Herky birds at TFS?
 

for the last 3 weeks there have been RAF Hercules on the ramp here at Tenerife Sur. Makes a change from all the ubiquitous 757s I must say and a lovely noise they make too! Is this to be a continuing event or just an occasional visit??

BEADWINDOW !!!

Could someone delete this thread please

too damn late but ditto the above

eh? why?. .. .(I know, I know, probably same reason the "caption compo" was got rid of, but I'd still like to hear why, and have the reason posted as a warning to us outsiders for posterity....). .. .*sigh* don't worry lads, methinks no one's going to get a bullet over a few Herks in Tenerife, let the spotter have his fun! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" />

Back in my Albert days we used to be given hours. .for route training sorties in which we rarely. .carried any worthwhile freight - just two crews. .plus a couple of ground engineers. Some of the. .trainers had value - winteops/grid navigation etc.. .Others however were purely jollies and one I flew. .on included stops at Tenerife, Faro and Palma !. .. .Apparently the shiney VC10 boys and girls used to . .fly a three to four hour sortie over the North. .Sea as a final 'line check' for newly qualified. .stewards serving pretend passengers down the back-. .always sounded a bit expensive to me !

Sssh! . .Don't tell anyone!. .Really, as if the noisy things were covert anyway. I hardly think it is a matter of national security that someone mentions it on this thread!. .And by the way, it is BEDE WINDOW, just to be picky.. .. .MADS

beamer - Trainers, what were they all about? Here's a Herc, go fly round the Caribbean for a week.. .. .Next month - Here's a Herc, pop down to Victoria Falls for a night stop.. .. .And they thought the rest of the air force didn't know! I guess the fun police will have stopped them by now. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

...and if there really are serious security concerns, then why use a a large International Airport that's crawling with holidaymakers from all over Western & Eastern Europe year-round, and taxi the aeroplane right past the Terminal!!. .. .There are plenty of "quieter" airfields in the area (Tenerife North for one!!) that surely could be used.. .. .Sure makes no sense to me (except that perhaps it's a good nightstop.....hush my mouth!)

TFS- top night out oooooooops, that's torn it, they will have to deploy the MSD (morale suppression device). <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" />

Beamer, sorry to tell you but such jollies are a thing of the past......but thanks for reminding us how easy you had it in the good old days:-). .. .Sense some over-zealous, in-appropriate use of codewords by some blunties. Talk about 'crying wolf', what shall we down-dumb next?. .. .Let's just hope that they didn't autofile Ten Sur on their International Flight Plan. .. .Did I mention that I've got to go to the Santiago Airshow as Route Support.........now if only the F3s were more reliable, would not need a Herky Bird to truck all that way...... .2 hopes of the trip going ahead, and one of those is a dead entertainer who liked to play golf!. .I reckon it's just another aircrew retention scheme.. .. .Before you bleat about comsec, check out the fidae web site for other information that's in the public domain.

For those who have posted later, the offending post has been deleted, so Helpful One,6nandneutral and my previous posts make no sense. I don't really care because most of my posts are like that. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .Further to that, I doubt anyone really cares about Hercs at TFS, as long as they get their DFs.

EESDL, If you're referring to Bob Hope I'm sure he would like to know that he is dead. <a href="http://www.who2.com/imnotdeadyet.html" target="_blank">www.who2.com/imnotdeadyet.html</a>

I Bedewindow your Bedewindow. However, I prefer to use this kind of language for 'NO DUFF' situations. Then when it is is used, people know it is important. Well done fellas - now everyone knows what Bedewindow means.. .. .How long does it take for a Herc to get to Tenerife - if affected by strong upper winds (that veer and INCREASE with height), surely this would take over 9 hours. Why not use the Globemasters?. . . . <small>[ 08 March 2002, 23:22: Message edited by: Admin Guru ]</small>

AG go refuel your mahogany bomber <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" />

AG - you are indeed, an @R$E!!. .. .However, as a point, why shout Bede Window, then allow other posts to be removed and then start your "...oooohhhh national Security Blah blah ....". .. .Isn't the person who meaningfully answers the spotter-esque question more in the wrong!?. .. .W@nquers

Not that classified I think, they will even sell you the CD:. .. . <a href="http://www.tpub.com/incco/18.htm" target="_blank">Integrated Publishing</a>

AG,. . Your ability to wax lyrical on aviation matters is almost as polished as your people skills. However how long to TFS in Albert? suggest you do a bit of research young man as you are a little, no a lot, off the mark. However we have come to expect that.. .. .Happy Herc mate. .. .PS Top nite out!!!. .. .al spelling mistakes are alcohol induced. . . . <small>[ 09 March 2002, 01:02: Message edited by: Always_broken_in_wilts ]</small>

Absolutely. Everyone knows that it takes slightly more than a standard crew day to get to Tennereefee, which means an extra long night stop is required and lets the lovely Spanish cuisine be sampled. In Linekers Bar.

......and dancing on the tables, as I remember the last time I saw the light blue in there. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .AG, there is no beginning to your talents.