Army helicopter used for pizza run & other stories
Tightgit
Back in 1980 my then girlfriend (now wife), was flown from Wildenrath to Detmold in a gazellicopter just for a lunchtime chat!...
Actually, the Aircraft was on a stores run but the effect was the same
(Now I don't think she'd walk into the next room for a chat!
..and she says I never speak to her anyway
Dunno why she complains, I spoke to her that lunchtime didn't I?)
Actually, the Aircraft was on a stores run but the effect was the same
(Now I don't think she'd walk into the next room for a chat!
..and she says I never speak to her anyway Dunno why she complains, I spoke to her that lunchtime didn't I?)
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Greenarrow....that wouldn't be the famous Einbeck bratty per chance would it? The staff in that one were used to it, everytime an execise was on they got visited regularly!
Did some heliskiing once in Winterberg with a Lynx. Went hunting for topless sunbathing birds all the time on our "low level training exercises". Caught a couple in a car once with steamed up windows, all we saw was awhite bare arse and lots of attempted covering up
Did some heliskiing once in Winterberg with a Lynx. Went hunting for topless sunbathing birds all the time on our "low level training exercises". Caught a couple in a car once with steamed up windows, all we saw was awhite bare arse and lots of attempted covering up
Fail to see the problem here, I have delivered pizzas, tea urns, ammunition, rocks and mail and nurses to mention but a few things all of which were needed at the time to raise morale and all of which required an element of aviation planning in some respect. Do they wish us to simply take off, fly from A to B and then return? Where is the training value in that, if the pizza job was an exercise in "hot" planning (no pun intended) then he has gained from the experience. Just as the man who was diverted to a Barracks in Germany whilst on his annual check did....to pick me and my broken motorbike up!
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Pizza
I remember a certain pilot using a Lynx to deliver his dog to a friend to look after in Hohne 2hr round trip to deliver and same to pick up. Nothing wrong with that.
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Isnt there a McDonalds with a HLS somewhere near the city of London?
There was/is the equivelant (sp?) about 25 miles SW of Belize International that was a drop in for the SH mates there in the 80s. JBs I believe.
Then there is the infamous Santa Special to Scotland to drop off some Christmas prezzie push bikes.
But my favourite is leaving McGilligan range after a night shoot to route home via a field in Bally^&*(y for Pizza and tinnies. Thanx to mobile phone texting en route (did I say that) co-ordination of said pick up was very straight forward despite an hour + delay due to tasking!
There are lots more, all in the name of Low Level Nav training and strictly en-track!
FWIW I "fully" support such deads; If you are prepared to get shafted right left and centre for the UK than why not enjoy the full potential of the green and grey chariots when you can.
There was/is the equivelant (sp?) about 25 miles SW of Belize International that was a drop in for the SH mates there in the 80s. JBs I believe.
Then there is the infamous Santa Special to Scotland to drop off some Christmas prezzie push bikes.
But my favourite is leaving McGilligan range after a night shoot to route home via a field in Bally^&*(y for Pizza and tinnies. Thanx to mobile phone texting en route (did I say that) co-ordination of said pick up was very straight forward despite an hour + delay due to tasking!
There are lots more, all in the name of Low Level Nav training and strictly en-track!
FWIW I "fully" support such deads; If you are prepared to get shafted right left and centre for the UK than why not enjoy the full potential of the green and grey chariots when you can.
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During my IOT on Stanford PTA in 1976 we had to prepare a DZ for one assessed "task". To our great surprise, a C130 appeared, ran in at very low level and dropped a bloomin' great pallet onto the DZ! 
To the DS's even greater surprise, strapped to the top of the "authorised" stores was a stack of beer, addressed to "Officer Cadet Q-B"!
Q-B was a retread on our course, late of a certain Herc Sqn.......
The DS initially confiscated the lot, but in view of the threat of a mutiny, we all got a beer at cease play! It never made the papers though
To the DS's even greater surprise, strapped to the top of the "authorised" stores was a stack of beer, addressed to "Officer Cadet Q-B"!
Q-B was a retread on our course, late of a certain Herc Sqn.......
The DS initially confiscated the lot, but in view of the threat of a mutiny, we all got a beer at cease play! It never made the papers though
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$18,500 tax bill?
That Lynx must have flown via St Tropez!
What a load of Bollox they print, no wonder the Army budget is tight with the Lynx costing £7000 for a ten minute diversion, and Whatasham in Suffolk all that way to, Thetford in erm, Norfolk, gee wizz.
Get a grip
I fcuking hate journos
I know plenty of company jags used by crabs to transport B&O kit,
BFG Lynx's for beer (MTOW!) if the cab's flying then make use of it,if its en-route then great.
"The landing was authed but delivery of a pizza was not"
Pah!
Give the lad a cigar
That Lynx must have flown via St Tropez!
What a load of Bollox they print, no wonder the Army budget is tight with the Lynx costing £7000 for a ten minute diversion, and Whatasham in Suffolk all that way to, Thetford in erm, Norfolk, gee wizz.
