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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2021, 11:57
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

OK, so the Judge had to accept that MB pleaded...

OK, so the Judge had to accept that MB pleaded guilty, BUT , if because of evidence put before her suggested, clearly convinced her, from her statements, that some dishonesty was being peddled, why...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2021, 10:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

No willy waving on my part. The point I was...

No willy waving on my part. The point I was making is that I am not an “ armchair quarter back”. You may know, others may not.

If the current SOP is to clear the runway, STOP, and then replace...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2021, 08:55
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

[QUOTE=Bob Viking;11071126]RLE. BA/BY ...

[QUOTE=Bob Viking;11071126]RLE.



BA/BY

With regards to the pin in whilst taxying thing (I haven’t read the book and I’m not likely to, so quoting page numbers won’t help) I’ve never had a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2021, 12:25
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

BV If you properly read what I wrote you would...

BV If you properly read what I wrote you would not need to ask the question.

As I said, has been repeated here by Tecumseh , I was quoting what was written on p 135 of the book and I was quite...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2021, 09:11
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Got my copy yesterday, superb book, but what an...

Got my copy yesterday, superb book, but what an incredible revelation of incompetence and downright dishonesty in both MOD and certain aspects of RAF training or lack of. On page 135 it reveals that...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2018, 11:24
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Perhaps you misunderstood or I did not make...

Perhaps you misunderstood or I did not make myself clear.
What I meant is that the seat pin should be left in place after landing, IN ITS FLIGHT STOWAGE until the pan is reached, engine shutdown...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2018, 09:25
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Tecumseh and engines, thank you, gentlemen, for...

Tecumseh and engines, thank you, gentlemen, for your detailed reply.

Having read the SI it still sticks in my craw that M.B. were fined for not protecting the RAF
from itself ( at least that...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 15:22
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

I am not an engineer by training, just a pilot,...

I am not an engineer by training, just a pilot, civil and ex military. I find it hard to believe that the shackle would need to be dismantled every 50 hours, (as “engines” stated) at any line stage....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2018, 21:45
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

A recognised risk? So how many such...

A recognised risk?
So how many such inadvertent ejections have there been?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2018, 20:37
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Hear, hear to that. Sorry, Viking, it's not time...

Hear, hear to that. Sorry, Viking, it's not time to put it to bed until we have the reason for the change to long tried and tested procedures . Who, CFS, 4 FTS, HS, MB, Boscombe, or REDS, and why? ...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2017, 14:08
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

I am very curious to discover why crews were...

I am very curious to discover why crews were unstrapping during taxi back. During ALL of my time on ejection seats, 12 years, I never, ever, saw anyone unstrapping, or even attempting such before...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2017, 18:32
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

As Viking is probably reading thus let me make it...

As Viking is probably reading thus let me make it absolutely clear that I was certainly not sneering at anyone, thats nonsense. Nor am I saying that things were safer in our day, they certainly were...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2017, 09:50
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Question for Viking, whom I assume is a Hawk QFI:...

Question for Viking, whom I assume is a Hawk QFI:

In my time in the RAF as a QFI, albeit 40 years ago, before we entered the jet the first thing we did was check all seat and canopy pins in...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2017, 19:50
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Stuff: No need for a ladder, checking visually...

Stuff: No need for a ladder, checking visually that the pin was correctly installed is too utterly basic to ignore. Never heard of double checking a critical item, in this case feel and visual...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2017, 08:48
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

I find it extremely difficult to understand why...

I find it extremely difficult to understand why ANY pilot could not be utterly meticulous about checking and strapping into his seat, to have any strap out of place , let alone one through the firing...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2016, 08:30
Replies: 701
Views: 278,911
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

I have no idea of the procurement process but as...

I have no idea of the procurement process but as a long time, 12 year, occupier of MB seats, and an ejectee myself. ( Mk 4 seat) I read most of the MAA report with more than passing interest.
...
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