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Search: Posts Made By: Thud_and_Blunder
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Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2024, 20:21
Replies: 212
Views: 37,708
Posted By Bunker Shot

Horizontal visual range finding takes me back to...

Horizontal visual range finding takes me back to theheady 'Tankers Only' days at Marham in the mid-70s and the arrival of the 4 B-52s and accompanying staff for EXERCISE GIANT VOICE (B-52s vs Vulcans...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2024, 16:41
Replies: 10,515
Views: 4,678,016
Posted By Pali

Well, I am glad to announce that just few minutes...

Well, I am glad to announce that just few minutes ago we reached another milestone:

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Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2024, 15:32
Replies: 23
Views: 2,615
Posted By SASless

The video reminds me of an engine failure I had...

The video reminds me of an engine failure I had on a 500D....one big "BANG" and it was all down hill from there....the end result was not a scratch on the aircraft and a long walk out of the woods in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2024, 16:26
Replies: 17
Views: 2,727
Posted By Addlepate

Thanks. I wondered about the tail letters - it...

Thanks. I wondered about the tail letters - it seemed a bit convenient that the right tail letters were available! It was the BAe photo that was in the pub (The Marisco Tavern), presented by someone...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 12:07
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By NutLoose

Still going strong.... Just ...

Still going strong.... Just



https://twitter.com/Roberto05246129/status/1783434785248924118
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 05:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,678
Posted By RVDT

Just because you can I guess?

S.H.I.T.T.E.R!
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2024, 14:00
Replies: 31
Views: 3,930
Posted By nowherespecial

I saw some purchase contracts recently between UK...

I saw some purchase contracts recently between UK MOD and AH UK. I'll be polite and say that the UK MOD's negotiation team didn't know what they were doing. The less charitable answer is that the UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2024, 12:46
Replies: 10,515
Views: 4,678,016
Posted By Pali

Slovaks indignant with stance of Fico's...

Slovaks indignant with stance of Fico's government decided to finance ammunition for Ukraine through crowdfunding. Part of the campaign is a 99 years old veteran and Holocaust survivor who fought...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2024, 10:56
Replies: 31
Views: 3,930
Posted By minigundiplomat

We seem to keep buying small batches of aircraft...

We seem to keep buying small batches of aircraft from Airbus with no tender.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 10:54
Replies: 117
Views: 39,197
Posted By Chugalug2

Flipster, I absolutely do not cast aspersions...

Flipster, I absolutely do not cast aspersions whatsoever at Tony Cable, quite the opposite. He wasn't a member of the BoI though, merely there to assist it. As with all such assistance, it could be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 19:58
Replies: 117
Views: 39,197
Posted By Chugalug2

I'm banged to rights, dervish, and no mistake! An...

I'm banged to rights, dervish, and no mistake! An unfortunate choice of words by me, and you were right to bring me to book (I've just seen what I did there!). The old age tag is certainly true too,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2024, 18:14
Replies: 21
Views: 4,904
Posted By Asturias56

Organized crime normally is efficient and makes a...

Organized crime normally is efficient and makes a profit - it also has a low tolerance of poor performance
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2024, 00:37
Replies: 11
Views: 3,301
Posted By SASless

Skill is good....Luck is gooder!

Skill is good....Luck is gooder!
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2024, 10:40
Replies: 38
Views: 5,552
Posted By meleagertoo

The catholic Church ran a nice little scam just...

The catholic Church ran a nice little scam just like that for hundreds of years - paying to 'remove' sins...
Didn't prevent the sins from happening in the first place though, nor did it ameliorate...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 14:46
Replies: 73
Views: 14,610
Posted By JohnDixson

T&B-glad you brought up that sling training...

T&B-glad you brought up that sling training anomaly. Example: in 1963 all pilots being trained got sling training in the basic course ( H-19s or H-34s ).
In 1977-8 we trained the trainers at Ft...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 14:35
Replies: 171
Views: 50,371
Posted By Hot 'n' High

................ it sounds like he deliberately...

................ it sounds like he deliberately used it, in part, to get to where he is - well, certainly to ease his way up the greasy pole ......... that was before all this blew up! It looks like...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2024, 21:50
Replies: 40
Views: 5,987
Posted By ShyTorque

It was always obvious to those of us actively...

