Are RAF pilots not permitted to vote ?
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Well it appears the answer is it is not true now and it has never been true. Not on grounds of Service or employment within the Service, tell your friend. The only way a serving pilot would have been denied a vote would have been because they were not eligible to vote on grounds of age, peerage, criminality or lunacy.
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I've never seen anything to back this up but an ex RAF pilot known well to me claims that he was not allowed to vote in general elections while serving
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The only way a serving pilot would have been denied a vote would have been because they were not eligible to vote on grounds of age, peerage, criminality or lunacy.
The navs conundrum is linked [was linked before hi-tech universal time signals] to the number of watches/ time pieces needed to provide a warm feeling of accuracy:
one watch - might be right, might be wrong
two watches - would probably disagree a little
three watches - good chance two would agree, go for it.
Incidentally my 1963 wind-up Rolex, costing a fortune to maintain, keeps time much less well than my three quartz/ battery jobs, costing £140, £90 and £35 respectively.
When the clocks change all four are set to the second. Six months later the Rolex is 5 secs adrift, the others either bang on or + / - 2 seconds, going by Rugby.
Back to Navs: I taught Met to Nav School at Finningley for three years. The nav staff and pupils were top class, I enjoyed the experience and the company. Thank you guys.
one watch - might be right, might be wrong
two watches - would probably disagree a little
three watches - good chance two would agree, go for it.
Incidentally my 1963 wind-up Rolex, costing a fortune to maintain, keeps time much less well than my three quartz/ battery jobs, costing £140, £90 and £35 respectively.
When the clocks change all four are set to the second. Six months later the Rolex is 5 secs adrift, the others either bang on or + / - 2 seconds, going by Rugby.
Back to Navs: I taught Met to Nav School at Finningley for three years. The nav staff and pupils were top class, I enjoyed the experience and the company. Thank you guys.
When the clocks change all four are set to the second. Six months later the Rolex is 5 secs adrift, the others either bang on or + / - 2 seconds, going by Rugby.
The navs conundrum is linked [was linked before hi-tech universal time signals] to the number of watches/ time pieces needed to provide a warm feeling of accuracy:
one watch - might be right, might be wrong
two watches - would probably disagree a little
three watches - good chance two would agree, go for it.
Incidentally my 1963 wind-up Rolex, costing a fortune to maintain, keeps time much less well than my three quartz/ battery jobs, costing £140, £90 and £35 respectively.
When the clocks change all four are set to the second. Six months later the Rolex is 5 secs adrift, the others either bang on or + / - 2 seconds, going by Rugby.
Back to Navs: I taught Met to Nav School at Finningley for three years. The nav staff and pupils were top class, I enjoyed the experience and the company. Thank you guys.
one watch - might be right, might be wrong
two watches - would probably disagree a little
three watches - good chance two would agree, go for it.
Incidentally my 1963 wind-up Rolex, costing a fortune to maintain, keeps time much less well than my three quartz/ battery jobs, costing £140, £90 and £35 respectively.
When the clocks change all four are set to the second. Six months later the Rolex is 5 secs adrift, the others either bang on or + / - 2 seconds, going by Rugby.
Back to Navs: I taught Met to Nav School at Finningley for three years. The nav staff and pupils were top class, I enjoyed the experience and the company. Thank you guys.
Get yourselves a Casio Waveceptor Solar G-shock for around £110. No batteries, tied to "Rugby", automatic GMT/BST changeover and a couple of button presses puts you anywhere in the world.
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Get yourselves a Casio Waveceptor Solar G-shock for around £110. No batteries, tied to "Rugby", automatic GMT/BST changeover and a couple of button presses puts you anywhere in the world.
I'd vote for the 1963 GMT Rolex, which is probably worth a few grand now and accept having been late at a couple of IPs. Your Casio is worthless with a flat battery in the retirement draw.
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I won't quote numbers, as that is vulgar, but in 19 years mine has gone up in value 7 fold! Rather ironic as that was the last thing on my mind, yet desired investments have come nowhere close......
Its not only my Rolex, we bought His and Hers, identical lookers but the Hers is petite, to celebrate first child.
Still got the certificates, all stuffed in the sock drawer, never get worn.
"One of these days ........"
Still got the certificates, all stuffed in the sock drawer, never get worn.
"One of these days ........"