Quote Competition
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” The business of the Air Force is to fly desks and fight for Facebook likes. The business of those who don’t is to tweet for those who do”
” The business of the Air Force is to fly desks and fight for Facebook likes. The business of those who don’t is to tweet for those who do”
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Air power is most effective in a joint action with other military services such as the British Army and Royal Navy, and with government departments, all working towards a common national goal. We call this a full spectrum approach.
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Many of the pilots and other members of the Squadron join the Royal Air Force as a direct result of seeing the Red Arrows performing as children.
Must be those Haribo's
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Its ability to operate into heliports or even locations with no landing facilities at all
It achieves its maximum endurance of two hours 40 minutes with up to six Leonardo AW109SP (A109SP) passengers on board, while its twin-engined powerplant expands pilots’ options when planning routes over built-up areas, as well as offering wide safety margins for flying in and out of confined landing sites.
https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/a109sp/
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I always liked Percy Pickard's:
"There's always a bloody 'Something'....."
Could have been the soundtrack of my life....
"There's always a bloody 'Something'....."
Could have been the soundtrack of my life....
"6.52 We have carried out reforms to create more efficiency and greater transparency on costs. The 2013 White Paper Better Defence Acquisition and the subsequent Defence Reform Act 2014 have significantly changed the way the MOD undertakes single source, non-competitive procurement with the establishment of the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) as an independent regulator." SDSR2015
Some how the following was missed out: Unless, of course, we are buying from Boeing or (add other organizations here)....in which case the SSRO can take a running jump.
Some how the following was missed out: Unless, of course, we are buying from Boeing or (add other organizations here)....in which case the SSRO can take a running jump.
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If you can't fix it, fack it, so no other facker can fix it.
Sound advice
My late father served his apprenticeship as a carpenter many years ago.
When he completed the five year course, his foreman called him in for 'a word'.
After congratulating him on finishing, he offered the following advice:
Promise me you'll always do the best job you can. and if you can't, the b*gger it up so badly the next bloke doesn't have a chance to fix it.
This worked well for me during my 40 odd (some very!) years in the offshore industry as well.
When he completed the five year course, his foreman called him in for 'a word'.
After congratulating him on finishing, he offered the following advice:
Promise me you'll always do the best job you can. and if you can't, the b*gger it up so badly the next bloke doesn't have a chance to fix it.
This worked well for me during my 40 odd (some very!) years in the offshore industry as well.
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The strength of a chain is it's weakest link.
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Department of Recruiting and Initial Selection
“When I went to DORIS, they offered me Pilot, Nav or Regiment Officer........but I said NO, it’s Admin or Nothing!”
"If you don't know what it does, don't mess with it."
(Sign on the wall in our senior maintenance Chief's office)
Good words to live by.
(Sign on the wall in our senior maintenance Chief's office)
Good words to live by.
Avoid imitations
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