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Old 12th May 2017, 14:54
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Originally Posted by unclenelli
A graduate of Finninley Nav School?
No, I taught the studes there!
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Old 12th May 2017, 14:55
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once is a precedent, twice is a habit, three times is a custom of the RAF.
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Old 12th May 2017, 15:09
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
 
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If it is raining it will continue or stop.
If it is sunny in UK it will rain.

Met offices don't need windows.
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Old 12th May 2017, 15:33
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Squipper porn...

If your parachute fails, its not the fall that will kill you, just the sudden stop at the end
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Old 12th May 2017, 16:23
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If at first you don't succeed, give up at once.
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Old 12th May 2017, 16:32
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I am about to give you your opinion.

ACW
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Old 12th May 2017, 18:05
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The only acceptable excuse for running out of fuel is:- bullet holes.
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Old 13th May 2017, 07:13
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...or - when I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

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Old 13th May 2017, 08:50
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Give us the job and we'll finish the tools.
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Old 13th May 2017, 11:56
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It never pays to be clever or helpful in this job.
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Old 13th May 2017, 14:45
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
 
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Everybody talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.

No matter what goes wrong, there is is someone who knew it would.

The female is deadlier than the male.

The higher up the tree the monkey climbs.... the more you see his ugly side.

Dumb breeds dumb.
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Old 13th May 2017, 14:50
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Of course I will still love you in the morning - (and others that are probably not suitable for a public forum)
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Old 13th May 2017, 15:27
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The job's not finished until the paperwork has been done!
(Insert a mental picture of small child on a potty with a roll of toilet paper in its hand).
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Old 13th May 2017, 15:52
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Three things of no use to a pilot:
  • Fuel on the ground
  • Runway behind you
  • Height above you
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Old 13th May 2017, 18:06
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Child on a flightdeck visit: "When I grow up I want to be a pilot".
Captain: "Sorry, you can't do both".

The 4 rules of flying: 1. Don't crash. 2. Don't break the aeroplane. 3. Don't p**s off the locals. 4. Don't get caught.
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Old 13th May 2017, 18:14
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My favourite:

If you keep doing what you've always done, you will always get what you've always got.
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Old 13th May 2017, 18:34
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If it was good enough for Nelson it's good enough for the FAA
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Old 13th May 2017, 18:48
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Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.

If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.

We were told, "Laugh lads, things could be worse".
So we laughed, ans sure enough things got worse.
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Old 13th May 2017, 18:59
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Sh1t happens
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Old 13th May 2017, 19:01
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If it was good enough for Nelson it's good enough for the FAA
Half-height half-blind half-cripple, pickled in brandy.

Sounds about right.
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