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tlIlryjrm A[[U, AIR SUPPIY W(hH&H{SHHHHXE' vOLUxE 17 No 4 (ron rnrvarn cTRCULATToN oNLY) AIRIL 1991 838 High Street Yeodon Le'eds LSIg 7TA Telephone: 0532 - 509581 Fqx: 0532 - 508772 I4DITORr- Trevor Kinghorn,15 Stlrllng Crescent,Horsforlh,Leeds I^SIB 5SJ,Te1.586200 li Ctl/rIRl'lANr- M.Wl11lnga1er17 Banksfield Crescent,Yeadon,Leeds 1519 Culseley 875137 supplying lhe Aviotion lndustry, SFICRIfIARYT- A.Hee1ey,4J Copplce Wood Crescent,Yeadon,Leeds IS19 TLN,Gulseley 875?45 Airlines, Aviotors & Enthusiosts TIIIIIASUHEIVREGISIRAR:- C.Hr:nter, Hesldenc,.: 2, Hlgh Royds Hospltal, I'lenston P.R.O.r- L.Co1d-beck, 20l Green lane, Cooltrldge, Leeds If].6 ?JL, Leef,is 6?69U7 Your lc,col speciolists in Airbond Sconners, Civil ond Militory rOTrIHCOMING I'MEIINGS with o ronge for Meetlngs to be held at the Yor{

M^Y 5th r Yorkshlre He1l.copters. JUNE znal :3::Itish MldLand Alrn:rys, lts hlstory and cu:rent ope::atlons, Accessories, Aeriols, Books, pxesented by two of lts senl,or Captalns, Capt. Gllnore (Ch1ef CAA Chorts ond publicotions, Pl1ot), and Capt. Starkey (ftfsht Safety). Tie pins, Altimeter Clocks, Flightbogs, Moglite torches, CHAIRMAN'S CHAT M"rbedhf;6azlnes. Current nembershlps explred on the Jlst of Harch 1991. I a:n Models from pleased. to say that approx. 60% of menbers have renewed. thelr subscrlptlons. For those you who yet you lMC, Wooster of have not renered, unl.ess do so by May l8th, tro furLher & Schobok, copleo of the Magazlne rrl1l be sent to yorr. Renewal subscrlptlons are es follorrsr- Heodsets, Alr Yorkshlre €7.00 plus f,L.00 for addltlonal fanIly merobers. If you rlsh to attend the monthly you HF rodio receivers meetlngs are requlred to become soclal nembers of the Yorkshlre Aoroplane Club at a special fee of CLO for Alr Yorkshl.re menbers. Soth eubscrlp - British Airwoys Gilts etc etc tlons must be pald to A1r Yorkshlre and w111 nrn trp to December 31st 1991. Your membershlp cards will be fo::warded. to you wlth your Magazlne. Church Fenton Thls years Alr Dlsplay ta.ker: place on Sunday 16th June 1991. l{e rl11 have our usua^L stal.I a.nd. we requlre any o1d. avlatlon nagazlnes or books you catl Aviot!on Professionols spare. Ue could also do with three or four nembers to help on the stall. Thls woulcl lnclude free tra.nsporL and adrnlssion to the Show. Please 1et me knon lf you can help. on hond Concorde A nrftlsn Al:rays Concorde is vlsltlng LBA d.urlng the weekend June 151l6th 1991. To Help Juno lJth ETD LHi 1230 Flrt 9105 ETA LBA 1310 Exl'RA I'LIGHTS You June lJth ETD LBA 1500 EIt 9107 IrA L3A 1540 Sat 15th riepart 18.00 - 19.40 June 15th EtD LBA 1100 Fl.t 9104 ETA LBA tzt& sun'1 6th ciepart 10.00 - 10.40 'il June 16th ETD LBA 1500 m-t 9l-05 for LlrR .i CII].)I)ITS T.Il. Sykes J. Hlnkles E. C.Grlfflths 1. D.Morton I D. Yeadon A. Sed€,wJ.ck P. ConstabLe . S,t{. Rlgg STOP PRESS :- tiir Atlantique DCI G-trl'IRA Pleasure flights at LBA. Sun 1!th l.lay - 3]5.00 for JO mins flight Book via Cox Trave1 Tel Bradford (o2?4) 488111 Please 6tate Air Yorkshire member when booking and we uilL hopefully filI a flight, ()5 seats). 2. ),

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LEEps/BRApFoRn- HovEMEMrs ( contd. ) ( LEEDSi/BnADFORI Mo\mlElrrs conEr) ATA ATD ATA ATD .r.-- ATA. ATD t606 t?Oz ?3.CrBPZ{ Cessna 1J2 frg t-40-z c-AREV rrt-Pacer Bl 6t ffiZ &z G-BJYG l'larrlor C-NAIL Cessna 1505 G-BIYX cherokee J.5]-5 -"C-BFIHI?.G-BEoH tuerrw ?)? l.B42 t932 l4OA 1511 140 t6o? C"s"ni rt?2N 1611 1?00 OquI-EI3!111s G-UKHP Me 1lt5 1559 1647 C-mEL Roblnson R-22 L?Oz c-rncH noerne Z3Z n/s 2oo8 OB39(18) C-BDOE Cessna FRL|2J 2010 2206 CTBEXI{ I,Iarrlot 2Ol.B 2203 o?32 0859 G-BFLV Cessna EL?2N o?\6 CTBHI,IE Boelne 73? 22tB 2306 lB.CF!CZ\{ Tonahawk 08ll4 o?,r9 oBlB G-wAcK Short 360 oBoS OO-ffiL Brasllla 1000 24.c-BHtlE rrceirte 7)? oB21 0949 C-BDUY Robln DRIOO/1IOB 1102 1505 Fr*r-rr376l-3ii.rrt 0910 G-JLRW Duchess C-0BMI, AA5 Traveler 1104 1110 G-BDSL Cessna F!.JOM J-l-5? 1259 G-BAAZ Arrow 1047 C-AVCE Cessna EI72H t03) G-BELH Cherokee lltoB 123? l)22 G-HIEL Roblnson R-22 1252 SE-IGB ry s r.328 oB32(19) G-OJCB Jetranger Ltz? Navajo NBl?lJ( }jarrior 1257 l50tt G-BJYD cessna 1J2 lt+)B ]-5I5 D? r{ s 1502 o91B(19) G-BEFT Cessna 421C t33o 7?5tt. c-BEefr-ffiiG G-3IEN JodeL Dl20A 1511 G-BHI,IE Boelne 737 1518 1728 c-Bl4AR short 360 7Bu+ l-926 CTBFEI'I Cessna FI-J0H t5?4 FII'IIC Cessna i4OA n/s l?O0 l?04(26)0Y-BPl,i lIerIln III l?02 l82L r9r4 1950 trffiElend-sIfp rds 7?oB o?06(?.icffiEr-no'Er-,r6?in-zz ri32 .ees!__E:1iJ oBAo Navaio jJ-0' o8o4 oB35 G-BMR shorl 360 o8o? q-EAZN l?52 tB25 ortrll,__\4 hasilla t952 202? 19.o"qEX--Easuia 1022 C-BHWB roerne n/s 22t4 oB29Q5) Ogl-3 0935 G-3YEE MooneY )420K 737 CTJLFW Duchess t0t+g tOZt+ G-BAI}{ Cessna flL?2M 25.00-mH Brasl1la o?t+o o8t2 G-BMLC Shorr 350 0810 0840 9i:e.!re1'Pg-?U Twtn Squlrrel 1100 ZR70l Me 1tl6 :1056 c-c}{HH tt15 c-mT;Aw-ill 595A 0B3B 15115 G-EZI,I Tonrahar,* 08li5 c-ffi0 env z ', ils 1109 C-0RI'18 Jetranger C-oJCB Jetranger o9l9 09)Z C-JEAE Fhlendshlp 0924 Boelne 737 r54+ t?05 Crl,lARE Warrlor 1i56 tgzl c-!wB C-3MVB Cessna 1J2 l025 G-oJCB Jetranser 1101 G-gEcH rrcerne vG t9o2 O?4t(21) G-JLRI'I Duches" ty'" tbig ozlz(zt) ?)7 G-H0PE F33A Bonanza 1343 G-BHI,IE soetne 73? nls t453 09\?(26) OG.U|H Brasllia r9o9 t936 G-BPBM Warrlor tsto 1556 G-BoIF Beech 9?855 r{s t6o3 074? G-SACL Cadet CFJHAN Klns A1I LBs:- o?t14 }Bt? G-AXM Cessna 1B2M l.62l l?09 200 l?27 20.00-mL Brasl1la 0915 G-JEAE Ftlendshlp C-BMID( oB12 0836 OY-CFX Cessna 421 t?3? L820 Shorr 350 1&4 1919 C-EMIC ShorL 360 00-UIG 1953 Fsdend.shlp tt/s 2O)4 O?Ot(26) 0943 :.653 G-OJGA Xing Alr 200 r103 hasllla 2028 .G-JEAE C-BNBX Seneca t3t+9 2oo n/s ?7t? 0923Q6) 1130 G-TICPZ Cessna l10R eiiiffiA-Ir G-BEB Azt'ec 250 1450 a355 t?22 C-HIEL Roblnson R-22 26.orDLL.&EaslU.a 0?28 G-AXID( Cessna 0805 EI-BYN Citatlon II 7?42 o?35?t) .e-nrpr 0B:.4 1B2M 1533 ].624 CrtllNT' Klng A1r 200 n[s snort, 0811 G-JLEfl o83l+ oS19(2?) c:ffisEotrT5rr 1816 350 0846 Duchess r1" t3o? tB32 G-I{IEL Robtnson R-22 C-JEAE F}lendshlp G-HoPE F33A G-UMG Me 145 l.920 t950 0922 Bonanza 0956 t63t ]..855 l-93]- OO-ftL Brasllla 9H-ABC Boelne 737 1015 G-MPL Aztec L02) C-3M}fr Short 350 "i sr,orts 360 0801 0850 C-Pffi Cessna 1B2Q n/s t038 !?4?