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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 11:22
Replies: 16
Views: 1,143
Posted By NutLoose

Now I have seen everything, a CH-53 carrying a slung F35 while refuelling from a C130

I kid you not!



https://twitter.com/Roberto05246129/status/1783760793424613455
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2024, 14:28
Replies: 27
Views: 3,232
Posted By minigundiplomat

I still disagree on some of the original points -...

I still disagree on some of the original points - we are normalising failure, but agree with many of the other points (which made me chuckle)

Best of luck on the outside - I can tell by your...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:21
Replies: 38
Views: 5,276
Posted By Bob Viking

Boo, hiss.

People complain when the RAF don’t do special paint schemes and then they complain when they do. It seems they can’t win.

I think it looks great.

BV
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 21:19
Replies: 16
Views: 2,333
Posted By Sloppy Link

Try being a transiting soldier to or from a full...

Try being a transiting soldier to or from a full blown theatre of war…
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 11:17
Replies: 17
Views: 3,190
Posted By minigundiplomat

Club, it's almost certainly 'club'.

Club, it's almost certainly 'club'.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 16:49
Replies: 224
Views: 45,223
Posted By Toadstool

Next thing you know, they’ll be issuing a...

Next thing you know, they’ll be issuing a veterans pin so that people will know you’re a veteran without having to tell them first. 😬
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 20:06
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Not_a_boffin

To which we should be wondering why the RN and...

To which we should be wondering why the RN and RAF (and DE&S!) are not being expanded, instead of engaging in cap badge fantasies.

And quite rightly addressing the offer....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 14:51
Replies: 93
Views: 25,129
Posted By Union Jack

And here's a very relevant letter under the...

And here's a very relevant letter under the heading "Army Exodus" in today's DT (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/02/19/letters-wont-just-be-tories-who-express-despair-at-election/) from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 11:15
Replies: 93
Views: 25,129
Posted By Toadstool

The only people this will negatively affect are...

The only people this will negatively affect are those SP who are old enough to have grown up children who leave the family home and are therefor no longer entitled to a larger home, or Officers who...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 10:22
Replies: 122
Views: 18,464
Posted By ORAC

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2023, 18:31
Replies: 17
Views: 4,312
Posted By Corporal Clott

The B Word Quite……. ...

The B Word

Quite…….
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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 13:45
Replies: 32
Views: 6,634
Posted By Nil_Drift

Although it didn't appear in the station...

Although it didn't appear in the station magazine, so it didn't go off station, Station Routine Orders was the next best thing.

At TTTE Cottesmore in the early eighties, RAFP Cpl dog handlers knew...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 14:56
Replies: 98
Views: 22,406
Posted By Spunky Monkey

There are two ways to move through the jungle -...

There are two ways to move through the jungle - by boat or in a helicopter.
On foot is Jost not possible by more than a mile or two per day.
So the Vs would only really likely be able to attack...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 13:50
Replies: 98
Views: 22,406
Posted By Bob Viking

Harrier

Regardless of whether or not the Harrier would have any operational relevance to add to any current or future conflict it is a completely moot point. We do not have the pilots to fly them.

A shed...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 09:59
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By MPN11

During my Flying Grading at BRNC, I had the...

During my Flying Grading at BRNC, I had the misfortune to be assigned to "L Jnr", whose father ran the grading outfit at Roborough. L Jnr was a shouty, sweary individual who started the second you...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 09:17
Replies: 98
Views: 22,406
Posted By RomeoAlphaMike

Another thread derailed by old farts reminiscing...

Another thread derailed by old farts reminiscing about Harrier.

Like clockwork.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 08:33
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By Nil_Drift

"What did the leadership do about this...

"What did the leadership do about this instructor?"

I changed type in the early '90s. C130 student crews were constituted throughout the OCU. Our pilot QFI was a Scottish "poisonous dwarf" whose...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2023, 14:44
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By Ken Scott

My experience of creamies was rather different....

My experience of creamies was rather different. Having breezed through flying training themselves they pretty much all seemed to have the attitude ‘it’s easy, I can do it so why can’t you?’

