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A first flight in the F-15...
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 12:44
by petermcleland
Well back to the here and now after all the tree work in nice weather in July...It is back to real weather and December 28th here at McLeland Field as I take my first short spin in the
IRIS F-15. You don't get a lot of daylight here in December so you need to do things at about midday.
http://forum.fsscreenshots.com/dcboard. ... =full&page
Thanks for looking :dance:
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 12:48
by DaveB
Don't ask me why but I wondered if you'd go for the F-15
Nice selection of shots.. as per
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 12:52
by Paul K
Peter, you mention that it reminded you of flying the Lightning in real life...did you fly the Lightning ?? :shock:
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 13:25
by petermcleland
Paul K wrote:Peter, you mention that it reminded you of flying the Lightning in real life...did you fly the Lightning ?? :shock:
Yes my last 18 months in the RAF was as a Lightning Simulator instructor and I managed to get a bit of Lightning flying at Middleton St George...Not much though :think:
I'm the one on the end of the back row wearing a beret :roll:
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 17:37
by Paul K
Interesting stuff, and hats ( berets) off to you! I had a go on the Lightning simulator at RAF Coltishall as an ATC cadet on summer camp. If I remember correctly, my friend's dad was in charge of it.
Posted: 29 Dec 2006, 20:13
by petermcleland
Paul K wrote:Interesting stuff, and hats ( berets) off to you! I had a go on the Lightning simulator at RAF Coltishall as an ATC cadet on summer camp. If I remember correctly, my friend's dad was in charge of it.
Oh yes!...I did my training there on the Mark 1 Sim and then took up my post at Leconfield in the Mark 2...What was your friend's name ?
Posted: 30 Dec 2006, 01:12
by Paul K
His surname was Southwood, Peter.
Posted: 30 Dec 2006, 13:38
by petermcleland
Paul K wrote:His surname was Southwood, Peter.
No I don't recall a Southwood...But also I don't recall who was in charge...Could have been Sqn. Ldr. Ramirez because I know he was connected with getting me the job...not sure though. Sadly, I have no record of my flights in either MkI or MkII Lightning Flight Simulators, I just don't seem to have recorded any of them in my logbook. I only seem to have started recording Simulator flights since I joined BEA and I guess that was because it was mandatory to record them for licencing purposes.
Posted: 30 Dec 2006, 14:07
by jab
Nice shots as normal peter
James
Posted: 30 Dec 2006, 22:28
by petermcleland
Thanks James...Just made a small edit to point out the difference in the Jet Pipe Nozzles in the first picture and those in the last but one picture
