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7th Mar 2024, 20:40
Replies: 89
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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...
3rd Mar 2024, 17:18
Replies: 89
Views: 24,631
Posted By snapper41

The air force you were in must have been on a...

The air force you were in must have been on a completely different planet to the rest of us, then. Seriously - you think a £20k fraud should have been dealt with by a quiet word in the ear at the...
3rd Mar 2024, 15:23
Replies: 89
Views: 24,631
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...
1st Mar 2024, 19:12
Replies: 6
Views: 1,805
Posted By Chugalug2

My Ground School notes from 1961/2 at RAFC cover...

My Ground School notes from 1961/2 at RAFC cover the Mk3 AH even though our course was the first to train on the JP. I quote from the relative paras :-

Acceleration Errors These, caused by inertia...
9th Feb 2024, 11:41
Replies: 50
Views: 10,875
Posted By Mogwi

Von Richthofen remarked, the day before he died,...

Von Richthofen remarked, the day before he died, that 80 was a good number. Perhaps 60 should be a “good number” for the Reds, given the parlours state of the RAF at present and the gathering storm...
2nd Feb 2024, 12:27
Replies: 167
Views: 22,078
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,...
22nd Jan 2024, 08:41
Replies: 1,144
Views: 612,446
Posted By RetiredBA/BY

If, as I believe, AH had been RAF trained and a...

If, as I believe, AH had been RAF trained and a QFI, and did not know how to fly an escape manoeuvre, I (as a former QFI myself) for one, don't believe him.
​​​​​​….and personally I think MB. DID...
20th Jan 2024, 16:13
Replies: 1,144
Views: 612,446
Posted By beamer

I read the full report and have followed with...

I read the full report and have followed with interest these discussions. I am a career aviator both military and civil but have never been involved in any form of display flying. My personal...
16th Jan 2024, 06:25
Replies: 1,144
Views: 612,446
Posted By Bob Viking

Shoreham verdict

Let’s be honest here. Despite any evidence given in court and suggestions of temporary medical events there are those of us, mainly those that have flown aerobatics in fast jets, that are never going...
13th Jan 2024, 18:13
Replies: 49
Views: 13,347
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Harry did some good stuff - if you have not been...

Harry did some good stuff - if you have not been at the end of some pointy stuff in a hostile environment, then think before you comment.

It matters not whether he was in the front cockpit or the...
16th Dec 2023, 20:19
Replies: 13
Views: 3,275
Posted By Gordon Brown

Another one for AH&N?

Another one for AH&N?
5th Nov 2023, 10:49
Replies: 256
Views: 97,775
Posted By GeeRam

Huge extra cost I would imagine, which is why...

Huge extra cost I would imagine, which is why after a few years of the Firebirds and Blue Diamonds use of the Lightning, the idea of using a front line type was ended in favour of using the Gnat...
29th Sep 2023, 20:16
Replies: 494
Views: 332,269
Posted By ORAC

Haven’t seen this mentioned here - 9th of...

Haven’t seen this mentioned here - 9th of September.



A great day out to College Hall Cranwell for the reactivation ceremony of the 42(TB) Sqn Standard.
...
12th Sep 2023, 18:44
Replies: 9,393
Views: 4,206,721
Posted By T28B

This is still PPRuNe, Petit-Lion. ;) While we are...

This is still PPRuNe, Petit-Lion. ;) While we are not in the Jet Blast forum, the grammarians will suspect that you meant to type "Too many adverbs, too." :}

A note on the proposed "missile...
10th Aug 2023, 18:57
Replies: 29
Views: 2,859
Posted By biscuit74

This seems to be a mjaor grab of airspace for...

This seems to be a mjaor grab of airspace for little purpose except commercial profit. NHS deliveries in this area are readily done by road. Whiule the Western Isles trial could be justified for...
7th Aug 2023, 16:23
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
Posted By minigundiplomat

I have no idea how good a lawyer you are, but I...

I have no idea how good a lawyer you are, but I suspect you are probably very good. The islands and islanders do not want or require your attention, and I type this from the windswept centre of...
29th Jun 2023, 13:23
Replies: 77
Views: 20,106
Posted By Biggus

Langleybaston, Regarding your comment about...

Langleybaston,

Regarding your comment about the youth of today "gathering experiences", I would offer the following comment.

I was born and raised on a council estate in the 60s. My parents...
20th Jun 2023, 15:06
Replies: 247
Views: 86,627
Posted By Declan275

Well, apparently the bilateral deal for exactly...

