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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 11:45
Replies: 117
Views: 38,974
Posted By Biggus

If you "admit where you went wrong" you open...

If you "admit where you went wrong" you open yourself up to legal redress, sued for damages, etc. Reputations are also ruined, people do/should lose their jobs, pension, perks etc..

Far simpler...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2023, 20:24
Replies: 42
Views: 9,392
Posted By alfred_the_great

Read the BoI. engine blanks were simply the...

Read the BoI.

engine blanks were simply the last in a huge and quite concerning error chain.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2023, 22:15
Replies: 16
Views: 5,237
Posted By Mr Mac

Snapper 1 Sorry we don’t get anything from...

Snapper 1
Sorry we don’t get anything from that far East it’s mostly stuff rolling down the Pennies. Anyway obviously there are not going to be anymore this year unfortunately.

Thanks all for...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2023, 17:49
Replies: 284
Views: 83,582
Posted By Ninthace

Nowt wrong with jumping ship. I jumped from...

Nowt wrong with jumping ship. I jumped from submarines, a much bigger step. :)
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2023, 10:29
Replies: 284
Views: 83,582
Posted By cliver029

If you had watched the “Valley” programme a while...

If you had watched the “Valley” programme a while ago you would have seen a young lady ( can I say that?)naval aviator graduate onto Typhoons and on good authority still there plus a friends son also...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2023, 20:21
Replies: 84
Views: 32,494
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

The local population tend to be known to have...

The local population tend to be known to have extra finger cells and lack of brain cells. The only county that posts road deaths year on year on red noticr boards by the roadside.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2023, 03:58
Replies: 157
Views: 67,382
Posted By megan

Well, it certainly ended with a Lightning strike.

Well, it certainly ended with a Lightning strike.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2023, 09:30
Replies: 7
Views: 2,163
Posted By NutLoose

Read the last page of the PDF I posted, it tells...

Read the last page of the PDF I posted, it tells of everything else but.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 18:51
Replies: 17
Views: 2,248
Posted By Dan Gerous

Does it glow in the dark.:E

Does it glow in the dark.:E
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2023, 10:40
Replies: 84
Views: 32,494
Posted By Bob Viking

Double standards

Is it because the aircraft in question is Italian that we are allowing more latitude for people to spout absolute horsesh1t?!

Every single engine jet in history has had a ‘dead zone’ on every...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2023, 08:02
Replies: 284
Views: 83,582
Posted By Not_a_boffin

This. Plus the use of a Typhoon in reactive CAS...

This. Plus the use of a Typhoon in reactive CAS role to potentially mallet a mortar tube that turned out to be a farmer? Unless there's a threat rationale that precludes Protector, seems a somewhat...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2023, 08:00
Replies: 284
Views: 83,582
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

Cheaper to move formed units by bus to Brize by...

Cheaper to move formed units by bus to Brize by bus. Been that way for 20 years. Only occasionally did I.see a VC10 in my days on a VASS fly directly into a home unit to drop off a returnimg...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2023, 13:30
Replies: 454
Views: 219,216
Posted By Chugalug2

This is yet another example of sledgehammers used...

This is yet another example of sledgehammers used for nut cracking. If your "Which is not what is desired" is indeed valid there have always been alternative options; "the pilot", "the controller",...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2023, 12:01
Replies: 454
Views: 219,216
Posted By sycamore

And all it needed was a length of `Pussers`rope...

And all it needed was a length of `Pussers`rope to link all the `red bits `together,and a `shadow board`....bit of basic engineering....
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2023, 08:45
Replies: 77
Views: 20,561
Posted By Bob Viking

Random thoughts

I realise Mr Haythornthwaite has already done his work but if he wishes to make an amendment and call it the BV chapter, that’s fine. I won’t charge.

Firstly, Harv Smyth is bang on. I mentioned it...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2023, 07:47
Replies: 77
Views: 20,561
Posted By [email protected]

Much of the bureaucracy comes from other empires...

Much of the bureaucracy comes from other empires within the military who don't get to play with the big boys toys.

It is an obstacle race to get to the cockpit and get airborne because so many...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2023, 12:37
Replies: 310
Views: 100,771
Posted By ASRAAMTOO

Weasel words from Ben Wallace too. “ All those...

