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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2020, 10:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

The Eye story is not available online (I...

The Eye story is not available online (I subscribe) but seems to cover the main points.

What IS online is the "teaser" for the article, which I do reproduce:



It's the issue which is just...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2020, 11:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Most of us.....

Most of us.....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2020, 13:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

The Head Girl has said all cancelled until end of...

The Head Girl has said all cancelled until end of May.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2020, 09:43
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And of course none are now aviators I understand....

And of course none are now aviators I understand.

A few years ago they all were, and had all been regular gp capts. Since the (Civil Service forced) change from ROs to FTRS, most, if not all are...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2020, 14:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Fine words POBJOY, with which I agree 100%. ...

Fine words POBJOY, with which I agree 100%.

Like many, I soloed in a Mk 3 at 16, which gave me the "bug" which led to many decades as an RAF pilot.

Although I was originally CCF(RAF), I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2019, 15:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Hermann G and the Luftwaffe did quite well out of...

Hermann G and the Luftwaffe did quite well out of ex-glider pilots IIRC....

...... and some still flew gliders too, eg Eben Emael (sp?)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2019, 13:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Like many, I soloed in a glider with the Air...

Like many, I soloed in a glider with the Air Cadets at the age of 16. This led to fixed wing flying - also with the cadets - and subsequently a 40-odd year flying career. No RAF or flying family...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2019, 20:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Thought for one moment there Milord Flash that...

Thought for one moment there Milord Flash that you meant Regional Commandants!!

But then none of them are pilots these days I understand ... not too long ago they all were. Coincidence.....??
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2018, 11:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Not many (any?) aviators in the ACO hierarchy...

Not many (any?) aviators in the ACO hierarchy these days I think. A few years ago ALL RCs were pilots. Any connection d'ye think.......?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2018, 11:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

One once knew a VR(T) who was not allowed to...

One once knew a VR(T) who was not allowed to drive a minibus 'cos he was under 25.....

....... his day job? 737 pilot!
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2018, 11:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Not a lot of aviators amongst the hierarchy now...

Not a lot of aviators amongst the hierarchy now either I gather.

Is it so that no Region Commanders have wings these days?? o tempora o mores .....
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 10:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

IIRC "Pippa" got an OBE about 10 years ago for...

IIRC "Pippa" got an OBE about 10 years ago for inventing/developing BADER. He was an RO then - he's now FTRS - so technically he was a civil servant, and was NOT in the military list. He should,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2017, 18:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

A touch unfair Chevvers. It's more like 6-8...

A touch unfair Chevvers. It's more like 6-8 weeks in my neck of the woods, 10 if you're very unlucky.

And the DBS (as we are reminded below it is now called!) is only required for "regular...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2017, 13:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And still wears "The Flying Badge" aka...

And still wears "The Flying Badge" aka Wings.........
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2017, 14:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

What an honest gentleman! A breath of fresh air...

What an honest gentleman! A breath of fresh air among VSOs. Can't ever recall another saying "failure".:ugh:

Not 100% sure, but I think that not only is new AOC 22 an ex-cadet, but ISTR his Mrs...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2017, 08:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And no longer any aviators among the Region...

And no longer any aviators among the Region Commanders I think ........
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2017, 11:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Airworthiness????? :eek: To play Devil's...

Airworthiness????? :eek:

To play Devil's Advocate, are not such practices just what led to the "pause".

Answers on a postcard to HQ 2 FTS ........;)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2017, 13:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And as a retired QSP in one of those areas who...

And as a retired QSP in one of those areas who would love to fly cadets, I discover I'm too old!! [Decision made by Navigator C-in-C!]

PPL should still work when I get it "refreshed", but now I'll...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2017, 10:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

The "carb air wired hot" sketch was useful for...

The "carb air wired hot" sketch was useful for stretching PFLs!

Because of fouling concerns, in a PFL one had to "open the throttle to clear plugs" every 1000' in the descent IIRC.

Adjusting...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2017, 11:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Engines These "civil servants" were in what...

Engines These "civil servants" were in what used to be called RO (Retired Officer) posts, which subsequently became MSF (Military Support Function).

They often - although not always - were...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2016, 15:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And of course AVM Luker was Staish at Odiham,...

And of course AVM Luker was Staish at Odiham, where there was a VGS. Don't know if her flew with them, many Stn Cdrs did..........
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2016, 12:00
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Although the new initiative now extends to the...

Although the new initiative now extends to the "Devolved Administrations" - i.e. Wales, Scotland and Norn Iron - the original CEP (Cadet Expansion Programme) was for England only as Education - under...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2016, 09:43
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

As a general comment on wartime risks, I think...

As a general comment on wartime risks, I think it's true to say that more aircraft are lost NOT due to enemy action in most wars than losses directly attributable to enemy action.

I believe this...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2016, 09:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

More Nostalgia And in the Mk3 you could get...

More Nostalgia

And in the Mk3 you could get "advice" from the ground on solo launches too - if the instructor's voice was loud enough - which it usually was! :ok:

But I suppose shouting at...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2016, 13:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

And - I think not unreasonably - the Air Cadet...

And - I think not unreasonably - the Air Cadet Organisation no longer wants a bunch of cadets in the back of a truck driven (illegaly?) by underage, unlicensed cadets .......


........... however...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2016, 08:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Thanks ARC - that'll teach me to believe what...

Thanks ARC - that'll teach me to believe what "some bloke told me in a bar!" :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2016, 08:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

I heard that the "must be in uniform to fly" rule...

I heard that the "must be in uniform to fly" rule was (yet another) MAA diktat.

Apart from the special case of contractors' personnel (before anyone mentions MFTS) you have to be in uniform...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2016, 15:24
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Absolutely agree Wander00. CCCC ( 4 x Cs...

Absolutely agree Wander00. CCCC ( 4 x Cs surely?) is indeed a top bloke under whom I have served with pleasure - IIRC - three times.

Shame he's an Evertonian really ............. (only joking...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2016, 14:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

That's probably the key [my bold]

That's probably the key [my bold]
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2016, 20:14
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Very unlikely; ISTR it's actually illegal to...

Very unlikely; ISTR it's actually illegal to break the embargo on Ministerial announcements.

In theory - although obviously not in practice - it would be seen in the same light as telling Budget...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2016, 04:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

Sounds good ATFQ. I understand that - for...

Sounds good ATFQ.

I understand that - for some reason - Ministerial announcements are always on Thursdays. :confused:

And remember; whatever it is, it's been with Minister since before...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2016, 08:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

To be fair to the ATC in terms of numbers, it...

To be fair to the ATC in terms of numbers, it should be considered against the demography of the ATC target cohort 13-ish to 20.

The size of that cohort has been falling; we can all remember a few...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 11:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

I've been told that the fix was agreed with CAS...

I've been told that the fix was agreed with CAS before Christmas, and it's been awaiting the "Ministerial Tick" since then. :ugh:

Whatever it is I do hope we know soon, it's only human to invent...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 09:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

A fair call Wander00, and exactly correct. But...

A fair call Wander00, and exactly correct. But that was then .......

But my point was really that the world has changed - whether you agree or not is not going to change it back! - and my feeling...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 08:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,684
Posted By teeteringhead

So these are examples of the "professional"...

So these are examples of the "professional" organisation which should be left to its own devices??

Small step methinks from "illegal jerricans" to unrecorded modifications and repairs.

And you...
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