Air Defence Typhoons
Maybe if they stopped spending money faffing about converting/de-converting Voyagers for the civil charter market, the money might be available......
As always, would like to hear from the professionals whether
or not this is a simplistic viewpoint.
As always, would like to hear from the professionals whether
or not this is a simplistic viewpoint.
Originally Posted by Jane's
The UK bases its Typhoons at RAF Conginsby in England...
A thread with good news? On Proon? And received as good news? I'm having a lie down.
Maybe if they stopped spending money faffing about converting/de-converting Voyagers for the civil charter market, the money might be available......
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Yet to be decided where they will be based, but they want to be in one location with other Typhoons? Perfect. Use more of Lossie for Typhoons and put the P8s next door in Kinloss which has facilities built to operate an aircraft of that ilk.
If politically expedient, it can be a P8 satellite of Lossie, leaving "Kinloss Barracks" intact. Otherwise, RAF Kinloss makes a bold return.
If politically expedient, it can be a P8 satellite of Lossie, leaving "Kinloss Barracks" intact. Otherwise, RAF Kinloss makes a bold return.
Surely co-located with 100 Sqn at RAF Leeming would be the preferred location?
Which would be a popular choice for a posting, I would have thought.
In which case, forget Leeming - somewhere up in Jockistan, probably...
Which would be a popular choice for a posting, I would have thought.
In which case, forget Leeming - somewhere up in Jockistan, probably...
If Southern Q can be credibly mounted from there, you may be onto something with RAF Nearmemamlake BEags!
Put the T1s* at Lossie and put the multirole aircraft somewhere down south (Where do we have space for two/three squadrons of fast jets beyond Leeming? Honnington? Wittering? Scampton?)
Or re-take Leuchars.....
* Tranche 1, not the tandem ones!
Or re-take Leuchars.....
* Tranche 1, not the tandem ones!
Perhaps someone's heard there are VGS pilots looking for a cockpit....
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Originally Posted by Jane's
The UK bases its Typhoons at RAF Conginsby in England...
Well, at least they didn't write "Conningsby" - always amazed how even people who have been posted there spell it that way.
The UK bases its Typhoons at RAF Conginsby in England...
Well, at least they didn't write "Conningsby" - always amazed how even people who have been posted there spell it that way.
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Leon,
Here's a radical thought.
Why not make lot's of the Pilots currently in ground jobs, actually fly for a living.
Not all of them of course, just those still on flying pay but not actually flying every week.
That'll resolve the manpower shortage.
More importantly, where are they going to find 2 Sqn's worth of Typhoon aircrew???
Here's a radical thought.
Why not make lot's of the Pilots currently in ground jobs, actually fly for a living.
Not all of them of course, just those still on flying pay but not actually flying every week.
That'll resolve the manpower shortage.
