It's still fun!!
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I drove to work today with not a cloud in the sky wondering how beautiful the UK would be from the sky then fought 2 Typhoons over the the North Sea for 45 mins keeping a watchful eye on the Lake District for a nice way to empty the tank if I had any fuel left. Is it fun? I could tell you however............. its my secret!!!!!!!
I would say the Vs were the coolest way to see the world,
The poor sods who were in Flying Training with me who had been 'specially selected' for Victors could only get one Lone Ranger a year.
I flew the routes again as a contract helicopter pilot. Slightly more northerly as BA fly over Russia but this time the company were paying: business class.
PN,
I was not very happy with my posting to Vulcans, initially. However, you are absolutely correct in what you say and, after a few months, I had a great time (especially in Akrotiri!)
Bill
I was not very happy with my posting to Vulcans, initially. However, you are absolutely correct in what you say and, after a few months, I had a great time (especially in Akrotiri!)
Bill
[QUOTE]But in the military you do NOT get to "hop into a turbine helicopter more or less at a time of their choosing" you do it, infrequently, when told to do it.
Again, nobody flings anything about in the military "as often as they want" it just does NOT work like that.[QUOTE]
It does actually. Maybe not in your world (strange how you don't seem to know everything despite having done 2 FJ tours
) but I am lucky enough to be in that exact situation.
Again, nobody flings anything about in the military "as often as they want" it just does NOT work like that.[QUOTE]
It does actually. Maybe not in your world (strange how you don't seem to know everything despite having done 2 FJ tours
) but I am lucky enough to be in that exact situation.
We 'had' to do things for the Army and others for about 15% of the time. For the rest of the flying task we just used them as an extension of our social life.
The RAF during the sixties and seventies in the UK. The greatest flying club in the world.
The RAF during the sixties and seventies in the UK. The greatest flying club in the world.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
The other great thing for aircrew is the log book. You have many memories but the log book serves as a reminder.
Some times it was not good at the time, often in retrospect it was what they whole job was about. Just one - leave finished at midnight Friday. Got home from holiday in France and phone ringing at 1630. At 0600 the following morning west of Rockal. Still remember 37 years later.
Some times it was not good at the time, often in retrospect it was what they whole job was about. Just one - leave finished at midnight Friday. Got home from holiday in France and phone ringing at 1630. At 0600 the following morning west of Rockal. Still remember 37 years later.
TorqueOfTheDevil,
No it does not! How many hours a month do you fly? You don't do as you're told? You get to fling an aeroplane around the sky when YOU want and as often as you want? Whose military are you in?
My tours were a LONG time ago, and it didn't work like that then either.
No it does not! How many hours a month do you fly? You don't do as you're told? You get to fling an aeroplane around the sky when YOU want and as often as you want? Whose military are you in?
My tours were a LONG time ago, and it didn't work like that then either.
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Most of the times that I got airborne I flung it around the sky as often as I wanted and when I wanted.
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jindabyne,
I'm sure you did. No training objectives, no Flight Commanders ticks, no OTT within 30 seconds for you then?
But my original, admittedly trivial, point was that you don't do it when you want to and as often as you want to. You do it infrequently and when you're scheduled to do it.
I'm sure you did. No training objectives, no Flight Commanders ticks, no OTT within 30 seconds for you then?
But my original, admittedly trivial, point was that you don't do it when you want to and as often as you want to. You do it infrequently and when you're scheduled to do it.
jindabyne,
I'm sure you did. No training objectives, no Flight Commanders ticks, no OTT within 30 seconds for you then?
But my original, admittedly trivial, point was that you don't do it when you want to and as often as you want to. You do it infrequently and when you're scheduled to do it.
I'm sure you did. No training objectives, no Flight Commanders ticks, no OTT within 30 seconds for you then?
But my original, admittedly trivial, point was that you don't do it when you want to and as often as you want to. You do it infrequently and when you're scheduled to do it.
melmothtw,
I didn't suffer, I left when it ceased to be a challenge, when the trivia and the naff outweighed the fun and I rather lost my interest. I wasn't going to hang around and be a crew room whiner, so I cut and ran. I was also aware that I would be f**king dangerous with that mindset so it was time to go and do something else.
I didn't suffer, I left when it ceased to be a challenge, when the trivia and the naff outweighed the fun and I rather lost my interest. I wasn't going to hang around and be a crew room whiner, so I cut and ran. I was also aware that I would be f**king dangerous with that mindset so it was time to go and do something else.
jindabyne,
Er, the exact opposite actually. Bye
Er, the exact opposite actually. Bye
Mil-26Man,
Ha ha!
No.
Ha ha!
No.
Can the thread get back on track please?
Preferably without trolling.
Preferably without trolling.
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Posts and stories from our current serving military colleagues here on PPRuNe are always welcome, and are always encouraged (all OPSEC considered).
Give us more! I suspect you all make your own fun just as we did when things aren't as fun ...
Give us more! I suspect you all make your own fun just as we did when things aren't as fun ...