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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2018, 11:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

I heard this sad news this morning from the...

I heard this sad news this morning from the FOGIES. He gave many years to the Air Cadets. Condolences to his family and many friends.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 18:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Apologies Beardy; I fell victim to the curse of...

Apologies Beardy; I fell victim to the curse of auto-correct, although I should have checked before hitting submit.

Best wishes for 2018 to you and all on the forum.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 15:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Beady, RAF pilots wings are properly called...

Beady,

RAF pilots wings are properly called 'The Flying Badge'; or they were when I was awarded mine.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 12:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

O-D, He must have reverted to being a...

O-D,

He must have reverted to being a navigator at some point because he was a navigator when he was OC 25 Sqn as a Wg Cdr and then as a Gp Capt in the MoD.

Surely he would have had to have...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2017, 08:10
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Cokecan, Surely the reduction in annual camp...

Cokecan,

Surely the reduction in annual camp places is concomitant with the overall reduction in the size of the defence estate, which is Government policy outside the control of the RAF.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2017, 09:22
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Arc, no mate. I meant T21 - ie the Sedberg, the...

Arc, no mate. I meant T21 - ie the Sedberg, the Kirby Cadet MkIII was a T31. Then there was the ill-fated T53 that was supposed to replace the T21s and T31s...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2017, 09:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Engines, sorry but I've no idea who ran the...

Engines, sorry but I've no idea who ran the competition for the glider engineering contract that Serco eventually won. The timing though is important because that will determine which command, or...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2017, 17:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Engines, you said: "2010: Control of VGS...

Engines, you said:


"2010: Control of VGS moved from HQ ATC to 1 EFTS
2011: No.1 EFTS absorbed into No.3 Flying Training School
2014: Gliders handed over from 3FTS to newly formed 2FTS"
...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2017, 17:43
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

POBJOY, I don't want to get in to a urinary...

POBJOY, I don't want to get in to a urinary Olympic competition but as an ex VGS instructor, both as a volunteer and while a regular, I know about some of the issues and 'goings on' at VGS. Before...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2017, 07:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

IIRC, at the start of the 'great pause' there...

IIRC, at the start of the 'great pause' there were 65 Vigilants and 81 Vikings on the register.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2016, 11:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Look at any of the books available on project...

Look at any of the books available on project management and most, if not all, mention the 6 phases of any big project. While a cynical view it comes from their seemingly inherent tendency towards...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2015, 16:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Careful there EnigmA, the report concluded that...

Careful there EnigmA, the report concluded that it was highly unlikely that he was able to look out properly, not that he failed to do so. The board could not conclude that he failed to do so...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2015, 08:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Mary M. You said: "A few years back I was...

Mary M. You said: "A few years back I was horrified when there were two midairs involving young people in Grob Tutor aircraft, due partly to an unqualified instructor flying with serious health...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2015, 14:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Buckley Boy old chap, I hate to point out what...

Buckley Boy old chap, I hate to point out what might be obvious but PPrune is a site where folk post their opinions. None of the posts on here are actually contributing anything to 'sorting the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 15:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Go on then POBJOY, put your money where your...

Go on then POBJOY, put your money where your mouth is and write to Comdt ACO and offer your services.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 18:36
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Halton was long enough for ACO winch operations...

Halton was long enough for ACO winch operations when the VGS were equipped with winch-launched gliders. It is also long enough for RAFGSA winch operations with gliders that are bigger than the Grob...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 06:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

It looks like one of the old trailers rather than...

It looks like one of the old trailers rather than a new one. The MoD regularly sells old, surplus kit so I don't think this signals any deeper intent.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 17:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Can you just imagine the bureaucracy of trying to...

Can you just imagine the bureaucracy of trying to get self-built aircraft used by the ACO. They would take a relatively simple and proven system that is used already and make it so difficult that it...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 16:06
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

POBJOY. It seems as though the flying side...

POBJOY.

It seems as though the flying side was watertight and that those that ran the organisation were doing a good job. After all, the transition to MAA regs etc appears to have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2015, 07:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

It seems to indicative of a growing culture of...

It seems to indicative of a growing culture of over-regulation; because over-regulation makes things safer doesn't it? Of course it doesn't but it does satisfy the needs of those who "need to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 19:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

LJ, That was then and they probably have the...

LJ,

That was then and they probably have the grandfather rights I mentioned. Now it's QSP or ATPL.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 17:42
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

DC10, Nope; it's there in black & white. If...

DC10,

Nope; it's there in black & white. If not a Qualified Service Pilot (QSP) then an ATPL is required. I think there are still one or two non-QSP AEF pilots out in the sticks who have PPL or...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 16:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

EnigmA, According to 22 Group Orders, the...

EnigmA,

According to 22 Group Orders, the rules as to who may fly the Tutor are very stringent. Pilots have to be either a qualified service pilot, ie awarded the full flying badge in the RAF,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 15:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

The Vigilant engine problem is apparently still...

The Vigilant engine problem is apparently still an issue because it appears as a specific risk on the Vigilant Risk Register.

I am told that the ironic thing about the Vigilant is that the AOC 22...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 15:54
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

As I see it, the debate over professional versus...

As I see it, the debate over professional versus amateur is not to do with the likelihood of accidents because accidents can happen to anyone. The issue is to do with workload and what can be...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 14:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

EnigmAviation

Mate, WTF does "And, lest anyone should forget, remember that the Titanic was commanded by a professional and that Noah was an "amateur" - the only fatalities to Air Cadets in accidents over the last...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2015, 08:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

BB said I've come out the other side of my...

BB said I've come out the other side of my despair now and I've realised we've got to rebuild this for future generations, no matter how painful it's going to be in the short term.

Spot on. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2015, 16:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

That's too much for one FTRS person; it will need...

That's too much for one FTRS person; it will need a small team. Probably an OC, Adjt and a QFI for each centre. The way it works is the organisation that establishes the FTRS posts needs to fund...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2015, 05:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Teeters - just because you put a Spirit of...

Teeters - just because you put a Spirit of Ecstasy figure on a Ford Mondeo it doesn't turn into a Rolls Royce. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2015, 07:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

The entitlement to wear the RAF Flying Badge or...

The entitlement to wear the RAF Flying Badge or 'wings' is covered in QR (J) 727. In order to retain wings it is necessary to have been designated as combat ready (CR) in role rather than just doing...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2015, 09:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

A&C. That is good news. However, I suspect...

A&C.

That is good news. However, I suspect that the devil will be in the detail because once the sub-contractor has completed the work on the Vikings the aircraft still have to be accepted as...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2015, 06:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Thinking about it I am convinced the question is...

Thinking about it I am convinced the question is not 'should' the RAF step in? But 'could' the RAF step in? After many defence reviews, options for change, front line first and any other euphemisms...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2015, 17:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Not all the blame can be laid at the door of the...

Not all the blame can be laid at the door of the contractor. The aircraft are effectively 'owned' by the project team (PT). The PT produce the aircraft document se (ADS); the 'Haynes Manual' if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2015, 16:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

Simply showing how many cadets and CFAVs are in...

Simply showing how many cadets and CFAVs are in the ACO in a given year might not tell the whole tale. Each year, hundreds of young people join the ACO in the hope of Venture Adventure. An accurate...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2015, 18:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,842
Posted By Random Bloke

7700 I don't want to start a debate, but...

7700

I don't want to start a debate, but let's just say that you are a bit wide of the mark on that one;)
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