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Well VX I think I witnessed most of those rules in action.
One thing that really used to pi$$ me off was the despatchers that insisted in following the load to the ramp and getting in the way of the camera lens. As if they were going to change the outcome of the trial!
One you missed:- lets go to Pt Magu with PURIBAD and APFC to guarantee the weather. Could not see a thing for two weeks so ended up at West Freugh gorgeous but *king cold, had to break the ice on the sea then terminated due to Foot and Mouth. As if the cows could swim.
One thing that really used to pi$$ me off was the despatchers that insisted in following the load to the ramp and getting in the way of the camera lens. As if they were going to change the outcome of the trial!
One you missed:- lets go to Pt Magu with PURIBAD and APFC to guarantee the weather. Could not see a thing for two weeks so ended up at West Freugh gorgeous but *king cold, had to break the ice on the sea then terminated due to Foot and Mouth. As if the cows could swim.
Alan, as the customer you would class as the high ranking observer so its not surprising you saw the rules in action.
We watched from Boscombe the mass drop on Everleigh that the Queen was observing from Sidbury hill where two MSP whistled in. Apparently the Brigadier turned to her and said "Sorry Mam that's not meant to happen". The Queen's reply showed that she knows Butler's laws as she said "That's all right, it always happens when I watch."
Wet Through was ideal for water drops, the proximity of the runway to the DZ meant that you could brief and then sit and wait for a break in the weather and then launch , drop and get back on the ground all in 20 minutes before the weather closed in again.
As for cows, I have photos of the one JATE killed with a platform that missed the DZ.
We watched from Boscombe the mass drop on Everleigh that the Queen was observing from Sidbury hill where two MSP whistled in. Apparently the Brigadier turned to her and said "Sorry Mam that's not meant to happen". The Queen's reply showed that she knows Butler's laws as she said "That's all right, it always happens when I watch."
Wet Through was ideal for water drops, the proximity of the runway to the DZ meant that you could brief and then sit and wait for a break in the weather and then launch , drop and get back on the ground all in 20 minutes before the weather closed in again.
As for cows, I have photos of the one JATE killed with a platform that missed the DZ.
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As for cows, I have photos of the one JATE killed with a platform that missed the DZ.