(28)G-BSXU l,Iarrlor L148 21.OG'UIG Brasllla o?4o 0B1B i-wm G-JHAN K1n6 Alr 200 o940 G-I{IEL Robinson R-22 tl52 G-DEIS Cessna UZd6c 130) E[-FIG Fokker 50 oB45 0929 er0ANC Warrlor 1030 C-BDGM l,Iarrior 1314 c-czAR Cltatlon v l)t9 1722 Etlt'r twrn Squl.rrel 094? arnQ G-TIGZ Cessna l10R G-BYRD Mooney 1,i20K l.356 16l-9 G-BHYF Seneca 1528 1518 Ce0IEA Navajo P 114B j-549 1?t o c-BEcH tuej-r:€ ?)7 lltzl+ C-I,IACK Shorb 350 t514 G-EYJ Boe1ne ?3? 1554 1?01 C-EW Cherokee 180 t524 t?36 C-GRID TwIn Squlrrel 1513 1658 G-NAIL Cessna 162) 1658 Short :-526 G-AZFT Arrow ltroA C-$fi.C 350 oo-mc kasllla tB55 l-954 C-JEAE FYiendship t?)g l1t4 c-wACK shorr 360 tBt+B tg22 C-BMLC Short 350 l3t+z L92o c-BECH BoeLnc 7)? d s 22oo ogtt(z?) G-BHWE Boelng flf r./ s 1854 0E_ml-Fra.q111a 1920 l-9t+7 G-JHAN Klne Atr 200 2022 20)9 C-DASI Short, 350 r'/ s zoi) trIffiffin'Gr,ip tt/ s zi:,zt+ oSSbGZ) C-BLKY Baron rt/s o9o416fi(22) 0836 o?)O 0826 C-BICB short 360 o?fi 2?-OO-DII Brasllia 0?36 0Bt5 c-BMlfi shorr 160 0803 0B4o 22.O0-l"lID Rrasilia 101? 1ur9 F-cFtrP Falcon 10 0822 CTJEAE 0923 1003 oB15 l2)z G-$Z}I Tonrahawk -C-AZSC 1001 FYlendship C-BRPU-FChess ' F3) Bananza v52 a)34 Cherokee 1808 1145 G-GRID Twln Squlrrel 1150 Cessna Ff?2N \]42 1512 c-HoPE C-BFLV Lt+ts ttJ+s C-ORCL Cessna 421C 1152 c-AwAI Beech l?34 c-TEtL Cessna 421C l-jO8 C-BRFL Tomahawk 9!D55 c-TEES cessna 1J2 t5to t6o2 G-BDCM }{arrlor 73\9 1509 C-BNo{ Boelns 75? 7512 1645 C-BdIM Jetranger ils Ltlt+z 743)G.4) tfi\ t6t5 G-B'liD( Short 350 1532 16].:- C-JEAE F!1endshlp 1734 Andover tS:],Z V12' G-WACK short 350 XS?94 --' 1843 l-920 C-HIEI Robinson R-22 l?t:o c-BMlfi short 1842 :-92B Roblnson P.22 ;6rL c-wACK short 360 ,50 CTHIEL t942 2cJ.8 OG-UII Brasl1la :.B5? t%6 G-ODNP Cessna q/s 1935 t3tt6(28) Cessna n/,s L928 o?t}(26) g-ryqg-Breg1*l, l10R C-OOtlP 3t0n diiffiE-Etendshl-p tt/ s 203) 0?0t(28)c-BHwE Boeine r/s 2t29 0?22(28) Boe1ne rY s 2004 ?3? G-BECH ?37 EC-EOP FbLcon 20 22t5 2303 CrOAllC Warrlor t2t3 t656 Z),C-BPd. Cessna 1J2 1002 C-TUBE HWhes 369E l.25o ]-3].6 2B.G-BMAR Short 360 0804 0837 G-EZ}I Tonahawk 0855 1418 G-BNPY Cessna 1J2 l.236 t3)2 G-HXEL Foblnson R-22 tz5B 1503 G-JEAE FH,end.shlp 0923 too3 VR-B!,K Gutjlqtream-80 0934 1013 C-BNZZ Warrior t25) )-4tB Cessna F172N t3o4 t34? C-DONS Armw 0951 1618 G-BDFZ Cessna EI50M ll04 1207 Cherokee 140 1300 r3llo C-BFTH CTBEL,H C-BRBI Cessna 1f2M lll3 l.223 C-I{IEL Roblnson R-22 1230 I 4,

LEEDS/BnADF0RD MovEr'lENrs ( contd. ) l,gA MovEltelns nEytEr (contd.) ATA ATD ATA ATD 2B.G-BFLV Cessna Fl-72N I-[o 143, G-lBPlr Robln Hnioo/2to Tjrp.t The PJC Lear JJA D-CI,AN rlslted on the Jth rhllst Rockxell 114 N4g1?4/ on the 9th v8{S-[!ne-3lL350 iln9 *24 c-BHlrE lretw ?3? t427 l-529 ls another new IJK based alrcraft. Nlght stopptng on the llth was the F.alcon 10 c-BMl0t Short 150 1537 VR-BLK cu1fstreauS40 ).5a+ t6o5 F-GHDX, thl.s was bacl< on the 13th when Cessna T210N N210Itr was also r.tsttlng. G-BPBM tlarrlor tSt+Z tOtl6 6ffi-t6ssn6'En- n1s t?L? o\2?()r) The second FYench Falcon 10 of the nonth was F-GHPB on the L5th, the sane day G-JEAE Frlendshlp l?)6 )-8J+? CTBEIA Tornahank ds t9L3 ttto6(29) saw I{S 12J N2JMJ of I'ledjet lnternatlonal on a nedevac fIlght from the USA and C-BUID( Shorb 350 lB39 1920 OO-DIF kaslLla 1911 19q4 nlght stopptng. Nlght stopplng on the l8i:h was the Navajo SE-IGB. Citatlon 2 CrJEAE FYlendshlp n/ s zots o?oo(29)FBlffiEE€fr1€?l? n/s 2:.,24 oB5?Q9) EI-BYN on the 20th ls one of the GPA fleet and lt was joined by the Cessna 421C OY-CFX. 0n the 24th the Uarrlor II NBI?IX Is UK based and vlslted last year, the 29.C-E,An Short 0809 0B4O CTJEAE F\rLendshlp 0917 1003 -160 same day found us with two Danes r{sltlng, 0Y-BP}I a Mer11n III and OY-AZN a G-EIC Aztec 0923 G-BONC 105? Arrow 09t+9 122]- Navajo. Nlght stopplng fron the 24+.h +.o the 26th was the Cessna D.IMIC. yet C-BIzr Shorl 1036 cFBrxA T6? l4OA 350 1112 sunssby :-t45 t22o another I'rench Falcon 10 was F-CFF? on the 2/th when r+e also had arother medevac C-BFTH Cessna F172N 1233 CTASMJ Cessna 1334 tl?2B t3o3 l429 fllght, this time it r+as the Falcon 20 EC-EQ! callslgn "AJEBO2A-B'. Visltlng trlce CTBDHL Aztec l3t+2 ]-35l. c-l{IEL Roblnson R-22 1411 1513 on the 28th was the Gulfstream &+0 VR-BU( rith Klng Alr 350 VH-CSH also vlslting. C-JEAE F)dendshJ.p l7)? 18]-.6 C-B},!}D( Short 360 1B)4 t9t5 l'lanchester was out *Lth fog for a whlle on the mornlng of the lOth and we had G-BHWE PreLrg n/s t$t6 0? 28 ( gqnIH_EaEu& ?3? 30 ) l.847 t92t TUl54 LZ-ffY ca.]lslgn "b)kan?969-?0" and Boelng EI-BER "Shamrcck5ol" cllver!- c-BIollI Sltngsby T5? n/ s 1900 0712(j0)c-JEAEFliendsh1p rda 202:- o?o?(30) ?3? ing ln. Quite a 1ot of nLil-ltarl, thls mont,h. 0n the lrd, Scout X[J-2! ras "Amy434" )0,L?rgtv ru 154 Drv 0B2B 141J Ef-BEE BoqlnS,737 DIv 0835 a2t9 and Scout XI.I2B2 was "Armylt54". Doing a touch-and-go on the 8th xas BuDdog XX54O 6Jl$fEI6naship 0910 CFTICPZ Cessna l10R DT aW "TOFBO". The Queens Ellght BAe \lt6 ZE?OO was "Kltty2" twice on the L2th and. the C-UKAC Me 1lt6 L523 ]^606 c-BCwA BAC 1-11 t7t4 t?54 same day saw the fslander R'11 of the Belglan Army,s School Van Het Lleht flleg- e.BA7fr tueLre ?3? n/s 2]-]-t 0?45(:,j.) wezen vlsltlng as "OIALK". The 14th saw another Islander frorn the sane un1t, &,08, visltlng wlth the calJ.slgn "OlALlf'. The lt+th aLso saw an lnvaslon fron MF ELnnlng- BSI Commences. Ley when flve of thelr Donr"inles called ln for fuel a.fter a nlsslon whlIst Prlncess 31.C-ATVH &{C 1-11 1011 1117 G-BLZT Short J60 125? Dlana was on a vl-slt to their basel callslgns were XSZO91Frr51, XS?L3/fWfr, XS?28/ G-ODM Cessna 310R 73tg C-BAZG Boelns 73? tt14) $n FYv4B, xS7lO/ryY4? and. xs?39/W,tt+9. The Qulens F!.lght r*ere tack on tirL fgtn-rfti, erl,/.?,C Frel-ne ?)? n/ s 2072 C-3LZI Shorl 350 2025 the BAe lL+6 ZWOI as 'rKittyu'. Iast nrllltary of the month was Andover XS/!4 "Ascot CTJEAE FYlendshi-p n/ s 2027 ?625" on the 22nd. The pollce Islander C-pASy stayed over from last rnonth but de - parted on or about the 5th. Navajo Cr0IM of Inter Er:ropean Alrrays was vlsltlng .@r- on the 21st for taLl

