Al fresco dining in a Sentry

[mmitch]

This RAF video shows life aboad a Sentry. Note the dining area.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafi...4756E1E31D.wmv
mmitch.

[Strato Q]

Dull, dull, dull......

.......and that is from a kipper mate. 16mb I won't be getting back.

[Cannonfodder]

Christ,
And I thought Tanker Crews had a boring job..........

[SVK]

......another exciting day on task......

[Avionker]

Did I just see a commissioned officer placing a knife in his mouth? Held in his left hand as well..... standards have gone to hell it would appear.

[Tankertrashnav]

Christ,
And I thought Tanker Crews had a boring job..........

Oh I don't know - it had its moments......









....it was the hours in between that were a bugger

[Al Murdoch]

Avionka - I thought the dining habits were an improvement!

[Buster Hyman]

Do the Transformers appear in part 2?

[L J R]

I particularly liked the FLtLt shuffling papers on the floor as if there was some form of order.

[GreenKnight121]

Originally Posted by RA

Slightly confused about the title of this thread. You do realise Al Fresco dining means eating outside don't you. Like this

I think he was referring to Flt. Lt. Al Fresco as being the one dining.

[Wensleydale]

I particularly liked the FLt Lt shuffling papers on the floor as if there was some form of order.

All the mission tasking (ATO, ACMs etc) are handed to the crew on paper - with 10 consoles on the aircraft then there can be significant amounts of it (especially when the mission goes past midnight). Most of these bits of paper are classified and the poor Surveillance Controller on the aircraft has to sign for it all pre-mission. At the end of each mission it all has to be collected and signed back in - piece by piece. It has been known for the odd bit to end up in pockets/navbags etc so the on board check is carried out before anyone leaves the jet. (Oh the excitement, but its not as exciting as the interview with PC plod next day should you loose a sheet). The most paper I saw was during GW2 when the amount of paper produced filled over 2 large cardboard boxes that used to hold 12 bottles of water! The poor printer in the Mission Planning cell ran continuously and only just managed to keep up - the paperwork printing for the next mission started as soon as the previous one had left. It took about 30 minutes to check all the paperwork out.

The big empty area in the middle of the aircraft is where the USAF E-3C has its extra 4 consoles - the NATO E-3A carries seating here. The space is extremely useful for debriefs and the inevitable card school during long transits.

What the video didn't show was a picture of the Situation Display which has become somewhat classified in recent years and it can't be shown on film any more - I would assume a similar reason for the lack of sound track. In effect, you can't show the crew at work anymore.

[charliegolf]

Bit Stiff

Could the throttle levers not use a drop of WD40? Took 2 blokes to push them forward!

CG