558 Farnborough Jul 10

[Mackrick]

A few photos from a ground crew perspective....

[Mayfly]

They're always stood around talking

Nice pics MR thanks

[Jigsaw]

What an excellent set of pictures

Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to share all this with us mate

[Mackrick]

Wish I had time to take even more ....

[Aceyone]

Thanks very much,interesting mix of pictures

[Wedgy]

I get moustache envy every time I see SadSam

[Nickolas]

Wow great stuff.

[RLN]

Great pictures. Thanks, MR.

[Ducati Boy]

=))

They're always stood around talking

Nice pics MR thanks

Thats why there called "still photographs" Pammy,

[Mayfly]

touché

[Sooty655]

Looks like the tail skid warning lights have been raised to the top of the windscreen. Anyone know why?

[Xplumberlives]

What an excellent set of pictures

Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to share all this with us mate

Go on, try and tell him!

[Ducati Boy]

Looks like the tail skid warning lights have been raised to the top of the windscreen. Anyone know why?

They were certainly there when we started the restoration and we did not do any mod on that system.

[Mayfly]

just checked on one of DT's Cockpit videos & against his Vulcan manual.

They have at some point according to the manual been turned 90degs & raised - and were like that in the video, just not sure how old the video is.

However this pic was taken in the VDF days & was used in the 1995 calendar DT produced

[Sooty655]

I wonder if it is so that they can be clearly seen from the right hand seat, which is where DT seems to prefer to be.

The lights in 655 are lower and side by side, and are visible to P1 but I'm not sure P2 has a decent view of them.

It's easy to see the difference with adjacent pictures in the Haynes manual. Page 82 has a cockpit drawing, and beside it on page 83 is a photo of 558.

[Stigish]

Nice pics as always MR

:ymapplause:

I get moustache envy every time I see SadSam

I was watching Jimbo on youtube with the little ones the other day and I couldn't help but think of Sam everytime I saw Chief

[Crew chief]

Looks like the tail skid warning lights have been raised to the top of the windscreen. Anyone know why?

It may be when 558 was a tanker the skip was much nearer to the ground and those warning lights are in line of sight in that position.


cc.

[Fifties Fanatic]

Only just caught up with these. Excellent and very effective photos from a different perspective. Thank you.

[Smudger 565]

just checked on one of DT's Cockpit videos & against his Vulcan manual.

They have at some point according to the manual been turned 90degs & raised - and were like that in the video, just not sure how old the video is.

However this pic was taken in the VDF days & was used in the 1995 calendar DT produced

Thanks for the info Mayfly, looking at the instruments in the photograph that is a serious angle 558 is at looking at the bank indicator, also the view through the cockpit

PS

[Mayfly]

It's about 80degs of bank to the left, taken on display by the nav standing between the seats..shows the limited view quiet well through the letter box

[Ducati Boy]

I wonder if it is so that they can be clearly seen from the right hand seat, which is where DT seems to prefer to be.

The lights in 655 are lower and side by side, and are visible to P1 but I'm not sure P2 has a decent view of them.

It's easy to see the difference with adjacent pictures in the Haynes manual. Page 82 has a cockpit drawing, and beside it on page 83 is a photo of 558.

Not modified to suit pilot preference, not even for the illustrious DT. I wondered if it might have been something to do with the tanking role, so it could be seen sooner before you ground off the HDU??

[Mayfly]

ermmm...... I think DT suggested that DB - but I have been to sleep since the conversation!!

[Sooty655]

Well, that's the same suggestion coming from Crew Chief, DB and DT.

With that provenance, it MUST be right.

[Dougs]

i dont think the skid lights will get as much use now DT is not doing the landings do miss the runway length 'wheelie'

[Xplumberlives]

i dont think the skid lights will get as much use now DT is not doing the landings do miss the runway length 'wheelie'

Blimey mate, D.T. retired from flying a while ago, Martin is Chief Pilot nowadays!