A possible host if the RAF website can't manage it - why not try the RAF Museum? They already host old copies of the RAF Historical Society Journals at RAF Historical Society Journals | Collections | Research | RAF Museum

Hope that helps!

As short term measure, how about using a site like Scribd

You can display documents using their platform on your official site while they worry about the behind-the-scenes hosting.

Due to the lack of online storage space on our MoD page we have been unable to upload the entire collection of Air Clues. As a compromise I will be uploading 2 editions from each decade. I will be changing these regularly so please remember to keep checking our page. For now I have uploaded 2 editions from the fifties which can be found at RAF - RAF Flight Safety Legacy Publications

Don't forget to look us up on Facebook and for those of you with DII access, the entire collection will be available on our team site as they are scanned.

Yours aye

Spry

This thread has quickly degenerated into a debate about a routine admin task of scanning and uploading old issues of a safety rag going t*ts up, apparently due to lack of necessary software and online storage space.

Meanwhile people interested in safety are being slagged off in other threads. Perhaps the RAF safety people could comment over there and give us a clue whose side you're on? That'll be really interesting. :E

I'm just thankful for them doing this and the fact I am able to read Air Clues again, end of the day, they didn't have to do this, but they are, so take heart and kudos to you Winco Spry and Co, your work IS appreciated :D:D:D

Delighted to see in one of the editions of Air Clues photos that included the then AVM Gus Walker. A brilliant officer.

Is there any chance of the '70s batch including the article by Bob Vere on categorising officers by Winnie the Pooh characters? ... May '77. It was surprisingly accurate!!!

FZ - I LOVE it. Can recall a few "Eeyores"

Spry, old chap: I've just taken the liberty of running a couple of your scans through Adobe Acrobat Pro and have reduced the file sizes significantly without loss of quality. One has reduced from 12mb to 8mb, the other from 10mb to 5mb.

I am more than happy to do this with any .pdf file you want, should it improve your storage space problem?

Can anyone tell me more about the Happy Landings publications?

It was published circa 1946 by the Air Ministry Directorate Of Accident Prevention and is very similar in layout to the early editions of Air Clues.

In particular I'd be interested to know the start and end dates of publication.

I have 3 copies from 1946 in my collection and could make pdf's available should anyone be interested.

Many thanks, Spry.

Perhaps you could post a brief note on PPRuNe whenever the 2 editions are changed?

BEags. That's Wg Cdr Spry to us. :=:=:=

Standards in a public place.

Dear Wg Cdr Spry, Sir,

I'd like to share a modern anecdote about the pressures placed upon our crews by the modern tete-a-tete of finance vs flight safety.

In order to balance it properly, I'm trying to recall the origin of a statement that I've read recently saying words to the effect of "thou shalt not impinge flt safety as a cost-saving measure"

Do you, or any other contributor have a reference for that statement?

Regards,
Uncle G :ok:

Uncle G. Was that not this quote of a VSO, "and, do not try to blackmail me with Flight Safety"?

OAP

Air Clues Submissions
 

I am in the process of putting together the Autumn edition of Air Clues. If you have an article that you would like me to consider for inclusion, please email me at [email protected]

I am particularly on the lookout for some I learnt about flying from that... articles. With the wealth of experience here on PPRuNe I'm sure there are some fantastic stories worthy of sharing.

Yours aye

Spry

UG


Careful, you're in danger of thread drift. :}

I know the phrase "savings at the expense of safety" is often used. The best description of the process which is meant to avoid this is here........

https://sites.google.com/site/milita...5-waste-in-mod

Not quite what you asked but it does show the problem is nothing new, nor the policy to combat it.

OAP,

As it happens, I was there when that statement was made at the very beginning of our Afghan involvement...it seems little has changed :ugh:

Ahhhhh.... Uncle.G, you will be telling me that an ACC had the competence to decide the servicability of aircraft next.....?

OAP

Hawk bird strike at Mona
 

Following the recent Hawk bird strike at Mona (Ref thread:Hawk in the barrier at Mona) BBC News - RAF jet ends up in safety net at Mona airfield after 'goose strike' I would like to remind my brothers in aviation that the majority of bird strikes occur within 3nm of the airfield, keep those eyes on stalks.

Here at Spry towers, we are continuously analysing bird strike statistics which I will publish once I get back to the office.

On a side note, there have been requests here for a copy of my bio. I am happy to report that Percy has managed to find my original draft which I will happily share in the near future ( as you can imagine it needs a little updating).

Yours aye

Spry

Percy has put some stats on our Facebook page regarding bird strike analysis. Granted they are from 2012 but the trend stands. In addition, the clever Flight Safety chaps at Lossiemouth have had a cartoon commissioned depicting a few mishaps that have occurred there.

You can see our page at www.facebook.com/RAFFlightSafety

Yours aye

Spry