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Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Mar 2024, 09:55

Replies: 54

Pontius Navigator

Views: 14,468

Posted By Cornish Jack

QTE IMI (barred) QTG IMI (barred) "Thanks...

QTE IMI (barred)
QTG IMI (barred)
"Thanks Siggy, got another couple of those ?"

"One degree port, Skip"
"... can't be arsed with small course changes like that !"
"OK - 6 degrees port, please...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Jan 2024, 10:32

Replies: 47

Wearing a tie in the cockpit

Views: 8,747

Posted By Cornish Jack

John Eacott makes a good point about the collar...

John Eacott makes a good point about the collar detached shirts, which were standard issue when I joined in 53. Our flying suits were the silvery-grey style complete with those glorious fleece lined...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Jan 2024, 09:23

Replies: 52

Fun with Students

Views: 9,766

Posted By Cornish Jack

When I was 'let loose' teaching Tristar tech at...

When I was 'let loose' teaching Tristar tech at Cranebank, I was rostered for a monthly tech refresher session. Nominated pilots turned up and sat at 'wired up' desks which had 'responder buttone to...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2023, 10:58

Replies: 29

Mental Health - We Need to Talk

Views: 10,368

Posted By Cornish Jack

Discussing data, re suicide rates is, may I...

Discussing data, re suicide rates is, may I suggest, both pointless and too late ! The need is for early recognition and remediation and that has (certainly throughout my near 90 years) proved...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Sep 2023, 13:31

Replies: 29

Mental Health - We Need to Talk

Views: 10,368

Posted By Cornish Jack

Has it always been there but hidden or is there...

Has it always been there but hidden or is there something about modern society that causes these issues?

Always been there, but hidden by the social norm in the West of 'stiff upper lip"...

Forum: Rotorheads

23rd Aug 2023, 09:40

Replies: 4

Cable car rescue using helicopter.

Views: 1,554

Posted By Cornish Jack

Good effort, indeed ! :ok: :D Given the...

Good effort, indeed ! :ok: :D Given the circumstances and the conditions, the helo crew's efforts should have received top billing. As pointed out by one of the various interviewees, "It's difficult...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Aug 2023, 09:39

Replies: 55

Dunkeswell 80

Views: 8,178

Posted By Cornish Jack

Cornish Jack, the difference between the Wessex...

Cornish Jack, the difference between the Wessex and the Whirlwind was that you could winch the casualty up to the Wessex rather than winching the Whirlwind down to the...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Aug 2023, 09:31

Replies: 55

Dunkeswell 80

Views: 8,178

Posted By Cornish Jack

Very nice, crab@ ... but all that modern stuff is...

Very nice, crab@ ... but all that modern stuff is no substitute for the 'real' machines. .... :p
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Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jun 2023, 09:00

Replies: 310

‘Stop choosing useless white male pilots’, RAF told

Views: 100,753

Posted By Cornish Jack

Given the subject area and the 'audience', the...

Given the subject area and the 'audience', the length of the thread (and the 'quality' of the discussion) is unsurprising. It seems, therefore, unfortunate that the most sensible reponse was one of,...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2023, 10:40

Replies: 141

Map Reading

Views: 26,352

Posted By Cornish Jack

Mid December 0400 departure from winter trials...

Mid December 0400 departure from winter trials detachment involved unplanned change from Sea King to Wessex and other crew's prepared route and maps. No time to check before take-off. Long story of...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Apr 2023, 09:37

Replies: 141

Map Reading

Views: 26,352

Posted By Cornish Jack

Did a trial flight at Boscombe with an...

Did a trial flight at Boscombe with an experimental moving map device which used inserted sections of OS maps and motor-driven cross wires, on the Lynx. Only the one flight and I don't know what...

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