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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2016, 16:51
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

RP, More than happy to 'fess up that I was...

RP,

More than happy to 'fess up that I was very negative for along time about future UK MPA prospects and delighted that my pessimism was ultimately flawed.

GL to the P8 boys n girls, happy...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 12:41
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

What you mean is why are there no rumours. ...

What you mean is why are there no rumours.

News will come with the results of the SDSR.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2015, 09:29
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Japan has always had a large MPA force - actually...

Japan has always had a large MPA force - actually 70 is quite a reduction for them. Being a Island Nation they take their maritime security very seriously. Of course their region is not without it...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2015, 10:11
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

well as the P1 is Japanese at the very least I...

well as the P1 is Japanese at the very least I would expect interest free credit.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2015, 20:51
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

^^ sonobuoy launcher ...

^^

sonobuoy launcher
...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2015, 02:56
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Much as this debate is interesting it would be...

Much as this debate is interesting it would be naive in the extreme to think any of it new or innovative.

Any diehard of a maritime scruffs bar will have all of this a thousand times before,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 22:33
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

You spectacularly miss the point old chap. Not a...

You spectacularly miss the point old chap. Not a single point you raise is new, revealing, innovative or original. Much of what you post is indeed spot one...

I give you this...



Guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 05:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Gentlemen...please note this Trolls...

Gentlemen...please note this



Trolls gonna troll, haters gonna hate, but for those that actually know a thing or two about MPA, the MRA4 or military aviation in general, surely the discussion...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 19:26
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Don't care who owns it/flys it - MPA works fine...

Don't care who owns it/flys it - MPA works fine in both air forces and navies all over the world - just like to see it back in our military inventory.

And MRA4 is history - let it go.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2015, 05:21
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Get OC Catering to bulk order the DCS

Get OC Catering to bulk order the DCS
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2015, 16:07
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Pedant alert Japan don't have a navy,...

Pedant alert



Japan don't have a navy, bud....it's forbidden under their constitution. You mean Japanese Maritime Defense Force...the one that had 90 MPA when I was in :eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2015, 05:54
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Gotta say my MMA-O-METER is nudging evermore...

Gotta say my MMA-O-METER is nudging evermore towards the positive (I read stuff - and not just in the papers).

Looking like a wee wager on P8 being announced in forthcoming SDSR, wouldn't be an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2015, 19:29
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

To be fair Biggus, that's just commercial...

To be fair Biggus, that's just commercial pragmatism and it's the same throughout the Western world in all industry sectors.

Commercial companies exist for one purpose alone - to make a profit....
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2015, 18:15
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

^^ That's the main thrust of article, with...

^^

That's the main thrust of article, with one analyst suggesting ~1.95% the best we might do. Of course, there is the time-honoured solution of "fixing" the math, by changing the parameters in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2015, 10:33
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

So to the The Times this morning... However,...

So to the The Times this morning...

However, first off, I'm well aware that from time to time I've come off as anti MPA (OK, MMA) on this thread.

Frankly, nothing could be further from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2015, 15:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

It is my opinion - not shared by everyone on here...

It is my opinion - not shared by everyone on here - that this capability gap will have to be addressed in SDSR 2015. Notwithstanding the potential for political turmoil which could be about to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2015, 11:29
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

^^ Jayand, we are not seeking to simply...

^^

Jayand, we are not seeking to simply replace a platform with a new one; we are seeking to restore a capability which has been comprehensively removed. In order to do so, we will have to fund a...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2015, 19:56
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Jayand, This is exactly the point Neil...

Jayand,

This is exactly the point Neil Kinnock was prone to bang on about. Much more recently it is essentially what the SNP said repeatedly in the referendum campaign.

Rightly or wrongly (I...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2015, 10:34
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Bannock, My "bollocks" come from a FB thread...

Bannock,

My "bollocks" come from a FB thread on 11 Feb, mostly contributed by guys on Seedcorn, most of whom seem to think, it nothing much more than something which agreed yonks ago and is now...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 17:23
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

I think you'll find that seedcorn story has been...

I think you'll find that seedcorn story has been largely discredited (by the people that are on it).
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2015, 17:09
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Sometime back in 2000-and-a-long-time-ago, some...

Sometime back in 2000-and-a-long-time-ago, some one started a thread in over in the flying training forum about global economics and what it meant for pilot recruitment. It went on for years and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2015, 13:20
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

reality check time

From the IFS today

Main points

There has been no real reduction in spending on social security

Capital spending has been cut in real terms only about half as much as planned

Protecting...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2015, 08:21
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Indeed. But if you check back a couple of...

Indeed.

But if you check back a couple of pages and find the reference to staffwork - it is credible. In other words, serious work continues from within. Bits of training continues, staffwork...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2015, 13:47
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

OK, perhaps not moot in the overall picture, but...

OK, perhaps not moot in the overall picture, but moot as in "will we score an MPA this year, and if not is it the end?"

Asking nicely I am...as there are plenty of other threads devoted just to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2015, 07:38
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

lol In 1997 I was banned by the then Stn Cdr...

lol

In 1997 I was banned by the then Stn Cdr from speaking to anybody about expressing my views about Nimrod 2000 ("This project will end in tears") and I was not the only one.

The wheel...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2015, 07:12
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Like a lot of ex kipper fleet I followed this...

Like a lot of ex kipper fleet I followed this saga very closely at the time. I can tell you with absolute certainty that the "issues" with the MRA4 and the actual "redundancy", or lack of priority,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2015, 20:13
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Exactly, To often to mention the focus on...

Exactly,

To often to mention the focus on here has been on the aircraft, and not the manpower (manpower measured & costed in establishment posts). The removal of the capability enabled a sizable...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2015, 18:47
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

^^ Good post... My view (which is not based...

^^ Good post...

My view (which is not based current knowledge), I freely admit.

I don't know if we will get an MPA/MMA this year. On the one hand, I cannot see where the money is coming from...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2015, 09:37
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Starting to wish I had not mentioned Seedcorn :( ...

Starting to wish I had not mentioned Seedcorn :(

The main question was...is 2015 the make or break year?

Anybody?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2015, 08:25
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Hoping to kinda focus on the main topic - "2015...

Hoping to kinda focus on the main topic - "2015 is this the year". And hoping also not get into a semantical debate....but...

Sending ab initios overseas to train is certainly viable (we've done...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2015, 06:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

So what do we think then, the long term MPA...

So what do we think then, the long term MPA ppruners?

Some rhetorical questions...

2015 - will this year kick off the RAF maritime patrol end game?

Surely the SDSR will go ahead swiftly...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2015, 21:02
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

Not in a million years. The Japanese simply do...

Not in a million years. The Japanese simply do think like that. For starters, the vast majority of Japanese know next to zilch about their "self-defense forces". I lectured a bunch of Japanese...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 07:43
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

This is a text of the speech DC made on 10 Nov ...

This is a text of the speech DC made on 10 Nov

PM speech: Lord Mayor's Banquet 2014 | PoliticsHome | Press Release | PoliticsHome...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2014, 14:23
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

They don't do subtlety on here mate....or reality...

They don't do subtlety on here mate....or reality ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2014, 16:53
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,733
Posted By The Old Fat One

But on a more significant note...it is nice to...

But on a more significant note...it is nice to see that the discussion on the future prospects of restoring the MPA capability has moved away from the emotions of the MRA4 and, for the time being a...
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