B. NE[.I YEAR IN CANADA DISPI,AY DATES NOMH I,le had opened nost of our Christmas presents when ny wlfe presented me wlth e latge, B"]-ton.. PFA NorLh l'lest Strut Ely-ln' waJ.I wrapped box whlch felt gulte llght - vory 1ntr1gu1n6. As I tore off the rrapptng May Jth Show. lllpley Castle' Harrogate 11-12 i"*"nit" AIr f bocane aware that the fan1ly had stopped and were watch!.ng rne lntently. Tho box llay ShoH' BarLon 19 Ma:rchester Alr appeared to be stuffed wlth layers of crumpled newspaper but a6 each layer was re - l,lay Aero club FIY-In' stursate June 2 ;;;;i;;;ir" moved a 'Treaauro Hunt' clue emerged" These Led to a palr of thermaL lnsoles about B"Ii;;. l'leet. Holker H'a11' Cumbrla half way donn but the cluee contlnued. It was nearly the last cluo vhen realizatlon June &9 Church Fenton ilfn nrt Show. FiAF and creat began to darn and there at the bottom of the box xas a enal1 folder na:,lced 'Alr June ! Natronai cr,ampronsr,rps round 4, Canada'. Jrure 15-16 BI4A.A l,1icro116ht "So, when do you go"? asked Jonathan. "Tomorrow", I croaked. And so lt was l,ucrollght Alr RaIlY' xarton on Boxlng Day my wlfe and I boarded F]lght ACB4J at Manchestor. The atrcraft was MFA,/M; DlsP1aY. I'loodford C-GAVF thus glvlng me rny flrst f11ght on a 16l and the short hop to Glasgow atarLed Jwte 22 Race' Blackpool June 29 ilLilJ u""ai".i lr' the trlp off well- wlth good vlews of the Clyde ValJ-ey, Qulte a few of the BAe TtlB p^o ftnan Dav. Hawarden June 29 fleet were on the deck ard after passlng F.27 OY-APF we parked alongside DC-10 Aero club l1v-tn' NetherLhorpe N14BUS NorLhwest. An and Southern JulY 13 ii"rii"ia Rrelghton of hours stop then off - out over Greenland, Iab - it.""-ir"rr'tv Aerobatl'c Conpetltton' rador and fl,nal-ly to our d.estlnatlon - Toronto. As usual, f was 'wron6slde' as we July L9-20 nr-i"-""a-rs2o G;*:l ParLv' Barbon JulY 20-21 ii:;Ji;;"'0"'o- cr,t : : ta.xled ln but 2 x A320's of A1r Canada, 767 4X - EAC of EL AL and oH-LHB DC-10 of Gudlne cornpetrtlon' sutton Bail< Flnnalr were noted. Julvzil t$e 4 ffi;;i;;J Pockllngton- ffi ffi-l.eat Gllder-Competttlon' Two daye 1n Toronto and two ln Nlagara Fa11s brought us to New Years Eve and as ny Awust L9-20 club Flvlln and Air Dlsplav' Brelehton August 21F25 ;;L-;;r;;i*e [Lv-rn' flpool Hlfe and daughtor were goin6 on one of thelr nrany shopplng expedltlons, I wae dropped Lancashlre *'-rYia]'it*i iii"rn"tro'= off at Pearson my spot on Car Park Au€ust 31 PFA NorLh Race Cor:rse International for a couple of hours at favourlte Sarnstounur's lir nrspray' Carlls1e Septenber 1 RAF Carllsle deck 4, vhere the majority of Alrllner movements ca.n be seen. The roof ls even better, Arr Dlsplav' RAF F:!mlnel':I but as the temperature was sone shelter was needed. I logged 56 alrcraft Septernber 21 ili.i" Patrol' Barton -1], 2t il["hit""i-r"rlaln Aero CIub Breakfast althou6h nothlng of great note. tr'irst Ab (?2? GGOFA) and l4ldway (0c-9 tl959Uf,) were Septernber Meet' Haxrosate strav Decenber 29-30 ;;-il;;"t Ba:.l'oon new alrIlnes and 4 x F10O's of Intair, Be I9O0 NI5503 Buslness A1r, N407UA A300 of Ytasa and 74? F-ODJG Air Gabon were worLh seelng. The rest were malnJ-y A1r Canada and Canadlan Alrllnes r"'j-th a few from Unlted, turerlcan and U.S,A1r. Most of the ex. 1941 Hel-lcooter Act1v1ty - ){arch Wardalr Al10 were stiIl ln servlce a.nd the Canada l0O0 (efr ZOOO) lJl,a uere Ln Sattersealrlklev/lnvstansted evldence. C-GIW.I (ex.Odyssey) ls now in full Natlonalr Ilvery. 1. c-GliHI{T.squlrrel Kldllngton 75? Carr Gate' Sheffteld to The maln lurpose of our trlp was a resoundlng success when. we turned up on our 2. C-PASA Bo.1O5 to Sherburn C-BSXN R-22B HorsforLh frlend.s cloorstep, unexpecLedly, on New Years E've. The amazement on thelr faces nade llkIev F Ganston lt a.lL worbh whlle. 3. Lcl,tHii i.squirr"t F Carr Cate C-}IYPA Bo.1O5 Hallfax The weather d.eterlorated. and this preclude

A TASIE oF BRUSSEIS (Contd,) A TASIE OF BRUSSEI,S (Contd.) FYlday ntghte forecast dld te11 of a decrease ln the wlnds strength but the sl6ht The day paseed all too qulckly and Boon Ho Here headlng back to the Atrport, an aJ.I of pasoengero belng put onto buseg and the knoxledge that the ?)7 h,aA earl-ler whlLe l4l xas spotted outslde the Sabena hangar but coyly hld lte reglBtratlon ae It abandoned efforLs to brlng ln 'Mtd-1and 4]6'd.ld nothlng to ralse the confldence ln stood out amldst Lts aglng fe11ow 7)?/200e, A flnal glass of eweet Bolglan beer and gettlng away. At least there Has some slgns of novement, from Loganalr, and / days a bteeze throu6h the Duty trYee 1ed us down to Gate l2 where an o1d frlend of the L&{ earller and we would have had no hope whe:n Brltannla's CrBPl,A had burst tyres on ln the form of EI-FKA was preparlng for lts BrfstovDublfn seF/lce. l{e horever 1and1n6 and closed the Alrport... It was just leavlng Bpm when Sabena's fllehl 577 boarded a bus that took us behlnd the tal1 of an Egypt AIr AJ00 and to the nldd1e g1lded out of the darkness and dom onto rurway )2 7n the shape of OO-UIJ. The one of three BAe 1lt6s - (ex G-BNKC) of DAS that had been glven SN515 to }.lancheater. Braslll-a belng one of the seven noted earller ln the year that rere reglstered to Desplte a load of onJ.y l0 pax our journey xas to take t hour 2J mlns rlth aoneone the Antrerp based Sabena subsldlary - Delta AIr Transport - all of whlch were to apparently taklng a photo of thelr frlends, xe11 past Clacton. The flaeh re ear vlelt the LBA In November. ) fater turned out to be 1lghtnlng over the filng and unbeknorn to us Manchester had The walt ln the InternatlonaJ- DeparLures Lourge was shorl and due to the days even offered us Dnel€ency serrrlces"' delays etc xas almost eerle, wlth SN 5?Bs 11 passengers beln6 the only occupants. A.sedsrrck. Add to that only J crew plus l1ttIe ba66age and we llfted off'j? very qulckly l A BRrEF INTRoDUCrroN rOJm__0OUCl+!