> veritas wrote:

>> 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.
>>
>>

> Sorry - - please.