Aircraft cockpits which have you been in?

bravedan · Post by **bravedan** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:05 pm

Can't remember them all, lots many years ago, from mid/late 50's, early 60's, so will only say the one's I'm sure of........... both Spitfire and Hurricane for certain.

Five years ago I was lucky enough to get into the pilot's seat of a then in service Concorde, and a 767, both on the ground at BA's repair facility at Heathrow.

I even stood on the wing of the Concorde by exiting the Wing Em Exit.

As a kid I went on a couple of Aircraft Carrier visits while in dock, and so def got into a Sea Fury, Sea Vixen, Gannet, and others..

Also sat in a Javelin at a show.........and a Hunter.....and a Beverley..............and a Gnat

Numerous Balloons, Micro's, Light's and Heli's, last one a Jet Ranger down the Thames past the Houses of Parliament.

An old friend I used to fly RC models with in the 70's (inc PIPER CAMS Aerobatic Display Team) now owns three real warbirds, a P51D Mustang, a Texan (Harvard), and a Yak 9, but I haven't sat in them, or even seen them close up..............

Dave

calvert · Post by **calvert** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 12:58 pm

I went to RAF Church Fenton.

CaldRail · Post by **CaldRail** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:21 am

bravedan wrote: An old friend I used to fly RC models with in the 70's (inc PIPER CAMS Aerobatic Display Team) now owns three real warbirds, a P51D Mustang, a Texan (Harvard), and a Yak 9, but I haven't sat in them, or even seen them close up..............

Dave

Yep. You'll need training from ex-SAS sergeants before you'll sit in any of those!

colinjamesporter · Post by **colinjamesporter** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:02 pm

calvert wrote:I'm of in a gross Tutor tommorow, flying with air cadets, loops, rolls, etc, the usual stuff!

Ah a another air cadet which squadron are you with and which town / wing are you with Im with 37 Sqaudron, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol and Glouster wing

calvert · Post by **calvert** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 3:01 pm

I'm at 2527 Lawnswood sqn, North Reigon, South and West Yorkshire Wing, Lawnswood is in Leeds.

colinjamesporter · Post by **colinjamesporter** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:43 pm

Do you know if there is any other air cadets on this forum as it would be interesting to see how many there are
thanks colin

Post by **martinhodgson** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:47 pm

I was with my school CCF

CaldRail · Post by **CaldRail** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:08 pm

colinjamesporter wrote:Do you know if there is any other air cadets on this forum as it would be interesting to see how many there are
thanks colin

Add my name to the list. 1244 Swindon Sqn during the 70's. I still remember the old style battledress uniforms. Almost like national service!

RONVKING · Post by **RONVKING** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:04 pm

Long live the "Hairy Mary's" always made me itch!

Ex 144 (Richmond) as Cadet and then London Wing as ann adult WO (until work got in the way.

TomBoyRacer · Post by **TomBoyRacer** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:50 pm

hope you didn't mind the bumping.......
i've never posted on the aviation board but thought it was about time.
the places being an air cadet can take you!

RAF coltishall's full size replica jaguar, 1994
B737- tenerife 1995
a few tornados 1995-1998 assisting ground crew, marham 1997
concorde prototype, duxford, 1997
Spitfire 'enniskillen', -conningsby 1996
Lancaster PA 474- conningsby 1996 and again a couple of years later
Dakota ZA947- same again
Lightning XR742 -Binbrook 1998, asisted ground crew
BAE Hawk 'red 9' akrotiri, cyprus, 1998
Shakleton (stripped of serviceable parts), Nicosia airport in the no-mans land!!,cyprus 1998
royal BAE 146, northolt, 1998 ish
nimrod, kinloss 1998 or 1999
Sea King Helicopter- + winched out at end of flight, leconfield 1999
vigilant, syerston 1996-98
bulldog, benson 1998ish

and probably lots more i can't remember

CaldRail · Post by **CaldRail** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:45 pm

buffy500 · Post by **buffy500** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 3:00 pm

I can also add a Concorde cockpit now.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:25 am

Concorde cockpit? I've been in two so far... One of which more than once.

Trident? Sat in the right hand chair whilst taxiing at Heathrow. Even took the yoke for some of it. Oh all right... It wasn't taxiing, it was being tractor towed into a maintenence hangar, but it felt like I was steering it.

Vampire? Right and left seats.

DH Mosquito? Visited the cockpit by poking my head up through the hatch and getting on the bottom rungs of the ladder.

A couple of MD things when going on hols...

IrishRail · Post by **IrishRail** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:44 am

I have been in a Virgin Atlantic Beoing 747-400 Cockpit
Aer Lingus Boeing 737-400 Cockpit
Aer Lingus 737-500 Cockpit
Easyjet 737-300 X 2 (G-IOGH)
Aer Lingus A321 X 2 (EI-CPH) (EI-CPF)
Aer Lingus Boeing 747-100 (EI-ASJ)
SAS Airbus A340-300
Aer Lingus A330-200 and 300. (EI-CRK) (EI-DAA)
Futura Boeing 737-400 and 800
Ryanair Boeing 737-200 and 800
Corsair 747-300 (F-HJAC)

colinjamesporter · Post by **colinjamesporter** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:27 pm

Im doing my GS and got a bit shaken up earlier I bloody ground looped it as I over compensated when the left wing was going to hit the ground when I moved the stick right
thanks colin