VC-10 Flightdeck: Full approach and landing into RAF Brize Norton (Full audio)

Landing at RAF Brize Norton inside the flightdeck of this RAF VC-10 tanker series aircraft. Features approach, landing and taxi to parking. August 2007.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• RAF
• VC10
• BRIZENORTON
• RAFBRIZENORTON
• VC10TANKER
• ROYALAIRFORCE
• JUMPSEAT
• COCKPITLANDING
• CHRISTIAN1213

[LIGHTSVALE]

I too recall the VC-10's out of Accra and Ghana as well Heathrow, but never flew them unfortunately. Incredible birds of a long bygone era now.

Thank you for posting this video, 5 for 5. Simply excellent.

**favorited**

[Christian1213]

@LIGHTSVALE Thank you.

[SN3Productions]

are you a pilot in the RAF by any chance?

[Christian1213]

@SN3Productions Just visiting I'm afraid!

[MrRonnieG]

A comment/question/observation ~ While employed with JAL (70's & 80's) I logged more than 400,000 nautical miles in B747 jumpseats and another 125,000 in DC8F jumpseats so I've seen a few forward instrument panels but this forward panel is different. Usually (on a 4-engine airplane) you have 4 rows of 4 instruments per engine (EGT, FF, EPR and EPR/2, or something similar) but I see nothing like that on the forward panel of this VC10 and I'm a bit puzzled. Can someone comment, please?? Thanks.

[MrCagivaman]

@mjd1949 The gloves are wonderfully thin pigskin and we mechanics used to steal them whenever we could as the feel through them is fantastic. The crews would then exchange them at stores for us although it cost us a beer or two. The white ones were the old ones and as you can imagine that they showed up the dirt and soon became grubby, so the MOD went for black as they did not have to change them as often for picky pilots !!!!

[woodleyj99iscool]

it is nice to see that they are still flying to this day. :)

[Budmetro]

I flew on the BOAC VC-10s to and from Accra, Ghana, in the 1960s when I was a boy. I've liked their look ever since.

[baswallow]

I wonder why they are wearing gloves?

[kizitoutube]

In beauty it is for jets what the Constellation is for big props.

[mjd1949]

Absolutely bloody brilliant, "Old chap!" Interesting how they're wearing gloves. You'd think they'd be rather cumbersome. Further interesting that the Pilot in Command is wearing white gloves and the First Officer is wearing black. Is this indicative of seniority, I wonder? It was fantastic when my brother-in-law flew his VC10 into our civilian airport in Victoria, British Columbia (CYYJ). I was filming him from the control tower, but can't find the damn film! Great film here! MJD.