Weasel words from Ben Wallace too. “ All those selected met the minimum standards” Undoubtedly true but what he does not say is that some of those not selected exceeded the minimum standards and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2023, 21:19
Replies: 310
Views: 100,771
Posted By RAFEngO74to09

"One of the "bending out of shape" options...

"One of the "bending out of shape" options discussed at that meeting was whether to create an additional 196 Personnel Operations (Pers Ops) posts in the Service above the ITR, in part because these...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2023, 21:13
Replies: 455
Views: 141,680
Posted By pr00ne

Seek help.

Seek help.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 18:50
Replies: 24
Views: 6,297
Posted By MPN11

As a fellow Penguin, agreed >100% 😀 As an...

As a fellow Penguin, agreed >100% 😀

As an aside, it was noticeable that some ATC students, graduating to the real world from School Simulators, discovered ‘real World stress’ when joining their...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 18:45
Replies: 24
Views: 6,297
Posted By langleybaston

As readers will have gathered, I know bugger all...

As readers will have gathered, I know bugger all about flying.

However, anything near 100% Sim is surely lunacy for at least two reasons:

Many years ago I became [don't larf] an expert in...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2023, 22:50
Replies: 20
Views: 4,704
Posted By OvertHawk

An incredible survivor and a true pioneering...

An incredible survivor and a true pioneering aviator.

I urge anyone who does not know his full story to read up on it!!

You were an inspiration Sir and I am glad that our world has benefited...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 13:37
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By GeeRam

Wasn't Middleton St George another, massive...

Wasn't Middleton St George another, massive upgrade including new runway for Lightning operation, only for them to depart elsewhere and the base closed down just a few years later?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 13:11
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By chevvron

Bovingdon was another. Mid 1968, all 4 T2...

Bovingdon was another.
Mid 1968, all 4 T2 hangars were re-clad.
End of 1969 airfeld closed.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 12:36
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By NutLoose

Really Pr00ne? Most camps the RAF tended to shut...

Really Pr00ne? Most camps the RAF tended to shut often had significant amounts of dosh spent on them before they closed... Look at St Athan for one.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 12:35
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By Expatrick

Could be an opportunity to fast track the asylum...

Could be an opportunity to fast track the asylum process.
Single question: Are you offended by this piece of heritage?

If answer yes, an immediate free transfer to Rwanda.
If answer no,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 11:27
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By rog747

The lovely Petwood Hotel nearby also could be...

The lovely Petwood Hotel nearby also could be considered - Twas the official Squadrons Officers 'mess'' IIRC >?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 09:06
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By 212man

Another example of offense gone nuts….(don’t...

Another example of offense gone nuts….(don’t watch if easily offended by language!)
https://youtu.be/FHDeVmjRb0E
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 08:45
Replies: 52
Views: 12,935
Posted By Herod

I have a bit of an issue about this. It wasn't a...

I have a bit of an issue about this. It wasn't a racist remark in context, but rather the name of a much-loved dog. In this day and age, I wouldn't dream of using the word in a derogatory way, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2023, 17:19
Replies: 97
Views: 29,287
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
6th May 2023, 13:36
Replies: 97
Views: 29,287
Posted By BEagle

Nice one, RAFAT!

Congratulations on such a good flypast over the Palace in such appalling weather!

Very well done!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2023, 22:04
Replies: 39
Views: 7,308
Posted By NutLoose

No problem, please read the following links to...

No problem, please read the following links to help you understand.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banter

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/humour

You have to...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2023, 18:12
Replies: 206
Views: 53,328
Posted By Expatrick

Good point.

Good point.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2023, 23:47
Replies: 94
Views: 20,555
Posted By Wokkafans

I believe it's to do with piston engine prop...

I believe it's to do with piston engine prop torque - when powering up this causes the aircraft to pull to the left so having the island on the starboard side reduces the risk of it "pulling-in" to...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2023, 20:28
Replies: 39
Views: 6,224
Posted By NutLoose

Urgent, please sign this.

I don’t like to ask, but this is downright wrong. Please read the post.

LINK TO SIGN.
...
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