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Pilotdaffy
United Kingdom
Registrace 2. 11. 2008
I'm not a pilot, it's the duck who is:-) (its the first user name CZcams accepted from me when I created my channel)
My interest includes Aviation so I use videos that ONLY I take,( I do not use others videos!) at Airshows, Airfields and anywhere else I can get away with it.
I also dabble in Flight Simulator and sometimes mess around for a CZcams video.
All videos are made and belong to me.
My interest includes Aviation so I use videos that ONLY I take,( I do not use others videos!) at Airshows, Airfields and anywhere else I can get away with it.
I also dabble in Flight Simulator and sometimes mess around for a CZcams video.
All videos are made and belong to me.
And over I go.........
Friend and I off for a camping trip in Wales, June 18. He had a Drift cam on his helmet and caught my downfall! He could not get off to help me either and had to move this bike across onto the grass.
I had the bike lowered 30mm after this as I was always on tip toe...my short legs :-) My bike is a Honda NC750X
I had the bike lowered 30mm after this as I was always on tip toe...my short legs :-) My bike is a Honda NC750X
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fsx short Vulcan flight having to land with undercarraige problem
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Just a little fun flight. Having taken off intending to fly around Wales the undercarriage would not retract, so i turned it into a aircraft returning with undercarriage problem. This Vulcan is the Just Flight model. For some reason the models virtual cockpit does not have an undercarriage switch. operation has to be done by the joystick or keyboard. On this occasion neither would work although...
FSX Sailplane acrobatics
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FSX Sailplane flown to music of Jean Michel Jarre 'Oxygene' Slew to 3,000 ft and down to land. Used Fraps to record replay from tower view. Sailplane flown from virtual cockpit. Sick bag unused:-) few video jerks due to flight sim replay
Canadian Lancaster VeRA engine start, but with #1 failing
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Canadian Lancaster engine start after 25 hour service, Friday 19th September 2014. First engine to start is #4, the loaned BBMF RR Merlin. #1 engine fails as the two Techs, Jim and Rick (my old school chum) watch on in hope. Happily the engine magneto problem was cured the next morning and VeRA was able to join BBMF Thumper on the last of the UK airshow tours held at Blackpool/Southport before ...
Dunsfold part 2
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Departure of DC3 (C47) B-25 Mustang and Spitfire. The Canadian Lancaster of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum based in Hamilton Canada flying withe the RAF BBMF Lancaster Hurricane and Spitfire. Solo display by the B-25 Mitchell. Display by the Mustang and Spitfire. Dunsfold Wings and Wheels show Sunday August 24th 2014
Dunsfold August 24th part 1.
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Vulcan XH558 followed by MidAirs Canberra and Hunter on the Sunday airshow day at Dunsfold Wings and Wheels event.August 2014
Yeovilton Air Day 2014 Pt2
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Solo flights of a Sea Fury VX281, fleeting glimpse of an RAF Typhoon, F-16 Hornet of the Belgian Air Force and F/A-18 Falcon from the Swiss Air Force Commentary by Major George 'Smokey' Bacon .
Yeovilton Air Day 2014 Vulcan
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Vulcan display at the Yeovilton Air Day.July 2014. Take-off to Landing. Commentary by Major George 'Smokey' Bacon
QRA Lightning Scramble
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The last time a QRA Scramble of Lightnings took place in April 1988 at RAF Binbrook. The Lightning was then taken out of service. There are no flying Lightnings anywhere in the world now. I was very fortunate to be stationed at RAF Gutersloh during the early 70's where 19 and 92 Squadron's flew the F2a Lightning.
Bruntingthorpe cold war jets 6 may 2012.wmv
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Longer version of the fast taxi day at Bruntingthorpe 6th May 2012, with engine start ups and slow taxi passes.
Bruntingthorpe Fast taxi runs 6th May 2012.wmv
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Fast taxi runs taken on 6th May 2012. Victor, Buccaneer, Comet, Canberra, Lightning, Hunter, Nimrod
C130 road move
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A Lockheed C130 Hercules fuselage and wing sections were transpoted by road from RAF Lyneham to Hixon in Staffordshire on Sunday 23rd Jan 2011 This video was shot in three locations. Lyneham Village, Wootton Bassett and then from an overbridge above the M4
Kemble 18th Sept 2010 part 1
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Battle of Britain show at the Cotswold Airport, Sat. 18th Sept 2010 with A380
The temptation to pull back the stick !
poor tree
Well there used to be airworthy Lightnings at Thunder City in South Africa and then came the crash of ZU-BEX which signaled the end of Thunder City.
