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100 Years

by captjeff | Mar 31, 2018 | Plane Tales

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The 1st of April 1918 saw the formation of the world’s first independent Air Force. Capt Nick takes a look at the Royal Air Force’s history and is joined by Sir Glen Torpy GCB CBE DSO past Chief of the Air Staff who gives his thoughts on the past 100 years and the upcoming celebrations.

303 Squadron Kościuszko

by captjeff | Mar 26, 2018 | Plane Tales

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Suspicious of the Polish pilots who, after their country was invaded by Nazi forces during the Second World War, had fled to the UK, the high command of the RAF eventually allowed them to become operational. No 303 Polish Squadron joined the RAF fighter units desperately fighting the overwhelming forces of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. The results stunned everybody.

The score of German kills (Adolfs) claimed by No 303 Polish Squadron during the Battle of Britain.

Images under creative commons licence from the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum London.

APG 316 – Captain Upgrade Advice

by captjeff | Mar 26, 2018 | Podcast

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Video of Captain Nick’s flight taking off from SFO

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[46:58] Steve – Questions for Dana on his conversion to Captain
[1:00:34] Christian – Man lives in 727 In the Woods
[1:04:22] Chuck – Preparing for Glider Rating – Suggestions???
[1:09:14] Miles – Air Refueling for Commercial Aircraft??
[1:12:08] Ben – Driving a Finger
[1:16:39] PJ – Breastfeeding Mom
[1:18:35] Luke – ID the crop duster
[1:20:51] Ben – Aircraft Deliveries Across the Pond
[1:27:14] The Plane Tale – 303 Squadron Kościuszko
[1:48:16] Tony – Man Arrested for Driving an Aircraft
[1:50:49] James – Voice Message on SpeakPipe
[1:56:42] Ivor – Citywing incident blamed on poor training
[2:00:31] Dirk – Doctor to Pilot
[2:02:15] Stephen – Acme Customer Service
[2:08:49] Michael – NTSB deploys drone at night – AOPA
[2:10:54] Liz – Can science beat jet lag? Airlines seek help for 19-hour flights
[2:14:22] Ray – Unknown airport at 3:26:xx on APG 315

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APG 315 – Pets on Jets

by captjeff | Mar 20, 2018 | Podcast

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[1:36:14] Ivor – “I wish to register a complaint my good man”
[1:43:06] Dr. Bo, Liz – feedback on medical kit and emergencies
[1:52:02] HamishTHaggis – Medical Certificate with Type I Diabetes
[1:56:12] Liz – The ISS has a new crew member: Cimon, the flying AI drone
[2:01:30] Matt – Questions re: Liveries
[2:12:49] The Plane Tale – Lady Lex and Scoop’s Wildcat
[2:32:39] Wade – Intro, Feedback, and Please Advise
[2:49:38] Peter – Question after the NYC helicopter crash
[2:52:22] Jonathan – Pictures of Eugene Bullard’s Grave at the Flushing Cemetery and Nick’s Response
[2:59:58] Luke – A rogue suitcase was caught making a graceful escape across the tarmac at Atlanta airport
[3:03:00] Stephen – Joe Feedback re: Flt Crew to Cockpit

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Lady Lex and Scoop’s Wildcat

by captjeff | Mar 20, 2018 | Plane Tales

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The billionaire explorer Paul Allen rediscovers the aircraft carrier Lexington and an F4 Wildcat deep under the surface of the Coral Sea. This is the story of the Lexington and the Wildcat’s last pilot.

USS Lexington shortly before WWII.

F4F-3 Wildcat in non-reflective blue-gray over light gray scheme from early 1942.

Images with thanks to Paul G Allen, via Creative Commons, the US Navy and Felix c.