Originally Posted by thelynxeffect
My opinions are based(tainted) on a time when a RAF herc landed at our airfield with tech problems and instead of staying in the messes on camp (which did have rooms available) jumped in a taxi and stayed in a hotel some 15 miles away. That is a huge waste of money.
TLE;
There is a phrase on the Transop that says (usually) 'crews authorised co-location at non-RAF bases'...which means basically that they did nothing wrong.
Also, if JRs are on the crew (SVC etc) then landing at a non-RAF mil base can cause all sorts of transit accom problems at the anti-social hours we sometimes fly. And if you are night flying, then our orders state 'undisturbed rest'!!!
Select neck to 'wind-in'!!
More LAter;
'J' Bloke
