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Re: Formation Landings...
Posted: 25 Mar 2015, 18:35
by petermcleland
Nigel H-J wrote:Crikey!!

Now that certainly set up a chain of events the RAF could have well done without. I would imagine the pilots from the other wings would not have been too impressed at having to divert either.
Yes Nigel, I think our name was MUD among the other squadrons

Re: Formation Landings...
Posted: 25 Mar 2015, 20:58
by airboatr
MUD
Magnificent Under Duress?
'.......
Now I don't feel near as bad for choosing the downwind runway in our FLIGHT sessions.
Joe
Re: Formation Landings...
Posted: 26 Mar 2015, 11:16
by petermcleland
airboatr wrote:MUD
Magnificent Under Duress?
'.......
Now I don't feel near as bad for choosing the downwind runway in our FLIGHT sessions.
Well I think that was partly my fault...I don't think you had been using FLIGHT with wind, before we started flying together, so you had got out of the habit of selecting the "Into Wind" runway.
I, on the other hand have always used FLIGHT with wind...I normally select the Weather to be "Low and Threatening" and that provides a good set of winds. Since I was always Host on our sessions, you were always lumbered with my weather
