British Eagle?

I thought it was something to do with the dog and possibly you could lick your own :O

B. ald eagle?

I thought that acolade went to Viking pilots from VGS's. That's why I didn't choose ACW833.....:O

Perhaps a PM to admin for a user name change is called for....:hmm:

BEagle = a past fondness for flying the Basset CC.1 perchance :ooh:

In view of the hours I spent in a Lynx listening to the roar of the mighty Gem engine. :}

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Good answer.

My VGS callsign which I thought at the time would be really clever and unique. Should have done my homework. Another possible PM to the mods coming up.

ACW

BEagle, shurely you mean:

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And I plumped for Melchett having spent a good deal of time watching Blackadder Goes Forth and being struck by the similarities between that and the shear insanity of where I happened to be working at the time.

I just thought it was mildly amusing.


Aaron.

And it is!

Rgds SOS

Well done for coming out BEags.

Rgds SOS

In response to the oft-used quote "Why dig in, when you can check-in?"

Far too many "farewell to BFG" flypasts for me, where it was all I ever got to say on the radio.

BEagle - Nothing to do with RAF Halton?

Nothing to do with Halton, British Eagle, the Basset CC1 or any s*dding dog - it was simply a contraction of 'Bald' and 'Eagle'.....

Now, who remembers the origin of 'Lady Amelia Sheyd Haugh-Dawe'?

Names ?
 

zetec2: nothing to do with aviation, it was the (successful) quest to extract over 200BHP from a humble 2.0 litre Ford Zetec engine in my Focus.

But intrigued by a fellow posters name: Sycamore, knowing your history (Whirlwind, Wessex, Sea King & all sorts of unusual beasts) where did it come from, certainly not pushing said Sycanore in & out of the SAR hangar at Finningley surely, I know don't call me surely !) do tell.
Rgds, PH.

I was once lowered on a cable from a helicopter into an airborne 747 in which all the aircrew had been killed or incapacitated in a midair. I then landed the 747 at Salt Lake City. Lucky I was because up until then a stewardess had been flying the plane.
They made it into a film, I was played by Charlton Heston. True Story.

Mine is just a modified version of the (french) word for an important structural part of a fuselage ie Longeron with an extra R.
My name aint Ron and it isnt Longer :)

Names?
 

Heh, heh. I know where I got mine. Others know, but it's a secret.:hmm:

I told 'em so, but no on would believe me..... even after you posted a picture of one! :ok:

Chose Snoopy. ... Name taken.
Music for Dr Who started downstairs.
Chose Dr Who. ... Name taken.
Next thing I heard. ...

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Nothing to do with Halton, British Eagle, the Basset CC1 or any s*dding dog - it was simply a contraction of 'Bald' and 'Eagle'.....
I told 'em so, but no on would believe me..... even after you posted a picture of one! [/quote]

You sure :E

I thought the important structural part of a fuselage was the Galley..

What's in a name.......
 

The TV Programme of the 60/70s (white fluffy dog and mischeivous young owner)....and books by Mde Aubry.

And the Scottish popular beat combo releasing a few indie type records.

Tyro = Novice or Beginner
Picard = the best Starship Captain ever...

I can't wait for newt to discover this thread...

November - I was on November Team, MAMS

4 - rank position at time (Cpl)

Four Types
 

I have served operationally on 4 types....4 Eng Piston, 2 different fast jets and an ISTAR. I don't think many other people have serve 'operationally' on 4 types....but maybe this thread will prove me wrong!

Based on my first OCU F4 air combat training famil with the late Ray Dixon :D.

I seem to recall he went on a personal vendetta against another pilot instructor (Pete Walker?) and that I spent most of the time (about 30 minutes) contributing very little. Nav training didn't come into it - it was pilot "mano a mano". On each inbound turn, he asked me to try and get a lock, manoeuvred violently so I couldn't and then pulled max G on the pass, locking my ear to the radar. I think he knew exactly what he was doing.

After the flight, the other pilot asked how I did, "Completely useless", was his reply, "spent all the time listening to the B-Sweep” – hence my alter ego which is in memory of that particular flight.

I did have a long and lovely conversation with him 3 years ago at the TDPU which I shall always remember. A very special character.

I honestly can't remember. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

I love horse events, but didn't want to make it too obvious........

I have an interest in a well known, four wheel drive utility and 'multi role utility vehicle, built since 1948 at Lode Lane.

I have a 53 plate one of the Td5 persuasion and another - a project at the moment - built in May 1949 which is rare as rocking horse poo and is going to be beautiful. :)

And before you ask, check my user name - it's a clue that the jokers round here can't auto edit into a another, rather disreputable, pile of steaming East German ordure that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. :ugh:

Roger. (Yes, that bit is real.):ok:

Sad really. SAM is obvious. XXV sqn (Bloodhound). Spent many happy hours at Wildenrath *issing off incoming 19/92 Sqn F4's setting off the RWR's in 82/3.:ok:

I like making the politically correct squirm :cool:

What's in a name?
 

The origin of my name should be obvious to anyone who spent any time on UK ISTAR aircraft, but for those who have not, it is a play on the nickname for a particular piece of electronics that was fitted to two of our ISTAR aircraft (but only one still in service).

A move south and two more aircraft types but the same roles makes a total of four (but both types still in service)! 10 jet engines and 4 props.

Y_G :ok:

Some very amusing and inventive monikers here but I'm still waiting for a minutely detailed explanation from Leon J.... :eek:

Jack

PS UJ - as always found at the sharp end .... of a ship at least!:ok:

Just the designation of a nice little beauty that you practically wear when flying.

In common with many

I actually had someone say to me once that they "didn't get it", when they asked me about Pontius :hmm: Tried simplifying it with, "you know, miss-spelling of Pilate" but was still met with blank stares.....I'm very pleased to say he was of the Junior Service variety, so perhaps it's not so unbelievable :}

I joined in 1996 (if I remember correctly) when all this was fields and one bloody long email thread, so was fortunate enough to not have to add numbers to my moniker, nor some awful title such as 'Navigator' :E

I'm quite tall.

I'm a bit of a muppet.


And I'm from the north.