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TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 16 Jul 2006, 15:43

See this last entry:

http://www.aviationphotoarchive.com/Zul ... 6&start=90

Post by **DaveB** » 16 Jul 2006, 18:29

What a funny world we live in. That chappie Michael managed to find DM's Trident yet rave about it on TPS :think: Odd but welcome nonetheless

ATB

DaveB :tab:

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 16 Jul 2006, 18:40

Theres links to it from our site and a bunch of repaints (not all available elsewhere

) so if he already had FS and then found the TPS site....

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 17 Jul 2006, 23:31

I was surprised to see that the entry before his is Adrian Millar who is my best friend's brother and currently a Training Captain on BA 777s. Probably flew with Peter McLeland looking at the dates.

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 17 Jul 2006, 23:37

Small world eh!

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 18 Jul 2006, 14:49

speedbird591 wrote:I was surprised to see that the entry before his is Adrian Millar who is my best friend's brother and currently a Training Captain on BA 777s. Probably flew with Peter McLeland looking at the dates.

Well I have found one flight in G-AWZM from Heathrow to Dusseldorf and back on 23rd July 1977 with First Officers Millar and Egging...I expect there are more later

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 18 Jul 2006, 16:14

Out of curiosity Peter, do you remember having any particular preferred Tridents to fly, or any taht you remembered as being troublesome?

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 18 Jul 2006, 17:48

TobyV wrote:Out of curiosity Peter, do you remember having any particular preferred Tridents to fly, or any taht you remembered as being troublesome?

No Toby,

I never had any particular preference or dislike for any Trident as long as it was a 2 or a 3

Same for the S111...The Vanguards had an early version of the forthcoming Merchantman...I think it might have been Echo Lima...It didn't have the proper metal pallet roller floor and the big freight door. It had a roller track down the whole port side of the interior fuselage and the freight was manhandled down that and lashed in position centre and starboard side leaving the roller track clear. I wasn't too keen on that one

The standard of engineering was very high and flying programs (Schedules) ALWAYS worked....This was quite a revelation to me after the R.A.F. where flying programs started well but slowly ground to a halt as unserviceabilities occurred with returning aircraft. Same each day...good in the morning and full of holes in the afternoon. I did have favourites in the Air Force...certain aircraft felt better or shot more accurately (I was responsible for Gun Harmonisation but there would be above average aircraft and the odd duffer...In which case I would be asked to do it again

).

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 18 Jul 2006, 19:57

petermcleland wrote: Well I have found one flight in G-AWZM from Heathrow to Dusseldorf and back on 23rd July 1977 with First Officers Millar and Egging...I expect there are more later

Aha! Thanks for looking that up, Peter. I'll pass a message on to the effect that his past has caught him up. You obviously trained him well for him to have achieved his current position!

Ian

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 19 Jul 2006, 15:18

speedbird591 wrote:
petermcleland wrote: Well I have found one flight in G-AWZM from Heathrow to Dusseldorf and back on 23rd July 1977 with First Officers Millar and Egging...I expect there are more later
Aha! Thanks for looking that up, Peter. I'll pass a message on to the effect that his past has caught him up. You obviously trained him well for him to have achieved his current position!

Well, not really...I was not a Training Captain

Pass my regards, but I doubt if he will remember me :think: