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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2018, 10:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

The question taxpayers should be asking is this -...

The question taxpayers should be asking is this - "If the RAF is incapable of assuring the airworthiness of simple gliders and motor gliders, of which hundreds of examples of the same types continue...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2018, 18:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Thumbs down Utterly scandalous! But, as this is the public...

Utterly scandalous! But, as this is the public sector, no-one will be held accountable and the lunatics that are now running the asylum will carry on as before.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2018, 09:29
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

My 22nd launch was my first solo - in a Kirby...

My 22nd launch was my first solo - in a Kirby Cadet MkIII at RAF Spitalgate: May 1966.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2018, 09:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

A and C, My "you couldn't script it" merely...

A and C,

My "you couldn't script it" merely refers to the fact that we, the taxpayers, are shelling out over £100k per glider to get them back into service. They didn't cost anywhere near that...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2018, 20:53
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Meanwhile, Down at Membury, home of Southern...

Meanwhile,

Down at Membury, home of Southern Sailplanes, expansion continues. New tractors and gang mowing machines have been procured, the strip has been levelled and extended and there is now...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2017, 13:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

I hear that the latest plan is to recover just 55...

I hear that the latest plan is to recover just 55 Vikings.

Taking out the aircraft that will be permanently allocated to CGS at Syerston, plus those on maintenance, that doesn't leave a lot of...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2017, 10:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

I have it on reliable authority that the first...

I have it on reliable authority that the first Viking to be returned to service from Southern Sailplanes was billed to the taxpayer at a figure in excess of £100,000 New ASK21s are around €80,000 to...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2016, 06:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

tuc - that's democracy in practice: shameful!:ugh:

tuc - that's democracy in practice: shameful!:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2016, 19:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

If I was a UK taxpayer, and totally ignorant...

If I was a UK taxpayer, and totally ignorant about aviation, I would be moved to ask my MP to investigate why the RAF - which operates state-of-the-art platforms like Typhoon, Voyager, and soon...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 19:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Pobjoy, And did you notice that a few days...

Pobjoy,

And did you notice that a few days ago on this very thread Coville, when I described him as a long-retired VSO, denied he was such and claimed that his last rank was fg off.

Hmm, funny...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2016, 15:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Since when did a Flying Training School need an...

Since when did a Flying Training School need an Honorary President? It's supposed to be a operational organisation for f***s sake, not some sort of Service club that needs a long retired VSO as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 10:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

See also the Royal Aeronautical Society...

See also the Royal Aeronautical Society commentary written yesterday by Howard Wheeldon. I commend it to you!

Keep signing the petition - there must be at least 100,000 aviation-minded people out...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2016, 11:01
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Signed - keep the signatures coming!

Signed - keep the signatures coming!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2016, 11:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

tmmorris, I started as an ATC cadet 52 years...

tmmorris,

I started as an ATC cadet 52 years ago and, like many in that era, my three solo controlled crashes in a Cadet Mk III sparked my career in aviation. After nearly 28 years in the RAF and...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2016, 07:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Well, there's another four months delay then -...

Well, there's another four months delay then - what an utterly disgraceful shambles!:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2016, 08:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Hey Chaps, Don't forget Spitalgate (and many...

Hey Chaps,

Don't forget Spitalgate (and many other long-gone VGS locations).

I can still remember my three solos in a Kirby Cadet Mk III as if it was yesterday, even though it was nigh on 50...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2016, 22:12
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

The B Word, How I've managed to fly gliders,...

The B Word,

How I've managed to fly gliders, motor gliders and tugs for nearly 50 years without using "approved" thread to attach badges to my clothing is a complete mystery to me!

Never in all...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2016, 08:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

TOFO, It's unfair to blame the whole...

TOFO,

It's unfair to blame the whole country. It's only in the public sector where people get to f*ck up in spades with absolutely no accountability.

Having worked for 20 years in the the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2015, 16:38
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Muddleton has clearly done the management...

Muddleton has clearly done the management w@nquespeak course!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 08:01
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Yes, whoever appointed this prat should be held...

Yes, whoever appointed this prat should be held to account - why would you select an ill-thought-of navigator, who knows the square root of f*ck all about gliding to run a gliding organisation?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 09:22
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

POBJOY, What I didn't get from rumour...

POBJOY,

What I didn't get from rumour control is a timescale, but - if the rumour is true - then it has to be good news for air cadet gliding in the longer term.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 06:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

I heard a rumour last night that Southern...

I heard a rumour last night that Southern Sailplanes has been contracted to return 48 Vikings to flying status and that Serco will not have a new support contract, but Babcock will.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2015, 20:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Angry A & C "I see a real determination to get the...

A & C

"I see a real determination to get the situation resolved asap".

Oh really? That is why, 18 months after the grounding - sorry, pause, Comdt 2 FTS is talking about further studies into...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2015, 16:20
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

So, the $64,000 dollar question is - "So, Comdt 2...

So, the $64,000 dollar question is - "So, Comdt 2 FTS, what the f*ck have you and your staff been doing for the past 18 months?"

The man has, IMHO, always been an oxygen thief and this latest...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2015, 23:53
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

DC10RM, Your remarks surprise me not at all....

DC10RM,

Your remarks surprise me not at all.

A (very average?) ex-Tornado nav - and a failed pilot crossover to boot - so operationally suspect, with ****-all knowledge of gliding and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2015, 22:29
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Is that what I learned when, as a 16-year old, I...

Is that what I learned when, as a 16-year old, I did three solo, controlled arrivals in a Kirby Cadet MkIII at RAF Spitalgate nearly 50 years ago?

If so, it must have worked as I am still gliding,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2015, 07:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

chevrron, Add Cottesmore, Little Rissington,...

chevrron,

Add Cottesmore, Little Rissington, Thorney Island, Dishforth and many, many more airfields that have been squaddified - all to the detriment of the capability to maintain flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2015, 20:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

cats five, But you couldn't possible have...

cats five,

But you couldn't possible have Tutors coming back VMC into the circuit safely without ATC could you - could you????:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2015, 20:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

R2, Yes we all know that! However, as...

R2,

Yes we all know that!

However, as in every other procurement case in recent history, the MoD decides that off-the-shelf purchase of a proven product is simply not acceptable - in this case...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2015, 08:56
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Rocket2 - you mean the shiny new Skylaunch...

Rocket2 - you mean the shiny new Skylaunch winches that had to be re-engined with diesels (no doubt at vast expense) because installing LPG tanks at VGS sites was not acceptable? Dohhh!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2015, 21:54
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

LJ, What planet are you on? The...

LJ,



What planet are you on? The reason that MoD airworthiness has been systematically compromised over the past 25 years, or so, is precisely because there has been no independent regulation!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2015, 16:22
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Snapper1, I think you meant Air Cadet gliders -...

Snapper1, I think you meant Air Cadet gliders - the RAFGSA is perfectly capable of looking after its own fleet under BGA oversight, as are all civilian gliding clubs.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2015, 10:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Sky Sports, It depends where you are located...

Sky Sports,

It depends where you are located with regards to civvie gliding clubs. Many of them now offer cadet/junior schemes and also fixed price to first solo courses.

Wish your lad good...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2014, 19:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Mechta, My post had absolutely no relevance...

Mechta,

My post had absolutely no relevance to the MAA (which didn't exist when these systems were procured) - it was merely a reference to the fact that in the UK we seem incapable of buying a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2014, 08:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,942
Posted By 1.3VStall

Mechta, Therein lies the problem with...

Mechta,



Therein lies the problem with all UK military procurement!:ugh:
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