I should really get a life (and you should get Wrecks & Relics 18 by Ken Ellis) . Hunter should be GA11 WT804, helicopter Wessex XP150.
Home Office Fire and Emergency Training Centre. ‘Heron’ is probably Viscount G-BAPF.
Just a shame that P7350 has those dreadful ‘D’ roundels, look such a mess on such a truly historic machine.
I think the original poster was referring to the loss of G-ARPY at Felthorpe on a pre-delivery test flight http://aviation-safety.net/database/1966/660603-1.htm
Strictly speaking, the cause of the loss of G-ARPI is beyond doubt, in that the droop (slats) was retracted too early, but, due to lack of CVR, the exact circumstances in the flightdeck were a matter of conjecture http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_avsafety/documents/page/dft_avsafety_502559.hcsp#P32_954
No – most dangerous part of the job is the drive to/from work. There are minor risks in “becoming” a pilot, as with training in any new skill, but at a reputable training school, with good instructors and equipment, there is no way it could be described as dangerous.
Hmm……check out the thread on pprune (which I can’t post a link to at the moment because the site seems to be down) about PIA at MAN…..may be truer than you thought!
pprune now back up – here’s the link http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=100216
and also http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=86409
A zero too many I think – last time I checked, the Oxford course was £60,000 (plus £12,000 accommodation), and that was one of the more pricey ones.
As someone once said, “How do you know Saddam has (or more correctly had) WMD?” – answer “We’ve still got the receipts”
I say again – what about Israel’s illegal WMD? (hey, no oil and a huge US domestic vote)
As someone once said, “How do you know Saddam has (or more correctly had) WMD?” – answer “We’ve still got the receipts”
I say again – what about Israel’s illegal WMD? (hey, no oil and a huge US domestic vote)
Or maybe the CIA put the dollar bill on the floor in your house?
Or maybe the CIA put the dollar bill on the floor in your house?
Don’t worry Kev, it will all spun to be a glorious success (until the b*****ds get voted out)
But what about the illegal WMD that the Israelis possess?
Don’t worry Kev, it will all spun to be a glorious success (until the b*****ds get voted out)
But what about the illegal WMD that the Israelis possess?
Pearl Harbour (or should that be Harbor?)….bag of s**te
Pearl Harbour (or should that be Harbor?)….bag of s**te