I remember passing by RAF Leuchars back in the day when Lightnings were scrambled to intercept Soviet aircraft prowling around UK airspace - they did not hang about - a rocket with a pilot up front.
Would love to see that Lightning jump into the sky
Seen so many in my RAF days, but as you said, it would be nice to see that one leave the ground. Sight I took for granted, but now give my right arm for lol
@@pilotdaffy Exactly. I was a cadet back in the mid 80s when we had our annual camp at RAF Binbrook when the Lightnings were still in service. What an experience!!! Up close and personal to possibly the most iconic fighter Jets. Loved to see them race down the runway and go vertical. Aviation heaven.
Such an iconic aircraft. The Lightning would eat todays modern interceptors for breakfast which it’s speed and manoeuvrability. Such a shame that she will never take to the sky’s again along with the Vulcan.
No range though.
The lightning wasn't a normal supersonic interceptor but a "PROTOTYPE HYPERSONIC MISSILE".....ON VIAGRA!!!! AND A BLOODY INCREDIBLE ONE AS WELL I'D LIKE TO ADD👍👍👍
@1:30 ground grew are still disconnecting something while the Lightning has already started to taxi...big fail! I think chocks away and showing the pilot that they are moved is the final ground prep before release. nice footage
I would have loved to have visited here, when the runway runs were done. Gutted that it’s static now.
What a awesome peice of British flying history!. I think even today, in the hands of a capable pilot, it could out preform, out fly some of our best jets.
It's said it could outperform the Typhoon, it is a shame it isn't around to take the challenge.
Same battery trolleys as were used on Spits and Hurricanes.
The best plane ever made
Thank you for posting this video. My father was on the Battle Flight at RAF Gütersloh in the late 60s. He flew the F2a with 19(F) Sqn. Of course, he called the aeroplane the 'Frightening' and said, as everyone did, that the wings were only there to keep the nav lights apart. He learnt on Tiger Moth biplanes, served in the RAF and ended up skipper on the (then) brand new glass-cockpit Boeing 747-400s. A career half as long as powered flight itself.
I was also at Gutersloh in the late 60's helping run the GCA system.
Уёбище а не машина, такое могла придумать только жертва ЕГЭ.
i thought there was one still flying in south Africa , doing flights at great altitude.
Thunder city closed after the owner died. The aircraft were bought up by Hanger 51s Jay Smith. As yet he hasn't flown any of the collection, and as time passes it's unlikely the Lightnings will ever get airworthy again. So there, to my best knowledge, are no flying Lightnings anywhere now.
@@pilotdaffy There was a interesting programe on which i recorded with Professor Brian Cox about the atmosphere and he went up in a Lightening ,South Africa, i must have watched that 100 times ,,,being ex 111 SQD ground crew in the early 70`s just loved the Lightening ...
Great jobs Gents And after that scrambling It was time for some breakfast Naturally scrambled eggs on toast...
So the title is false.😲 Clickbait
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I keep hearing the Benny Hill theme?
When the Lightning started firing up in the hangar I immediately thought Thunderbirds Are Go.......................lol
Beautifully milled wings
Oh! I thought I was going to see a real, bona fide, QRA scramble. The last time I had the pleasure of one was in 1983, when I was based at Binbrook. The smell of the Avpin & then the Avtur exhaust is a memory firmly placed in my mind. The Lightning was the best aircraft I ever worked on.
Last real QRA I saw was during my 3 yrs with 19 and 92 squadron Lightnings between 72 and 75. Don't know whether or not Bruntingthorpe does the Lightning fast taxi runs or QRA enactment these days. Bruntingthorpe is just a big industrial area now sadly. QRA (battle flight) was something to see. Those jockies (pilots) from my days will all be drawing retirement now.
