Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE, VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: RAF flight safety video magazine, introduced by Air Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson, C-in-C Strike Command, and containing eight items introduced by various Flight Safety Officers.
Description: I. "Air Miss". Squadron Leader Melville-Jackson discusses the risks caused by low flying RAF jets encountering microlite aircraft, hang gliders and parascenders.
II. "Green Endorsement". Squadron Leader P J Bonsall describes an incident on a search-and-rescue helicopter of 22 Squadron where the skill of crew members prevented an accident involving a faulty winch - Flight Lieutenants Green and Ritchie were awarded Green Endorsements to their logbooks.
III. "Minimum Separation Distance". Wing Commander A J Thorpe CFSO discusses this safety issue (the minimum distance separating a low flying jet aircraft from the terrain below).
IV. "Poster Power". Squadron Leader B C Harding demonstrates a portable flight safety poster display at RAF Marham.
V. Profile of RAF Cottesmore, filmed and edited by personnel at this, one of the busiest air stations. Assistant controllers in caravans by the runway use car window heaters to keep condensation at bay and visibility at maximum during cold weather.
VI. "Swept Wing Growth". Demonstration of this phenomenon, which can cause collision with objects on the ground. Extra space should be allowed when manoeuvring in confined areas.
VII. "Good Show/Well Done". Praise for Senior Aircraftsman Batchelor at RAF Lyneham, who reported a brake problem which no-one else had diagnosed - illustrating the point "be on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary, and don't be afraid to persist in your investigation".
VIII. "Maritime Mishap". Account of an Nimrod aircraft emergency at RAF St Mawgan, where the port undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft was successfully brought down on the verge beside the runway and no-one was injured.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE, VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:BFE 287
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1976-1989
Production Date:1988
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Strike Command Flight Safety Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: U-matic
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 25 mins
