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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 18:12
Replies: 174
Views: 30,282
Posted By langleybaston

we shall see .......................................

we shall see ....................................
As I was saying:.
Memory being dimmed by time, I may have told some of these tales before, and differently. All I can say is that I tell no...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2024, 21:06
Replies: 41
Views: 7,305
Posted By B2N2

Its a BE-58 not a B58 (Hustler). I need two...

Its a BE-58 not a B58 (Hustler).
I need two minutes of my life back pls.


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1800x1186/image_a38261833e00c78bc5a50bc0518fc108f87bca00.jpeg
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2024, 11:11
Replies: 194
Views: 29,035
Posted By PAXboy

Checking in for a BA flight, I see that they have...

Checking in for a BA flight, I see that they have still not updated this information. Comair has been gone three years? Sun-Air? The South African version must be more than 15? Not April 1st as I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2024, 20:19
Replies: 10,330
Views: 4,612,430
Posted By Locked door

GPS jamming and spoofing is a daily occurrence...

GPS jamming and spoofing is a daily occurrence for commercial traffic and has been for years. This is nothing new.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
12th Mar 2024, 00:18
Replies: 227
Views: 101,759
Posted By Ushuaia

It happened over the Tasman Sea, for heaven's...

It happened over the Tasman Sea, for heaven's sake. About an hour before arriving in AKL. No iron ore mines there the last time I looked!

Pro pilots scan PPrune in the 24 hrs after rumours of an...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 05:28
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Bob Viking

Finningley Boy

I shall give a direct answer to your question.

Yes. On so many levels.

The world is slowly but surely descending into predictable chaos and even as it happens our government still can’t see fit...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 05:24
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Herod

Don't blame the RAF. Defence spending has got to...

Don't blame the RAF. Defence spending has got to rise, especially in the current climate. However, adding 2p to income tax would lose the election. The modern generation have grown up with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:33
Replies: 167
Views: 22,758
Posted By Widger

An interesting discussion and it is good to see...

An interesting discussion and it is good to see that it has evolved into a more mature discussion that those first few posts, with individuals decrying the efforts of others.

Not everyone sat on...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 12:27
Replies: 167
Views: 22,758
Posted By exMudmover

cheekychimp - "Where's the laughing emoji when...

cheekychimp - "Where's the laughing emoji when you need it? Medals are awarded for 'Risk and rigour ' not going on the lash in West Germany for a few years."

Speaking solely about Fast Jet flying,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 07:13
Replies: 167
Views: 22,758
Posted By OJ 72

I doubt if the families, friends, and colleagues...

I doubt if the families, friends, and colleagues of the hundreds of UK mil aircrew killed whilst in training, or on exercise between 1947-1991would consider the Cold War as a hoot and a roar, or just...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 06:42
Replies: 167
Views: 22,758
Posted By Fortissimo

So where would you place the Nimrod R crews in...

So where would you place the Nimrod R crews in this? Some of their now unclassified missions were definitely on the risky side. Baltic, east of the North Cape etc. Or the handful of Canberra crews...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 17:50
Replies: 52
Views: 9,780
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Fun with Students

Further to my did in the Supply thread, my summer at the Navy’s Navigation school included teaching an advanced navigation course. I had 4 students and they were all excellent, but definitely not...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2024, 08:57
Replies: 26
Views: 6,086
Posted By OvertHawk

This foundation is nothing but a celebrity mutual...

This foundation is nothing but a celebrity mutual c@$k sucking society - end of story. Let them get on with it.

What i find most amusing is how tweaked it's got some people on here (and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Jan 2024, 07:42
Replies: 61
Views: 8,606
Posted By Asturias56

"I look at it every time I buckle in. And count...

"I look at it every time I buckle in. And count rows to the exit, and check under the seat for the PFD."

I'd bet that applies to almost everyone who posts on here - but if you look around we're...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2023, 21:40
Replies: 13
Views: 2,845
Posted By Mogwi

Agreed. But in this case it is the Royal Air...

Agreed. But in this case it is the Royal Air Force that is advertising for recruits from the “Royal Air Force” (despite it encompassing the other two services) and I personally, as someone who was...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2023, 16:40
Replies: 1
Views: 636
Posted By NutLoose

Air France’s 90th and the Patrouilles 70th

Superb formation work.

https://youtu.be/f9eoUanRgkE?si=R00SAT_BxLdOh70H
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 23:16
Replies: 2
Views: 981
Posted By chopper2004

RAF Fylingdales six decades of watching

Surprised no one picked up on RAF Fylingdales celebrated its 60th birthday month back and here are some photos from their social media, detailing the start of planning to build the then three...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2023, 19:38
Replies: 13
Views: 3,300
Posted By BEagle

They did indeed. I was launched off on a...

