Duxford Airfield

Just for info Black Knight, the arrester gear that was proposed was not the RN type from a carrier but a large net-type device that was used to prevent aircraft over-running onto the road that leads in to Huntingdon. Thus it could have helped Mark but it wasn’t there so it didn’t.

Originally posted by Learning_Slowly
I find doing three landing on one circuit is a better use of your time and money anyway 😀

My first landing in a Tiger Moth was with a Thunderbolt very close behind me. Does tend to focus you!

Or 2 take offs and a landing. On several occasions at Manston I have seen a school aircraft (after getting permission) do a take off, practice forced landing with engine failure and then open up and take off again all easily within the 10,000′ 🙂
I seem to remember that portable arrester gear was brought in to Duxford for one or two arrivals. The F111 I believe was one.
mmitch.

I’ve seen a lot of landings at DX over the years.

Worst day was when the Blenheim took off and didn’t come back, and the Russavia Rapide chewed it’s way into the carpark after a groundloop. Luckily, in both cases, no-one was killed.

Most concerning was the time the weather clamped in with major downpours, and the Shuttleworth Gladiator had to land ACROSS the hard runway towards the crowd, as the wind was in that direction – very unplesent, and a pilot who was glad to be back on terra firma, no doubt.

Most amusing was a Auster 9 (I think) in the late eighties, which was trying to land on a particularly windy day (at Duxford? Never!) – I’m sure he had it down about 5 times before it was blown off the ground and he had to ‘land’ again. I think he was hoping for some of Lt Cdr Dunnings RNAS colleagues to grab him and hold him down.

Cheers

Arrester gear would not have helped Mark, as none of the OFMC Hunters have tailhooks.

Just to get back to arrested landings at Duxford. There is no arrester gear there. A previous Scottish Duxford Airfield Manager tried to interest the IWM in an ex-RAF system (ex-Wyton?) but as ever there was no money in the kitty at the time. It might have been very useful for Mark Hanna who was landing from the West one day, popped his chute which promptly went plop in a nice tight bundle leading to a “bolter” which juuussst got over the M11 barrier. He landed at Cambridge and doubtless had a word with the parachute packer. The aforesaid Scottish Manager then introduced the new rules on jet movements which refer to surface wind and moisture.

Originally posted by SteveYoung
a good landing is one you can walk away from. And a REALLY good landing is one where you can use the aeroplane agin afterwards! 😀

… and an amazing landing is one where you can walk away from the wreckage.

“Zulu Whiskey, welcome to Duxford. Your arrival time was noted as 1301, 1302, 1303 and 1304…” 🙂

I’ll bet it does. Getting 3 landings off one approach is good economy as long as they only charge you one landing fee:)

I find doing three landing on one circuit is a better use of your time and money anyway 😀

My first landing in a Tiger Moth was with a Thunderbolt very close behind me. Does tend to focus you!

Originally posted by JDK
I thought a good landing was synchronising the bumps with the bounces?

No James, a good landing is one you can walk away from. And a REALLY good landing is one where you can use the aeroplane agin afterwards! 😀

Originally posted by BlueRobin
Moggy, given our common instruction (which was very good) I would have thought you would be a pro at landing? :p

dear boy…dear boy…dear boy…dear boy…

Naw,

I didn’t listen 😉

Moggy
Cyber-Terrapin

Moggy, given our common instruction (which was very good) I would have thought you would be a pro at landing? :p

dear boy…dear boy…dear boy…dear boy…

I thought a good landing was synchronising the bumps with the bounces?

Originally posted by JDK
… ask anyone who’s landed at Old Warden about bumps

With my landings it’s virtually impossible to tell if the surface is bumpy or not :rolleyes:

Moggy
Cyber-Terrapin

Hi all,

Can’t go wrong with grass 😉

And grass runways are lovely some of the time, but not always, like -er – in the spring, when it rains, in the autumn? And ask anyone who’s landed at Old Warden about bumps (and no, I don’t want tarmac there!)
Cheers

Originally posted by mike currill
I know the feeling mate. I often open my mouth and put my foot in it on here, it happens because there are so many people who subscribe to this forum with far more knowledge/reference material available than we have access to( that’s my excuse anyway) 🙂

I shall side with that excuse too 🙂 I should know as we are flying this week…. oh well, thanks for putting me straight 🙂

Originally posted by Learning_Slowly
Ohhhhhhhhh !!

Well look at that, Mr Slowly is wrong again 😀

I know the feeling mate. I often open my mouth and put my foot in it on here, it happens because there are so many people who subscribe to this forum with far more knowledge/reference material available than we have access to( that’s my excuse anyway) 🙂

Ohhhhhhhhh !!

Well look at that, Mr Slowly is wrong again 😀

Indeed

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But the grass is open

Moggy
Cyber-Terrapin