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Old 20th Aug 2019, 21:36
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Odanrot
 
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Mmmmmmm? Don’t post too much, normally wait for Beagle to tell me what I think.

Having been a stude, instructor and standards Flt Cdr at Valley, as well as spending my RAF life shifting soil I think I have some problems with what I have just watched.

I did a lot the flying for the first series back in the 80s and saw first hand how, if the story wasn’t going the way the director wanted it to go then problems ensued. Generally the RAF won the argument and “ W....k..s did not fly on your wings.” (Well done Dan)

Now, is this “Mate, touchy-feely, everybody’s name ends in “ers” bollocks for real?

This lot worried me, maybe because I’m old, but being in the front seat, now only seat, of a fast-jet hasn’t changed, less knobs and tits but with computers that talk back. However, personally, an airliner on the RT never added any stress to an IP to Tgt run. The only saving grace was when the F35 said NO and the fix was the same one I used this IPAD, switch it off, kick the s...t out of it and turn it back on.

Something has changed and IMHO not for the better.

Hope I’m wrong


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