> Ned wrote:

>> 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.

>
>
> Thanks Ned - I warned you that I could possibly be in error. You can
> look up what the initial ME trainer was for RNZAF around the early 60's
> and let me know.
>
>