Jacko,
Well corrected, I forgot how little operational effect shutting down the MOB has on the remaining squadron as it moves up the road for 12 months while the aircrew mark time for Typhoon slots.
Just in case you have a misapprehension about your perception of my perceived misapprehension (do you like what I did there?) I am:
Completely. 100%. Absolutely. Totally. In violent agreement about the effect removing the Sea Harrier and Jaguar from the UK inventory has to our ability to do our job.
My original post commented upon:
1. Overstated capabilities thrown in to embellish a point.
2. The potential damage done when the focus is back not forward.
As for OSD of GR9/9A as they will all be by then and GR4, I have no idea of the exact date not being an engineer in the IPT.
Are you suggesting that the only people that know about this are the wise posters on Pprune? Do you think we are all blind to the amount of T-birds on the line? To jets that are flying significantly more hours than planned with an enduring commitment in an environment that only one jet in the UK is currently able to operate in?
I know, assuming another few thousand feet was added/recalimed on the runway, Jaguar would be perfectly capable of getting airborne from an airfield 3500' AMSL with a remarkable fuel and weapon load. Quite remarkable.
Anyway, I'm going to get told off by Navaleye for talking about the jet that shall not be named instead of the other jet that shall not be named.
I would like to correct one item of a previous post though. I think "personal abuse" should be replaced with the word "banter." When you next chat to the Jag guys, ask them what it is.
How did you know I was hairy?