Landing Headcam with crew audio

[@billramsey2564]

We used the iPad to plan (and share the plan) for all trips. It also gave us the weather and NOTAMs. In flight it was used with GPS to give us a moving map and present position. It was a magic bit of kit and software. After we got it we were able to be much more flexible during the flight - to avoid bad weather for example.

[@uwemobil8847]

+Bill Ramsey What a wonderful and very impressive video and thank you very much for that explanation. I am not a pilot and only have little knowledge about navigation. I was wondering how navigation was performed with that "old" instruments on board while flying . Did you use VOR/ADF/NDB also? May be as backup? I can imagine that using a tablet with gps and moving map is very comfortable but may be not certified.

[@billramsey2564]

+Uwe Mobil Thanks for your question. No we had no VOR/ADF or NDB. Not much use to us anyway as we nearly always flew at low-level. You are right the iPads were not our primary nav kit. The aircraft had two further GPS but our primary tool was the old fashioned map and stopwatch. Beyond that most of the pilots were very experienced fast-jet aircrew with many years of operating at low-level in the UK behind us. You end up with a pretty good map in your head!

[@uwemobil8847]

+Bill Ramsey Thank you so much for you answer. I am very much impressed of the history of XH558 and have big respect for you and all other members of the team. They are really cool professionals.

[@Spitfiregirl01]

Silly question but how did you connect to the WiFi in the aircraft to connect to the maps online?

[@TheGarlicMan]

Sky Denon is great! I don't fly without it

[@babuzzard6470]

Every time I see a Vulcan I think of the first Bond movie I saw as a kid, Thunderball, been fascinated by them ever since, greetings from Aus.🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@etiennethibault9247]

My dream is that one day we develop another strategic bomber separate to American designs... like a modern Vulcan in a sense. That would be amazing!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Keep dreaming

[@jamietheplanespotter8547]

I Miss her so much :(

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

Nice video, Although we will never see a vulcan fly again, I think it's really great so many people enjoyed her and so much video exists of her!.

[@johnwiggin5417]

Tablet used to locate nearest pub serving real ale...

[@PorscheGTRSWeissach]

John Wiggin looooool! :-)

[@BritishBoy1971]

Such a smooth landing, well done! 👏 *A lot of Ryanair pilots could learn a lot from these guys!! 😂

[@wilkowilkins363]

Wing Commander Bill Ramsey. I know he could and does teach many pilots how to do it properly 😊

[@dan_mills__791]

miss this aircraft alot!

[@WKDPOWER]

Why didn't we have more of that when it was flying instead of the godawful orchestral stuff plastered all over every video! This is so much more engaging.

[@andypandywalters]

Absolute quality.

[@ben5shuttle]

She should still be flying. I can't believe she'll not be doing the airshow circuits anymore...

[@RWBHere]

Once seen, never forgotten. It was a very capable and agile aircraft for its size, and in its day. The irony was that the only time it was used in combat was to bomb our own airfield. There's nobody left alive who really knows those engines, and metal fatigue takes its toll on the engines and airframe, unfortunately. It also cost hundreds of thousands of pounds to fly for each day's displays. Fuel alone was a big expense for the small team of volunteers who kept it flying for as long as it could. But engines and airframe repairs would be hideously expensive; many millions of pounds. The Vulcan is as old as me, and I'm retired. Very few jets of that age and service workload can still be flown, unless they have been almost completely rebuilt from new parts. I grew up hearing the thunderous roar of Vulcans and Lightnings flying from airbases around Lincolnshire, and still live within about 30 miles of three intact airframes; XH558, plus one at Waddington and another at the Newark Air Museum, but both of the latter have been standing outdoors for decades. The Waddington 'guardian' has very faded paintwork now, and it's cockpit was cannibalised for 558. (We drove past it last month.) The Newark one looks really tatty on Google Maps. It would be wonderful to see a full size replica flying, with more modern engines installed. That would please millions of people around the globe. There is one remaining Vulcan which stands a slight chance of being made airworthy, but with present worldwide economic woes, that is not very likely to happen in a hurry. We live in hope.

[@Radio478]

Fantastic 👍

[@vulcanpainter2539]

Nice to know the crew disliked Ian Homer as much as we did on the Engineering Team.

[@dronedog5047]

Fantastic stuff, a fair bit of stick going on there.

[@Radio478]

Great to hear live action

[@Radio478]

This is totally committed

[@JCD275]

Amazing aircraft

[@yam228]

Great vid. Sound reminded me a bit of the Carling Black label advert "I bet he drinks real ale" :) - any chance of subtitles.

[@Radio478]

We must keep one flying

[@tenkloosterherman]

Nice to see it this way.

[@DEVILFISH1122]

They actually do have an external sensor probe used to sniff out the sudsey stuff and can even be configured for different beers ... won’t do hard stuff though

[@g7usl]

I see the F.O. is a Red Arrows pilot?

[@Radio478]

Imagine these guys 8000 miles over the ocean, no rescue, 🙈👍👍👍👍👍

[@nickcooper7716]

Great video. Just watched Guy martin and the spitfire, has anyone thought about building another vulcan ?

