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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2014, 00:08
Replies: 21
Views: 4,151
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Love the way everyone jumps straight to the...

Love the way everyone jumps straight to the conclusion that the training in question is for the benefit of the aircrew.

The quote was ... "45% of the army's running cost bill [is] taken up by...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2013, 20:46
Replies: 81
Views: 20,313
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Hate to be a pedant, but actually it is 4.524%...

Hate to be a pedant, but actually it is 4.524% over the six years, not 4.45%. (The awards are compounding, not additive).

Wouldn't normally interject to correct an inaccuracy so small, but the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2012, 22:11
Replies: 162
Views: 39,461
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Please - give us all a break! Your...

Please - give us all a break!

Your commitment to the service is expressed through your commission, not your pension. It is actually the Armed Forces that made a massive commitment to you ...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2012, 22:58
Replies: 162
Views: 39,461
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

There are at least two factors to think about...

There are at least two factors to think about when assessing the value of your pension: The size of the overall cake, and the size of your slice.


Each year of service gives you a slightly...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2011, 23:49
Replies: 267
Views: 90,159
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

You're not a top rate tax payer if you are only...

You're not a top rate tax payer if you are only paying 40%. You are a higher rate tax payer, that is all.

Come back when you gross £150k and then we'll allow you to indulge in a little smugness ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2011, 11:54
Replies: 9
Views: 2,978
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

This is not as bad as it sounds. Service...

This is not as bad as it sounds. Service personnel are "strongly recommended to arrange insurance for ... their potential liability to DIO Ops Accommodation"

Ask youself under what circumstances...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2011, 21:22
Replies: 27
Views: 3,554
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

I wouldn't buy this sort of policy. What I would...

I wouldn't buy this sort of policy. What I would buy, however, is a policy that would reimburse some of the initial outlay involved in pursuing the fATPL (CPL+IR) in the event of losing a med cat at...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2011, 11:12
Replies: 90
Views: 23,916
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

If your employer needs you to be in a location...

If your employer needs you to be in a location that is incompatible with your family commitments, then the compensation package for that appointment should, quite properly, be sufficient to allow...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2011, 19:01
Replies: 90
Views: 23,916
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Maroon Man - In this statement, you fall...

Maroon Man -

In this statement, you fall into the same trap as every other apologist for CEA, in supposing that it is somehow meritocratic, or that it rewards talent. This is rubbish.

There is...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2011, 22:09
Replies: 28
Views: 10,586
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

I hate to be a pedant but ... No one is losing...

I hate to be a pedant but ... No one is losing anything.

People are maybe, at worst, going to be getting a lower increase in some years than they might have been anticipating, had they done their...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2010, 09:41
Replies: 63
Views: 13,048
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

The simple fact is that most recipients of CEA...

The simple fact is that most recipients of CEA are getting money that is partly a compensation for the exigencies of their service life, and partly a contribution towards an aspirational lifestyle...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2010, 11:10
Replies: 43
Views: 14,202
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

This is yet another cost-cutting exercise by a...

This is yet another cost-cutting exercise by a bankrupt government department that simply cannot afford to pay its people what it once promised them (no different to BA and its cabin crew).

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2010, 11:14
Replies: 3
Views: 880
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Yup - R22 in 2005, R44 in 2006. So long as the...

Yup - R22 in 2005, R44 in 2006. So long as the training provider is registered with ELCAS you should be fine. I used Helicopter Services at High Wycombe, but I am sure that other providers are...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 20:42
Replies: 4
Views: 1,699
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Tell your slypdexic friend to re-check his DCI -...

Tell your slypdexic friend to re-check his DCI - it was an increase to 38 days, thus allowing statutory bank holidays to be taken at any time without the non-existent pay clerks (courtesy of JPA)...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2008, 21:44
Replies: 21
Views: 3,773
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

ChristopherRobin - Good luck in your new...

ChristopherRobin -

Good luck in your new job. The Corps will certainly be duller without you, but what can you do? It just isn't the same is it once was.

