Stirling take-off checklist…

Hi there,

Ok, please forgive my very poor effort at narration in this video, but Youtube only allow ten minutes for a video, so I had to rush this..

A gentleman I was introduced to a couple of years ago, and now someone I hope I can call a friend, was a Stirling pilot, in Bomber and Transport Command, he has a good case for claiming the title of the pilot with the most hours on type. He started the war in Bomber Command, transfered to B-17s in 100Grp flying RCM ops, and later went back to Stirlings in Transport Command.

He servd in XV,46, 214 Sqdn, and 1651 HCU.

Here are his Stirling pre-flight, start, taxi, and take-off instructions as typed by him, and narrated by me :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8W-dtlL00

I hope thats of interest to somebody,

Regards,

S.