They did indeed. I was launched off on a Q-scramble once, without having had the benefit of any BDA conversion or brief - apart from a couple of scrawls on the whiteboard by the 'QWI leader' who was...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 23:37
Replies: 256
Views: 98,619
Posted By SVK

I disagree with your first point Jobza, but...

I disagree with your first point Jobza, but wholeheartedly agree with your second.

BBMF and RAFAT are fundamentally different in form and function.
BBMF aircrew (not just pilots) are taken from...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2023, 21:34
Replies: 256
Views: 98,619
Posted By beamer

Back in the day, I did have some dealings with...

Back in the day, I did have some dealings with the RAFAT and I think it would be fair to call them a ‘Marmite’ organisation. People come and people go but in my experience the pilots were either...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Oct 2023, 10:05
Replies: 17
Views: 1,653
Posted By S.o.S.

wiggy you would have missed 24318's comment...

wiggy you would have missed 24318's comment earlier as it was not yet showing. Whilst 24318 has been part of PPRuNe since 2013, the first ten posts of anyone new are checked before being seen in the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Oct 2023, 16:42
Replies: 17
Views: 1,653
Posted By 24138

Yes I can tell you as I was a passenger on this...

Yes I can tell you as I was a passenger on this flight. An iPhone got trapped in Club Class Business seat and started smoking, we were approaching the Artic Circle and as the phone could not be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2023, 10:40
Replies: 84
Views: 32,533
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
16th Sep 2023, 22:32
Replies: 84
Views: 32,533
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
28th Jul 2023, 13:42
Replies: 9
Views: 2,575
Posted By Davef68

This was Northern Wedding 1978 ...

This was Northern Wedding 1978

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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2023, 12:04
Replies: 206
Views: 53,397
Posted By Bob Viking

+1 for DS

I’m with Downsizer on this. We’re all either ex military on here or have a keen interest in military matters. We obviously care about our old bases and squadrons (and dogs!). We can’t honestly expect...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 15:40
Replies: 257
Views: 104,976
Posted By John Nichol

Spot the ejectee chum? A few who have banged...

Spot the ejectee chum?
A few who have banged out attended the book launch in the RAF Club last week.
Excellent idea by Bob A to do the photo (we were all a tad squiffy by the time the idea was...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2023, 17:03
Replies: 310
Views: 100,907
Posted By Bob Viking

Gp Capt Lizzie Nichol

I try very hard, on a daily basis, to not get annoyed by what happens in an organisation that I am no longer a part of. As a white male it’s obvious that the RAF doesn’t miss me anyway, so it’s...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th May 2023, 07:59
Replies: 18
Views: 1,531
Posted By jolihokistix

Back when I first travelled around Kyushu in 1967...

Back when I first travelled around Kyushu in 1967 it was steam engines all the way. Some things have changed a lot since then, PAX.

In Hokkaido for example you can see many signs in Russian, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2023, 06:27
Replies: 257
Views: 104,976
Posted By Wyntor

I am looking forward to reading this with some...

I am looking forward to reading this with some trepidation. I suspect it will be a solitary activity that will resurface many memories.

It was some 20 years after my ejection that I realised how...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2023, 16:54
Replies: 10,330
Views: 4,612,430
Posted By MENELAUS

Ideal. Write off one of their all too few air...

Ideal. Write off one of their all too few air assets. Darwin Award.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2023, 17:05
Replies: 52
Views: 12,941
Posted By Arabella

Update

If is is removed for stating a historical fact then that is a shame but so be it. The post was sent innocently, it was the dogs name after all. I refuse to alter history.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2023, 20:40
Replies: 97
Views: 29,306
Posted By Video Mixdown

I think that video says it all about the...

I think that video says it all about the conditions - essentially flying through a slot only a few hundred feet high. They did well to pull that off.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2023, 20:20
Replies: 97
Views: 29,306
Posted By Ninthace

Would you sign off an improvised multi aircraft...

Would you sign off an improvised multi aircraft flypast at low altitude in marginal weather over a major city that had not been practised and without the option to stagger formations in height and...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2023, 14:59
Replies: 38
Views: 6,471
Posted By Mogwi

String came detached from my chinagraph in a JP...

String came detached from my chinagraph in a JP during basic training in the 60’s and fell onto the floor of the cockpit. It wouldn’t re-appear despite -ve G and rudder-trampling so I duly reported...
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