Trappers - Blessing Or Curse?
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Beagle,
Proves a point. You didn't forget <vbg>.
I remember two little gnomes.
The answer to the question was "explosive motor"
Wrong they said. How come, we were taught explosive motor, it is explosive motor in the ASU notes what the hell is it?
"Motor Piston Gas"
What's that?
an explosive motor Duh!
Proves a point. You didn't forget <vbg>.
I remember two little gnomes.
The answer to the question was "explosive motor"
Wrong they said. How come, we were taught explosive motor, it is explosive motor in the ASU notes what the hell is it?
"Motor Piston Gas"
What's that?
an explosive motor Duh!
Yep - nuclear physics at that time of day was indeed a bit of a surprise. Still, I got one up on the Chief Tech in the white coat who didn't know why electron orbital shells were termed 'S, P, D and F' - I did, thanks to a prehistoric chemistry master at school who was heavily in to spectroscopy.
Somehow I get the feeling that digi-yoof doesn't get to study such things these days. For doubtless 'twould "Do 'is 'ed in"!
I always wondered whether we would have been issued with those natty gold film visors shown in the atomic age movies - or whether the 'Jake the pirate' eye patches and the tatty old curtains in the bomber would have been our sole protection against nuclear flash.
Somehow I get the feeling that digi-yoof doesn't get to study such things these days. For doubtless 'twould "Do 'is 'ed in"!
I always wondered whether we would have been issued with those natty gold film visors shown in the atomic age movies - or whether the 'Jake the pirate' eye patches and the tatty old curtains in the bomber would have been our sole protection against nuclear flash.
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... and don't forget the energy absorbing white paint Beags!
Would that really have worked? The pastel roundels were quite stylish though
Would that really have worked? The pastel roundels were quite stylish though
Thanks BEags for reminding me of the wonders of Collyweston and those rivetting all lectures and films.
Another snippet from the 2-man concept - crew arrives at duly quarantined ac and shhhhh - show pass to dog and plod - enter area, start inspection/checks or whatever. After about two minutes up comes plod, asks us to 'look after things mate - dog's out of duty time!'. Now I know we (aircrew) get hassle about CDT, but..... It was a long time ago tho' (and what's this got to do with standards anyway?)
Another snippet from the 2-man concept - crew arrives at duly quarantined ac and shhhhh - show pass to dog and plod - enter area, start inspection/checks or whatever. After about two minutes up comes plod, asks us to 'look after things mate - dog's out of duty time!'. Now I know we (aircrew) get hassle about CDT, but..... It was a long time ago tho' (and what's this got to do with standards anyway?)
I always felt a visit from the trappers was like being in a monastery when the inquisition came around. We all knew what questions were the current flavour of the year from our mates at the monastery up the road. So we all recited the proofs that the earth was banana-shaped and that the world would end on March 17th, 981* but we never really believed it all. Then when they had gone (with a few scalps and thumbnails) we went back to work in the real world.
*aka in-flow roll and coander effect.
I'll get me habit.
*aka in-flow roll and coander effect.
I'll get me habit.
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They always used to ask you the capacity of the gearboxes on the Puma (Who cares it has a sight glass I can tell if its empty !). So one year I learnt all the capacities in Pints instead of litres. Captain Black didn't know it in pints and I had forgotten the litres figures. Guess who was assessed as being wrong. DOH! Don't try and outsmart them, they write the report!
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I remember a Trappers visit to Abingdon in the late 60's when a very "keen" Flt Sgt AQM Trapper decided to examine a venerable MAQM (this was before they changed the job description to ALM) on Combat Survival. Having been told by Mr H what he would do to "escape & evade" if he was shot down he failed him and grounded him. He then passed the paperwork up the chain of command.
He was somewhat surprised to find the paperwork returned with the suggestion that he had, perhaps, made a mistake. He resubmitted the paperwork stressing that the MAQM had failed.
Legend had it that the Trapper then received a telephone call from an Air Marshall who pointed out some relevant information that the Trapper seemed unaware of - that Mr H had been the Air Marshall's air gunner during WW2 and had been shot down twice over enemy terriotry and had got back both times - the second time having fought for several months with the French resistance!! Mr H had in fact been one of the first into Ouradour Sur Glane after the Das Reich Division had massacred the inhabitants.
The Trapper was posted.
He was somewhat surprised to find the paperwork returned with the suggestion that he had, perhaps, made a mistake. He resubmitted the paperwork stressing that the MAQM had failed.
Legend had it that the Trapper then received a telephone call from an Air Marshall who pointed out some relevant information that the Trapper seemed unaware of - that Mr H had been the Air Marshall's air gunner during WW2 and had been shot down twice over enemy terriotry and had got back both times - the second time having fought for several months with the French resistance!! Mr H had in fact been one of the first into Ouradour Sur Glane after the Das Reich Division had massacred the inhabitants.
The Trapper was posted.
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Nice tale K52 - shows that you can beat 'em some times.
It also gets quite embarassing when the great gods foul up themselves. I remember the very red faces on 1 GSU when a certain sqn ldr pilot ran his Vulcan off the taxi-way and into the very soft grass at the side. Oops
It also gets quite embarassing when the great gods foul up themselves. I remember the very red faces on 1 GSU when a certain sqn ldr pilot ran his Vulcan off the taxi-way and into the very soft grass at the side. Oops
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Art,
Close. At the end of one session at ISK the GSU took one of our jets south. We were on board as the return ferry crew. In the ferry role it was not required that one wore a growbag and on normal flights shoes rather than boots was also acceptable.
In this case one of the GSU navs was so r*t *rs*d that he slumped in blues with an LSJ on and took absolutely no part in the trip. <G>.
A clear case of do as I say.
BTW he too used to be a Weapons Standards Checker.
Close. At the end of one session at ISK the GSU took one of our jets south. We were on board as the return ferry crew. In the ferry role it was not required that one wore a growbag and on normal flights shoes rather than boots was also acceptable.
In this case one of the GSU navs was so r*t *rs*d that he slumped in blues with an LSJ on and took absolutely no part in the trip. <G>.
A clear case of do as I say.
BTW he too used to be a Weapons Standards Checker.
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I remember being asked by STANEVAL:
"What is the capacity of the beam window of the chinook....in litres?"
"Why the f@<k should i know that?"
"Because I'm going to be doing the drinks at the next BBQ and I need to know how much Hooch to make up"
They make great drinks containers it seems
"What is the capacity of the beam window of the chinook....in litres?"
"Why the f@<k should i know that?"
"Because I'm going to be doing the drinks at the next BBQ and I need to know how much Hooch to make up"
They make great drinks containers it seems
