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Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 11:28
by Rick Piper
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
Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 11:47
by VEGAS
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:
Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 12:54
by DispatchDragon
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
Posted: 25 Jan 2007, 15:05
by Captain Pugwash
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.
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 03:20
by Kevin Farnell
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
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 10:11
by Pringle
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.
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 10:13
by Prop Jockey
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
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 10:38
by Jon.M
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
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 11:09
by Paul K
All my Chipmunk flights from Cambridge, Abingdon and Coltishall were in the rear seat.
Posted: 27 Jan 2007, 11:21
by DaveG
This thread hasn't gone off topic much, has it ?
