> veritas wrote:

>> Pits wrote:

>>> On Sep 17, 6:47 am, "Spartan613" pissoff.com> wrote:

>>>> A RAAF "C130 helicopter" had nosewheel difficulties on Monday night.
>>>>
>>>> That's "our" ABC. *sigh*
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "Those who beat their swords into ploughshares will plough for those
>>>> who
>>>> didn't".

>>>
>>> Oh Come on Don't pick on Aunty :-)
>>>
>>> I have seen and heard a RAAF ATC ask a RAAF Uh1 to check wheels on
>>> approach into Richmond
>>> The Aircraft Commander happened to be a Group captain and the
>>> exchange is legend
>>>
>>> Poor lass --- the exchanges went on for some time and I guess there
>>> must be copies of the tape around somewhere .
>>> But the penny did not drop for her for a very long time .
>>>
>>> The Groupie was thankfully a bit of a character but he still gave
>>> her one of the biggest revs (behind closed doors of course )
>>> But word of the clawing got out .

>>
>> Hi Phil,
>>
>> I did a course in MEB whith an ex RNZAF-er who related to me; "TWR:
>> Check wheels down and locked. REPLY: Wheels down and riveted. He was
>> flying an Oxford (I think that was the type he said - my memory is
>> starting to fail me - another bloody birthday this month)

>
> Good comeback but Oxfords mains were retractable.
>
> Airspeed in fact were the first Brit mfr. to put retractables into a
> production aircraft - the single engined Courier.