Couple...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2023, 06:08
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By alfred_the_great

and if the needs of the service require an entire...

and if the needs of the service require an entire course to go multi off they go.

it’s no longer everyone start as FJ and chop for job security and send them to multi.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2023, 16:07
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By Bob Viking

Location, Location, Location.

It would appear there is a familiar theme developing. It seems many Air Forces struggle from with same problem. Location.

It is never considered by those in charge but it plays a huge factor in...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2023, 20:01
Replies: 94
Views: 19,527
Posted By alfred_the_great

Perhaps instead of the other fleets being crewed...

Perhaps instead of the other fleets being crewed by FJ drop outs, they’re crewed by people who want to be there?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2023, 04:33
Replies: 86
Views: 26,745
Posted By BATCO

TIO has it right because the flash actually says...

TIO has it right because the flash actually says "Royal Marines Commando". (my emphasis added). That it read as the wearer - who is a commando - is a member of the Royal Marines. So when/if no longer...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 11:59
Replies: 37
Views: 8,426
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with...

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with RBrAF/ATUDB at the tail-end of the last century, I can certainly remember there being a dire need for some kind of credible heli SAR system in-country. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 16:12
Replies: 37
Views: 8,426
Posted By 212man

my apologies - total brain fart! I was even...

my apologies - total brain fart! I was even instrumental in the selection of the project manager. Yes, the SAR capability started in 2013 just after I left. Prior to around 1999 there was a lim-SAR...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2023, 09:44
Replies: 256
Views: 98,609
Posted By dagenham

I think that would be counterproductive, if you...

I think that would be counterproductive, if you understood physics you wouldn't want to fly in a puma
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 22:17
Replies: 63
Views: 9,018
Posted By SilsoeSid

or by winding on the cyclic friction and,...

or by winding on the cyclic friction and, although pitch was a bit of a gentle art, flying by leaning :-)
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 20:44
Replies: 63
Views: 9,018
Posted By 212man

Reminds me of line training fresh out the box...

Reminds me of line training fresh out the box co-pilots intent on staring at the PFD during take offs. I’d cover the screen with the single sheet checklist and say “that line there is the artificial...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 10:46
Replies: 63
Views: 9,018
Posted By ericferret

I get the feeling that the Gazelle like "that...

I get the feeling that the Gazelle like "that rifle" (S.L.R) is entering into military folklore. Capable of feats denied to lesser helicopters, only flown by steely eyed airborne warriors and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2023, 20:00
Replies: 256
Views: 98,609
Posted By langleybaston

I have not yet read the report, been very busy,...

I have not yet read the report, been very busy, BUT:

at a guess "lessons learned" and "steps to ensure such will not happen again" might just figure in it.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2023, 17:33
Replies: 1,609
Views: 440,613
Posted By 212man

You could be onto a winner there - maybe write to...

You could be onto a winner there - maybe write to Sikorsky, Airbus and Leonardo with your suggestion.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2023, 17:24
Replies: 1,609
Views: 440,613
Posted By [email protected]

And most helicopters with wheels have such...

And most helicopters with wheels have such warnings - doesn't stop people landing them with the gear up though.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2023, 10:41
Replies: 64
Views: 14,911
Posted By HaveQuick2

Remember, these are brand new airframes from the...

Remember, these are brand new airframes from the manufacturer, and haven't even been through acceptance checks yet.

I expect the MAA has some onerous paperwork that needs to be satisfied before...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2023, 19:27
Replies: 42
Views: 9,397
Posted By MightyGem

I doubt that it's changed, but in my time in the...

I doubt that it's changed, but in my time in the AAC it was the crew's responsibility to remove the blanks when they walked out to the aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2023, 08:19
Replies: 64
Views: 14,911
Posted By chevvron

Not wishing to denigrate the REME who I'm sure do...

Not wishing to denigrate the REME who I'm sure do a wonderful job but years ago at my 'resident' AAC Squadron at Farnborough (originally 664 but later re-numbered 656), a pilot walked out to a Sioux...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2023, 13:01
Replies: 63
Views: 9,018
Posted By Brewster Buffalo

Gazelles leaving Barton a little earlier today ...

Gazelles leaving Barton a little earlier today

Gazelle Retirement Departure
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