BTW, what is Fermanagh's greatest Lynx...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2008, 20:53
Replies: 11
Views: 1,957
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Taking routine tasking away from the front line...

Taking routine tasking away from the front line Sqns was indeed a cheap way of maintaining the illusion of a highly skilled and capable cohort of Army Aviators. Yet whilst a generation of Generals...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2008, 12:41
Replies: 14
Views: 1,525
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

OK - if its playground responses you want, I'll...

OK - if its playground responses you want, I'll bite.

No, I don't have a paper trail from here to south wales. I do, however, have receipts from 3 x £1000 ELCAS grants (for ATPL groundschool and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2008, 11:50
Replies: 14
Views: 1,525
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

What pathetic, selfish twaddle - Stuff, your...

What pathetic, selfish twaddle - Stuff, your attitude appears to be 'I'm onto a good thing, but I'm scared that if others were also to benefit then one of the last remaining perks of service life...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2008, 13:10
Replies: 14
Views: 1,525
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Far, far too many education officers appear to be...

Far, far too many education officers appear to be reading too much into the first part of the following line from the DIN, apprarently without understanding that the remainder of the paragraph is...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2008, 14:42
Replies: 18
Views: 2,327
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Been there, done that ;) ... methinks we...

Been there, done that ;) ...

methinks we have met before, no?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2008, 16:27
Replies: 18
Views: 2,327
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Don't let the education & resettlement officers...

Don't let the education & resettlement officers give you any waffle - ELCAS, SLC and your resettlement allowance are all appropriate sources of funding for flying training. All you have to do is...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2007, 22:39
Replies: 1
Views: 1,162
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

So lets just settle all those 'rotary v. fast jet' arguments once and for all ...

Proposer:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oDrPkJrW5zc
Seconder:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jFzLnD3foTk
Anyone got any decent arguments for fast air ?????
Once a Lynx pilot, always a Lynx pilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2007, 16:32
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Stunned at the complete apathy ...

Everyone I speak to says the same thing ... "this is ****e, but what can you do?"
Well, for starters, make your chain of command work for you:-
Next time you have a spare moment in the crewroom...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2007, 10:07
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Well, the good news is that the AFPRB are...

Well, the good news is that the AFPRB are visiting 9 Regt AAC at some point in the next few months (apparently this was already planned and not the result of any letters written by members of this...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2007, 14:57
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

A letter to the AFPRB, explaining that over 300...

A letter to the AFPRB, explaining that over 300 aircrew in the AAC have, in effect, received a pay cut this year, should give us another line of development to pursue.

Even better, 300 letters,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2007, 01:07
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

You are of course right that a few disgruntled...

You are of course right that a few disgruntled voices will not make any difference. That is why we must act collectively to force this to the top of HQ DAAvn's agenda. Have you seen the list? There...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2007, 22:16
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

The thunder of hooves ...

There are a number of factors that the Army as a whole, and the AAC in particular, is not paying sufficient attention to on the issue of retention.

Firstly, for DE officers, the IRC was only...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2007, 19:15
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

This cannot go unchallenged.

The Directorate needs to be made quite clear that this is not simply about the money ... it is about a failure of leadership by the AAC's command.
.
Even if the Lt Col who signed his name to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2007, 18:55
Replies: 226
Views: 33,087
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

I don't see what all the trouble is ... I'm...

I don't see what all the trouble is ... I'm pretty sure that one of the earliest special flying qualifications in my logbook is "qualified P1 day/night Squirrel", achieved whilst at 660 Sqn some 12...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2007, 12:20
Replies: 35
Views: 5,323
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

Obviously some people have a better media persona...

Obviously some people have a better media persona than others, and one would hope that any organisation, including the MOD, would give some thought to this when selecting people for appointments that...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2007, 10:55
Replies: 35
Views: 5,323
Posted By Greenielynxpilot

PCM as done by Virgin Trains - an example for the military?

After many years of viewing these boards, and having noted a consistent theme amongst the regular posters about how 'things should be done' in the aftermath of an incident involving the loss of an...
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