Don’t go back Binbrook is an absolute tip now I paid a short visit to the former base this year it’s such a shame
It may be an unforgivable sin to not allow that Lightning to takeoff, but at least you British appreciate the commitment of your armed service members from WWII through the Cold War by doing those reenactments. I am also referring to the flybys and now only the taxiing of that incredible Vulcan bomber. I have watched various CZcams videos that prove to me that the British government and people want to honor those sacrifices. It may not be enough, but it sure puts the American government and people to shame. Most, but not all, Americans have either a short-term memory problem, want to forget about our "lost" wars, or have a politically correct attitude problem about those reenactments. Now we do have individuals and not-for-profit foundations that own and fly aircraft, such as an F-4D, F-86, and other warbirds. The only recognition that the government gives them is the opportunity to fly "heritage" or "legacy" flights with contemporary Air Force or Navy fighter aircraft at airshows. I would like to visit Great Britain and experience the sound of those jets "spooling up" their engines and the raw power as those aircraft simulate a takeoff.
That's like stopping the train as its about to leave the station!
It must be so hard to resist giving it full re-heat, then pulling the stick back...😁
To be fair, there is precedence for an "accidental flight" 🤣
There is a flying lightening in South Africa.
Great British aviation all gone to the graveyard, so sad we cannot keep our aircraft jet heritage alive, say what you like about the u.s ..they revere theirs.
If you have a spare£10,000 you can get a flight in one at thunder city South Africa...( Fit to fly and training beforehand
Last I heard was Thunder City stopped flying their Lightnings after a crash which killed their pilot.
Ok thanks I didn't know that.shame....and shame on our govt not keeping the Vulcan airworthy..it's always just giving ......
Used to go to Leuchars as an ATC cadet for various events. Saw a Tigers scramble in 1964, never forgot it, nor the cheery companionship of the men in the Airmen's Mess.
Why did it travel so far to be scrapped? or did it find a new home? great video though
It was scrapped. Many components were removed as spares before it left to go to an aircraft breaker. It would have been bought by the breakers yard.
The chute comes on right after Reheat....Sacrilege !!
The chute was deployed after the engines were set as would be in a landing. I spent three years working with lightnings in Germany and often had the duty to collect the chutes as they were dropped, that cable gets very hot and will burn skin. Shame those lightnings were not permitted to fly, but they still have to slow down after a reheat run.
Just watched this video , fantastic, we used to be quite good at this sort of thing a few years ago , what the F went wrong .?
Far too slow for real QRA scramble... ground crew and pilot are old....but don't get offended lads ! ( Ex 74Sqn Tigers)
There are one or two couple years ago in South Africa, privately owned and maintained, by some rich guy.
That is Thundercity. They no longer fly the Lightnings since one crashed and killed the pilot.
Poor trees ..... put a blast deflector behind that shed !!!
Awesome
Great Plan,and so very british. Yeeeeaahhh❤❤❤❤❤
Respect for putting that up buddy. Glad you were ok, and not too much damage. Easy done though
Only brake lever broken. Watching your videos with great interest and see you all have plenty of fall overs lol. Love the route you took for nc500. Did myself in 2019.
@@pilotdaffy 🤣🤣They do, I haven't......yet !!!! Long may that continue. I think it's cos most of em are all stumpy little gits. Stay safe buddy, look forward to more vids when you get out.
RAF Binbrook and Leconfield were our loca lightning bases in the 1960's. They used to fly across RAF Finningley on occasion.
It should be flying!! Shame Thunder City in SA closed. You can still see fast taxi runs at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire.
That was at Bruntingthorpe but I think they have stopped there now, can't see anything on their Website.
I remember seeing one at Leeuwarden AFB somewhere in the eighties or nineties. What a beast!
LOL what provides starting power a ww2 era Putt Putt cart
I thought they still had some flying in S Africa but those were grounded years ago and sold off. I don't see any further information on them though, anyone know if they're still about to be flown anywhere?
That was Thunder City, but after the fatal crash years ago they grounded them then sold them off. May still have one or two but unlikely to fly again.
The poor thing just wanted to take off
Yes but the CAA had the pilot by his gonads!
Now that’s what you want to see when you open the garage door.............😍 😲 WTF.....No vertical climb!!!! No...’To Infinity and Beyond’!!!! Talk amongst yourselves, I’m off for a rather unmanly weep in the corner 😢
Brian Carrol's Lightning!
CAA are a disgrace for nor allowing these to be flown, our countries do and it's one of best fighter jets we ever created.
