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Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2024, 12:29
Replies: 2
Views: 1,743
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Is that Palace Barracks Hollywood in the Gazelle...

Is that Palace Barracks Hollywood in the Gazelle film ? My memory is fading with age (and years of excessive beer), but I got a warm fuzzy feeling somewhere inimate. The film led me to the Plastic...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 12:48
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Sadly I'm inclined to agree. Issuing an i.d. card...

Sadly I'm inclined to agree. Issuing an i.d. card which isn't accepted as an i.d. seems counter intuitive and wasteful. Mine is in a card wallet with other never used cards.

NEO
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 13:48
Replies: 14
Views: 2,421
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Don't the Army have helicopters too ? NEO

Don't the Army have helicopters too ?

NEO
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2024, 15:21
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Having received mine I'm still no wiser as to...

Having received mine I'm still no wiser as to what it's used for ? Until that becomes clear I'll store it with all the other "might need that" items I've collected over the years.

NEO
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2024, 07:51
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Like joining the Armed Services (since 1960), the...

Like joining the Armed Services (since 1960), the decision whether to apply for a Veterans Card (or throw it in the bin if issued automatically), is entirely for the individual.

NEO
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2023, 10:46
Replies: 16
Views: 1,854
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

No surprise at the nickname, over the years there...

No surprise at the nickname, over the years there have been quite a few "Choppers" at Middle Wallop !

NEO
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 13:14
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

I live outside London but visit regularly and am...

I live outside London but visit regularly and am on my second Veterans Oyster card. The criteria for it are either/or for over 60s. From the TFL website:You can get a Veterans Oyster photocard if...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2023, 13:19
Replies: 63
Views: 9,057
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Likewise ! Can't remember the name of the low...

Likewise ! Can't remember the name of the low flying gap between Soest and "Wetmold" ? Taking Rambo (GOC 3 Div) from Soest to Ramstein with massive cool boxes in the boot for the Commissary steaks,...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2023, 15:10
Replies: 28
Views: 3,700
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

On my Army pilot course my QHI imparted a couple...

On my Army pilot course my QHI imparted a couple of pearls of wisdom: always look at engineering when choosing where to work and never volunteer to fly a new aircraft, i.e. one that's just been...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2023, 14:51
Replies: 8
Views: 2,722
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

I know those areas quite well, except the Chinene...

I know those areas quite well, except the Chinene location mentioned in the MSN article. If accurate it's a good start. When I used to fly over the Niger Delta and Bakassi areas there were literally...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2023, 14:10
Replies: 33
Views: 7,190
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

The AAC Aircraft Commander thing started just...

The AAC Aircraft Commander thing started just before I left Germany in '88. It was a copy of the US model. Perhaps Sasless could confirm if it worked for them ? I had a few months as an SNCO...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2023, 16:04
Replies: 39
Views: 7,331
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

As a former Army NCO pilot I guess I could find a...

As a former Army NCO pilot I guess I could find a use for . To hold paint thinner perhaps....... ;)

NEO
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2023, 12:37
Replies: 13
Views: 3,320
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Appropriate card obtained. Every mate I served...

Appropriate card obtained. Every mate I served with has been informed, hopefully Mr Horsfall will get a sackful of recognition.

NEO
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2022, 18:20
Replies: 34
Views: 11,500
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

I was aged 9 when it happened. My Dad and I used...

I was aged 9 when it happened. My Dad and I used to fish off the beach at Pagham, near Bognor Regis. We couldn't fail. Plaice, sole, etc in abundance. The local professional boat fishermen used to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2022, 17:14
Replies: 50
Views: 11,727
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Not strictly pre flight, although I had been on...

Not strictly pre flight, although I had been on the ground. Rotors running single pilot so no way to walk around.

In a 212 returning to an offshore platform from a "liaison" visit to a village...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2022, 15:28
Replies: 6
Views: 3,129
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

What a character he was. When I did 206 and 355...

What a character he was. When I did 206 and 355 courses he was a scruffy fixture, smoking awful smelling cheroots anywhere he liked. A greatly respected pilot, instructor and person who always had...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2022, 10:14
Replies: 93
Views: 25,253
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Seems nothing has changed since I left in '90. I...

Seems nothing has changed since I left in '90. I recall our MQ at Middle Wallop on my pilot course had lino floor tiles nailed down with the heads protruding by around half an inch. The kids bedroom...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2022, 11:48
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,104,523
Posted By Nigerian Expat Outlaw

Those of us who were detained by AK47 wielding...

Those of us who were detained by AK47 wielding MOPOL during the Abacha regime as hostages while the Federal Task Force For Accelerated Revenue Generation blackmailed our employers may see the...
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