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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 11:30
Replies: 2
Views: 2,513
Posted By ORAC

No, not a prop for the latest movie where they...

No, not a prop for the latest movie where they couldn't source an actual Soviet-type airlifter, but the first actual @AirbusDefence #A400M for #Kazakhstan going through the paint shop ahead of...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 18:11
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,203
Posted By POBJOY

How much flying & why

I spoke to some Cadets recently and asked about Gliding as there is a VGS fairly close.
Not good, and mainly down to weather and poss lack of qualified staff which means VGS seems to need input from...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 20:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,203
Posted By BEagle

Absolutely NOT! It's important, given the current...

Absolutely NOT! It's important, given the current international situation, that people know how just how much has been lost over the past 2 or 3 decades.

For example, most of the aerodromes...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 18:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,203
Posted By ACW599

Better ask the Powers That Be who issued them and...

Better ask the Powers That Be who issued them and CFS who expected us to know them.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2024, 17:40
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,203
Posted By Frelon

No compensation for Volunteers!

Well they really shafted the Volunteer Gliding Instructors during the "Pause!" I remember a question being asked in the House about the cost of the "pause" and the response being along the lines of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2024, 18:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,203
Posted By POBJOY

Venture Adventure

They will now be 'Working from Home' to save fuel and keep the accident level down, and be carbon neutral. Sorry news but then what do you expect when the main organisation has no leadership. It is...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2024, 19:18
Replies: 18
Views: 3,839
Posted By anxiao

Late 1960s, probably '67 or '68, as an 'orrible...

Late 1960s, probably '67 or '68, as an 'orrible Air Cadet we did a squadron visit to Finningly, then a Vulcan base. In the hangars a very patient tech explained the start sequence of the QRA Vulcans,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 14:36
Replies: 0
Views: 1,373
Posted By 57mm

Typhoon: 20 years in RAF service

IIRC, 17 Sqn stood up with Typhoon in 2003, in service with the RAF for a little over 20 years. Having played a very small part in the programme over the years, I would like to wish all involved with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 691
Views: 300,347
Posted By XV490

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was...

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was to have had a satellite airfield at Holtspur, just west of Beaconsfield, but it was cancelled following concerns over noise affecting recordings of...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2024, 17:09
Replies: 6
Views: 2,145
Posted By Lyneham Lad

Ah, so that is how Nick Pope is filling his time...

Ah, so that is how Nick Pope is filling his time whilst out of action with a dislocated shoulder...

:cool:
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2023, 16:43
Replies: 13
Views: 3,300
Posted By Ninthace

The feedback I remember from those days was a...

The feedback I remember from those days was a brief from someone, whose credentials I cannot remember, who said the that after the Falklands a lot of midnight oil was burnt in the Kremlin. It seems...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2023, 18:33
Replies: 50
Views: 14,119
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

Perhaps it might be better if MOD ditched Ascent...

Perhaps it might be better if MOD ditched Ascent and brought flying training back to the RAF. Worked in my day, Vampires to Lightnings, via Hunters !
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2023, 09:47
Replies: 50
Views: 14,119
Posted By Asturias56

"It should really be a new UK airframe from a...

"It should really be a new UK airframe from a credible company."

Not a hope - who would build it? And who else can we sell it to?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2023, 08:02
Replies: 4,077
Views: 313,028
Posted By Self loading bear

Parachute drying tower

Parachute drying tower
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2023, 09:33
Replies: 4,077
Views: 313,028
Posted By Self loading bear

We definitely do not have to take this...

We definitely do not have to take this seriously!!
Time cut-off not required, do not scare new entrants away!
Especially when someone has his own photographs or old photos which are not from the...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Oct 2023, 20:15
Replies: 30
Views: 2,939
Posted By IFMU

I do agree with this. I do plan to add ADSB...

I do agree with this.

I do plan to add ADSB to my aircraft, but I'm old enough to know to look out the windows.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2023, 14:54
Replies: 171
Views: 50,247
Posted By MPN11

Despite not being qualified for the RAF LS&GC...

Despite not being qualified for the RAF LS&GC [with bar] due to the parsimonious rules, I was tempted to buy a replica. My son, the ultimate inheritor, supported the idea as a 'souvenir'. I just...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2023, 05:54
Replies: 28
Views: 6,735
Posted By [email protected]

Toe rag doesn't quite do justice to the scum who...