Well, apparently the bilateral deal for exactly that goes back 70 years. That it stayed under wraps for so long given everything that occurred during that timeframe is quite something.
9th Jun 2023, 10:16
Replies: 98
Views: 35,671
Posted By ASRAAMTOO

Which presumably shows how little you know. Its...

Which presumably shows how little you know. Its been a very long time indeed (if ever) that the boarding school allowance has come even close to covering the school fees involved in a modest private...
7th May 2023, 19:32
Replies: 287
Views: 160,343
Posted By fleigle

Did I hear a rumor that the MOD were insisting...

Did I hear a rumor that the MOD were insisting that the CFM’s be swapped out for Speys ? 😎
7th May 2023, 09:20
Replies: 130
Views: 32,158
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

Maybe not only in UK, .......... when I...

Maybe not only in UK, ..........

when I lived in Switzerland, I was amused when I had to fill out my first Wealth Declaration as part of the tax form* and they asked how many head of...
30th Apr 2023, 11:33
Replies: 130
Views: 32,158
Posted By Bergerie1

All I would say to all you armchair critics is,...

All I would say to all you armchair critics is, have you ever taken part in any evacuation flights or tried to organise any of them? It is not easy and usually chaotic. There are far too many unkowns...
27th Apr 2023, 14:51
Replies: 38
Views: 6,384
Posted By ZH875

A Vulcan Nav Plotter informed us on debrief that...

A Vulcan Nav Plotter informed us on debrief that he had dropped his chinagraph pencil behind the rear of the table. We offered him the 14 pencils various that we found to see which one was his.
21st Apr 2023, 17:58
Replies: 40
Views: 11,540
Posted By beardy

Buy him another beer and keep nodding.

Buy him another beer and keep nodding.
9th Apr 2023, 19:46
Replies: 116
Views: 45,289
Posted By Bob Viking

No shame

On a thread about a sexual assault you guys are bragging about how you’ve paid your mortgages off and what a great life you’ve had. Classy.

BV
9th Apr 2023, 12:23
Replies: 38
Views: 5,867
Posted By Martin the Martian

Restormel District Council disappeared in April...

Restormel District Council disappeared in April 2009, along with the five other district authorities, when Cornwall went down the unitary path. F-35s, Newquay Airport, Virgin Galactic or CAHC has got...
5th Apr 2023, 08:42
Replies: 88
Views: 12,589
Posted By Herod

There is a problem with replacing navs with a...

There is a problem with replacing navs with a phone app. If ever in a survival situation, you can't eat the phone app.
5th Apr 2023, 08:36
Replies: 88
Views: 12,589
Posted By ShyTorque

Do “Navs” still actually exist? I thought they...

Do “Navs” still actually exist? I thought they had all been replaced by a phone app and their equivalent mass in fuel….

;)
5th Mar 2023, 08:54
Replies: 196
Views: 45,706
Posted By Video Mixdown

Geographical location is coincidental and...

Geographical location is coincidental and irrelevant.
11th Feb 2023, 11:37
Replies: 132
Views: 49,036
Posted By Sleeve Wing

Just my few penn'orth but, simply, how can you...

Just my few penn'orth but, simply, how can you properly train an FJ pilot who spends more time holding and then revalidating to basic standards, than becoming Combat Ready ? And up to SEVEN years ?!...
25th Jan 2023, 14:58
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,099,544
Posted By GlobalNav

Agreed, but I wish we had been quicker about it. ...

Agreed, but I wish we had been quicker about it. So many lives lost, homes destroyed, misery.
16th Jan 2023, 10:55
Replies: 132
Views: 49,036
Posted By EESDL

....and let's sub out those flying roles which...

....and let's sub out those flying roles which might have provided some respite for hard-pressed crews whom are/were remaining.
14th Jan 2023, 08:46
Replies: 132
Views: 49,036
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...
6th Jan 2023, 10:38
Replies: 70
Views: 13,384
Posted By Whenurhappy

Attendance remains low and there is no compulsion...

Attendance remains low and there is no compulsion on parents to send kids to school, and for those kids to stay there, sadly. One thing that struck me particularly in NZ is the growth of the...
28th Nov 2004, 14:43
Replies: 63
Views: 15,354
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Shackman, Orange Harvest came with both frequency...

Shackman, Orange Harvest came with both frequency sets covered. They were I believe s and X although I never got one to work on 8. It might have worked but I never heard anything.

India and Xray...
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