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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 15:42
Replies: 117
Views: 39,227
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I had no idea that the "RAF News", aka Pravda in...

I had no idea that the "RAF News", aka Pravda in my years in the service, was still going. That it allowed those comments to be published in Day's obit was inexcusable, but kudos to both JN for his...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 23:29
Replies: 10,542
Views: 4,695,901
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I wish there was a better reaction than "Like" to...

I wish there was a better reaction than "Like" to posts like Pali's - what a dire situation he and his countryfolk find themselves in. Very best wishes from an inhabitant - and citizen - of an old...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 20:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,204
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

SLXO has provided definitive proof, Shy - I also...

SLXO has provided definitive proof, Shy - I also remember it from the late 70s :ok:. Fond memories of the time the RAF and AAC shared a Flight Safety organisation from SLXO's post too - I remember...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 16:05
Replies: 73
Views: 14,619
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

With careful planning and the right offshore...

With careful planning and the right offshore wind/ topography, we took a Chinook full of interesting people to a bay N of Saxa Vord and were told by the exercise DS that no-one heard us until we made...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 17:18
Replies: 31
Views: 7,407
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica -...

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica - had the privilege of visiting there last year and was impressed by how they spend the money saved by not having armed forces. Yes, there was a police...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 22:32
Replies: 21
Views: 5,231
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Specialist Aviation Services bought by GAMA

GAMA press release as published by helihub 2024/02/01 (https://www.helihub.com/2024/02/01/gama-aviation-acquires-specialist-aviation-services/)

My first civvy-street employer has been sold for...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 11:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,421
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Nice to have a chance to see all your hangers....

Nice to have a chance to see all your hangers. Any chance of a hangar tour, too?

Very best of luck with the weather on all 3 days - hope you get to enjoy yourselves as much as the visitors, too...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 09:57
Replies: 5
Views: 2,223
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thanks sir - I had the great pleasure of working...

Thanks sir - I had the great pleasure of working with Alex for some of those 40 years. He dug me out of the poo when, while travelling to a wedding in Cheshire from my AAC-exchange dahn sarf, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 14:13
Replies: 28
Views: 9,848
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Looking forward to reading my copy :ok:. I...

Looking forward to reading my copy :ok:.

I hope some of the good stories come out one day, too - in the First Gulf Unpleasantness our Chinook det received Engine Air Particle Separators just...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 11:59
Replies: 37
Views: 8,499
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with...

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with RBrAF/ATUDB at the tail-end of the last century, I can certainly remember there being a dire need for some kind of credible heli SAR system in-country. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2023, 12:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,733
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Wonderful vid - thanks for posting. The 215...

Wonderful vid - thanks for posting. The 215 seemed to fly quite well - any idea what sort of IAS she could manage as an underslung load? My crew and I were once tasked with taking a tip-struck SAR...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2023, 11:27
Replies: 63
Views: 9,060
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Perhaps he wasn't so far from the truth - didn't...

Perhaps he wasn't so far from the truth - didn't the Astazou start life as the APU for Concorde?
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Oct 2023, 14:00
Replies: 28
Views: 6,755
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

pax b - I would FAR rather the public directly...

pax b - I would FAR rather the public directly fund the Air Ambulance services, rather than get the NPAS-equivalent government-funded version that the government-of-the-day thinks we can afford. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2023, 22:40
Replies: 28
Views: 6,755
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thief steals flying helmet while HEMS paramedic attends patient

Manchester Evening News article (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/thief-steals-air-ambulance-paramedics-27881196)



I've had footballs kicked against the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 14:26
Replies: 257
Views: 105,245
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

You won't be, LLad - I finished the copy I was...

You won't be, LLad - I finished the copy I was given as holiday reading on our way back to the UK from warmer climes, coincidentally reading the passage re the meeting between F117 operator and the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2023, 23:01
Replies: 190
Views: 51,688
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Am not current on any type, although I operated...

Am not current on any type, although I operated 135s for several years. Having seen the effects of a thermal runaway on an aircraft battery, I shall be interested to see if this is a contender.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2023, 15:25
Replies: 10,542
Views: 4,695,901
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Aviation content - and probably the most...

Aviation content - and probably the most entertaining anti-air video I have seen in a while (it's safe to watch - no-one was actually hurt during the making of this video). If you read the reddit...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2023, 22:42
Replies: 257
Views: 105,245
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

To everyone that's already read the book - I'm...

