> On Sep 17, 1:04 pm, veritas coldmail.com> wrote:

>> Pits wrote:

>>> On Sep 17, 9:40 am, veritas coldmail.com> 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)

>>> May have been a twin pin perhaps ? Things were/are even slower than
>>> a BOU

>> Got me stuffed what it could have been Phil - whatever it was - it would
>> probably have been quite basic, RNZAF after all :) - it would have been around
>> early 60's as this guy had done his time in RNZAF and was a civvy by 1966 when
>> he related the story to me. BTW - what is a "twin pin" I haven't heard thst
>> term before - is it a Pioneer?

>
> Apologies on two counts
> 1 using jargon -twin pin = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Aviation_Twin_Pioneer
> 2 Assuming the Kiwis operated them They did not

>
> have a look at the web link sort of an aviation type of Series one
> landie :) or even worse Austin Champ