RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?
Best wishes and good luck to everyone on the Poseidon definitely the best job in the RAF! ( or it was on the Nimrod ! )
Just wondered if long debriefs are still held in the scruffs bar ?
In the old days all the best lessons were learnt there!
(In the old MCT (simulator ) every time we killed a sub our crew used to stand up and sing ‘rule Britannia ‘ - not universally approved as we received criticism for ‘not taking it seriously ‘! )
SLAMs don’t sound very good news!
Is discussion on operating at medium altitudes still discouraged ?To me it’s not really fun if you are not racking the aircraft round at 200ft, MAD traps at night in bad weather was interesting !( I know that you don’t have MAD ! )
One point on operating at medium level to avoid weather - I always thought that it was a lot more comfortable flying ‘below’ the weather - which can be very nasty and turbulent around the UK ( and the med in the winter and changing seasons) at medium level?
Just wondered if long debriefs are still held in the scruffs bar ?
In the old days all the best lessons were learnt there!
(In the old MCT (simulator ) every time we killed a sub our crew used to stand up and sing ‘rule Britannia ‘ - not universally approved as we received criticism for ‘not taking it seriously ‘! )
SLAMs don’t sound very good news!
Is discussion on operating at medium altitudes still discouraged ?To me it’s not really fun if you are not racking the aircraft round at 200ft, MAD traps at night in bad weather was interesting !( I know that you don’t have MAD ! )
One point on operating at medium level to avoid weather - I always thought that it was a lot more comfortable flying ‘below’ the weather - which can be very nasty and turbulent around the UK ( and the med in the winter and changing seasons) at medium level?
It makes sense for the UK to keep it common. It will work out cheaper in the long run.
Last edited by golder; 12th Feb 2023 at 06:34.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
same thing that’s happened with Abrams, F-16, F-18 etc etc…
SCOOP: Boeing is quietly asking lawmakers to buy P-8A Poseidon spy planes in FY-24 that the Navy has not asked for so that the manufacturing line remains primed for future foreign military sales.
https://t.co/yyN7CKgMeS
SCOOP: Boeing is quietly asking lawmakers to buy P-8A Poseidon spy planes in FY-24 that the Navy has not asked for so that the manufacturing line remains primed for future foreign military sales.
https://t.co/yyN7CKgMeS
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It makes sense for the UK to keep it common. It will work out cheaper in the long run.
Shall we resurrect old discussions about Chinook procurements?
