Avro Anson Cockpit Video

[Bridon Bear]

Came across this wonderful cockpit video that runs for 11 minutes or so showing a display in NZ of the recently restored Anson MK1 by Robin Reid. It is unusual for a cockpit video in that it is well filmed and has NO music blaring over it to drown the wonderful sound of those twin Cheetahs.

Enjoy this one...I certainly did

All we need is a natixe FSX Annie now (preferably the later Mark 19...ideal for those Virtual RAS schedules... )

Regards

Bridon Bear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5Rg2M3ytg

[NigelC]

[cstorey]

A lovely film . Two things interested me : does this early Anson have electric rather than hand pumped gear ? and did the Cheetahs never have CS ( or at any rate VP ) props ? Also interesting to see that there must be a lot of vibration - at about 3:19 the left hand throttle works its way backwards despite our having seen the pilot tighten the throttle friction before take off

[Garry Russell]

Looks like pure pleasure to fly

Thanks for that Brian

[Bridon Bear]

Looks like pure pleasure to fly

Thanks for that Brian

Indeed it does Garry and for such an old lady he certainly flings it about seemingly without that much effort either

It does make a nice change to see all the action as if you were actually in the cockpit alongside the pilot without any distractions and just the pure visual delight...top marks to the chap doing filming...very well presented.

Regards

Bridon Bear

[petermcleland]

I would love to have an Anson 19 as it the one that I have some hours in

[Scorpius]

Remember that old Chinese saying

'Be careful what you wish for'

Nev

[dodger]

Hi Brian,

Phew! that was the best cockpit video's i think i have seen, it took me back more years than i care to remember when i was in the ATC and the Anson was the second plane i went up in after the DC3 and i remember being shaken about a lot more even now! it was a bit scary at the time.

Thanks very much for posting that i enjoyed every minute.

Roger.

[Bridon Bear]

Hi Roger,

Sadly I never got a trip in the Anson when I was in the ATC which was 1963-4. I went gliding at South Cerney courtesy of 625 VGS in the T31 Tandem Tutor and also the T21 Sedburgh or 'barge' which was in my view the better glider of the two...each flight we had was at best about 3 minutes

My only ATC powered flight was at Summer Camp in July 1964 at RAF Cottesmore in the rear seat of the venerable Chipmunk which I think from memory was painted like the gliders Silver with Dayglo panels. Can't recall where the Chippies came from but they flew in for the air experience day and left again...be nice to know where they were actually from but my 3822 has long since vanished with the serial numbers in.

Cottesmore at the time was operating all over white Victors and I also got my ATC Marksman badge that week grouping 5 .22 rounds within 1" on the target at 25 yards...well pleased that day!

Regards

Bridon Bear