Give us a 'Push' mate .....

[hobie]

what can one say? .....

[phutbang]

Mean while the Royal Austrailian Navy is going the other direction...



...where's the back of that boat?

[Onan the Clumsy]

Good job that's not an F104

[PPRuNeUser0211]

I heard they issued padding to deal with the starfighter as a bit of PR

[SilsoeSid]

Despite having an overnight visit from the local clamping cowboys,
9 Regt AAC use brute force in order to get the aircraft on dispersal in time!



Why is it only one side ever pushes?

[megan]

As far as I know they dont have a reverse gear - so are'nt the navy guys pushing in the wrong direction to get it going? How fast do you have to get it up to before you drop the clutch?

[diginagain]

They're pushing it back to stretch the rubber-band-launching-thingy, aren't they?

Aren't they?

(I suppose the SeaJet made rubber-bands obsolete).


Sorry

[cactusbusdrvr]

Are the RAN still flying Scooters?

[ORAC]

Naaah, pushing its all wrong, you´ve got to pull it. Taxying isn´t too bad, the bit down the runway is a b*rstard though....

[jEtGuiDeR]

Doin' it the old fashioned way

Don't fancy their chance!!

[megan]

RAN gave their A4's to NZ (well for a peppercorn price) and then turned around and paid NZ to base them at the RAN base (Nowra) to provide fleet support. RAAF found they could'nt keep up their end of the bargain re fleet support (dont you love interservice rivalry/politics). NZ has now rid themselves of all jets (except for a couple of 757's) so if you want an A4...........Think a civilian outfit in the US has obtained some of them for military contract work.

[Onan the Clumsy]

Re:

Why is it only one side ever pushes?

Wouldn't it be easier of they removed the chocks first?

[CPG]

nice pic Sid but wrong modile its an AH64A but sure you know that mate, so how is the air ambulance flying these days.

[SilsoeSid]

CPG;

nice pic Sid but wrong modile its an AH64A but sure you know that mate, so how is the air ambulance flying these days.

No! really!

I didn't even notice that I got the picture from an American website, the sharks teeth on the nose of the a/c, the nav lights being in the wrong place, nor the subtle differences in the DAS setup!! (I'm sure the AAC wouldn't get away with having their shirts off either!)

Silly me Eh!!

As for the final part of your post, if you phone an air ambulance unit, I'm sure they will be able to tell you how things are, ask for the duty pilot. However I think they are generally happy. I only do that sort of thing when they aren't able to, out of hours, not available, that sort of thing!!


Have a good weekend,
SS