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| James Perry, e-mail, 21.04.2010 07:50 I learnt to fly on a Prentice, back in 1951, at 6 FTS Ternhill. My instructor was a wonderful man Flt.Lt DAve Thorton, RAFVR. Is there any body out there who can has any photos of the Prentices at Ternhill in the period 1951 /2, especially of Nan Oboe. reply | | Dave Benton (ex RAF), e-mail, 13.04.2010 21:09 Will never forget my first flight in the Prentice at Burnaston Airfield back in 1953 when, as a schoolboy ATC cadet felt like a real airman. I even remember a Catalina parked in the corner of the Hanger. reply | | John Price, e-mail, 01.03.2010 18:30 The changes in tail design from the camouflaged prototype to production models show how difficult it was to sort out the Prentice's stability and control problems, caused by that vast glasshouse that educationists in the CFS /Air Ministry felt would be good for students to sit in and learn from the goings-on up front. So much for "learning by listening" theory ... Mike Hobbs has it right !
Still, I did learn to fly on it, and it was useful for bringing holly back to base for Christmas decorations ... Afterwards, the Harvard was a delight ... reply | | Robbie, e-mail, 07.01.2010 02:47 I recall whilst at Cranwell about 1953, seeing three Percival Prentices doing group formation aerobatics over the North Airfield, with each wing of the inner lead aircraft attached by a white tape to the. The tape was unbroken after they finally landed, their display even included a loop ! True, they were not very popular trainers, but obviously there were a few gen pilots able to get the best out of them ! reply | |
| | Ted Lewis, e-mail, 12.12.2009 17:17 Flew in them at Swanton Morley during signals training in 1953.
Had to sit on the tail to taxi in during snow conditions as the spats used to clog with snow and tip the aircraft forward. reply | | Bill Evans, e-mail, 01.09.2009 00:11 I instructed on the Prentice at 6 FTS Tern Hill.We were authorised to give spin exercises in a one hour sortie.
By the time we climbed to 11,000 feet and performed one spin it was time to return to base. reply | | J A Chesters, e-mail, 27.01.2009 17:23 Thats a weird version , all the trips I had, I was facing backwards, pax of course , and loops were very interesting 7 FTS 1951 reply | | Mike Hobbs (ex RAF), e-mail, 15.06.2008 19:43 The Prentice was somewhat of a lumbering brute and not a good trainer A /C for the RAF. It was heavy and underpowered and, in my opinion, should never have beenputrchased for the Royal Air Force. reply | | Mike Hobbs (ex RAF), e-mail, 15.06.2008 19:43 The Prentice was somewhat of a lumbering brute and not a good trainer A /C for the RAF. It was heavy and underpowered and, in my opinion, should never have beenputrchased for the Royal Air Force. reply |
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