No more GR4 WSOs?
Without wanting to get into it in detail, there are numerous ways of noting the position of a downed aircraft and passing that information on to the appropriate people. One at the very bottom of the list is a mayday call to the airspace controllers. Very very relevant in the event of a peacetime crash back home mind you, but in theatre I think there are things I'd rely on before a mayday call, especially if the airspace frequency isn't always secure.
I don't know who's carrying a smartphone when on an operational sortie, but they do kindly provide more than just a silk escape map and compass!
I don't know who's carrying a smartphone when on an operational sortie, but they do kindly provide more than just a silk escape map and compass!
MSO- Mission System Operator.
When it works of course.
When it works of course.
'O'Level Spanish
Translate the following into Spanish:
1. Made in Spain.
2. The fault will be corrected soon.
Answers:
1. La máquina no funciona.
2. (No translation possible - it's like asking what the Klingon word is for 'sorry'. 'mañana' implies an excessive state of urgency in this context.)
