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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 20:40
Replies: 89
Views: 25,554
Posted By Red Line Entry

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s...

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s and the attitude displayed by WhoNeedsANav is one that I remember all too clearly from the early days of my time. The attitude of hiding things under...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 15:34
Replies: 204
Views: 97,610
Posted By Wee Weasley Welshman

I have met her and talked to her and she was a...

I have met her and talked to her and she was a nice person with aviation and the Cadets evidently close to her heart,


That said she lacked any appreciation for the fact that wearing a military...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 15:44
Replies: 122
Views: 18,349
Posted By Mogwi

War on woke

I see that the Defence Secretary has declared that;

“Time and resources are being squandered to promote a political agenda which is pitting individuals against each other, when what we need is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2024, 14:54
Replies: 1,144
Views: 614,331
Posted By DAHenriques

There are myriad ways for display pilots to kill...

There are myriad ways for display pilots to kill themselves when displaying an aircraft coming off Level one waivers. Some of these are errors involving BOTH low and high energy gates, density...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2023, 14:00
Replies: 20
Views: 4,210
Posted By ShyTorque

240 OCU became 27(R) Sqn during my last tour on...

240 OCU became 27(R) Sqn during my last tour on that unit. As it was a helicopter unit, I thought the humming bird mascot, rather than Nellie the elephant, was more appropriate.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 19:02
Replies: 86
Views: 26,589
Posted By ShyTorque

Unless the regulations have changed since I left...

Unless the regulations have changed since I left the RAF (they might have, it was almost thirty years ago), the pilot flying badge can, or could, most definitely be taken away after being awarded by...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 06:40
Replies: 86
Views: 26,589
Posted By ShyTorque

Not forgetting that the holder subsequently needs...

Not forgetting that the holder subsequently needs to qualify as combat ready in order to ratify the award. If not, the entitlement is lost.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2023, 08:46
Replies: 256
Views: 98,347
Posted By BEagle

Now that the feral Reds haters and...

Now that the feral Reds haters and I-know-everything-about-everything posters have vented their spleens, perhaps it's time for more mature thoughts about the Team?

For sure there was a very...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 13:59
Replies: 256
Views: 98,347
Posted By melmothtw

As a defence aerospace journalist, one of the...

As a defence aerospace journalist, one of the questions that myself and others repeatedly asked when the decision to transition from military to civilian SAR was made was, 'Where will you get your...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2023, 23:24
Replies: 462
Views: 130,826
Posted By SASless

One of the ships headed in Harm's Way is named...

One of the ships headed in Harm's Way is named for a US Enlisted Sailor who was murdered by Hezbollah Terrorists that hijacked a TWA Flight.

Take a mometn to read the article and consider the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2023, 22:32
Replies: 84
Views: 32,429
Posted By BEagle

SO much utter nonsense posted on this thread! ...

SO much utter nonsense posted on this thread!

Aircraft suffered a loss of thrust at a critical time; pilot ejected. Sadly the aircraft subsequently struck a car with fatal consequences.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2023, 09:54
Replies: 75
Views: 18,083
Posted By biddedout

Thumbs up After muttering OFF's the first thing that came...

After muttering OFF's the first thing that came to to mind was the impending Typhoon jolly. It will be a matter of weeks, he is so desperate for that photo op. Do your duty Typhoon pilot - make him...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2023, 11:54
Replies: 55
Views: 8,151
Posted By [email protected]

'it will be a crewman's 13,600 on lift Captain' ...

'it will be a crewman's 13,600 on lift Captain'

'Then it'll be a pilot's 3.2 to get over the fence':)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2023, 05:41
Replies: 4
Views: 1,299
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

The job of Combatant Commander and CNO are very...

The job of Combatant Commander and CNO are very different. The CNO measures success by improving the structure and policies of the USN in both personnel and equipment. Winning the inside the beltway...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2023, 21:45
Replies: 40
Views: 10,062
Posted By Mogwi

This man is no rat, despite the state of the...

This man is no rat, despite the state of the vessel. He is a man of integrity with a sound military background, who has done a great deal of good for both the British military and the Ukraine forces...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2023, 22:42
Replies: 310
Views: 100,500
Posted By TheOneWhoNeverWas

My name is Parminder, which should tell you what...

My name is Parminder, which should tell you what I look like, and I am female. I would have joined the RAF to scrub the floors. I had a Cranwell date with every hope of being able to fly, and I...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2023, 02:47
Replies: 310
Views: 100,500
Posted By megan

Except for the Ladies there was a time when...