_!C-? after etart,lng our ro11, aL 20,4O. The cl1mb was a lot smoother than anttclpated ,s and re soon settled dom to the cold Beef Sa1ad, Wlne, Cheese & Bl-scults and a Here bul1t at the Santa Montca plant on Belglan Chocolate to suit nost as lt was half P1aln, half Mllk.. 0n flnals lnto the the same 1l-nes as the DC-5A's and DC-63's. The DC-? ras the ulitnate development of Natlonal alrporb at Brussels we soon discovered where the wlnd had gone, a rDore the DC-4 deslgn and was the last of the Douglas plston englned transports. Betreen excltlng descent r+ould. cost you a great deal at Alton Towers... l,Ie couJ.d. see the 1945 and 1!JB.Comnerclal- transport was domlnated W DU4/DC-6 and DC-? and. Iockheed run*ay 116hte through the open cabln door, but soneone nas novLn6 then ln a clrcular Constellatlory'Super Constellatiory'Starltner serl,es. The DC-? xas the f1naI product notlon rlght up to the last 100 feet or so where a 6ent1e landlng was clocked just of the lntense competl-tton between Douglas antl Ipckheed. Bet$een 791+7 ar, 1949 frlght 70 mlns after leaving }lest Yorkshlre. As we had been bussed to the alrcraft for R))JO 2JO}hp elghteen cyllnder radlaJ- had been developed lnto the R3350 Turbo coropound departure so lt was on arri-vaf, ln Brussels, the other 9 travellers r+alti.ng patlently serles ty the additlon of an exhaust drlven turblne coupled to the engtne crankshaft. on the tarmac whilst the crew ai"lowed ne a photo on the fIlght deck and very kindly Thls ner por+er plant gave 30% nore power over the o1d porer un1t. Thus Ipckheed real- suggestlng a second r.Lth the lnstrument panel l1lumlnated.. l{alklng to baggage re - lsed the opportunlty of ftttlng 4 of these englnes to a faeter, longer ranged and c1a1n the alrlorL remlnded me a lltt1e of' a ghostly Ostend Alrport I vlslted some stretched verslon of lts a1rl1ner, the L1-04! Super Conetellatlon. The I^10tl! ras yeare ago and w-lth hardly a soul ln slght, lt was dlfflcult to lna€1ne that thls was Irunedlately ordered by T.W.A. and therefore put Lts Daln rlvalg, Unlted and Araerlcan a maJor European Centre.. Leavlng the alr-slde behlnd we qu1.ckl-y made our way to the Alr1lnes, at a d.lstlnct d.lsadvantage on long d.lstance routlng 1.e. croes country, taxL rank and rere soon at the Brussels Alrport Hollday fua. Wlth an abundance of lrrespecllve of headr*lnd.s. Thls was not posslble nlth the DG5l as florn rlth A.A. wood and marbfe ard a vlntage car amldst a H-lne dlsplay ln Receptlon we gue8sd lt and Unlted.. It was then ln 1951 that A.A.Presldent C.R.Smlth had to convlnce Douglas would be a neek-end to spol1 ourselves. The room had just about everfbhlng you need for the need to urgently develop another alrcraft whlch rould be porered ty 4 of the lnciludlng large choice of European and Satelllte channels on T.V. anai a ninl bar new l2Johp Wrlght RllJo englnes. A.A. offered to pay l+0 nl11lon dollars for 2J of the for that occaslonal nlght cap... A quallty hotel 1i.ke th16 can be so expenslve but new alrcraft b a952 to supplement lts fleet of 2J DC-68,s, 6 DC-6A,s and J0 DC-6.s. the week-end break deal- of just r.rnd.er f,2? p.p. per nlght 3&B, lnc1udln6 use of the Then Douglas declded to bu3.ld the ner alrcraft ancl gave 1t the DC-? rlaslgaatlon excellent lelsure facilitles did not seen bad. The srlmmlng pool and whl-r1poo1 whlch had not been used. llhen the clrtl versLon of the C-?4 Globenaster ras cancel].d.. were certaLnly welcome after a da.y spent dlscoverlng the shops and slghts of Brussels The DC-? was not qulte a.s successful as antlclpated ty the alrllnes because of lts rlth the gyrn and sauna" also popular. A d.amp Saturday mornlnB dawned but Has brlghtened unrelIabl1lty and complexlty of lts englnes r+hose basic deslgn cl.ated back to the up tremendously by the sun,ptuous cholce at the buffet breakfast befor:e catchlng the late l-930's. The DC-f sold. only to US lnternal routlig carrlers. The DC-? rere hotels courLesy bus luo the city" A free servl-ce al-so connects you wlth the alrporl dlrect developments of the DC-58'6 rtth a lt0" stretch fuselege xhi.ch added one ror and the slght of Sabena DC-10s tall on 1;he horlzon from our room wlndow dld tempt of seats and powered. by )ZJ1hp Wrlght R3350-18DA-2 Turbo Cornpound errglnes. 0ther nomentarlly. The buildings of the Crand Place were lnpresslve and even the November deslSn changes were the lntroductlon of tltanlurn for added flre reslstance to englne dr\zzle could not stop the tourists from seelng them or the Mannekln Pls who had nacelles and stronger undercarrla6e. The flrst DC-| ras florm on A8,5,1953 and enter been bedecked tn a tailored khakl uniforrn. The museums are sald to nunber f0 wtth -ed servlce wlth A.A. on 29.11,1953. The DC-|B ras ld.entlca1 to the DC-? apart from the Cueuze 'Llving'Brewery Museun 1n Auderlecht, the 450 vehlcles in Autoworld at erLend.ed. englne nacelles to form sadtLle tanks. Thls verslon ras bought ty Pan fuir Jubelpark plus the Chocolate Factory ln Codlva belng just a few. There are, of and South Afrlcan Alrways. Pan Am lntroduced. thls verslon lnto serlrlce on l-3,6,7955 course ,tons of delicious Chocolate and shops l-aden wlth.lntrlcately deslgned on lts non-stop Nelr York-London senlce. souvenlrs made ln lace wherever you 1ook, mostly good quallty and tith prlces to The DC-?C ras further developed prlmar11y to neet Pan fun'e need for an alrcraft to match. Stop off for a coffee and you usually get a chocolate wlth lt an1'way, grab a travel non-stop transatlantlc ln elther dlrectlon Hhlch the DC-78 could not do l{est plzaa at lunchtine as 1{e dld and you wonder what the othirr 1,800 eatlng places were bound agalnst average headwlnds. To achleve this, the rlngspan Has lncreaBed. ty 1lke. l,llth a 1ot of the buildings being modern, the inslde of the shops can be of 10 foet, thls also enabled fuel to be lncreased. to ?825 U.S. gaIlons. The fuselage nore lnterest, as rras the erLensive Chrlstmas glft dlsplay at the far end of the 14 & was lncreased by 42 lnches and thls verslon was porered by l4oOhp R3350-1884-1 S store - we could have been a"ny'Nhere ln Dgland. d ) radla-1s..The flrst Seven Seas (SlN U+S?z) ras flown on20,12,t955. After belng FoJ.lonlng a relaxlng dlp ln the whlr1poo1 back at the hotel 1t was tlne for the phased out of passenger carrytng, ,rany Here converted to frelghters. there rould credlt card to ta.ke another batterlng as an excellent meal- turned out to cost more have been a DC-|D powered by 5400hp Ro11s Royce type englnes br.rt the tntroductlon of than the nlghts tari-ff for us both".. The shock subsld.ed though as lre settled. dorn I 1 the '?07 and DC-B nade th-is a non-starter. The maln claln to fa.ae of l"he N-? ffas tts to ratch the F.A.Cup highlights on BBC l. - one hour later than home - at 11.10. help ln developlng long haul routes over the U.S., North Pole and Atlantlc and Another srrln fo11oiled by a late Sunday breakfast meant r*e only caught the l-atter end Paclfic Oceans. of the weekly bird. market ln the now sunny Grand Placer the restaurants 1n the P. Constable. narrow lanes nearby boasting their sea-food and ga,me aflongst lce laden tables outslde, Hhlch Here as temptin€ to the canera as they were to the hungry traveller. I I 10. I 11.

