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SpeedyPhill
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Hoping, and promising myself, this year not to overeat during the end-of-year season
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SpeedyPhill
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Oooops ... Pre-festive end-of-year season's meal tasting... yes I ate too much 馃榿
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2007 and the Red Arrows doing what they do best at the Scottish Air Show 馃憤 ( many more images to follow 馃う )

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Duracuir1
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I keep finding items that you may find interesting. Clipboard (is it a training aid?). See my watch to give you an idea of its size. Same phonetic alphabet that I have learned and used for 35 years.
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The back foamy part stinks and is going to be removed. Was this to prevent rattling? What about the straps? Where does this fasten to?
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I keep finding items that you may find interesting. Clipboard (is it a training aid?). See my watch to give you an idea of its size. Same phonetic alphabet that I have learned and used for 35 years.
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The back foamy part stinks and is going to be removed. Was this to prevent rattling? What about the straps? Where does this fasten to?
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My guess - I think maybe the straps hold the clipboard to the pilot鈥檚 thigh (?).
 
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Duracuir1 Duracuir1
I keep finding items that you may find interesting. Clipboard (is it a training aid?). See my watch to give you an idea of its size. Same phonetic alphabet that I have learned and used for 35 years.
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The back foamy part stinks and is going to be removed. Was this to prevent rattling? What about the straps? Where does this fasten to?
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It's a thigh clipboard. Must have been a sweaty pilot who last used it 馃榿
The printing on it has a lot of useful information for easy reference in case one forgot. I must admit, back in the day I always had trouble remembering light signals. They were only ever used in emergencies where radio comms was lost.
 
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Vietnam-era F-4 fighter pilot Bob Pardo passed away earlier this month at age 89. He was the (eventual) recipient of the Silver Star for bravery, after improvising a maneuver now known as the "Pardo Push" to keep a squadron mate's aircraft from crashing in enemy territory.

 
SpeedyPhill
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40 years ago " Army Light Aviation " military pilot course book. Note the text in the box ... a loss of time & money !
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From my meagre collection and apologies if I have already posted

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