[@Streaky100001]

+Nick Cooper Vulcans are massively more complicated than spitfire's, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be feasible without the original industry, but if anyone thinks they can please please please do, I would love to see a Vulc still flying,

[@chrisreaney1980]

+Streaky100001 I don't think it could possibly be anything like a real vulcan under its skin, and it would cost several millions of pounds. I would love it if this was possible though. let's face it, so many people wish it had never gone out of service/production.

[@Streaky100001]

+chris reaney Yeah, would be nice, and it might be doable, but sadly I doubt it.

[@archie_-zv8xc]

+chris reaney there are still a few in working order like one at bruntingthorpe and it wouldnt be hard to find parts its just the cost to keep it flying and fatigue of the airframe

[@Robbo499]

+Plutonium_Panda69 - It's not just the fact that the airframe is becoming harder to certify; the systems are becoming difficult to support as the experts in them retire. Anything is possible if you have enough funding; a replica steam loco, Tornado, has been built and went into traffic in 2008. They tried to keep it "original", but many modern construction techniques were used under the skin as a matter of practicality and cost. You could build a new aircraft to the Vulcan shape, but expect it to cost many, many times more than the £3 million or so that Tornado cost. The paperwork to get certification will cost more than £3 million!

[@mh53j]

Never noticed the "stick" used in the Vulcan before. Very unique, isn't it? Any other aircraft use one like it?

[@chrisway2812]

Buccaneer had the same type.

[@brianwillson9567]

The handley page victor had a ‘bomber wheel’ because it was a heavy bomber. The Avro Vulcan had a fighter stick because the plane itself thought it was a fighter and flew accordingly.

[@12barmac]

Great stuff......... loved it..........

[@bertinfreckmann6553]

I´m sure these great PILOTS could fly all types of Aircraftes easily ! :-)

[@grahammaguire404]

The tiny aperture they call the cockpit windows are a real test for any seasoned pilot... including the extremely few pilots who can still fly the Vulcan quite simply it's rather like Concorde with all of the ancient technology in comparison to the aircraft of today!!!.Its a combination of clocks and dials and over 50 years old now , nothing compares to either aircraft but oh my god are they not the Marilyn Monroe of the skies!!!!,I'm really not sure who or what is the most beautiful and stunning to look out and even listen to!!!!

[@brianwillson9567]

There is, and probably never will be, an aeroplane like the Vulcan.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Must have been bitter sweet

[@myZisfantastic]

When Britain was Great Britain!

[@sharkboy214]

Nice to see some in cockpit footage and radio chatter what do you use the tablet for?

[@Streaky100001]

+Matthew Holmes Pretty sure they use the tablet for several things, including checklists and weather reports.

[@CBGSpotter]

+Streaky100001 And nav.

[@molemot]

+Streaky100001 Candy Crush Saga during boring transits...(!)

[@Streaky100001]

+Elliot L- CBGSpotter Oh yeah, forgot that one :)

[@Streaky100001]

+John Douglas lol, I hope not :)

[@spanishpeaches2930]

This vid had me believing I'd developed tinnitus.

[@TheGarlicMan]

Doesn't look like great visibility out the front of these.

[@Radio478]

Hands on, no computer control

[@Radio478]

Old school is best, foxes tech people

[@johnfiott]

For such a large aircraft, its a pretty small cockpit.

[@volvos60bloke]

nice big stick he's got in his hands there

[@buddyanddaisy123]

Surprised by how good the cockpit visibility is..those small windows make me a bit claustrophobic. Nice easy plane to fly.."forgiving" as they say.

[@plugs313]

Just curious but, why the O2 masks at low level?

[@helipeek2736]

Radio mics!

[@plugs313]

Helipeek well, wouldn't it be easier to use a hand mike and loudspeakers?, also more comfortable?

[@stevecunningham2409]

Brilliant

[@fourbeepaws]

What is the iPad used for?

[@laservader1]

+fourbeepaws maps, any info the pilot needs

[@PorscheGTRSWeissach]

Must be very old gloves on the Pilot's hand... ;-)

[@helipeek2736]

If it’s because it’s got no thumb, I cut mine so I can use touchscreens.

[@wolf8900]

Now british not have bomber all from usa type

[@skidmark9039]

Like driving a car!

[@meierpom]

small windows bad sight

[@BeechSportBill]

50 year old bomber uses iPad to navigate…

[@bertinfreckmann6553]

Sadly no Billionaire seems to have interest on this one of a kind AIRCRAFT letting fly further on. :-( Maybe we should raise funds for existance this AVRO VULCAN ?!?!

[@shalomccs]

I prefer a two handle control system and not a joystick control.

[@Radio478]

That's how next war will be won

[@wyunaboy]

British never design their airplane around the pilots. for a big aircraft, the cockpit is cramp and disorganize. looks like everything is add on later and place at the earliest they can spot an opening on the cockpit. but it was still a beautiful bomber..i guess the perfect bomber will be design look by British, cabin interior and engines by American, and build by Russian and flown by german..

[@arturo468]

Far too much heavy breathing.