Question for Rick

Post by **Rick Piper** » 25 Jan 2007, 11:28

Hi CP

I'm pretty sure the cadets always went in the front seat of the chippy.

& Phillip there is actually a framerate benefit from using the 3d gauges.

Regards
Rick

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 25 Jan 2007, 11:47

Rick Piper wrote:Hi CP

I'm pretty sure the cadets always went in the front seat of the chippy.

Whilst in the ATC I had 14 air experience flights from RAF Woodvale & RAF Abingdon during the 1980's. All of which were in the rear seat. :sad:

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 25 Jan 2007, 12:54

I remember doing Air Ex flight at Cambridge in the mid 60s in their Chippies -I always flew in the pointy end - Many Spitfire daydreams over the Cambs country side until the voice in the headset told me he wanted his
aeroplane back

Leif

BTW Rick, Dave or someone with the books - was WP360 a Cambridge Chipmunk - the registration seems to strike a chord

Captain Pugwash · Post by **Captain Pugwash** » 25 Jan 2007, 15:05

I had one flight from RAF Woodvale in a chippy, i think i was in the back seat. the flight was along the coast to blackpool and back. the only other flight i had was in a sedbergh at RAF Burtonwood.
but now i can fly in the front seat of my very own chippy and go where i want and when i want.

Kevin Farnell · Post by **Kevin Farnell** » 27 Jan 2007, 03:20

VEGAS wrote:
Rick Piper wrote:Hi CP

I'm pretty sure the cadets always went in the front seat of the chippy.

Whilst in the ATC I had 14 air experience flights from RAF Woodvale & RAF Abingdon during the 1980's. All of which were in the rear seat. :sad:

I also flew in the Chippy with the ATC (though not 14 times, unfortunately) and this was also in the rear seat. RAF Shawbury for me.

Cheers

Kevin

Pringle · Post by **Pringle** » 27 Jan 2007, 10:11

Was in the air cadets for a year and they offered 1 trip in a glider to 1 cadet.

Decided it was a waste of time and left.

Prop Jockey · Post by **Prop Jockey** » 27 Jan 2007, 10:13

Hi All,

Yes rear seat for me too (at least from Shawbury - can't remember Cambridge, which was my first trip in a Chippie). The rear seat was probably favoured so they could make running change-overs - more likely to keep little Tommy out of the spinning prop !

Cheers

Rich

Jon.M · Post by **Jon.M** » 27 Jan 2007, 10:38

22 flights in the Chippie with the CCF. Mostly from Filton and almost all from the back seat. I remember one from the front when I was supposed to be navigating cross country.

Jon

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 27 Jan 2007, 11:09

All my Chipmunk flights from Cambridge, Abingdon and Coltishall were in the rear seat.

Post by **DaveG** » 27 Jan 2007, 11:21

This thread hasn't gone off topic much, has it ?