Panther Trails, etc
I did find a Panther Trail in one of my logbooks, but it was only a 2 hr trip and I didn't record the receiver type. Brize-Brize and back in 2 hours, maybe it was needed to get Lightnings from Coningsby to Binbrook without them running out of gas?
Hastle Trails were indeed much hassle! Especially when some AARC thrust a 'wot if' plan to reserve on a multi-tanker trail into the hands of an inexperienced navigator a few minutes before engine start.....
Regarded with about as much enthusiasm as a 'Sondrestrom out' Harrier GR3 single hose plan....
Back to AARCs and D***y's 'aunties' (for it can only have been him!) - we'd better be careful or someone will mention the 'OMO' saga or the 'Atlanta Exclusion Zone'....
The F4J trails from Miramar to UK were called 'Tiger' trails because the aircraft were indeed destined for 74 Sqn.
Trail planning for the world's only 21st Century tanker yet in service is a breeze - the plan is all automatic but, unlike most automation, can be modified by the operator. Single hose re-planning takes 2 or 3 keystrokes and about 2-3 seconds. But it probably isn't as much fun for the tanker captain down route, with no trashed hire cars, blonde moments, Atlanta bans or other AARC moments to sort out!
Hastle Trails were indeed much hassle! Especially when some AARC thrust a 'wot if' plan to reserve on a multi-tanker trail into the hands of an inexperienced navigator a few minutes before engine start.....
Regarded with about as much enthusiasm as a 'Sondrestrom out' Harrier GR3 single hose plan....Back to AARCs and D***y's 'aunties' (for it can only have been him!) - we'd better be careful or someone will mention the 'OMO' saga or the 'Atlanta Exclusion Zone'....
The F4J trails from Miramar to UK were called 'Tiger' trails because the aircraft were indeed destined for 74 Sqn.
Trail planning for the world's only 21st Century tanker yet in service is a breeze - the plan is all automatic but, unlike most automation, can be modified by the operator. Single hose re-planning takes 2 or 3 keystrokes and about 2-3 seconds. But it probably isn't as much fun for the tanker captain down route, with no trashed hire cars, blonde moments, Atlanta bans or other AARC moments to sort out!