Except for the Ladies there was a time when anyone could serve as aircrew and no one bothered about your sexual proclivities.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2023, 21:48
Replies: 57
Views: 15,099
Posted By BEagle

Walking back to the OM at St. Athan after a...

Walking back to the OM at St. Athan after a static display, we were surprised when a minibus screeched to a halt next to us... "This is a bum fondling bus", announced one of the occupants. Who were...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2023, 17:19
Replies: 97
Views: 29,238
Posted By Marly Lite

Hang your head in shame. The crews gave their...

Hang your head in shame. The crews gave their weekend to fight the weather and get through whilst this armchair pilot sits and criticises.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2023, 12:52
Replies: 40
Views: 11,690
Posted By Not_a_boffin

He still hasn't found what he's looking for?

He still hasn't found what he's looking for?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2023, 15:46
Replies: 13
Views: 2,778
Posted By langleybaston

Especially when only the very silly crooks get...

Especially when only the very silly crooks get caught by the very few police.

There is also the very complicated relationship with declining religious belief: most faiths teach that we should be...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2023, 05:53
Replies: 116
Views: 45,642
Posted By Mr Mac

One of my staff recently had an altercation with...

One of my staff recently had an altercation with 3 US Navy officers in San Diego. She is German but was visiting a friend there as she was on Business for us in Panama, and flew up for the weekend to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2023, 11:50
Replies: 116
Views: 45,642
Posted By stevef

Quite right. He comes across as a thoroughly...

Quite right.
He comes across as a thoroughly decent human being who doesn't litter his intelligent posts with grammatical and spelling errors.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2023, 21:12
Replies: 212
Views: 79,315
Posted By Lima Juliet

From the RAF Website: That is an...

From the RAF Website:



That is an impressive CV - he went to OxBridge the hard way, he has experience of ISTAR, AD and OS aircraft on FL Sqns as a JEngO and SEngO, he has an excellent pedigree...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2023, 15:07
Replies: 212
Views: 79,315
Posted By Bob Viking

BUS

I absolutely agree with you. But the one metric that I believe should be applied when deciding the leader of the Air Arm of the British Military is an intimate knowledge of the use and application of...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 19:43
Replies: 72
Views: 11,253
Posted By judyjudy

Kitty Hawk, NC for the site of the first powered...

Kitty Hawk, NC for the site of the first powered flight. It’s surprising how short that flight was - and they didn’t even lose Wilbur’s luggage!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2023, 14:51
Replies: 212
Views: 79,315
Posted By BEagle

Bring back the days of "No stick - no vote!" to...

Bring back the days of "No stick - no vote!" to silence the penguins!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 17:53
Replies: 98
Views: 35,942
Posted By 212man

​​​​​​​not sure that statement is compatible with...

​​​​​​​not sure that statement is compatible with “41 year old Flt Lt”
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 18:46
Replies: 60
Views: 16,167
Posted By MerseyView

My comment is that it's pretty pointless linking...

My comment is that it's pretty pointless linking to a pay to view article that most people can't read.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2023, 08:03
Replies: 31
Views: 12,315
Posted By minigundiplomat

My mistake - I misread the headline. When I saw...

My mistake - I misread the headline. When I saw the phrase 'completely overstretched and worn out' I thought it was an Odiham thread outlining Ops normal.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jan 2023, 13:14
Replies: 14
Views: 2,606
Posted By SASless

Megan, Thank you for posting the linked...

Megan,

Thank you for posting the linked information.....anyone reading it will begin to understand what flying helicopters in Vietnam could be like when things went ugly.

The Silver Star Medal...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2023, 08:46
Replies: 132
Views: 49,252
Posted By Bob Viking

Easy money

The RAF have paid £480,000 to a US consultancy firm to tell them how they can fix the problem. I could have given them a few nuggets for a lot less. In fact, instead of doing what the MOD always do...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 13:30
Replies: 19
Views: 4,858
Posted By WE Branch Fanatic

Max Hastings has a well deserved reputation for...

Max Hastings has a well deserved reputation for writing articles with an opinion in mind, and not letting research interfere with it. His opinions seem to coincide with whoever is paying him. It...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 07:22
Replies: 31
Views: 5,898
Posted By Asturias56

Personally I'd assume that a decent "sweep" on...

Personally I'd assume that a decent "sweep" on any one important would find 2x US, 2 x Russian, 1x Chinese, France and Israel, 3 X UK (MI5, MI 6 and GCHQ) and 1x the Sun and the Daily mail
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