Anoth€r lnnovatlon durlng Phll rs relgn wae t.he Yorkehtre Atrfleld nagazine Survey whlch !ried Lo llgt all the alrcraft at oll the alrflelds Lets start a ln YorkshIrB,Lhis last€d for some ye6rs. In February l9?0 the headlng undertook anoth€r subtle change th€n ln Aprll l97I the by Terry SYkes current LBA movements revlew wds lntroduced. Phll eventually loft your iAlr th€ edltore chair at th€ end of 197.1 and in January 1972 Ian Ithen you open your onv€lope and take out nonthly Bartier took ov6r with myaelf octlng ds the moven€ntE edltor, Ian YoFkahI16 i do you ever atop and wonder iHow dld lt all atart?i. you laeted a y€ar and waa eucceeded ln January 1973 by Steve You donrt? - seII I'E gotng to teLl anyway' t,ongfleld who lntroduc€d pr€a€rvaCion notes ae weIl 6s doubJ.lng alrporE ae the branch tredaur€r,I was to continue aa movementa edlt,or. Back in the early 1960rs the local apott€rs ruat at the Anoth6r variation on the heading was introduced aL thle tlme wlth inforually wlth no kind of organization' 1{€ would turn up on a publlc further refinements in January 19?4. Steve rellnqutehed hle post weekencl or in th€ eveninge ond epend our tlme 1n the 6s th6 ediCor in June I974 bo conbinu€ ae the tr€6auror,abepping enclogure or I n the t€a-b6r ' Some of us wor€ members of into ehoee gltghtly iAir two hle as head of the magazine wae the larger iAlr-Brltain'and all of ue read Pictoriali,the oltly figure of Andy Barker,wlth guesB who aB his movements edtt.or. wsys to keep up wlth what was happening on the civll regigter' In iAir-Britaini Ken wlth a view to 1963 got in touch wibh Grogan By thie time trouble wae br€wing b€tween the branch and Ehe Eorulng a Local branch,Ken in turn contacted oI1 the Yorkshire par€nu group over the way Ehe money taken by the branch wag being tlelberB of A-B and eventually convinced us lt would be a good paaBed the nWeeL Ridlns Branch of uBed and not on to bhem. Thie r€sulted in th6 branch tdea. An lnaugural me€ting otf wi nding up, "Yorkehire Air Newsn for November I974 being Votume 10 Alr-BrltaInn was held in September 1964 and regular meetinge ,Air wher€ number 11 and Decemberts nrrmber LZ becoming Yorkehlrei. couuenced ln th€ ballroom of the Yorkehlre Aeroplane Club January 1975 became A-Y Volume I number I with th6 aane editorlal eone of uB w€re already eocial nenbere, It soon became obvioue team continuing, A bi g change came in October 1975 wlth what waa going on we the that to keep all the membere ln touch with introduction of Lho new A4 eize magazine and after ftve iggueg needed so!!e form of n€ws]6ttor so,barely aix months old,we of trYorkBhlre Air N€w6i in April from January L976 with an experimenial heudlng the current brought out Voluto€ I number I heading was introduced in June 1976. The latter half of I9?6 aaw t965, the group in a crisiB Bituat,ion with Lhe Augtret,/September Iegues bslng combined and the October to Docemb€r aLgo The editor wae Mick Stubbs (who had son€ erall oxperianco of lssues cooblned. iCIvl1 Aviation The eit.uation was eventually resolved and with the January L971 qDatuer oagazlnes by w6y of Ehe Liverpool basod issue John Allen t.ook over t.he editorshlp.he was to be followed Spectallate Societyi) with John Buckle actlng ae his asslstant' by John Hunt in November 1977. Hunt year faeue on6 was four eidee of dupllcated foolscap and thls John laeted Juet a and logs bhen in November 1978 our current editor Trevor Kinghorn bagan confalned the LBA noven€nts for Feb./l'lar 1965 culled from the his sbint. From the kept by varlous neubera,a r€port on a visit to Sherburn by Dave IBb March I979 Trevor introduced arrival and Leconfield,a Iist departure timeg with the LBA novemente which has proved to be Allan,o lIgt of Ehe 92 Squadron LighEnlngg ot moat popular, Trevore wife Cherry HfJs conn€d into typing out all of LBA reeidentg at 20/03/65 by myself, lhe Xeteors of 92 q JeE of the stencils and Trevor t.ook over the printing of the Sguadron fron I94? to 1954 by I'like HlrsL nnd reporc on the nragazine. Provosts of TFTS a! Church Fsnton by one Jamee A'Stanfl6Id (le he nYorkehlre Air Nswsn was tso reolly that old?)' Th€ nain aim of By 1985 eome of the readerghip had clecided to branch out with record aviation in our focal area to the beeE of our ability,to thoir novemente at LBA continuously since own magazlne,in November of I9B5 they issued a eample copy thlg snd ws have cowared the of rrRotaterr and ln Janrrary 1986 volume one number on€ wa6 lssued. laau€ one, Unfortunately deepite a good presenLaEion the m6gtrzlne folded ln nid I990 due to lack nAir At lhe end oE 1966 Mick Stubbe gave up the odiborship and wibh of aupport, Meanwhile with Yorkshlren Dave the laEeBt innovation haa been the move from A4 Blze to A5 the January I96? lssue Xartin Powell took ovor aseleted by prln!ed gets Sentor,tho biae of the magazine now moved Eowarde military news' 6ize with bhe magazine,bhis us away from st6ncll and in January typing and handle wlnding and gives us the freedom of printlng Afeor a )'ear in the ho! eeat llartin stood down pracLically trny artwork we can get. 1968 Davtd Depledge took ov€r,8ti11 with Dave Senlor aeaieting' A y€6r w6s enough for Dovid and eo in January 1969 PhiI Jackson over and the printing of the magazine,which had previously This than is the hlst.ory of your magazlne,over the y€arB a loE of took people have had their name in print for the flret tlme 1n YAN/AY been done in the ballroom of Lhe Aero Club by volunteere,wae gone taken ovsr by David Sharp (aII eix and a half feet of hlm)' Aleo and on to bigger and better thinge. How about som6 of our was 6 new and larger heading' current membere trying their hand at son6 artlcleE,lte dead eaBy lntroduced with the Jan' 1969 igsue realIy - give it a try. { t2, t),

