouse’ watch (CWC/MWC) it was sooo basic, but seemingly shouted the time at you and allowed for very simple time calculations as there was a clear minute scale around the outside. Of course we had to look under our Glove/flying suit to see it, so was a 2-handed job!
I find the plethora of so-called Aviator’s watches far too busy & Confused to be of any serious use in the cockpit.

Personally I stick a bit of Velcro on the back of a £4.99 kitchen timer and position it on the panel.

Moggy

It does make you wonder about expensive ‘Pilot’ watches.

If you really were the high-flying, fast-living pilot that the manufacturers want you to believe you are – if you buy their watch, judging by their adverts, then your highly-expensive watch would be covered by both nomex overalls and gloves and would be useless in flight!

Hmm.

Would you stick a bit of velcro to the back of your Breitling!

When I fly a normal private plane like a Cessna I wear normal clothes.
But in the Yak-52 we all wear a parachute and noxem flight suit, I also have a nomex summer flying jacket. Some have a helmet and nomex gloves but I don’t, maybe in the future.

You recall incorrectly – “Machine or hand wash” on the Mk14

Moggy

Thanks Moggy, a long time since I saw the label in a flying suit and the last time I saw one was about 17 years ago and I was in a hurry so I didn’t stop to read the wording. I mean to say you don’t hang about when you’ve only got 5 minutes to get ready to fly and you still have to have your bone dome adjusted.

If you lot are not going to wash your overalls, then I’m beginning to think that Nomex overalls should only be worn in very well ventilated aircraft.

The big fan on the top of the Wessex wasn’t there to aid flight, it was there for ventilation 😀 (especially after a night on the beer served in the mess…)

If you lot are not going to wash your overalls, then I’m beginning to think that Nomex overalls should only be worn in very well ventilated aircraft.

In service we never cleaned them, we returned them once a month to Safety flight for ‘Checking’ and received very clean ones in return….

Sacrilege, flying suits should never be washed. If the label is still readable on the ex-mil ones it says dry clean only IIRC.

You recall incorrectly – “Machine or hand wash” on the Mk14

Moggy

I thought I once heard that Nomex overalls are coated in a protective chemical which wears away with washing. Can anyone confirm?

Sacrilege, flying suits should never be washed. If the label is still readable on the ex-mil ones it says dry clean only IIRC, surely this means just brushing off the dried mud and assorted droppings 😀