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Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:15 pm
by Colonel
May I suggest switching to a diet of John
and Martha King, for a change?
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They're badass!
Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:30 pm
by John Swallow
An interesting website detailing nylon letdowns in the Sabre days...
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Airc ... _Sabre.htm
Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:57 pm
by Colonel
Jesus. That's a lot of aluminum falling from the sky!
Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:38 pm
by Strega
Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:51 am
by JW Scud
[quote author=John Swallow link=topic=6691.msg18352#msg18352 date=1500992723]
It was back in my military days: as the prop hit the ground at full RPM, they probably just changed the engine and sent it for overhaul. Like I said: cockamamie ideas; cockamamie outcomes...
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Can you tell us what the idea was. It might prevent a future accident.
Re: Everyone makes mistakes
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:36 pm
by John Swallow
Monsieur Scud: to prevent another Chipmunk winding up on its nose, that theory must go to the grave with me. (The other half of the award-winning "Idea-of-the-Century" went to Quantas in the mid-sixties and unfortunately died down there.)
However, in an effort to preclude future occurrences, I will offer this:
"When flying a De Havilland Chipmunk solo from the front seat, never, ever, ever, ever, ever release the brake, apply full power, and shove the control column into the fire wall."
Especially after you've just exhorted the controller in the tower to "Watch this".
It must be noted that I was not a four-bar Captain back then. No sirreeee, Bob! Just a two-bar Flight Lieutenant... (;>0)