THE RED ROSE AT YEADON rdftrog rrro.rror,*[ um[ VfiTSHTE NIR l€95 Io-Jrculz Whllst I can clalm to be as nuch a patrlotlc Yorkshlreman aa the nexl Alr York - i]\JA shlre nember, I hope I w1]1 be forglven for lntroduclng thla trlef recollectlon of a formatlve perlod ln Yeadon's post-war developnent rrhen the rlnged red rose logo of the Lancashlre Alrcraft Corporatlon took root at the a1rfleld. N Ervs 0n 1st January 19I+? yeanon ras handed over by the I'Ilnlstry of Alrcraft Produo- t tlon to the lillnlstry of Clvll Avlatlon, who operated the aerodrome urtll Feb - ruary 1pJJ. Durlng thls perlod the Iancashlre Alrcraft Corporatlon, wlth head - bg the quarters at Salmesbury, was the prlnctpal operator, and re-lntroduced llmlted Headings used echeduled servlces, passenger and frelght charter and sone CIub f1y1ng. Capt. ,nagaz ines " Iorksh ire H.V.l{orra11, who was ldentlfied wlth so many lnltlatlves ln avlatlon 1n York - Air Heulst' and "Air shlre and who test-flew the Iancasters bulIt at the adJacent Avro Shador facbory since 1965 1n the war years, was the alrfleld nanager. llorkshire" The flrst alrcraft of the L.A.C. whlch I saw at Yeadon was a hanclsone Vega CuJ.J. The dates shoun are on 1l-.4.47. Over the follovlng nonths a varlety of tpes, rnany of them 'dernobbed' the first issues to from the rarblme servlce appeared, all tn the dlstlnettve L.A.C. colour schene v*tt{ lx lt $r I JR{f8Y 197' which wa6 pale or pastel green overa11, wlth reglstratlon and fuselage cheatllne carrg the releuent ln red. I have never cone across a conplete lnventory of the L.A.C. f1eet, but by headinss. The current the sumrner of 1949 I had logged the followlngr- uras r,ragazine heading Vega GuIl C-AFEH Auster V C-AJLE Raplde C-ACIJC first used on issue Proctor 1 G-AIHH Auster C-AJIC Raplde G-AHEA G of uolume 2 Proctor IV G-AKLB Auster Raplde G-AJKi,f nunber Proctor C-AKLC Auster Raplde C-AJlfi in June 19?6' ConsuL G-AHMD Autocrat c-AcxD Raplde G-AJKY Consul C-AHZV Cenlnl G-AJD( Raplde CFAKW Consul C-AHzu HaJ"lfax c-AJZY Raplde G-AI,C{1'I JN,MY I9?4 VIII rJctu{ l0 Consul G-AJLH Raplde G-AKOY The weekend scene at Yeadon ln those years was certalnly varledr rlth the Mosqult- oes and later the Spitflre LP"XVI's of 50! Squatlron, Royal Aux111ary Alr Force roarlng down runway t1/ZB as welL as the clvlllan alrcraft. A hlghllght ln lll}B was a vlslt by one of the L.A.C's fleet of llallfa:< WII ESg.' EEI Vrr*tnre- frelghters, G-AJZY, proudly bearlng the name "A1r Monarch" on the nose and f1y- lng pennant mast above the someone rho xas used Jfl.mY l$9 fJlA',loAK,9il/ilE a trlangular fron the cabln. To frrr to wltnesslng the nuLtitude of Lancasters bullt at Yeadon during the nar' the &ppearance of thls clvillanlsed Hallfax presented a n11d culture shock.... N=,r. A11 thls growLh ln local avlatlon whetted my appetlte to f1y from the aerodrorne whlch I had been rrlsitlng slnce 1935, so on the 24th August 1.948, havlng saved up the necessary ten shL11ings (50p..) from my pocket money, I cycled to Yeadon and presented. rnyself at the 'operations roon' In the Termlnal bul1dtn6 (now long elnce dcnoll"sheti). A fresh westerly wlnd was blowlng as I followed the p1Iot to Auster V C-AJLE, and the lmpression of deIlcacy, not to say fraglllty, of that ex-spotter H, alrcraft wlth lts long glazed cabin was relnforced as we ta.xled to the Scot1anil ffifi1xffi [.ene end of the runway, and through a chlnk ln the floor panel I could see the J$rnN re', 6round sllpplng by underneath.... ll II 'll }le flew over Klrksta.1l to the school Nhlch I was then attend!.ng ln l,lest Leeds, fi.{l clrclod wh1le I took a photo wlth ny box camera, and then set course fo! the re - turn journey, bobbtng about in the gusty headwlnd. }Ie crossed Scotland Iane at about 10O0ft for ne to take a photo of the alrfleld and the Atrro factory, whlch u-rl, was stll1 wearlng its superb cannoufla6e. To my surprlse the plIot then 6a1d. "Let's try and fIy backwards", and suggested that I rnarked our progress agalnst a refer - t[.{l ffi*l [i.{[ IX tX.4x li;ffi ence polnt on the ground. He throttled back and the alrspeed dropped to about l+Onph. llJX 11.{x Irre were alnost hovering 1n a dtstlnctly nose-up attltude when the Auster declded that lt cou.ldn't quite go into reverse ard feLl away to Port. $ r.u-sgxec Two loveIy sldesllps followed the turn on to final approach, and after severaL bouncles the Auster returned ne safely to the Termlnal, both feet f1rmly on the ground but stlI1 alrborne ln sp1rit..., D. Yeadon, 17 16. AIRYAYS - I'IARCH 1991 DAVE WARD RADIO REPORTS. Seen or heard ln Harch:- 1. N?8trD Et0 PoL t9)5 350 I'IAR to KEF rt'. atlll ancouraglng to re6 a nubbor of tr6e rcdola apporrlng on tha [drkrt at th. @nt and tha hpraaalon N95sc u55 Dcs t954 3)0 I'tcr lB that thl. tr€nd eIIl contlnu., Edlmato seen to be rerponrlble tor a lot o! thc actlon ud thl. bnth I,D N900cL 2. CI5OI PoL 07)B lAn oovorlng th. thlrd rcdol of th6lrs rhtch I,v. torted ln th. Ia.t 5 to ? @oth.. I-MII POL l-326 350 GOlI 7.. N341K Jetstar oTR 1500 410 WAL I-ACEB u)5 DCS l.625 410 HON VR-BLQ Me 125 PoL 2110 )90 }IAR rroquoncy Range 500ru2-600ffi2 and 805-1300 l{Hz. t80m [19h x ?0M rld! x {0m D6op, t.olght {20g (Ey om 10n 8. N53r,E u35 PoL ]-750 MAR to KEF rlratrur€m€nts oulnq to Lack oi spsclllcatlon ln ln3trucllon hanual). It com. .uppll.d ulth a g@d Carrylog l{19HF 9. cr500 DCS 1815 )?o UID (rrtro. Delt ClIp, 3 antannas forr- IoH band, h19h band and Alrbud (only ? rtat6d ln nanual), AC XaLni M.ptor/ 10. vn-BLR G4 TMr tt5) ))u POL (il)argerr Adaptor for Car Clgarette Ltghter, Shoulder Strap, Earpleco, { .lrt .lze NLqad. and d Cdtrroh.n.lv6 N4gcB c1 DCS 1216 MCI to Luton lntrtructlon Nanual,. Ah€ 6et ls very llhllar ln appearanc€ to a prevlou.ly t6.tad f61mat6 ,lP-1008 thrk Il and 12.N42lrP u35 1,840 410 PoL 60/lo ^Itro bensf.Lts f.om a clear LD dlBplay, Th6 haln dlffarencaB fron pr.vLoua rcds1a ua th6 extla llequcncy 15. F-CreB nI00 Por 0745 350 MAR |r)vordgor lncluslon of an Ac adaptor and, probabLy nost lnport.nt of dJ.l,, tho.ddltlon of 6 thlrd (tol6rcoptc) NBo7cC G2 PoL to)5 )90 ]"1AR ^,trlal to tho provlou6 tuo rubb€r duck on66 - pl,us al6o of cour3o ltr prlcc changGl. It hor 1,OOO troquancy I6,DAL 9659 m6?