I loved the DC-9 s and the Argosy 's Stu ,great memories for sure . We used to refuel 3 DC-9s a night at MEL . 2 to LST and 1 to BNE .what a great bunch of blokes too, pilots , engineers .........it was a no fuss , no bullshit operation . With anologe gauges in the wing ,that required constant tapping to get the correct reading . The Argosy was another great aircraft , 20 min turn a rounds were not uncommon , a truck at each end .......5 pellets out.......while 5 pellets were coming in . It was a real struggle to get the fuelling complete in that time .......especially in summer when they required water methanol . It wasn't uncommon for the water meth dolly to be running out of air while trying to get the 200 or so litres on . Argosy' s had to be dripped before every fuelling , so by the time the engineers did that ,and we put the fuel and water meth on .......you were pushing shit up hill right from the start .
I have an emergency exit out of an Argosy hanging up in my bar at home ...........great memories .
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:39 am