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Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2024, 17:54
Replies: 48
Views: 8,882
Posted By Sir Korsky

Good luck to the strikers. These firms would pay...

Good luck to the strikers. These firms would pay you nothing if they could. They care not for your hardships and families. Get what you're worth fellas !
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2024, 21:47
Replies: 48
Views: 8,882
Posted By OvertHawk

Adjusted for inflation i really think they are...

Adjusted for inflation i really think they are not.!!!
Forum: British Isles Aviation
27th Apr 2024, 16:58
Replies: 44
Views: 5,302
Posted By Radgirl

Hi CM. I apologise if I appear to have missed you...

Hi CM. I apologise if I appear to have missed you out. I am well aware and appreciative of the great work you do. I put 'blue light vehicle' as I thought readers would understand the phrase. You and...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 18:58
Replies: 44
Views: 5,302
Posted By Chesty Morgan

Well I wonder what us Blood Bikers carry then...

Well I wonder what us Blood Bikers carry then...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 15:58
Replies: 44
Views: 5,302
Posted By Radgirl

Hospitals keep a blood bank. We pre order for...

Hospitals keep a blood bank. We pre order for elective work and keep adequate emergency reserves. It is rare for a hospital to need urgent supplies but when they do the blood is sent from the...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 07:10
Replies: 44
Views: 5,302
Posted By SWBKCB

Given the westerlies this winter, a bike or van...

Given the westerlies this winter, a bike or van will beat a 50+ knot drone everytime (especially has they will go door to door). Having attended the presentations, the business case isn't very...
Forum: British Isles Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 22:02
Replies: 44
Views: 5,302
Posted By hoodie

There's this newfangled thing called "The...

There's this newfangled thing called "The Internet".

I wonder if it'll catch on?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 13:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,110
Posted By Chugalug2

Just an ex AC customer here, so I'll say my bit...

Just an ex AC customer here, so I'll say my bit and then continue lurking. I was a CCF cadet and attended the local VGS and was later the lucky recipient of a Flying Scholarship. Both were a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Mar 2024, 08:29
Replies: 227
Views: 102,643
Posted By Mr Albert Ross

Nearly 200 Posts on this Thread and 30 on the...

Nearly 200 Posts on this Thread and 30 on the other Thread (same topic) and I have been struggling to find \a sensible Post! Ah well, that's PPRuNe!

A few days ago I had a thoroughly enjoyable...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 15:43
Replies: 16
Views: 3,661
Posted By Bob Viking

Moosa Aswayita

As an ex member of 419 I can’t allow this to pass without comment. Here’s hoping the glacial Canadian procurement process can find a replacement and bring back the Might Moose.

BV
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 15:49
Replies: 89
Views: 26,086
Posted By WhoNeedsANav

I'm sure I read parts of it when I was at...

I'm sure I read parts of it when I was at Cranwell. QR's often felt like the bible to me. Lots of people quoted from it but very few had read it cover to cover. I count myself in that group.

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 20:28
Replies: 151
Views: 78,333
Posted By ShyTorque

Bearing in mind that the crew survived, what...

Bearing in mind that the crew survived, what actually happened here will be revealed in time so I, for one, see little point in protracted speculation on the cause. ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 15:23
Replies: 89
Views: 26,086
Posted By Avionker

And would you have extended that courtesy to...

And would you have extended that courtesy to Other Ranks also? Or would you have it as “one rule for us and one rule for them”?

Fraud is fraud, regardless of the rank held.

If anything, then...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2024, 22:04
Replies: 14
Views: 4,353
Posted By Lucifer Morningstar

I had the genuine pleasure of working alongside...

I had the genuine pleasure of working alongside Graham in the last few years, and I can honestly say I am gutted. Graham was a true gentleman. He spoke ill of no-one and just quietly went about the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2024, 02:17
Replies: 14
Views: 4,353
Posted By Chock Puller

In life we are blessed to encounter people such...

In life we are blessed to encounter people such as Graham and are the better for it.

He was a gentleman, an excellent pilot, a good sport, and just a darn good Man.

This kind of news is...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2024, 20:21
Replies: 14
Views: 4,353
Posted By finalchecksplease

RIP Caveman

RIP Caveman
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2024, 20:11
Replies: 14
Views: 4,353
Posted By Longdog

The Caveman, RIP brother. Graham hired me in 98...

