{"id":20050,"date":"2018-09-10T14:47:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cometra.uk\/?page_id=20050"},"modified":"2021-03-17T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T16:26:46","slug":"logs-of-xa-nar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cometra.uk\/?page_id=20050","title":{"rendered":"Logs of XA-NAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;FEL Special&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#21236b&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Flight Engineer&#8217;s Log &#8211; Special Report<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;reg title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#21236b&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-100px||-100px|&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">G-AOVU &#8211; XA-NAR &#8211; N888WA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;intro &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">An account of the test development of this Comet and delivery to Mexico<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"700\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"533\">Aircraft, particularly new types of aircraft, have to undergo a thorough testing and evaluation procedure before entering service The trials of G-AOVU are typical of that process. As part of the sales package, de Havilland would train purchasing airline crews &#8211; initially Training was at base at Hatfield. But to relate &#8216;training&#8217; to normal operational situations almost always meant moving to the country of the purchaser. Larger operators would set up their own training schools e.g. BOAC and BEA, and they usually were equipped with a flight simulator. A &#8216;contracted partner&#8217; could use these facilities and thus improve cost effectiveness. e.g Olympic and BEA. Depending on how many crews needed to be trained the spell overseas could be indefinite. [ I recall Ted Young going to Argentina for, ostensibly,\u00a0 two weeks! Again this was following initial crew training at Hatfield. But the situation to change so that eventually he was there for 6 months!] See below for XA-NAR of Mexicana. Documented below are some of the Logs relating to G-AOVU. These illustrate how training developed. Of course to those in the industry these &#8216;training&#8217; procedures are well known, but I include them here to demonstrate a typical situation to those not so versed. As will be seen, often, de Havilland crews would end up operating scheduled services!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image licence&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Licencesm_t_rt.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image log page&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/log_anov_1_t_lt.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Nov 59&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FE-Nov1959.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Dec 1959&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FE-Dec1959.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image engineers office hatfield&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/testcrew.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;caption Engineers Office&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Engineers office at Hatfield.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b> Des Watts, Pat Fillingham, Ted Young and Stan Borrie<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #2f5597; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">June \u2013 July 1960<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">Christmas Eve saw G-APDJ brought to Hatfield from the Chester factory &#8211; the log notes this as its first flight.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">Most of January and February was spent with the sister comet XA-NAS &#8211; it was checked out and a South American tour began<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">April saw the beginning of crew training for BEA. In June G-AOVU was re-registered XA-NAR for Mexicana<\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Jun 60&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cometra.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FE-Jun1960.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.14&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">Familiarization, Circuits and Flight simulation took place in parallel with XA-NAR and XA-NAS in Mexico.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">This was part of Mexicana crew training. 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