INCIDENT SIGNAL's
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INCIDENT SIGNAL's
Laugh....I nearly bought a round..... This very morning on the signal board I came upon this gem.
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AIRINCIDENT
AFTER REQUESTING SIZE 7 1/2 GLOVES FROM SUPPLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SMALLEST SIZE OF GLOVE AVAILABLE IS 9 1/2. SIZE 7 1/2 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. FLT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS MODERATE DUE TO INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER.
Isn't that great.... Don't you just love the Crabs.... Daily they bring mirth and joy to the office... Keep it up guys...
Anyone else got any gems...? what was the best incident signal you have read..?
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AIRINCIDENT
AFTER REQUESTING SIZE 7 1/2 GLOVES FROM SUPPLY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SMALLEST SIZE OF GLOVE AVAILABLE IS 9 1/2. SIZE 7 1/2 HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. FLT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS MODERATE DUE TO INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER.
Isn't that great.... Don't you just love the Crabs.... Daily they bring mirth and joy to the office... Keep it up guys...
Anyone else got any gems...? what was the best incident signal you have read..?
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Stop ...please stop
Look, we are on the floor in fits here.... Funniest thing weve seen in ages.....please...no more laughing at the glove supply problems....Tee hee hee....
Fantastic...
Hang on...Topsy has just cracked a rib.... (crack) Opps there goes one from nobby !!!!
Right, cant sit here laughing at "glove supply problems"...Gotta go aviatin'...
Fantastic...
Hang on...Topsy has just cracked a rib.... (crack) Opps there goes one from nobby !!!!
Right, cant sit here laughing at "glove supply problems"...Gotta go aviatin'...
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Will these do..?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW
I realise they may be slightly too big but maybe the seller can let us know where to get some others.
There only £15 as well so not bad at all. The last pair I bought were £21 so there's a complete bargain for ya.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW
I realise they may be slightly too big but maybe the seller can let us know where to get some others.
There only £15 as well so not bad at all. The last pair I bought were £21 so there's a complete bargain for ya.
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Well considering that the harrier which went in off East Anglia (Yarmouth was it?) was caused by ill fitting/incorrectly worn flying kit, it is a concern, you wouldn't want to catch your gloves on the nossle control and thrust at the same time would you?
This is not the only piece of kit which is in short supply. On the mighty tucano we were meant to have strap on knee boards. Ended up doing the whole course without them due to the "backorder"- that's the efficiency of the supply system some times!
This is not the only piece of kit which is in short supply. On the mighty tucano we were meant to have strap on knee boards. Ended up doing the whole course without them due to the "backorder"- that's the efficiency of the supply system some times!
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I wish I'd never started this.....
And so when you went flying (without yr knee board) did you raise an incident signal..???? Now, how could you have phrased it..?
Inability of stores system to provide adequate supply of kneeboards Could result in not having anything to write things down on..... Flight safety implications severe to those with short term memory problems.
did you try Flighstore they have loads of kneeboards and all at reasonable prices. Just pop down to the stores office. Get yrsef an LPO chit and bobs yr mums bro...
And so when you went flying (without yr knee board) did you raise an incident signal..???? Now, how could you have phrased it..?
Inability of stores system to provide adequate supply of kneeboards Could result in not having anything to write things down on..... Flight safety implications severe to those with short term memory problems.
did you try Flighstore they have loads of kneeboards and all at reasonable prices. Just pop down to the stores office. Get yrsef an LPO chit and bobs yr mums bro...
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...and besdies, at a secret Hampshire helicopter base, crews have been "advised" to start submitting signal after signal about trivial stuff like shortage of or inadequate flying clothing/missing hatches until someone, somewhere with a big mahogany desk wakes up.
Oh yeah, silly me, it's that easy. 
D'you think a system that can't afford to supply even the most basic bits of kit in the first place doesn't look verrrrrrrry closely at LPO requests? Be the best.
Just pop down to the stores office. Get yrsef an LPO chit and bobs yr mums bro...
D'you think a system that can't afford to supply even the most basic bits of kit in the first place doesn't look verrrrrrrry closely at LPO requests? Be the best.
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It seems quite clear then that the secret base in the middle of Hampshire is under worked then....or is that because they are soon to close it and move the aircraft to a secret base in Somerset....
Opps, was that supposed to be a secret
Recently, at a base near me stores couldn\'t supply Flying Ovie\'s and so stores raised 45 LPO\'s to individuals to go out and buy them on line. Easy peasy....I got a fab pair...
Nice green ones
Opps, was that supposed to be a secret
Recently, at a base near me stores couldn\'t supply Flying Ovie\'s and so stores raised 45 LPO\'s to individuals to go out and buy them on line. Easy peasy....I got a fab pair...
Nice green ones
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You are all missing the point. If you cannot get any gloves then go out and buy some. Whats so hard in that?
I wouldn't even dream of flying without gloves (especially those nice immersion ones !). Are you really telling me that crews are flying around without gloves?
I wouldn't even dream of flying without gloves (especially those nice immersion ones !). Are you really telling me that crews are flying around without gloves?
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We had a similar shortage up here in freezing cold Yorkshire...Until some strores chappy went out and bought some ....Why dont your lot go and buy some? Seems a bit odd that they are sitting on their Asre's writing Incident signals when they could be out doing something about it...
I once saw an Incident signal from an Army chap who was recalled to base as he had taken the wrong aircraft...!!!