To everyone that's already read the book - I'm getting it for my birthday next munf and I want the end to be a surprise, so PLEASE, no spoilers! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2023, 15:38
Replies: 14
Views: 2,895
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Can't believe I forgot the 11kV - biggest part of...

Can't believe I forgot the 11kV - biggest part of the job. I blame old age and failing faculties :ooh:
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2023, 12:46
Replies: 14
Views: 2,895
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Have been retired for almost as long as I did...

Have been retired for almost as long as I did that job(!) but yes - the National Grid Distribution Helicopter Unit is responsible for the majority of the checking of the HV network (33kV to 132kV) in...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2023, 12:48
Replies: 84
Views: 18,462
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Tony Blair made sure that his...

Tony Blair made sure that his annoyingly-competent (to Bliar) Defence Minister was neatly taken out of UK mainstream politics by getting him made the 10th Secretary General of NATO - Rishi Sunak...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2023, 19:38
Replies: 10,542
Views: 4,695,901
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

A rather nice message from the Ukrainians to the...

A rather nice message from the Ukrainians to the UK on the eve of the Coronation:
link from reddit...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2023, 22:05
Replies: 39
Views: 7,332
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Squaddie time made no difference, Shy - I...

Squaddie time made no difference, Shy - I attended OASC on exactly the same basis as the civvies (albeit in a 'smarter suit' than some) and met the same educational requirements as them too. Like...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2023, 23:25
Replies: 141
Views: 26,413
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I'll probably be accused by some random...

I'll probably be accused by some random ex-route-Herc fella of not telling the truth (again), but our basic rotary course on Whirlwinds at Shawbury learned the true value of alert crewmen when one of...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2023, 15:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,664
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Just remember that if you are considering buying...

Just remember that if you are considering buying them to escort your VVIP-carrying helis, you might want to make sure that it can keep up with them first..
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2023, 11:55
Replies: 106
Views: 35,466
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I wonder if the 5 Bde BASO could be persuaded to...

I wonder if the 5 Bde BASO could be persuaded to chip in here - he once mentioned to me that RAF/AAC crews stuck to the tasks allocated and would RTB on completion for refuel, re-arm and rebrief. RN...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2023, 12:24
Replies: 88
Views: 12,759
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Ex-2-wing blunderer here; since 1972 I have...

Ex-2-wing blunderer here; since 1972 I have exercised my right to vote from places as varied as Hong Kong, NI, Oman, Brunei, Kuwait and, er, West Devon. No point criticising the government of the day...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 22:21
Replies: 74
Views: 11,929
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

He was awarded a D Cat - but not as a crewman, as...

He was awarded a D Cat - but not as a crewman, as a pilot. The second quote, for which you unsubtly changed the context, related to something that would probably never happened in the AT world (the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2023, 21:13
Replies: 74
Views: 11,929
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

OK Lockstock, there's nothing on the forum that...

OK Lockstock, there's nothing on the forum that requires you to believe anything you read here. Just because something that wouldn't have happened in the AT fleet actually occurred in the rotary...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 12:17
Replies: 74
Views: 11,929
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

There's a commissioned Loady who went one better...

There's a commissioned Loady who went one better - on a STANEVAL trip, he briefed the sortie, was put in the RHS from where he flew/operated the entire task and handled simulated a/c emergencies. He...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2023, 12:02
Replies: 68
Views: 28,992
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Plus 1 to SilsoeSid's post - my very first solo...

Plus 1 to SilsoeSid's post - my very first solo task as a civ pilot was a 50+ minute pursuit (stolen estate car, oldest occupant 15, driver 13..) right underneath the ILS to 15 at Brum in...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2023, 11:00
Replies: 164
Views: 65,702
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I remember reading Rick Jolly's first book 'For...

I remember reading Rick Jolly's first book 'For Campaign Service' in my SHDNI days. Some wag on the NAS had fed him the line that when a twin-engine Wessex started up, the first engine started the...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2023, 10:52
Replies: 27
Views: 13,614
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

As has already been alluded to, anyone who...

As has already been alluded to, anyone who suffered the Lynx Mk1, 7 and/or 9 sees the Mildcat as what it is - a Lynx Mk10. The name change for marketing purposes only fools those who either a) want...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2022, 10:53
Replies: 114
Views: 34,031
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I think backtothebeat's excellent post deserves...

I think backtothebeat's excellent post deserves more than a mere 'like' - the points made are extremely pertinent. W Mids was one of the forces that believed the advice (I think it was a Home Office...
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