Approaches were low then
Posted: 08 May 2007, 02:15
Classic British Flight Sim
The home of Classic British Freeware for Microsoft Flight Simulator
https://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/
Approaches were low then
Page 1 of 1
Posted: 08 May 2007, 04:04
Blimey!
Posted: 08 May 2007, 09:11
The British version of St. Maarten..
Posted: 08 May 2007, 10:28
Magic! Reminds me of 29 at Benson before they closed it.
The runway ended at a 6 ft 'cliff' above a small stream that fed the watercress beds at Ewelme village just to the east of the airfield. My brother and used to stand on the verge between the stream and the road and directly on the runway centre-line so landing a/c would pass right over our heads at around 10-15 ft.
We'd stay there till the RAF Cops came and tried to move us on when we'd remind them that our Dad was the SWO, but it cut little ice with them
That was until the time a guy in an RNVR Attacker lost an engine on approach and knocked his mainwheels off on the edge of the 'cliff'. I took refuge in the stream, needless to say...... :sad:
The runway ended at a 6 ft 'cliff' above a small stream that fed the watercress beds at Ewelme village just to the east of the airfield. My brother and used to stand on the verge between the stream and the road and directly on the runway centre-line so landing a/c would pass right over our heads at around 10-15 ft.
We'd stay there till the RAF Cops came and tried to move us on when we'd remind them that our Dad was the SWO, but it cut little ice with them
That was until the time a guy in an RNVR Attacker lost an engine on approach and knocked his mainwheels off on the edge of the 'cliff'. I took refuge in the stream, needless to say...... :sad:
Posted: 08 May 2007, 10:36
Good job the bus was a single decker!!EricT
Posted: 08 May 2007, 11:28
Nice story Kit and great find Garry 
Nice to have it confirmed that I land Rick's Viking into Southend in a realistic fashion Dodgy on the opposite approach too with those darned overhead railway lines :shock:
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Nice to have it confirmed that I land Rick's Viking into Southend in a realistic fashion
Dodgy on the opposite approach too with those darned overhead railway lines :shock: ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 08 May 2007, 11:35
That Viking's approach must have been so low that this shot was AFTER his ATC told him that he had to climb to lower the undercarriage I reckon......
Great shot... :dance:
Regards.
Bridon Bear
Great shot... :dance:
Regards.
Bridon Bear
Posted: 08 May 2007, 11:44
Is the bus stopped at traffic lights?Good job the bus was a single decker!
This has triggered memories of the approach to Northolt (it was 26, looks like 25 now) which did have traffic lights controlling the passing traffic.