Toe rag doesn't quite do justice to the scum who stole the helmet, and I hope justice is served on them.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2023, 10:23
Replies: 30
Views: 4,304
Posted By NutLoose

That fence looks like an accident waiting to...

That fence looks like an accident waiting to happen.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2023, 17:58
Replies: 558
Views: 151,931
Posted By NutLoose

Time to dust off the old WG30 design :}

Time to dust off the old WG30 design :}
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 22:29
Replies: 9
Views: 2,488
Posted By BEagle

My local MP writes that he is a member of the...

My local MP writes that he is a member of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee and is now chairing a Sub-Committee review on Service Accommodation. He advises that anyone currently living...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 08:55
Replies: 33
Views: 8,333
Posted By [email protected]

They would be overrun with applications if it was...

They would be overrun with applications if it was Chivenor yet the MoD continues to ignore the airfield with the best weather factor on the West Coast.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 08:34
Replies: 10
Views: 4,251
Posted By Asturias56

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activ...

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/operations/mediterranean-and-black-sea/gibraltar-squadron

The two Fast Patrol Boats of the Royal Navy's Gibraltar Squadron, HMS Cutlass and...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 08:26
Replies: 48
Views: 11,575
Posted By Asturias56

especially as Finland has just joined NATO - it's...

especially as Finland has just joined NATO - it's also a signal to the Finns that we're with them.

But the Russians have always been wary of the Finns
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2023, 09:43
Replies: 0
Views: 642
Posted By chopper2004

RnoAF Lockheed Martin F-35A land on Finnish ROad

And in addition to RAF Typhoon operating from Finnish road, had the Norwegian F-35A pair according to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2023, 06:54
Replies: 48
Views: 11,575
Posted By mahogany bob

The ultimate dispersal ac - bring back the...

The ultimate dispersal ac - bring back the Harrier - it was retired far too early!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2023, 09:08
Replies: 39
Views: 11,792
Posted By NutLoose

Call me old fashioned but I have always looked on...

Call me old fashioned but I have always looked on all things military ( and especially how things are going in the world right now ) that you should not flog off vessels until the replacements are...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2023, 06:33
Replies: 110
Views: 36,257
Posted By ORAC

Dangerous, certainly, but not unprecedented or...

Dangerous, certainly, but not unprecedented or uncharted. Many cases of UK and US and other ISR aircraft being shot at, and shot down by the Russians during the Cold War.

Just a small random...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Sep 2023, 12:13
Replies: 78
Views: 6,301
Posted By Mach Jump

I've often thought that this would work well in a...

I've often thought that this would work well in a 'similar callsign' situation, where otherwise, full callsigns would have to be used.

MJ:ok:
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2023, 06:58
Replies: 78
Views: 6,301
Posted By Genghis the Engineer

I had an amusing, but potentially problematic...

I had an amusing, but potentially problematic incident a couple of years ago when I was flying my Bo209 Monsun to Biggin Hill. I usually referred to the aeroplane as a "Bolkow 209" when introducing...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2023, 06:00
Replies: 9
Views: 1,558
Posted By hargreaves99

i'm not sure all pilots want that! ...

i'm not sure all pilots want that!

​​​​​​​plenty still turn off their transponder to avoid over-zealous CAA prosecuting them for minor infringements
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2023, 04:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,081
Posted By bladegrabber

Chevron yes I'm aware of the test landings, I did...

Chevron yes I'm aware of the test landings, I did one in my gyroplane last week also. They have no Aerodrome procedures in place hence for future visits I would like to have some and don't wish to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2023, 20:27
Replies: 2
Views: 1,047
Posted By meleagertoo

Should be in a museum. Not for sale to...

Should be in a museum.
Not for sale to collectors.
Forum: Private Flying
24th Aug 2023, 21:50
Replies: 3
Views: 1,003
Posted By Maoraigh1

I'm 5/6 owner of a Bolkow Bò208C Junior. I...

I'm 5/6 owner of a Bolkow Bò208C Junior. I haven't flown it since yesterday. A very simple aircraft, and should be cheap to operate if in good condition. My one was stripped to bare metal, proofed,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2023, 16:06
Replies: 12
Views: 2,087
Posted By KittyAero

Kittyhawk Aerodrome is a stone's throw from...

Kittyhawk Aerodrome is a stone's throw from Glyndebourne and offer seamless limo transfers. More info here (https://www.roomrecess.com/pages/ColoringPagesForKids.html).
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