One for Dave B

[Garry Russell]

Echo Echo sitting pretty

http://www.airlinehobby.com/listings/de ... =644871300

[DaveB]

Cheers Gaz Reminds me very much of one I have of PEP adorning my monitor

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Pretty standard parking shot really.....busy with airstairs at both starboard doors...pax from the port, looks like a quick turn round

[DaveB]

Yup.. slightly unusual in that the aircraft usually parked LH side-to and you don't get to see much of what is happening on the RH side. EchoEcho's airstairs are down on the LH side so with the service stairs up on the RH side with all doors open, it does look like a 'quickie' Bet it's b1oody cold onboard too!

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

'EE was BEA's first and did a lot of the route proving and first services. I just wonder if this is a part of that.........like a new toy you just have to play with all the gadgets for the first week and then you just can't be arsed

[DaveB]

That could be it. With most if not all of the gadgets still working then, it'd have been rude not to use them all Y'know.. I often stand and look at PEP and wonder 'if only'. The Vanguard really was a good aircraft and it doesn't seem right only 43 production models were ever made. I wonder how many might still be flying had RR produced enough spares for the Tynes Without a doubt, there'd be at least 2 Belfasts still going rather than one and neither PEP or PES would've retired when they did. Ah well.. the clock can't be turned back and what is done is done

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DaveB

[Garry Russell]

Personally I think the biggest mistake was not producing or even modify a freight door equipped pax quick change with the ability to mix and match the combination to suit with complete pax interior sections on pallets to be loaded in .

That would have opened up a market just for itself as it could and did fly in and out of airport that could not take QC jets

But there ya go.....it wasn't and that's that