/Ltott rou 0320 )fl POL to Waddlngton.,. r,,,iy)rloB ehlch can be Btored in l0 scan banks of 1OO channel,s each and scannlng l. calrlcd out by:.@ttng out 17.NBSPY nr1124 PoL 1gtg 350 60/to llro Indi.vldudl frequoncleB or bankB you don't Hant, rt har an UP/DoHN Rotuy Seltch on ths top lor (r6guqncy 22,HF.TAH r50 DCS 1?35 410 MID tl.ilp or channol chan96 and a IOC,/DX Suitch rhlch, ln th6 caa6 of vcry rtrong atrong .lgnab, lnt.rlaraBcc a!o, 23. Mr082A G4 Dcs t?35 l,lct |nrr brlng ln approx lod8 of attBnuatlon. Th6 setr b€cause of all lts fcatu!.a, tr rlthGr urar unlllandLy.t 25. Hr-vrB u55 DCS 1820 410 l.trD tlrtrL but rtlck ulth l! ond you'Ll roon get u86d to everythlng - r ju.t a.bout ouage that.tag. at th..nd of 30. Ht-vr3 u55 DCs 1615 )9 HON . looks to6!l woll, how does lt porfom? ahs llrst point ls thc -hprov6on! ltr rcceptLoo on Alrbaod. vLth of 'l',,drldltlon tho tele6coplc a6r.Lal, to tho polnt *her6 lt p€rfomod on pa! rlth Ey Aj,r ? - not cverythlng Llttle to reporL thls month about the recent slghtlngs. r couldn't actually see rnn tho tMe, aB each of then would 6ohetlaec 91v6 mg a lelnt m666age rhl,ch th6 othc! dldr,t - but ovcrall, the Delta f11ght 6olng lnto uadrlrngton so ln unsure of the type. r would. assume l'.1 r:orttl.nLy Eay that th6lr perfomance level, wls the sm6. On tho operatlng alde f,v6 atlll got a foe that lts purpose ras related to EJ personnel rather than GuIf Buslness. I.t!'rtrvtrtlona l.a. th6 lack of.lmedldte 6c!n resumptlon aft6r a h6s6ag6 (helely.d6l!y. o!.hold. optlonr) aod t l,^ nrlod to nako a nuhber o! manual key depro6slooa chango The Unlted fllghts at e now LHR to froa one @rlaod fraquancy to oothar (ooc6 regular lnto and Parls at least Hlih a varlety of t,lntrr f11ght nunbers aL1 tho b66t {ay to do thlt belng to have tho.et In ican rcde and then to u.e th. rotlry control on the 1n the tXX sequence whlch ls surprlslng nhen thelr other fllghts r,,l)) lnto E\rrope are lXX... - cortalnly not the qulckeEt of methodE and can caus6 lrlobl,eM if In a ru.h. Otra thlng t Dotlcad tils I lnr! vhlch I can't reheniber from prevloo. Faimatos wa. th. eh.n There are several Europea.n 1.T. operators startlng to appearl ln addltlon to the lact that acannlng tay 5 frlquancl'a ln r I'n,,l, and ualng th6 d6lay rcds, the 6can stops on th6 last flsqusncy you.r6 rcunlng in th6 bek for lppro: 2 usuals I have recently seen severa.l Braathens up and. d.own UAI./Z as neII as ClA, {,',,,rrltr ovorytlm6 lt r6!ch6a lt, xhtch 1. a blt annoylog lf the!.,. no Eraagc b.bg truteltt.d. t,". llapa6 Lloyd, Trans Flrance and Ster1lng. n(lr! l()nod thcao lDlntt to John Gordon of travadd ComunLcatlon. ln Portrmuth (gX Dl.trl-butora lor tho rrt) My postnan has not been welghed dorm wlth conrnents on alrllne colour schemes ^,r1, 6lthough thero'a no pl,ans to change th6 speclfLcatloh as yat, I,11 be lntc!6si6d to a€G !f trlmltc or although hltlsh Telecorn wlII have benlfj.teil a sIlght anount. I'm stl1I awaltlng ',11,,,r m^nutacture!6 con6 up ulth lnpaovdents Ln these area6. the flood of oplnlons of what are the best and worst flve alrllne colour schemes to be seen operatlng lnto UK alrflelds. I r,,rrnl t^y John waB rodlly helpful durlng the test aa, aftc! u6l-n9 th6 6ot !o! a coulrl! o! dayr. I 3n.Irt6d th. lrlriir)l,tc o€rLal. at lta ba6e rhen rctractLng Lt and John tlndly leplaced 1t Ior @ at ao qhag6. AlthouEh FlR SALE t,,,rtr1 l,d.)t)Io may 8dy that f'm a blt'heavy handed', I can aE6ur6 readers that I dtdn,l apply undua p!6iaurs ql,,t| Seven year o1d scanner. ModeL SX200 base statlon, for mai-ns operatlon or moblIe t.lracllng the aerlal and would not have expscted any t6le3coplc aer.l,al to brcak tn tha !!m lr,rrnrrl.trncos, uee, all the usual features over a range of 26 to JJ.2 Wlz nlsslng out the ' followlng my testlng of set6 rlth prevlous aerlals ln the part. t,d c.rtalnly .ay that th. llrlrr troadcast bands and the UHF mllltary band (that,s r+hy I,rn buylng a new one). rrdt^l ttrlp at Lho baEo of tho aBrj.al, undor a plaBtlc nutr could prova to bo ! raakncrt lf thc aarlal la FtU dlgltal display, slrLeen rnenorles all accessed by slngle button operatlon, ','lr^,'1.'rl Irom other thdn a totally uprlght poEltlon - !6 Fa6 th6 ca.6 yhetr I brokr Lt, It,a lnter..tlng !o t,,,tn t.hat excellent sensltlvity, t14J. Tel-ephone 0)24 2J0010 for fuller d.etails. tho tolescoplc aerla1 i5 not r€ferred to In the InEtructlon book, lt Ee!6ly stateE the uBs of 2 rr),1(!i (luck lcrlals, wlth thlE pol"nt j.n mlnd lt may b6 ca6y to Eubstj.tute a rcle dulabls telaBcoplc aer1a1 or Tl+ups are Westbound available on Atlanttc fllghts and for European I.T. ,'v,,rr lruL ln a moro spcclflc frequency band rubber duck aerlal to do the suc Job. I und€rstnnd Alr Supply operatlons into U.K. alrports. Send 1lsts ln order, with a sta:nped, self !l I I rl.) Lhln wlth thol! sets - but pteaEe check eith them flrst. addressed envelope tol- Arr.rr onvlng aII of tho above polntB lt shouldn,t be lorgotten what S.Rlgg, 16 Castle Road, Sandal, tlaJ

A r rt t, r lr rf 1rr tl \.{,1:, J,.)r u!,.{r i:ir.: i:,.i;, j1:":ly, rjir.l t,r rjfl! ;irlrrlnr,ri . Vork i.; er:pe,:te,j .-!1!Irt,rdn nDnr.hs, iIi*r whi,:]r i.im;., rj,Ir!:Ly to tair,l Aer LlnEu:: have soi,l their EA,l1-11-200 fieet to a D--w lijd,:riari,loiriJny will b,: r.eturned to BA*, Two B,laiap; ilia whi,:h w;rlt tl *o to;ui*joriiet iille,l Hold Trade Air. Two oi tite air,lrait have alrr.a,ly t,een.l"rlivered, retairre'i by Friti:,h Airedy; Airways have Lreen with t h+ ottrer two f ol Iowiag in 0ctober r all f out- have L'een .rt for 11,s u*""or;: ;;;i; :t:itred :irovi,.le pxtra,rafd,--ir.y l. St,irttl,l .rr,,l;.r;;Fr:;.,=.un*r.. i'.'o_''rll,, r" sin.:c thei.r wi tirdrawal betwe,:n 0,:toUer l9'lt0 and K,rr,:ti i: bi,t y,=rr . fiigi,r.; -qharrtron propD.;e,l ;eil+ tr) ?r:,r.tivi-r il.r!l rtr.i "fr.r-."i"1,"a e TL,: airl irre has mo'-lerated its f l,:et po1i,:y, an,i tow rio+,r not irirrr trl i:.1 f eii rt,r,:r;;\. iotrodu.:e th* two tsoairrg 767-30OER; ii )ra,s lnto f uI1 servi,:e rrlt.il .Iarruar y &-il-i,"-r,(i!