The first two aircraft to undergo the ‘Increment 3’ modification will be upgraded in Jacksonville, Florida, with the remainder of the fleet of 12 to be completed at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia.
The descent was controlled by an auto-flight system that had to be disconnected when the aircraft dipped to 480 ft below the minimum safe level and wouldn’t respond to crew instruction.
It was a warm and sunny day, which made a nice change from all the recent wet weather.Two GWR 4-6-0s out, sun glinting off the copper caps, perfect!The appearance of some sunshine and I needed no more encouragement to get some topcoat on the last…