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Forum: Military Aviation

1st Jun 2015, 09:08

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

And let's not kid ourselves that any tax rise...

And let's not kid ourselves that any tax rise would be spent on Defence either. Any increase in tax would be swallowed up by the Sacred Cow/Black Hole that the NHS has become.

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Jun 2015, 08:31

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

This quote alone is why no-one should ever listen...

This quote alone is why no-one should ever listen to anything that this naive ex-lt cdr has to say on Defence procurement!!! How much would that cost at this stage of the programme??

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Mar 2015, 00:29

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Willard Like! :ok: (the one above Courtney's)

Willard

Like! :ok: (the one above Courtney's)

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Mar 2015, 17:34

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Foreign MPA (even non-existant NATO ones) don't...

Foreign MPA (even non-existant NATO ones) don't meet the requirement.

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2015, 14:56

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Money and certain 'clubs'.

Money and certain 'clubs'.

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Mar 2015, 21:30

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Mel There have been issues in the past. Some...

Mel

There have been issues in the past. Some nations have blocked personnel from flying on some operations. The great thing about having your own force which is a 'contribution in kind' is it can...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Mar 2015, 19:52

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Care to expand on that HH? How would it work? ...

Care to expand on that HH? How would it work? What aircraft would be used? Where would they be based? What happens if you are not in the Club? :confused:

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Jan 2015, 18:45

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Yes For now, until the company's profits...

Yes

For now, until the company's profits start to get squeezed and then watch the pay cuts and staff losses kick in.

so they are short £0.5B already - standby for the cuts, closures and staff...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jan 2015, 08:35

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

well none of us never forecast that, did we?!?? I...

well none of us never forecast that, did we?!?? I did hope that the G4S/Olympics fiasco would have halted the lunacy of contractorisation but I see that DSG (well respected for fixing broken vehicles...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jan 2015, 09:04

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

Really? When they have just extended a GR...

Really? When they have just extended a GR squadron because the draw-down profile of the force was always foolish and resulted in a "capability gap"??

Without wishing to start yet another Nimrod...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jan 2015, 07:59

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

LJ - it's not just a study; I've heard CAS say...

LJ - it's not just a study; I've heard CAS say that is what he would like. It's utterly beyond comprehension and he said something along the lines "so if anyone has a spare £150 (or was it £250)...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Dec 2014, 08:29

Replies: 416

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Posted By Roland Pulfrew

And that is the problem with Stats - they are...

And that is the problem with Stats - they are just a snapshot in time; a day later and the picture might change dramatically. So (as has been pointed out before but you have ignored) I know of 6 air...

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