The following is a record of the Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft’s service in Pakistan International Airlines. It was the initial equipment for me after graduating with a commercial pilot licence, and I stayed on it from September 15, 1969 to April 18, 1976. A list of F-27s I flew as in charge ‘P1’ or copilot…
“The Trident aircraft was crewed by three pilots with the captain (P1) in the left-hand seat, the co-pilot (P2) in the right-hand seat, and another co-pilot, in the position of the third pilot (P3), seated behind the other two just aft of the centre console. Under normal operating circumstances the P1, and whoever occupied the…
Sea Fever: “All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.” John Masefield Focus: A mariner must have his eye upon the rocks and sands as well upon the north star. Success: “Success in life comes only with effort, self-denial, and grim perseverance. So we are asked to believe, at any…
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