It was always obvious to those of us actively involved in police aviation that long term searches (such as some, but not all, ”MISPERS” etc, or pre planned crowd monitoring such as post football...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 22:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,074
Posted By Rigga

Just going through a list of interviews for...

Just going through a list of interviews for further work (with no applications made) in a variety of aviation fields such as CAMO or Compliance…at 66 years old...not retired yet and I started when I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 22:47
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,411,103
Posted By ORAC

SteadfastDefender24…. ...

SteadfastDefender24….

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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 15:23
Replies: 89
Views: 25,941
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: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2024, 11:24
Replies: 89
Views: 25,941
Posted By Akrotiri bad boy

People usually get caught out when they start...

People usually get caught out when they start bragging at the bar. He probably p155sed someone off who was within earshot. The guy was a Wing Commander in a plum posting and it still wasn't enough...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2024, 10:52
Replies: 117
Views: 39,197
Posted By Chugalug2

An Inspiration to Us All!

A clear indication that the desire here to uncover the cover up is shared with those who lost loved ones at Mull as we approach the 30th anniversary this year. Herewith yesterday's story from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 08:00
Replies: 94
Views: 14,340
Posted By snapper41

As John Peel once said; ‘Personalised plate? Sure...

As John Peel once said; ‘Personalised plate? Sure sign of a w*nker’…
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2024, 10:29
Replies: 18
Views: 2,947
Posted By gipsymagpie

A heading bug on the wrong heading, a turn...

A heading bug on the wrong heading, a turn towards high terrain, inadequate understanding of the AFCS and manually fighting the AFCS. Hang on, that's the G-SPAU accident in 2002. Whilst in that...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 09:15
Replies: 19
Views: 3,262
Posted By teeteringhead

Certainly never happened before. The reason...

Certainly never happened before. The reason always stated was that helicopter "basic" training always included some operational inputs, which demanded "front line" experience.

Came close once in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 00:08
Replies: 117
Views: 39,197
Posted By tucumseh

JFZ90 The Review got its main point correct,...

JFZ90

The Review got its main point correct, because it was given irrefutable evidence. A 'mandate' was placed upon the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff - that being the RAF was forbidden from...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 11:05
Replies: 117
Views: 39,197
Posted By dervish

I remember you posting about this and it’s the...

I remember you posting about this and it’s the one thing you’d think the average person would understand. If a connector’s prone to working loose on a fuel computer at some point it’s going to fail....
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2024, 09:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,719
Posted By ShyTorque

Good man. He did what all military helicopter...

Good man. He did what all military helicopter pilots would like to think they would have done, but not many would.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 22:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,719
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: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 10:22
Replies: 62
Views: 11,265
Posted By superplum

Red face Is Fujitsu involved?

Is Fujitsu involved?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 20:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,625
Posted By Marcantilan

Hi, These are two separate events. The TG...

Hi,

These are two separate events. The TG 79.1 attack on the British carrier group was to take place from the north at dawn on 2 May. The idea was that 6 A-4Qs armed with Mk82 bombs would take...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 04:33
Replies: 73
Views: 14,610
Posted By andy148

There's no nicer sound than the freedom bird...

There's no nicer sound than the freedom bird coming in to lift you home. Standing out the back of the Chinook in the frozen Arctic and getting defrosted while breathing in the exhaust fumes was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 16:50
Replies: 73
Views: 14,610
Posted By tucumseh

No problem T&B. They never once let me down, but...

No problem T&B. They never once let me down, but I know many who had different experiences. My experience of Lynx, apart from some avionics, ended 40 years ago. It had a poor reputation for some...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 14:27
Replies: 73
Views: 14,610
Posted By campbeex

Is that an early version GoPro attached to the...

Is that an early version GoPro attached to the tail?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 11:13
Replies: 73
Views: 14,610
Posted By Rigga

Travelling to a Coningsby Airshow in the late...

Travelling to a Coningsby Airshow in the late 1980s when their ATC contacted us and said they had audible but not visual with our UH-1H on a bright sunny day….we were some 12 miles away!
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