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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 20:44
Replies: 36
Views: 5,209
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Er. No. BAES were trying to deliver something...

Er. No. BAES were trying to deliver something mandated by a bunch of incompetents in the RAF/MoD and elsewhere. It is arguable that they should not have signed up to that contract, but equally so...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 15:39
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,714
Posted By POBJOY

Air Cadets Grinded

I knew the 'organisation' was going the wrong way when they issued grinding goggles for MK111 flying.
I mean when did you ever use a grinder when flying !!!

There was a time when MK8 goggles were...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 13:57
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,714
Posted By Chugalug2

Just an ex AC customer here, so I'll say my bit...

Just an ex AC customer here, so I'll say my bit and then continue lurking. I was a CCF cadet and attended the local VGS and was later the lucky recipient of a Flying Scholarship. Both were a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2024, 18:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,714
Posted By POBJOY

Venture Adventure

They will now be 'Working from Home' to save fuel and keep the accident level down, and be carbon neutral. Sorry news but then what do you expect when the main organisation has no leadership. It is...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 08:23
Replies: 117
Views: 38,958
Posted By pulse1

The question of what the crewman was doing was...

The question of what the crewman was doing was raised. Well, one of his duties at this time was to check the DECU connectors every 15 minutes. Apparently this was because of a history of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 14:25
Replies: 33
Views: 15,085
Posted By Just This Once...

To be fair CROWSNEST is also approaching OSD, so...

To be fair CROWSNEST is also approaching OSD, so will soon suffer the usual slicing away of funding in the final 5 years before 2030.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 03:40
Replies: 122
Views: 18,434
Posted By Easy Street

I've got no time for either of the extremes in...

I've got no time for either of the extremes in this debate. One of them routinely gets a hard time: it's easy to criticise reactionary old duffers, and the likes of Sir Humphrey will gladly knock out...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 15:46
Replies: 33
Views: 15,085
Posted By hoodie

IIRC, he was rightly recognised in a subsequent...

IIRC, he was rightly recognised in a subsequent Honours List for that.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 20:27
Replies: 50
Views: 11,036
Posted By dctyke

The scissor shackle worked perfectly well when it...

The scissor shackle worked perfectly well when it was serviced regularly in the ejection seat bay at unit level. It was only when seat servicing was extended incrementally over a few years and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 20:11
Replies: 50
Views: 11,036
Posted By Lordflasheart

What's more damning ...

...
What's more damning is that they seem to be still carrying pax in the back seat without command eject (front ejects back) and they seem to be still using the out of date scissors shackle ejector...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 08:15
Replies: 117
Views: 38,958
Posted By Abbey Road

Several of the postings on this thread ask about...

Several of the postings on this thread ask about what it is we don't yet know, about motivation for the utterly unjust and farcical position put forward by Day and Wratten. It is so 'off the planet'...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 11:39
Replies: 117
Views: 38,958
Posted By MrBernoulli

Tuc, thanks very much for your thorough response....

Tuc, thanks very much for your thorough response. You confirmed my suspicions of a 'nobody cares about this' attitude from the BBC, a truly biased and warped organisation, if ever I saw one.


I...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 09:09
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,227
Posted By falcon900

The point is that there are others whose actions...

The point is that there are others whose actions deserve scrutiny. I am most definitely not in the camp of those who may be seeking to exonerate him, but it would be fair to say that his actions have...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2023, 14:13
Replies: 1
Views: 1,423
Posted By Asturias56

The fastest gun in the west - Elinor Otto died aged 104

from an Obit. in this week's Economist:-

The longest-working “Rosie the Riveter” died on November 12th, aged 104
...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 04:10
Replies: 50
Views: 14,084
Posted By Bob Viking

Typerated

Since I have a little bit of spare time and I’m in the mood I’ll throw a few thoughts down. I won’t go for the full thesis but I’ll highlight a few things. I feel it is still on thread enough.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 13:53
Replies: 256
Views: 98,520
Posted By [email protected]

We used to have an excellent way of representing...

We used to have an excellent way of representing the RAF (and the RN) in the military SAR Force but this was moved out of the military and into commercial aviation.

