"Without the emergency repair, the crew would have had no air pressure inside the jet."


WHAT??
You mean that they'd flying in a vacuum?

At least the crew had a teapot. Last time I tried to demand a teapot from stores to fix a Nimrod, they were inability...

Couldn't a LAC or one of those new wheel bashers be kept on a nimrod, incase of further problems, just use them to plug the hole,(they are more effective at filling all types of holes,since you can bend them to shape!) then rest of crew can carry on sipping their tea, thus ensuring morale is kept to a maximum. Think I will put it as a GEMS idea.

The Now Show on Radio 4 have just summed this up briliantly... cx out the repeat tomorrow or the pod cast... its fab!!!!!

Tonks

The Now Show
 

Couldn't catch the comedians name, but he is sufficiently perceptive that he could have been Nimrod crew in an earlier life. Excellent

Y_G

Mitch Ben was the chap... "Never fly without a teapot"....

Tonks:D

If it helps...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/nowshow.shtm

To get access to the various listen again features.

Knowing the high competence of the crews I’m positive that they would only have used the lid from the teapot therefore leaving the pot free for refreshments that would be required after such an “emergency”….

The teapot, blue roll, and aluminium tape where would we be without it…….

Possibly the most accurate reporting I've ever heard about the kipper fleet!!

Not really necessary. The inflated egos of all the crew onboard should provide enough pressure to overcome any leak.;)

Listen here, you grovelling little splitbrain groundy, don't underestimate us aircrew. Our egos are inflated well beyond than that needed to pressurize a Nimrod. Thats why it is fitted with 2 outward relief valves on the hull. One is clearly not enough..... :cool:

(PS, no offence, just banter)

Never mind non-stories. Stop AAR now before recent history repeats itself and we loose another crew... Find the problem, fix it, then resume. Don't bodge it, think about it, bodge it, think again, scratch head, bodge it, say it will be ok.

YOU know I'm right...The ball is in your court and with your conscience.

HS,

I take it you are neither a bodger nor a scatcher. Do you have all the answers or are you just looking for a (non) story?

Maybe HS dosent have all the answers, but based on the number of reccuring incidents neither do the people who persist with aar on the rod.
PS this answer is non aar related :ugh:

The only vacuum here is between the lazy, incompetent journo's ears!

Inflated Egos???

Surely we would simply use a few minutes flying pay to fill the hole rather than risk our precious egos!!