Why does the RAF still fly helicopters?

[rotormonkey]

Nothing to see here

"8500 hours including chinooks"

Check out the w!lly waving by Mr Stubbs!

You should know better... troll


Regards,

A. Pilot
85 quality hours, including Chinook

[chinook240]

"my 8500 hours helicopters up to and including chinooks doesn't count"

Were these BV234 with BIH?

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since the RAF attempted to prevent the AAC taking delivery of the apache

no, I think we suggested that a complex weapons system, far in advance of what they had before, could have utilised FJ WSOPs. However, despite manning crises, they have done a bloody good job with it.

[Frying Pan]

Originally Posted by Steve Stubbs

Regarding their use by the Royal Marines, that's another question - the commandos were originally army units, set up for combined operations with the RAF and the Navy, but their role was transferred to the navy after WWII, for reasons never quite explained other than the Senior Service, knowing that air power had replaced the surface fleet in a large number of areas, felt the need to have some more 'turf' and had the political pull to do so.

Ask anyone who's gone through Lympstone and they'll tell you - the birth of The Corp - 1664, same as the beer they drink. Then became part of the Naval force in 1755. I hope you know the ''long'' history of the RAF in more detail.


Cheers, Saucepan

[Steve Stubbs]

Saucepan.

No, I accept the Royal Marines were formed back when Pontius Pilot was still a navigator, but I was talking about the RM Commando role being somewhat recent.

I have great respect for the RM Commando units, after all they are second only to the Paras in the great scheme of things.

[Steve Stubbs]

chinook240

Yes, some 1800 hrs being vibrated to death by Mr Boeing's overlapping rotor interaction, and ending up with significant back issues to this day. But I blame the Super Pumas for the hearing loss.

[Frying Pan]

Hey Steve...love the sarcasm emoticon. Cheers Saucepan