Most people recognised either...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2023, 14:55
Replies: 42
Views: 9,390
Posted By Mortmeister

Why thank you, as someone from Joint Force...

Why thank you, as someone from Joint Force Harrier that worked bloody hard at trying to make it work, your comments fill me with pride….
Were you there? Was ‘Sharkey - I won the war and hate all...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2023, 13:45
Replies: 64
Views: 14,896
Posted By CISTRS

Not really their strongpoint, considering they...

Not really their strongpoint, considering they couldn't manage the VGS Glider fleet.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2023, 05:19
Replies: 138
Views: 47,565
Posted By megan

It was an exercise in bastardry by the airline...

It was an exercise in bastardry by the airline and government all round tucumseh
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2023, 20:57
Replies: 41
Views: 11,444
Posted By langleybaston

New to this. Appalled. Quote: he could...

New to this. Appalled.

Quote:
he could not serve in the Legal Branch any more due to a breakdown in relations with other officers.

What has this to do with the price of fish? I served with,...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2023, 19:08
Replies: 41
Views: 11,444
Posted By NutLoose

I see on the wiki link it has already been...

I see on the wiki link it has already been amended.



So will anything happen to those branded as liars?

Does this leave it open for him to now sue for damages? Bullying, Reputation, loss of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2023, 17:58
Replies: 41
Views: 11,444
Posted By alfred_the_great

and the judge called two 3*s liars. I’d...

and the judge called two 3*s liars.

I’d offer there’s a broader problem than just the legal branch…
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 02:30
Replies: 210
Views: 48,721
Posted By megan

Sign needs to posted to their Lordships. ...

Sign needs to posted to their Lordships.
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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 17:33
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,234
Posted By ORAC

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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2023, 02:27
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
Posted By fdr

That accident report is up there in the most...

That accident report is up there in the most tortuous use of language applied to a report in recent times. Are the authors native English speakers?

The fact that this item was fished out of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2023, 19:17
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
Posted By Two's in

This follows the trend of many recent SIs. It's...

This follows the trend of many recent SIs. It's undoubtedly detailed and considers a multitude of factors, but as Sycamore says upthread, the correct engineering process or procedure for preventing...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2023, 10:44
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
Posted By Bob Viking

Jehovah

I realise I could be shot for saying this but as an outsider nowadays I can’t help thinking that the best solution for UK Armed Forces is to shrink.

We can’t afford to pay, house and equip what we...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2023, 13:30
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
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, 09:40
Replies: 454
Views: 219,182
Posted By dervish

Thanks for that downsizer. My brain hurts...

Thanks for that downsizer.

My brain hurts after a few pages. Everything is in past tense, and the pilot is not a he or she, but a they. So are some of the individual engineers, but not all of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2023, 21:36
Replies: 592
Views: 192,595
Posted By oldmansquipper

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible...

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible for assessing and approving trade related GEMs that came to HQSTC for staffing before going onwards…Some were pretty damn good. I had a few ideas...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2023, 13:48
Replies: 1,409
Views: 467,276
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Hopefully one will have detected the sarcasm in...

Hopefully one will have detected the sarcasm in my earlier post.

One of the single biggest delays in MoD procurement projects is because there aren't enough suitably experienced CS to hold up the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 16:49
Replies: 19
Views: 6,301
Posted By [email protected]

It's not the same Puma though is it? The HC 2...

It's not the same Puma though is it? The HC 2 started in service in 2013.

If they had allowed the same amount of update to the Sea King, we'd all still be flying them now and wouldn't care much...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2023, 19:12
Replies: 23
Views: 4,675
Posted By Timelord

But how did the Q and A with serving members go?

But how did the Q and A with serving members go?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2023, 10:54
Replies: 23
Views: 4,675
Posted By Chugalug2

He needs to be asking the questions rather than...

He needs to be asking the questions rather than RAeS members, like why do you support MOD/RAF apologists and appoint them to some of your most influential positions? One of them proudly stated that...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 09:55
Replies: 455
Views: 141,660
Posted By airsound

Speaking as an ancient trucky (Transport Command,...

Speaking as an ancient trucky (Transport Command, originally….), I’ve been incandescent about the binning of the Herc. So I’ve been putting together a Letter to the Times, to be signed by a few...
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