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RIGHT International, 24 July 1969 152a Qn Straight and THE flying training courses which the British Light Aviation Centre (BLAC) is running at Cranfield this week are called "clinics." Clinics to me are places where sick people go to be examined by doctors wearing rubber gloves and face-masks, and to be treated by beautiful nurses in cool, white dresses. * * * Come in—do sit down. What seems to be the trouble?—Well doctor, it's me circuits. Your circuits?—Yes, well every time I There were also trips round ttibM | airport in a BUA plane. J% :-:::::::v:r:;W:-*:-:-:-:-:-:-::: ^;.v^^:^^.:od: ^•.•.•x.,.x.:.:.-.-.-.-.v. .-.-....,.•.-.•.•.•.•.*-.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• ..•..,•.,•>•..... •.•.•.-.•.•.•.•.-.-.•.•...•.•.•.•.-.• From the "Bournemouth Evening Echo," April 2 I bank to the left me slip ball flies out to the left and no amount of right rud der seems to get it back again. Then on the downwind leg I keep wanting to pull back the mixture control instead of the carb heater. And—oh, I don't know, I always seem to be too high on finals— the other day over the threshold at 2,000ft I put on 40 degrees of flap and full throttle and got the nose right down until the speed was 250kt, but it didn't feel right—I ballooned terribly on the check. . . . Well now, we shall have to see what we can do for you, won't we Mr Mr .. .? —Hoskins. Stop it, you're tickling Of course you can buy one—that's what the Cranfield Show is all about! But before I give a demonstration flight I think you'd be wise to visit that stand over there—Top Hat Restraining Straps Ltd If you want to see how she aerobats I'll decant you back at the hangar and give you a demonstration over the airfield ..." If you say that to me you will see me visibly slumping back into my chair with utter relief—and you might even see me reaching for my cheque book. **!,.«* * It's wonderful what these flight training clinics will do for a girl • I have had a Notice printed which I shall give to all those salesmen-pilots at Cranfield this week who want to in vite me into the left-hand seat of their new aircraft:— Thank you for inviting me to fly your new aircraft. There's just one thing I'd like to ask. Please don't let's do any aerobatics. It isn't that I can't do aerobatics or anything like that, and for heaven's sake don't think for one moment that I have any doubts whatever about the superb aerobatic capabilities of your machine, or indeed about the fact that ARB has certifi cated it as fully aerobatic. All I'm really trying to get across to you is— well, just say to me: "Right, we're not going to do any aerobatics today —we'll do a couple of circuits to get the feel of the thing, then if you like we'll do a few tight turns and stalls. • I watched the launch in the television room of the Royal Aero Club in Pall Mall, London. I couldn't get to the Cape, much as J wanted to be able to tell my future grandchildren that I had seen the first men leave for the Moon. But I thought that the Royal Aero Club would be as appropriate a place as any. There were more chaps in the billiards room than there were in the TV room (about ten) and half of them were prob ably members of the Junior Carlton Club, whose premises the RAeC these days shares. I recognised only two avia tion chaps, one of whom was American. Anyway, I patted the Schneider Trophy as I departed the premises. • I shall be watching the splashdown on my set at home tonight. I shall hold my breath as the crew, one by one, are hoisted into the helicopter, and I shall hold it until they are safely on the deck of the Hornet. It's not that I don't trust helicopters, but what's wrong with a motor boat? j6&^r Ofl^trh*
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