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by Motormouse
15 Aug 2023, 20:21
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Question About Nimod Please
Replies: 22
Views: 1083

Re: Question About Nimod Please

You forgot Gibraltar, Goose Bay and Kai Tak as well; and the 51 Sqn " shh we don't talk about them" R1 variants of Wyton

Ttfn

Pete
by Motormouse
08 Jun 2023, 07:50
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Unexpected.
Replies: 3
Views: 335

Re: Unexpected.

That's from Farnborough 2016 trade show week; ( I was working there at the time)

Ttfn

Pete
by Motormouse
03 Jun 2023, 19:58
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Video: WW2 Ghost Signs - Wartime Heritage Everywhere!
Replies: 3
Views: 389

Re: Video: WW2 Ghost Signs - Wartime Heritage Everywhere!

A lot of the civil defence ones stayed in use through to mid 1960's ( due to cold war)
Dad was a firefighter through this time, the sirens were still in use in 1970's to call out part time firefighters.

Ttfn

Pete
by Motormouse
14 May 2023, 15:16
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Roy Chaffin
Replies: 2
Views: 1576

Roy Chaffin

Hi chaps; just in case anyone hasn't heard, Roy Chaffin of RCS-panels and the alternate B-25 , passed away last week. He was also a bit of a painter too.

Ttfn

Pete
by Motormouse
30 Apr 2023, 21:10
Forum: Aircraft and Routes
Topic: 330 and or Sherpa routes?
Replies: 29
Views: 4657

Re: 330 and or Sherpa routes?

I remember meeting a guy who was a 360 captain with BAC and he got his “dream” job as FO on Easyjet… Always said he much preferred doing the freight runs for BAC. Wonder who that would have been...Jon Stratfull would probably know..he was BAC ops before they got taken over by IIRC ; Air Contractors...
by Motormouse
30 Apr 2023, 16:57
Forum: Aircraft and Routes
Topic: 330 and or Sherpa routes?
Replies: 29
Views: 4657

Re: 330 and or Sherpa routes?

See above, I used to have to pull all seats out and replace with spreader boards and cargo nets for the mail, then the opposite when it finished the mail, spreader boards and nets out, 30 seats back in. Officially each role swap was a modification, and certified as such. When our company went bust i...
by Motormouse
30 Apr 2023, 12:23
Forum: Aircraft and Routes
Topic: 330 and or Sherpa routes?
Replies: 29
Views: 4657

Re: 330 and or Sherpa routes?

First airline I worked for @1991 we had 3 330's; operating night mail and parcel freight routes, G-BGNB, G-BHHU, G-BIYH, each taking up to 3.5 tonnes Cardiff -Bristol- Liverpool-Newcastle ( 2nd aircraft did reverse route each night) Mon-Friday, Dep Cardiff 21.00 Bristol-Coventry -Luton -Bristol, Mon...
by Motormouse
12 Apr 2023, 11:03
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: HP Herald power settings.
Replies: 7
Views: 3028

Re: HP Herald power settings.

I’ve been flying this one of late, but I noticed there isn’t any info on it regarding power settings (TGT etc) for climb, cruise and so on. Nor even a recommended climb speed. If anyone can assist or have any information, that would be greatly appreciated! download the herald for fs9 from here --->...