Get a grip
I fcuking hate journos
I know plenty of company jags used by crabs to transport B&O kit,
BFG Lynx's for beer (MTOW!) if the cab's flying then make use of it,if its en-route then great.
"The landing was authed but delivery of a pizza was not"
Pah!
Give the lad a cigar
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I once (before I got out of the ash myself) watched a National Gaurd drop approx. 8,000 gallons of water on (near actually) a single smoking bush.
Serious Heli-Mopping
Serious Heli-Mopping
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I recall combine 744, that little 3 ship Navex (2 Gazelle, 1 Lynx)from Whatasham to St Tropez. splendid it was, er the navigation I mean.
Learned a lot we did, such a shame that when homeward bound we were forced into a bad weather stop over in...Cognac, aaah.
Learned a lot we did, such a shame that when homeward bound we were forced into a bad weather stop over in...Cognac, aaah.
"...I have delivered pizzas, tea urns, ammunition, rocks and mail and nurses..."
Splendid - "Quadrastagiione and a horny little blonde nurse to go please. To go, that is, like a belt fed mortar!"
When I was based at Wattisham in the days before the dung-eaters in their horrid clattering horse-scarers took it over, an occasional visitor was a certain 3-bag GAF F4. This would land, taxy in, shut down; the crew would hop out and their bottle of Asbach would be lawfully OK'd by the cutoms wallah. Then the Germans would hang around whilst their jet was towed into a hangar.... It invariably carried a bright yellow 4000 lb centreline tank which, unusually, had a large maintenance access panel.
"Ve are vaiting for unser lift from Cottesmore", they would explain, adding that their 'rules' only permitted them to leave their jet at an RAF F-4 base in case any technical assistance was needed. Bit of a thin story that, since their jet was totally different to the FGR2....
Then their buddy from Cottesmore would turn up in a largish wagon. After a furtive look around, off would come the tank access panel - and out would come all sorts of contraband for their TTTE friends. Not just Bratties and good beer, but once an entire Mercedes Benz exhaust system!
Splendid Teutonic efficiency!
Splendid - "Quadrastagiione and a horny little blonde nurse to go please. To go, that is, like a belt fed mortar!"
When I was based at Wattisham in the days before the dung-eaters in their horrid clattering horse-scarers took it over, an occasional visitor was a certain 3-bag GAF F4. This would land, taxy in, shut down; the crew would hop out and their bottle of Asbach would be lawfully OK'd by the cutoms wallah. Then the Germans would hang around whilst their jet was towed into a hangar.... It invariably carried a bright yellow 4000 lb centreline tank which, unusually, had a large maintenance access panel.
"Ve are vaiting for unser lift from Cottesmore", they would explain, adding that their 'rules' only permitted them to leave their jet at an RAF F-4 base in case any technical assistance was needed. Bit of a thin story that, since their jet was totally different to the FGR2....
Then their buddy from Cottesmore would turn up in a largish wagon. After a furtive look around, off would come the tank access panel - and out would come all sorts of contraband for their TTTE friends. Not just Bratties and good beer, but once an entire Mercedes Benz exhaust system!
Splendid Teutonic efficiency!
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Didn't see the Sky journo moan about his trip with the Kipper fleet to spot Ellen McA on Sunday, nor were the TV crews on HMS Severn complaining about the ride as they filmed her crossing the finish and making her way to Falmouth.
Did/does the MoD charge for such "assistance"?
Did/does the MoD charge for such "assistance"?
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'Kin should do.
Watching Dame MacArthur raise the flag once again. Well in.
However, I reckon the journos should stump up the cash to get in an watch.
Bet that sortie was specifically authed to watch her.
Which is fine, but our gutter-dwelling friends should look at the perks THEY get off us before spouting drivel they can obviously not get their tiny little minds about.
I suspect that the sortie was correctly authed to conduct LL training, CAL, etc in and around the area anyway, and (thinks) or intrepid green aviator why not pop a bit of extra cargo on.
THE SORTIE WAS NOT GENERATED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PIZZA DELIVERY AND HENCE THE MONEY WAS NOT WASTED!!!!
Would the F
KING journos please leave us alone to get on with our jobs and stop ruining HM Armed Forces in almost as serious a way as Buffoon is doing.
It is NOT their God given right.
Watching Dame MacArthur raise the flag once again. Well in.
However, I reckon the journos should stump up the cash to get in an watch.
Bet that sortie was specifically authed to watch her.
Which is fine, but our gutter-dwelling friends should look at the perks THEY get off us before spouting drivel they can obviously not get their tiny little minds about.
I suspect that the sortie was correctly authed to conduct LL training, CAL, etc in and around the area anyway, and (thinks) or intrepid green aviator why not pop a bit of extra cargo on.
THE SORTIE WAS NOT GENERATED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PIZZA DELIVERY AND HENCE THE MONEY WAS NOT WASTED!!!!
Would the F
KING journos please leave us alone to get on with our jobs and stop ruining HM Armed Forces in almost as serious a way as Buffoon is doing.It is NOT their God given right.
