Epaulettes
Red On, Green On
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From: Between the woods and the water
But this would attract the ladeeeez
Jolly lucky no-one asked you to start their car as well - many an RAF officer has been mistaken for an RAC patrol person.
On one occasion, while wearing my RAFVR(T) uniform (same as a 'normal' RAF officer, but with a gilt 'VRT' pin in the rank slides) I was asked whether I was in the Salvation Army. Minutes later someone mistook me for a parking attendant and asked whether he would be okay to leave his car parked on the double yellow lines.
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From: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Aerbabe,
I really like that helmet! That's just what I need to keep from bashing my head on the canopy at the top of most maneuvers I spill out of. Think it's possible to rig it up with a boom mic?
Pitts2112
I really like that helmet! That's just what I need to keep from bashing my head on the canopy at the top of most maneuvers I spill out of. Think it's possible to rig it up with a boom mic?
Pitts2112
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From: Savannah GA & Portsmouth UK
Pitts
You didn't see the Pioneer with the split canpy that crashed on landing at Popham a couple of years ago then?
Inbound from Belgium I think it was, hit turbulence crossing the coast, head hit the canopy, which split across its width with the back section opening up to form a big air scoop. Ran out of elevator authority and ended up doing the shortest landing I've seen on 08 (around 10 metres ground run).
We picked it up and carried it off the runway and it was back about 6 months later following repair.
AB
You're not going to post THAT picture of someone in uniform are you?
You didn't see the Pioneer with the split canpy that crashed on landing at Popham a couple of years ago then?
Inbound from Belgium I think it was, hit turbulence crossing the coast, head hit the canopy, which split across its width with the back section opening up to form a big air scoop. Ran out of elevator authority and ended up doing the shortest landing I've seen on 08 (around 10 metres ground run).
We picked it up and carried it off the runway and it was back about 6 months later following repair.
AB
You're not going to post THAT picture of someone in uniform are you?
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From: Savannah GA & Portsmouth UK
Attractive thought that is, I suspect Fournicator's baser instincts would be better stimulated by Adam's pic. (although come to think of it, Fourni's baser instincts probably require sedation rather than stimulation)
You look very trim!
Mike
You look very trim!
Mike
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From: London
Although slightly off topic, this would probably save a few head injuries if you encounter turbulence.... Might put the CG off a little though 
Bet you could find a smashing pair of epaulettes to go with it...
Loving the randomness of this post... Has kept me sane this afternoon!
Bet you could find a smashing pair of epaulettes to go with it...Loving the randomness of this post... Has kept me sane this afternoon!
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From: beverley
if you wear epaulettes just to go and rent out the club PA28 and, in fact, they may think you a bit of a tw*t.
Gizajob
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From: uk
http://www.afeonline.com/shop/datasheets/clothing.pdf
Check out p57 - might be just what your're looking for.
Check out p57 - might be just what your're looking for.
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From: Massachusetts Bay Colony
[QUOTE=Mike Cross]Pitts
You didn't see the Pioneer with the split canpy that crashed on landing at Popham a couple of years ago then?
QUOTE]
No, I haven't been at Popham that long. Just moved into the neighborhood last August. Nice place, Popham. Glad I'm there. Now if we only had a few more Pitts.....
Pitts2112
You didn't see the Pioneer with the split canpy that crashed on landing at Popham a couple of years ago then?
QUOTE]
No, I haven't been at Popham that long. Just moved into the neighborhood last August. Nice place, Popham. Glad I'm there. Now if we only had a few more Pitts.....
Pitts2112
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From: EuroGA.org
I haven't read the whole thread but there are places in Europe, Barcelona being one of them according to info I got in 2005, where turning up wearing a commercial looking pilot uniform gets you tax free avgas (about 1/2 price).
In most of Europe you can get tax free avgas on production of an AOC, and forging a piece of paper can't be that hard. Nobody is likely to check it, either.
In most of Europe you can get tax free avgas on production of an AOC, and forging a piece of paper can't be that hard. Nobody is likely to check it, either.