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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2021, 18:51
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

An excellent book. Several ‘agencies’ should hang...

An excellent book. Several ‘agencies’ should hang their heads in shame….(IMHO)

Is David still considered Mr Vexatious and on the Whitehall naughty step? Perhaps Tecumseh would know.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2018, 18:22
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Meanwhile, back at Chalgrove airfield, it's...

Meanwhile, back at Chalgrove airfield, it's development into 3000 houses appears to be stalling......

Lack of funds could put an end to Chalgrove Airfield plans | Oxford Mail...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2018, 11:54
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

As an aside....

Soz posted an incorrect link earlier,

Someone mentioned Chalgrove housing developments earlier in this thread.

There was a council meeting last night...interesting outcome.

Rethink needed...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2018, 14:17
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Indeed. (See my earlier) comprehensive QTPs for...

Indeed. (See my earlier) comprehensive QTPs for both equipment and installations will have been done.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2018, 11:30
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

DV. Parachutes

Good question, well presented, deserves an answer.

Perhaps it refers to other installations (static seats etc)?

Of course Ejection seat installations will have been subjected to comprehensive...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2018, 14:06
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Imagine if you will, a Jaguar Sqn in Germany at...

Imagine if you will, a Jaguar Sqn in Germany at the height of the Cold War. A scarlet safety thread break tie on the parachute flap closure pin has been found broken on AF. It is shift change and...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2018, 11:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Copy on birthday wish list. 😊

Copy on birthday wish list. 😊
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 22:14
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Thanks Chug. From what slow biker was...

Thanks Chug.

From what slow biker was saying, the run down he so graphically describes was roughly the same period (90s).

OMS
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 18:58
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

SB I'm sure it wasn't just the Plumbers!!! ...

SB

I'm sure it wasn't just the Plumbers!!!

Nice honest post of yours earlier, BTW - and was that the "golden era" of which Tuc et al speak?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 18:06
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Nutloose. At one point in my EA career, I...

Nutloose.

At one point in my EA career, I recall over rotation of Tucano and Harrier (whatever happened to them?) harness Quick Release Boxes (QRB) became a hot topic. Generated by an 'Air...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2018, 13:37
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

IIRC, LsOA (letters of authority???) started to...

IIRC, LsOA (letters of authority???) started to appear in the very early 90s as the 'EA' Morfed into a MDG, and then into a SA and IPT. My direct boss at the time was an Electronics S/L on retention....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2018, 22:04
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Sorry, I meant the guys at desk level who did the...

Sorry, I meant the guys at desk level who did the donkey work back in the day. I accept that the entire dept was the "EA (Engineering Authority)" IIRC ours was headed up by a SO1 (Wg Cdr) level who...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2018, 11:08
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

thanks I take your point on the plastic tank,...

thanks I take your point on the plastic tank, however fuel suppressant discussions (and the lack of airworthiness action to implement protection) feature heavily in many of the posts in this thread....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2018, 11:02
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

I think some of the passengers survived the...

I think some of the passengers survived the initial impact but suffered severe burns before or during egress and passed away later. It was a ticker tape headline on Sky meejah yesterday. Fuel...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2018, 10:02
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

This thread has been enthralling. It seems...

This thread has been enthralling.

It seems that most posters (since the judgement anyway) are in broad agreement over the myriad causes of this tragic incident. We all understand there is/was...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2018, 16:30
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Yes R, we do differ in timescale. I started in EA...

Yes R, we do differ in timescale. I started in EA staffwork in 85 and left the service in 01, but the decline really started around 90 time, and each cut was usually billed as an 'efficiency...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2018, 14:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Interesting points made, multiriggas. IMHO...

Interesting points made, multiriggas.

IMHO In the 80s and early 90s the practice of EA staff officers on 'short' tours, unashamedly getting career path 'ticks in the box' was a major...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2018, 14:24
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Sorry Dragartist . Fat finger syndrome wrong...

Sorry Dragartist . Fat finger syndrome wrong bloke !!!
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2018, 13:38
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Do you have link detail for the BFBS news please

Do you have link detail for the BFBS news please
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2018, 10:52
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Tuc for PM? we could, and probably will, do...

Tuc for PM?

we could, and probably will, do worse.

Personally, I hope and pray that this awful `airworthiness` saga can be resolved. with, , at the very least, those responsible being forced...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2018, 18:17
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

I totally agree, chug. My comment was 'T.I.C' of...

I totally agree, chug. My comment was 'T.I.C' of course.

But, in the long run, you get what you pay for I guess. So sad so many lives have been lost needlessly during that run.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2018, 10:08
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Yes, after retirement I recall visiting an ex...

Yes, after retirement I recall visiting an ex Flt Lt Eng boss of mine who was in an HQ post somewhere in Southern England. He was a Gp Capt by that time, and was sharing a very small office with...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2018, 09:48
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Reassurance required Indeed, however, I...

Reassurance required Indeed, however, I personally doubt it will be forthcoming.

The seat Support Authority was headed up by a Supply Branch Wing Cdr as early as the 90s (during the charge to...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2018, 13:38
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

DSA? Missed that. What is the average staff tour...

DSA? Missed that. What is the average staff tour length these days so I can be prepared for the next change. 😉
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2018, 11:30
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Interesting indeed, tuc. IMHO, I hope that...

Interesting indeed, tuc.

IMHO, I hope that judgemental common sense will prevail and the sentence when it comes will be 'ALARP' in it's own right.

MBA do not deserve this.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2018, 14:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Well said Tuc....

Well said Tuc....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2017, 12:53
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

An observation, if I may? Re: 'how much do...

An observation, if I may?

Re: 'how much do you want to drop one of your primary customers in the poop?'

For several years, the UK MoD has been at best, a `secondary` customer for MBA. However,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2016, 13:52
Replies: 701
Views: 278,875
Posted By oldmansquipper

Nutloose. In a lighter vein - Very similar to the...

Nutloose. In a lighter vein - Very similar to the Tucano QRB cover plate over rotation issue late 90s?. Because the Quick Release Box was fitted `to the seat`as part of the SCH when in the aircraft,...
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