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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2017, 13:22
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

WBS, the Vulcan is in a shed earning not a penny...

WBS, the Vulcan is in a shed earning not a penny I understand. That is what I term ultimate failure. Even had it had OEM support it would still have needed further major servicing at cost.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2017, 08:19
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

The VTTS maybe the best example of a professional...

The VTTS maybe the best example of a professional organization properly funded with current-on- type aircrew for vintage military aircraft. That it was publicly funded and largely dependent on...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2017, 16:49
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

MPN, yes. Contingent has just published the...

MPN, yes. Contingent has just published the Typhoon work up programme. There are 3 display slots per day of which one or two will be used. I can't remember if it is 3 or 5 days per week, but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2017, 21:33
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

An extract states:

An extract states:
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2017, 07:40
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Form? The police are well on to investigating...

Form? The police are well on to investigating crimes decades back when, by definition, they are trawling fading memories. Then we have the barrister with his question, answer Yes or No.

I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2016, 08:23
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Nutty, that was what we observed with the Battle...

Nutty, that was what we observed with the Battle Prom display at Burleigh. In contrast, BBMF, at our 40s weekend could fly low down our High street. Also watched the Reds at an At Home day, only...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2016, 06:45
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

NL, fact or assumption? Maybe all their trucks...

NL, fact or assumption? Maybe all their trucks were recalled and checked. Obviously nothing found. Maybe they contacted the manufacturer.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2016, 14:20
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Fair enough

Fair enough
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2016, 13:50
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

ATC, how do you figure RJAF is a civil reg?

ATC, how do you figure RJAF is a civil reg?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2016, 08:00
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Arfur, interesting proposition. Bring in a...

Arfur, interesting proposition. Bring in a contractor to run BBMF; require civilian historics to pay the contractor for oversight thus funding BBMF.

That'll work well.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2016, 16:04
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Actually I would contend nothing has changed. ...

Actually I would contend nothing has changed. The only way the AAIB report and inadmissible witness statements could be hidden from the judiciary would be to ensure they remained confidential and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 13:39
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

CGB Do we? I can think of a fair...

CGB

Do we?

I can think of a fair number of GA accidents in the last year and more notable than the number of air show accidents. Many (most) have been as a result of flight in marginal...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2016, 20:26
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I imagine he is suggesting that the death would...

I imagine he is suggesting that the death would not have occurred had the diversion not been in effect. In other words the death was an (in)direct result of the air show crash.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2016, 08:57
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Quite a few years ago, back in the 80s, I saw a...

Quite a few years ago, back in the 80s, I saw a very nifty graphic of shall we say a display sequence (it wasn't) with the flight path of the aircraft shown by a ribbon. Where the aircraft banked...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 21:17
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

JFZ, covered in this thread, several times and...

JFZ, covered in this thread, several times and recently IIRC.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 21:14
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Regarding not knowing the diplasy plan, 30...

Regarding not knowing the diplasy plan, 30 years ago we had to tease out of the display team their time required and they were expected to comply with standard rules and local procedures.

It...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 17:56
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Mtoro, yes, it just depends.

Mtoro, yes, it just depends.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 08:05
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Pittsif you want a 1-2-1 with FL and don't want...

Pittsif you want a 1-2-1 with FL and don't want others, CM, butting in, why don't you save bandwidth and use a private message?

It will save us much time and angst
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2016, 20:49
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

"pilot organisations reject caa ceo’s claims that...

"pilot organisations reject caa ceo’s claims that the air display community has declined to co-operate with its post-shoreham crash changes to airshows"

And nothing directly relevant to Shoreham.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2016, 12:15
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Jetblu, I admit I am hard of hearing and now it...

Jetblu, I admit I am hard of hearing and now it seems I am hard of understanding too.

If I do understand what you wrote at 1252 , then it is drivel. If I don't, what are you trying to say?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2016, 17:13
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

ATC, indeed, I am sure most people will have...

ATC, indeed, I am sure most people will have noticed that a correction or apology is usually buried in the right hand column of page 2 or 4 and wholly insignificant when compared with a previous...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2016, 12:23
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

So, without doubt, the least risky display line. ...

So, without doubt, the least risky display line.

The only obvious way to reduce risk further would be traffic lights. Considering other airfields I know with traffic lights, the road in each case...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2016, 11:27
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Just looking at the airfield map shows that the...

Just looking at the airfield map shows that the display line used is the least risk option. There are few dwellings on the 02/20 line, to the NE is the Adour and a potential escape route. It is...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2016, 13:11
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

100%, maybe, but only aware, maybe 10%. It...

100%, maybe, but only aware, maybe 10%.

It would be near 100% in the early days after an event but suggest for any given event you will find a huge percentage ignorant of any later developments. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 21:15
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

DU, quite, your location alone lends you some...

DU, quite, your location alone lends you some credibility.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 21:13
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

MD, then there are intelligent observers.

MD, then there are intelligent observers.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 20:59
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

But then you presume on anonymous. Gainsey,...

But then you presume on anonymous.

Gainsey, RIP, pegged me by name based on booth content and style. We never npmet but we knew each other. BEagle and I have never met but we also know each...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 20:41
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Dave U, far too categorical. Here yes maybe, but...

Dave U, far too categorical. Here yes maybe, but there are many instances where the internet can be the definitive source - anti-government spin for instance.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 16:49
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Probably the latter and in private.

Probably the latter and in private.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 08:27
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Air sound, thank you, deleted. I know I was...

Air sound, thank you, deleted.

I know I was slung in the deep end. The only written advice had been that by Mike Retallick based on his running the St Mawgan air show. Our second attempt was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 19:56
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

AD, you are well qualified to say what I only...

AD, you are well qualified to say what I only thought. May I add to your trained and checked "on one type" as read across may well be inappropriate.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2016, 21:00
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I had occasion to contact the CAA about 20 years...

I had occasion to contact the CAA about 20 years ago. My POC was an ex-Wellington Nav so 30 years is nothing.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2015, 12:25
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Nutty, exactly, in-date or out of date would...

Nutty, exactly, in-date or out of date would affect the crash rescue in exactly the same way. The only thing known positively by the rescue services was the unknown condition of the explosive...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2015, 21:33
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

The penny has just dropped. The delay for safety...

The penny has just dropped. The delay for safety checks could not have any connection with the date of the cartridges.

That the cartridges might be out of date would not be known.

The safety...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2015, 07:51
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,502
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Aox, given the lack of coverage was he hounded?

Aox, given the lack of coverage was he hounded?
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