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I can't speak about the airliner world, but the Flight Deck of the C130 in summer was like a greenhouse so we tended to fly with our flying suit sleeves rolled up.
I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
I can't speak about the airliner world, but the Flight Deck of the C130 in summer was like a greenhouse so we tended to fly with our flying suit sleeves rolled up.
I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
No AEA "That's not a roll-neck" pedants at Lyneham then? You lucky, lucky people.I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
pushthebutton said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
kicks said:
brenflys777 said:
Less ironing.
That is all.
That is the main one. That is all.
Men!
neilb62 said:
Was there not a crash years ago caused by a shirt cuff catching a switch unnoticed? IIRC it was the DC10 crash in the everglades or similar??
The one I remember reading about (David Beaty, 'The Naked Pilot') was the crash caused by the words 'Cheer up!' being confused with 'Gear up!'...Ginetta G15 Girl said:
I can't speak about the airliner world, but the Flight Deck of the C130 in summer was like a greenhouse so we tended to fly with our flying suit sleeves rolled up.
I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
On a similar note. Post major ground runs on a Herc with cargo bay and flight deck heating on full hot, trying to get the pressurisation figures in limits on a hot summers day!I did a sortie in the Tropics where the aircraft had been heat soaked overnight and no refrigeration trolley was available prior to start up. After T/O a pressurisation problem resulted in us not being able to climb above 8000ft for quite some considerable time so the a/c did not cool down. The only way to cope was to fly in T-Shirts, shorts, and flying boots. Even then the most one could stand was about 20 minutes on the Flight Deck before going down the back and laying on the ramp in an effort to cool down.
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