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RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:08 pm
by 1979bree
ZK010 deployed brake chute on landing after several touch an go's. Im not sure if this is a regular occurance. I didn't even know they had them!
ImageDSC_2513 by Graham Breeze, on Flickr
ImageDSC_2517 by Graham Breeze, on Flickr

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:50 pm
by venom
Cool photo. Graham
Colin

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:56 pm
by thorny1a
You were in the right place at the right time! :clap:

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:46 am
by ZH871
Not sure if this is the same chute deployment, but here it is from the cockpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rswAun_Y_Tw

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:38 pm
by 1979bree
Different date and runway but liking that video.

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 7:27 pm
by Miramar
They are required to deploy the chute every couple of weeks on each aircraft.

Re: RAF Valley Brake chute deployment.

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:48 pm
by Pune
Thanks for sharing, you learn something every day, are there any other aircraft that may have these 'chutes that we don't know about?