I've done my fair share of QRA scrambles & the fact they used a trolley acc. rather than a Houchin was a give away that this was a reconstruction, apart from the fact you NEVER leave the chocks in until last, as that's asking to get run over by an overly eager "steely eyed killer" as most fighter jockeys saw themselves ! As for how fast were the scrambles? At Leuchars straight after exiting the QRA shed there's a Z bend that accesses the runway & a certain Fl./Lt. Brindle ( 23 Sqdn./ Red Eagles ) got a bit enthusiastic & selected reheat on the straight of the Z bend ( only reheat turn on the ground I've ever seen! ). Even though take off angle is shallow @ about 30 deg ( even on a live scramble they're very conscious of just how fuel critical they are ) it's still quite impressive. So as he cleared the shed I wandered forward to get a better view. But when I heard the double thump of reheat being selected I immediately started running as hard as I could to my left to clear the jet blast - with good reason. There was a small hut @ the side of the QRA shed where we could live over night or weekends whilst on standby. How bad was the jet blast - blew out every single window in the sleeping quarters - if anybody had been in there @ the time they'd have been cut to pieces ! - Working on an operational airfield can be a bloody dangerous place to be @ times !
It is clear in the video that this was a re-enacted Scramble for entertainment at Bruntingthorpe, and the trolly acc was what they had to hand. Whilst the pilot is an ex Wing Commander pilot who flew Lightning’s, the rest were volunteers who may not have actually attended a real Battle flight scramble.
@@pilotdaffy - Having done 2 tours on Lightnings ( 23 & 56 Sqdns ) as an A.E. Tech. (A) I appreciate the fact people still remember what we did :) Just because I point out it's a reconstruction does NOT mean I'm putting it down as clearly such operations are run on a shoe string - sigh! However a normal see off meant Start # 1 Indicate to pilot by arm movement that his flaps & airbrakes were working. Start # 2 - Chocks out & switch off & disconnect the Houchin electrical power unit. When it comes to QRA I certainly was not leaving chocks to last when the pilot is most likely starting to taxi. We also didn't waste time to check flaps & airbrakes as the time limit was 2 mins from start up to 32,000 ft. - & that was checked on ground radar & if not achieved serious questions were asked ! As for the start up on the reconstruction the time interval between starting #s 1 & 2 was rather lengthy! For a live QRA most pilots simply started #s 1 & 2 together !
@D M - p Looks like we missed by a few years. I was posted onto the "Red Eagles" straight after my training as a J/T "Rigger'. I arrived mid Sept 1967 & was posted out in Nov 1969 to 56 Sqdn Akrotiri in Cyprus who had F3s The wing commanders lust for glory led to him trying to get all the flying hours in for the year. Nobody had managed it in the UK cos of bad weather So the deal he cut was whenever they got the hours in everybody would be stood down ( except for covering QRA) By the time I got out there was a hangar full of sick kites & long lists of spares set @ LOG ( Lightning on ground ) the highest priority level for ordering spares. So rather than following his word the C.O. put us on 12 on/12 off SEVEN days a week when we could do nothing without spares. In order to keep up appearances we were even banned from the crew room. So we spent MANY months wandering round the hangar chatting! - UTTER CRAZINESS ! - Apart from promotion our idiot C.O. got an O.B.E. Rather than Order of the British Empire we maintained it stood for Other Bastards Efforts! So going from a good Sqdn like 23 to the shambles that was 56 was a BIG come down - deep sigh ! If you want to get in touch you can catch me @ jdwlyon@yahoo.co.uk Just title it 23 Sqdn or Red Eagles so I easily recognise it. - Take care :)
My dad was ground crew on 43 Sqdn (Fighting Cocks) at Leuchars, Phantoms and Lightnings. Bloody noisy things.
Blimey a long time since I last was in Wotton Basset I didn’t recognise Lyneham village but I’m going back to 1975 when I was posted there ! 😀
I arrived back from Gutersloh to Lyneham Dec 75 until I left RAF in June 79. Must have been there during your time Graham. Lyneham village hasn't changed that much since 70's except it has more cars and no RAF uniforms waliking around now that it is a joint academy. also a lot quieter with no aircraft, and I still miss them flying over my home on way to runway.
@@pilotdaffy I wasn’t there long May to late September waiting for my QPD Dog handler course by December I was at RAF Wyton
So many memories. So Sad that these and the Vulcans are no more.
worked them both good days