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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 09:56
Replies: 225
Views: 42,318
Posted By ex-fast-jets

1970 - RAF Valley. Usual start to the day -...

1970 - RAF Valley.

Usual start to the day - Met Brief.

We (most of us) freshly released from Fort Cranwell sitting attentively with our regulation short (very!!) back and sides.

Met Man -...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 18:13
Replies: 49
Views: 13,587
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Harry did some good stuff - if you have not been...

Harry did some good stuff - if you have not been at the end of some pointy stuff in a hostile environment, then think before you comment.

It matters not whether he was in the front cockpit or the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2023, 15:33
Replies: 224
Views: 46,020
Posted By ex-fast-jets

What, exactly, does this "Veteran's Card" do for...

What, exactly, does this "Veteran's Card" do for us?

We have the Defence Discount Card and the "Blue Light" card which offer discounts in a few places - but not ones that I tend to use.

So,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2023, 18:46
Replies: 224
Views: 46,020
Posted By ex-fast-jets

I know nothing about Canada and its link to...

I know nothing about Canada and its link to vets......

But having spent 6+ years of my life on exchange in the USA - 3 with the USN and 3 with the USAF - I can only observe how much better their...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2023, 18:06
Replies: 98
Views: 22,601
Posted By ex-fast-jets

It's obsolete and in a scrapyard where it belongs.

Your opinion VM - others still use the Harrier/AV-B or variants of it. Our GR-9 would still be a valid force component for any current conflict, with the weapons it could now carry, and it would add...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2023, 18:47
Replies: 38
Views: 10,492
Posted By ex-fast-jets

I fly at Tatenhill fairly regularly and I will be...

I fly at Tatenhill fairly regularly and I will be there next week - I don't know if the folk I see there know what is going on with that particular Bucc, but it looked very good last time I saw it in...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2023, 19:15
Replies: 4
Views: 2,033
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Not my part of the business even before I...

Not my part of the business even before I retired, but what the Chinook folk (and others) did was quite exemplary. The number of DFCs given to Chinook folk speaks volumes. So I am really pleased to...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2023, 18:42
Replies: 50
Views: 14,302
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Bob V

I have just read your previous comments - I am well out of what is currently going on in the RAF, but I found your thoughts interesting and informative - unlike many of the current ramblings on...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2023, 17:52
Replies: 256
Views: 99,034
Posted By ex-fast-jets

I have known many Reds - and served with them. ...

I have known many Reds - and served with them.

I have known a few Red Leaders - and served with them.

I was never a Red myself - but I am well aware of the huge enthusiasm that they bring to...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2023, 08:01
Replies: 78
Views: 18,757
Posted By ex-fast-jets

How about we move everything from Marham to...

How about we move everything from Marham to Chivenor, and let them have Marham?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2023, 19:26
Replies: 6
Views: 2,451
Posted By ex-fast-jets

2015 Remedy

Just got some stuff from AFPS telling me about something I have not heard of before - "The Remedy".

Does anyone know anything about this? Is it - "The Remedy 2015" - good, bad or not important...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2023, 13:57
Replies: 22
Views: 8,311
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Why all the fuss..........?? In my day, the...

Why all the fuss..........??

In my day, the Truckie Fleet used to divert into anywhere on the South Coast of France, or Nassau - or anywhere with good hotels and outrageous overnight subsistence...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2023, 18:06
Replies: 10,616
Views: 4,741,043
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Sky News Ukraine

For any who have not yet watched the fairly regular Sky News updates on Ukraine, they use a few "Military Analysts" to offer comment/opinion.

Some are better than others, but no matter your view,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2023, 16:44
Replies: 10,616
Views: 4,741,043
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Why can't we get a politician/Prime Minister like...

Why can't we get a politician/Prime Minister like Zelensky.

Even a little bit like Zelensky would do.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2023, 19:39
Replies: 42
Views: 12,847
Posted By ex-fast-jets

I must be getting old......... I find myself...

I must be getting old.........

I find myself agreeing with BEagle as well........

I never heard of that so called "tradition" either, and I operated in a different part of the RAF world from...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2023, 20:09
Replies: 83
Views: 20,201
Posted By ex-fast-jets

No-one has yet mentioned the joy of fitting the...

No-one has yet mentioned the joy of fitting the drag chute.............

Deploying the chute was an absolute "must avoid" on a land away requiring a pilot turnaround. Thus most land away landings...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2023, 20:28
Replies: 257
Views: 105,592
Posted By ex-fast-jets

During my time in the RAF I witnessed 6 ejections...

During my time in the RAF I witnessed 6 ejections - but never had to do one myself - thankfully!!

All but one were successful.

I was always a potential fan of Martin Baker!!
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2023, 16:30
Replies: 28
Views: 4,886
Posted By ex-fast-jets

You are all missing the real purpose of this...

You are all missing the real purpose of this thing...........

It is a modern hi-tech solution to make a MRE more palatable.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2023, 18:04
Replies: 106
Views: 35,558
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Thank you SASless for finally bringing an element...

Thank you SASless for finally bringing an element of sense to this sometimes ridiculous thread........

"please don't forget or minimize what was achieved by all of the UK Military forces during...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 09:33
Replies: 196
Views: 46,296
Posted By ex-fast-jets

That was very careless Moggie - why was His...

That was very careless Moggie - why was His Sharkeyness not up there protecting it??????
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 16:33
Replies: 132
Views: 49,571
Posted By ex-fast-jets

langley Please forgive my interruption - I...

langley

Please forgive my interruption - I have generally given up on this forum, but your post has made me feel the need to comment.

You were a weather person, I think - so what do you...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2022, 19:27
Replies: 75
Views: 26,164
Posted By ex-fast-jets

I spent six months of my life in Sarajevo in...

I spent six months of my life in Sarajevo in 1997/8 as the UK military representative at the OHR - (Office of the High Representative) a UN position.

Kosovo was going on while I was there.

I...
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