I once saw an Incident signal from an Army chap who was recalled to base as he had taken the wrong aircraft...!!!
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Gloves? Brand new survival mittens, leather hands, elbow length nylon gauntlets, size medium only, still boxed, only £1.49 a pair down from £1.99.
Some USAF airman, somewhere, will be freezing their fingers off but you can buy em new in the surplus stores.
Just the other day I saw a pair of nearly new size 7 1/2 flying gloves. They were resting on the dashboard of the police car while the owner was having a coffee in a Little Chef. I didn't dare try the 'ello ello ello what 'ave we got 'ear then'
Some USAF airman, somewhere, will be freezing their fingers off but you can buy em new in the surplus stores.
Just the other day I saw a pair of nearly new size 7 1/2 flying gloves. They were resting on the dashboard of the police car while the owner was having a coffee in a Little Chef. I didn't dare try the 'ello ello ello what 'ave we got 'ear then'
Oh, you had a point?
If you see fit to send folk out to buy gloves because Pusser can't afford to equip you to his OWN set of rules, where does it end? Sorry chum - no serviceable NVG, why don't you nip down to Goggles R' Us and get yerself a pair plus a spare?
If there are deficiencies - with Flight Safety implications - and the system ain't fixing them, then I'd have thought that formal reporting (with the evidential trail that produces) would be the right way to start sorting it - not nipping out and spending your own money on stuff which possibly doesn't meet mil spec. I speak as an ex-Crab who was used to forking out for windproofs, decent boots et al..
Oh, and if you think it's a Crab thing, I might point out that when on exchange with the AAC we used to have to fill in an incident report for every snag we put in the 700. Perhaps they've updated their reporting process since the end of the 80s - hope so.
Pontius: I know of a couple of police officers who fly as instructors with the ATC - p'raps that's the source of his/her supply?
If you see fit to send folk out to buy gloves because Pusser can't afford to equip you to his OWN set of rules, where does it end? Sorry chum - no serviceable NVG, why don't you nip down to Goggles R' Us and get yerself a pair plus a spare?
If there are deficiencies - with Flight Safety implications - and the system ain't fixing them, then I'd have thought that formal reporting (with the evidential trail that produces) would be the right way to start sorting it - not nipping out and spending your own money on stuff which possibly doesn't meet mil spec. I speak as an ex-Crab who was used to forking out for windproofs, decent boots et al..
Oh, and if you think it's a Crab thing, I might point out that when on exchange with the AAC we used to have to fill in an incident report for every snag we put in the 700. Perhaps they've updated their reporting process since the end of the 80s - hope so.
Pontius: I know of a couple of police officers who fly as instructors with the ATC - p'raps that's the source of his/her supply?
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Negat Oppo..... Where in my thread did it say "dip inta yr own pocket lads"...
No, No, No.... get the pusser to pay. Go and see the man, explain the snagerooney...and he will give you a chit (and some money) to go and buy some. Works every time, try it !
PN. You dont need to be a member of Her Madges finest to own a pair of Kid leathers.... Take a peek here and purchase a pair for as little as a deep sea diver.
No, No, No.... get the pusser to pay. Go and see the man, explain the snagerooney...and he will give you a chit (and some money) to go and buy some. Works every time, try it !
PN. You dont need to be a member of Her Madges finest to own a pair of Kid leathers.... Take a peek here and purchase a pair for as little as a deep sea diver.
invertron,
You are not listening, are you?
Consider yourself lucky that wherever you are, the 'system' allows purchase in the manner you describe. It certainly doesn't exist where I am.
For example, there are currently no aircrew longsleeve rollneck t-shirts at a large secret airbase somewhere near Oxford - unless you happen to be a midget. Small only. Mine are coming apart at the collars and cuffs but no sign of replacement now for over a month.
When are the replacements due? "Don't know, but I'll order some specially for you." Okay, so when is the 'special order' likely to turn up? "Don't know." Which do you think will turn up first - the normal order or the special order? "Don't know."
Good grief, these store folk are priceless.
You are not listening, are you?
Consider yourself lucky that wherever you are, the 'system' allows purchase in the manner you describe. It certainly doesn't exist where I am.
For example, there are currently no aircrew longsleeve rollneck t-shirts at a large secret airbase somewhere near Oxford - unless you happen to be a midget. Small only. Mine are coming apart at the collars and cuffs but no sign of replacement now for over a month.
When are the replacements due? "Don't know, but I'll order some specially for you." Okay, so when is the 'special order' likely to turn up? "Don't know." Which do you think will turn up first - the normal order or the special order? "Don't know."
Good grief, these store folk are priceless.
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Opps
If you walk out to your aircraft and there is a screw missing do you ask the maintainers to sort it out or do you ignore it?
If you walk out to your aircraft and there is a panel missing do you ask the maintainers to sort it out or do you ignore it?
If you prepare for your sortie and discover the survival pack from your life jacket is missing do you sort it out or ignore it?
If you prepare for your sortie and discover that the correct Aircrew Equipment assembly is not available do you ignore it or sort it out?
If you walk out to your aircraft and there is a panel missing do you ask the maintainers to sort it out or do you ignore it?
If you prepare for your sortie and discover the survival pack from your life jacket is missing do you sort it out or ignore it?
If you prepare for your sortie and discover that the correct Aircrew Equipment assembly is not available do you ignore it or sort it out?