-iilrrr--rri.rra.1r. oL,f.rirr.:r,:r 1993, arrd 1t ha; agread to lpasi i;oth ma.:hines to Aerr:me:ii,:c unt-i i ihetr. i;.0f.i i.,3iart :,ervi,:eE Iror lreathrow r.o lalma and Ni,:* !h,r;,11,1.,-"n1 It now s,:ens aB ihough the airiine wili t-o u,:e llaab iF:140 irr _:icl:lio,-.ai;j61,5, an,i begin :ervi,:':1.; ov,:rr lt hop*s to start aircraf.t o,:caeional rhrouAh Lee,ls. boih rilLrt+: .ir_it.jlig ti* ,:.c,r,r;e'il on servi.ce5 Sra,lfor,j irom.Juul -!i, with a daiiy ti.,. ,"_r;;-;.i;E-u-niS.:l ou gra,iual pba:.ing in of nore,lf tb. i3-:eai SF3lr)i r.akiDp, jrii.:e,1uring ihe Eliri'i,t,i for a"l,:1,,1.::t:n.,iicr,. Tire eirllri+ tra: ir,lrri,ti!,_,1..j, iattar !,art c-f tire:.uEn"r 5r3.:o11. I),i:h Siyiti ii.r,:r.iit to ii.j.E.:rst ,r(1,jI;rr,j;- lieatlirow rorrte, ln r:r,l il:n ,l .i:rJni, .l ,ii,i'".-. returne,j iron l.e-:-..+ ro E: ymrrn Th.i' r i: r..ir,: lirtnrrr: Interratirn:i rri-"w irav,l ail Iive oi ir:11 new .Ii,l,l. iil ;rr vi,ie. drr(i lil Irc r.l,: I r rnr l*"ii,i,r, tLe ia::rt ,-i*),./i,t,r, -:..:ir?ir.rie_i 1,; no, ?nploy..il on are u::ine i:h*n ln iha:oute'l fore,:ar;1 icine norrtlil aJo. TL* airline':-, Iii,ll,"rrr.:l ;,,i1,:l ir.ir. ,rn,i ir.: i,,_:i,_i5 i-lu*rircol, r:ji,.,t:..rtiiir;.; -.i.:r;r of i ihai r,:ute i.:. ncw .rr ra,1io,:aii:-ign i-= "l,+:l.r;i". i.i.r.i ii:.r ,.rr.,,::._ ii; whi,:i. opiiratecl tha Liv*r1:.-,:i -l.l+lrrrow ,:-.,_rr\ri,:i! -"-1,-i.s. ro.ie:-iy a: io':"ti h.:; l--,een based at r*u;..-c;"atoa,t, Am,:ri,:an lirl jrer wili ,tD[ren,:e thair r'ieu l''r9i'j'rriti, rriii n':,::,1.ri:,i iLiiii;1 ,..o'.i.:ia, iong-,:uaite,i York ]Fi,l to l:rr DF+rtt+ ,:h,rrt+: rirea:i.ng thr i.a*in3 iii-3ot i{an,:he':ter servi.e os.luly 1, fiying a daiii s,:ire,iul.e u,:inLl !P-,1-:eal !cE,irrE :nt,i: )::: 767-200ER air,:raft. ihe airli0e wa€ orre ol tbE berrejiciariei. of itr+ i'annla atLU[y-i.' re!'ent'oi-Lat,eral'rii;/US talits, in which IJniteri r.iriine. was aiiow,:i a,:,:,:,:: 5ri ri*]:t :,o1,. o1 irr-,+ir.i If 7i a:-e 3TEJ, arrd j:ierl re6i,:ter.,j il_cAHi. arr,l G- i-c Heathrow, an,i other US airl:ae,: were allow;,1 to f Iy !i,tr )iJn,:bi:,ier. arE Iea f r-D$ Air r,:i ian,j'ar,c Icii Irr return, Yirgin Atianti.: were pernit'ied to on: The alrltrr.:1:ian:r r.! air;r.r,jr,,rr *.rr,,.r;;'i.:'i:";-;:i;:;"i']= comen,:e eervi,:+'i lo tsoeing.73?-200 rn. additlonni C.'3t,itrati.on in the USA, E,l,:to11 ,:crlrrEn.? oii r*pir,,:,::r,::ri ;i;lri;-.i;^;;,r-'Ii,. *--., - and services io wiIl rontender,r 1 Juna. Virgiri, n;w f iying :even Eoeinq 711 i, aie.c .',op,: tl cpniL anDth,!r ln,:,1ucr-. a nii:e,l fl+rr -rf T;rt-t00;-;r,,'i'i.io'=, ,r.'"iiili'lna .;cs:irly the A020-?00, The yo!.,nrer. 7:-17_2i0; nu.i o. 5,:heduled route, to San Fran,:i.sco or Oriarrdo iri tre new year. ara iik,riy to re:!ain 1n servi,:e for ,iotDo ysar[ 18t, however, ani:3r.e -iain; iu).iy refu;bj.6he;;"J audlo and vldeo qmerilty :y:1ens erit'ish Airwa,i: The airline'6 drive to in,::rea:e ef{i.:ierr,:./ h.:r: been fr:rlirer .. i;;r;;;;'t.h"rr Fas,;enger appeal,"qripp"i "itr, con,;um.mate,l by wi.!h,lr.:w1ri.t-, severall aircraf t f ron cervj,:g, an,:i " [,,JIi iI{ .,i l" :everai !-outeE. Arctlrar part Df rhe Crive ha:;'reen to iaunci i :lur:,.r1 Eight in lt."Lr-,_-h, ihi,s tlE a ,rf -.;rii.: ,l wi,i+-riaiir.;:.r1:=.,:i:-'-i:rr.;, d: \'lu r"J1 , i;,:.j i,:vr:i-,r.::+.::, ::r.'. :-".::+,1 j 1y or aJ.r-..{ori i 1 i s aiEe.j rt in,:rea'tiiril ri': ioal ia,:tlr crr ti. ,f irl.ine'i 5el"vi.,:E:: 1.o a,l,:{-i),!.r;.,i,1 ievaj:. cri ai- irlghts, :,iri::e or, ii .{rri.L, ursi06 tb* The three iAal-ii:. wilicir have rr:err wtii:,irawrt fr,::u :,:r-vi;q ((l-i(r(i. r- (. rj:'€i.1ie5 to Cu*rn.._ey three days .l:-.f nlw ::al'i:,.1 r;;;11 Cor,i cn tr-;r ": l:r'i,:i: -li ?:'-r:-::l-:-i::: ;::or '.., ::,..; r. iI.H five-rjres weekiy hopef ,.'i :ri;. i.r+:r l.',re; Ilv= i:.1 i.:rr.:.;:, :rr: i:i i'.J.-,-: -': rl - t)... .. -:n :::= :iEn, aA: :h:i ia 1r. Ii* :-i:;, -1I: : ::l: -ii:.I;l; lS :!lE:U- O: Ol:f,:l,i:...', i \'. ]f,.: ;:i: l'i .. e":ry *virri n:]. iI ar:-iva-. ar .iir:r'.rf i. li':,,; ?riSiat: i,i!'i il,:o 1:,;-::t vr:;i:r;r.;i,. iii;r: nunr.::. a:. tsa|Zii?22. Twr ?,:-:irr:t ?€)i-iAa)?,i.:.= a;-; ,:r.rrrerili in :i.a"t :ri )1rrina ilr i.r r, L=Lnl:lI.:r .,,,,,,., . Arl:caf, p:l:11:r-q r;:rifi,:,:,:rji+.ior,: in;rr-.,ir.e j.: \,.i,-!- :,:r,:r "-.,1 nr r:;-A: : !! r.;,r :,.i:j1,:i:itiiy ir :lt;; '.;,, l :.,*ir,r: .,.1 ire i tg 7 7-iri0, wtri,:h i 3 ,1 -?l;'.'l r ,rr, : . : r. i 1-:.:r+ri. l:.: :;:. ;:.: ,-:\i'-. i{ir: ::,':i:r-j: :ti:+ :r'.t1 .)jr.'....' r. ::..:..1 :.:. ^.;:. _1'- ;:+j+r.:. fin:li;tir+,r,l_ 'c',' t}r,, .r.,r ,i,i,,;,. :. :i i. I :.:,:.,: r;, P:*: :.i IirIiti::,-. .i ri:-w::itE:,:hal* witi lan-Air l: ..::i,i:'- '-r: r,rn; ,:.,r: nr,i" iJ ii,? r--:tw,ll i: ai ir.: oi i':.,r. :., ... - :. :-.:,,.,i lr.,_ L::ir, , .; -.t7 .,J= U' ,i-...r-.- .w:.j5 =n.i :,llr,l,1r.r lit, t,l ,i. lL ,, li:w:a::Iq 'r ;-al)kir.rrt :.:r'li:. wf,r hirn,jriwt. A w:akiaily :i!,1r-- :,.r L :. r,,..:r:.:,t i:..:-?nat a: '''":,1!l-, i,:rnlri,v enlloyr,i ,l).-\r'ii,t l.'ir., L,ir,::.r , I t, ,.r.rt tirere, t,; c)zra:.a,) ov*r ibe rlute uitlg a i.irninighai iuroi:,rair i-.1 1-40() I l.t t:..ii*:,f ht t; 3A tcok ri.:iivr-,r'; ci a iinti All on ? ]iai,i9?1, ar\d ihi.e air,:rri', ,r 'ce -.,:l,i,l ilf:lla-.lit- lil,-,: ;l r ..;:r,,:.,1 : it.h+.: rt,:;,_nrai" jrln 3RL'i) i; t!e iir:t t-o {,:ature the rloif icaiicr: wh:.,:}i w:Li r,ovr r,,r i1rl,:he::t:r in i5e r9,::?irl i,a: :.,- r.ir,:r;.-:;-;i-:n:a 4.,:t!rn,lrr,i on ATls. i:. a. lower ro.:ewheei Ieg, which 1: a1nq,l .rr. li,ii,..,,ro.lt,ij';; ;::l -, :,::,ri:ii., u.iis'iir-".u: reDCvinE the ba,:k-r+avy 3DFtea:an(:" of if,e tyi*, and also ha,; beit,:r {l rt, , wiri.,:h nean: ibat f"h:;ri.rl. 1n: c,ln rro?, f iy rbe ATF fram Sunburgh with,r ILr 'r'eirg loa,i, irr:.tead oI linii.eri to ttre i,:-eviDUi 32 p,a:921gp;;. iir., r,rl, r eigirt air,:raft ia !he fi?.:t wiil':e rei.urned tD l.riiish Aero:;pa.:e oi9,,rl .tF'iir,i jr Irr !::hi:-: 18 19