The Caveman, RIP brother.
Graham hired me in 98 after getting the brown envelope from ADA, and I was forever thankful.
He was one of those people who are truly larger than life, leaving a rather...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 22:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,725
Posted By topgas

Larry Taylor, Vietnam helicopter pilot

Obituary for Larry Taylor, Cobra pilot who defied orders and landed under fire to rescue four soldiers, who had to cling to the skids and rocket pods. A brave man.

Larry Taylor Obituary, The Times...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2024, 13:25
Replies: 36
Views: 8,495
Posted By 212man

I've just read it and found it be 59 pages of...

I've just read it and found it be 59 pages of very little real analysis or new facts, and a lot of ambiguity and contradiction. At one point the wind is said to be 42 kts, and another it was 33 kts....
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2024, 13:59
Replies: 48
Views: 8,882
Posted By HeliMannUK

Good luck to them as they will set the tone for...

Good luck to them as they will set the tone for the year for a lot of big operator's including the fixed wing world UK.
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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 00:00
Replies: 167
Views: 22,936
Posted By Ninthace

I do not think my time spent keeping the Warsaw...

I do not think my time spent keeping the Warsaw Pact at bay is sufficiently meritorious to deserve a medal, unless it is for services to tax free shopping and my selfless support of the German...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2024, 23:11
Replies: 5
Views: 1,617
Posted By POBJOY

Tony H Thomas 'Flying Club'

Now there is a guy who really had his service flying 'organised', not to mention Bank clerk to SA Hunter ops in 3 days !!!. He used to send letters to Michael at the Tiger Cub which were suitably...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 16:56
Replies: 52
Views: 9,811
Posted By 57mm

Circuits at Linton were left hand, except for one...

Circuits at Linton were left hand, except for one day a week, during my JP course. The QFI gives me a simulated flameout close to the overhead; I whip straight into the pattern, rattling through...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2024, 06:25
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,386
Posted By Bob Viking

Shoreham verdict

Let’s be honest here. Despite any evidence given in court and suggestions of temporary medical events there are those of us, mainly those that have flown aerobatics in fast jets, that are never going...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 23:44
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,386
Posted By stickstirrer

BR ‘Gates’

I am not sure if I am duplicating previous comments: teaching and supervising low level displays by military jet pilots I wasn’t keen on Barrel Rolls primarily because there are so many variables in...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 19:02
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By 421dog

An acquaintance of mine flew Hueys in vietnam. ...

An acquaintance of mine flew Hueys in vietnam. He has seven DFCs. After he got out he became an electrician for the Post Office for the next 30 years.
Against his wishes, he was named to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 18:40
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By DAHenriques

This is an interesting subject. I do believe...

This is an interesting subject.
I do believe that as a wild ass colonial and thus simply an "honorary British subject" I should leave any attempt at meaningful comment to my many friends in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 18:35
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By MG

Err…no. the award is an insult to those on...

Err…no.

the award is an insult to those on here who did many more operations, and/or achieved much in advancing the good cause of aviation over a far longer period.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 10:58
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By rugmuncher

More like a living "Bell-end".

More like a living "Bell-end".
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 10:34
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By Video Mixdown

I think there are several members of this very...

I think there are several members of this very forum who would be far more worthy recipients.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 09:23
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By MPN11

​​​​​​​That sums it up, really.

​​​​​​​That sums it up, really.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 09:20
Replies: 49
Views: 13,585
Posted By iwalkedaway

The Harry Legend...?

Sorry - but Prince Harry as "a living legend of aviation"??? Another example of airheads united? Whatever is happening to the world...?

Could be considered essentially a good lad - did his bit -...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2024, 14:47
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,386
Posted By DaveJ75

And frankly barrel rolls don't look good enough...

And frankly barrel rolls don't look good enough from the ground to warrant the temptation to expose yourself to the risk!
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2024, 06:24
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,386
Posted By DAHenriques

Just to be clear; what you have described works...

Just to be clear; what you have described works perfectly well in the teaching of normal acro. In fact, my own pedagogy teaching barrel rolls isn't all that different.
Teaching barrel rolls in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2024, 23:43
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,386
Posted By DAHenriques

"Haven't loaded rolls / barrel rolls claimed lots...

"Haven't loaded rolls / barrel rolls claimed lots of aircraft low down"?

The maneuvers chosen for level 1 display all should have one constant, that being the element of predictability of outcome....
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