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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2019, 19:19
Replies: 26
Views: 8,917
Posted By FB11

Very positive - PC over CV

Really good news, it’s been a long time coming to have an under represented person heading to the top of the organisation. Certainly those who have worked for her seem to regard her people skills...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 20:31
Replies: 57
Views: 15,011
Posted By FB11

Last Squadron Leader OC of an RAF squadron?

When was the last time the RAF had a Sqn Ldr in command of a fighter/bomber squadron and was the XO of that unit also a squadron leader?

FB
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2013, 11:00
Replies: 35
Views: 10,871
Posted By FB11

Outside. One presumes that he would have wanted...

Outside. One presumes that he would have wanted the CAS job.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2013, 10:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,603,545
Posted By FB11

Nice Sky News clip on their website of the boys...

Nice Sky News clip on their website of the boys doing their stuff at Eglin although I am not sure that "it's better than working for a living..." was one of the MOD approved lines to take.

Philip...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2013, 22:01
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,603,545
Posted By FB11

Same old sad stuff. ...

Same old sad stuff.

Yaaaaawwwwwwnnnnnn........zzzzzzzzz
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2012, 11:00
Replies: 43
Views: 28,943
Posted By FB11

Mr Wallace, I was on Simon's course - he was...

Mr Wallace,

I was on Simon's course - he was known as 'Tommo' - and will fill you in on as much detail as you'd like.

I'll send you a private message with my details and we can write/chat; I'll...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2012, 14:49
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Marham. Thank goodness. What a wise choice. ...

Marham. Thank goodness. What a wise choice.

All that uncongested airspace in the SE and the wonderful training areas, ensuring that every precious minute of expensive and limited flying time is...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2012, 15:54
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

t43562, I'm afraid you don't get something...

t43562,

I'm afraid you don't get something for nothing.

There are indeed less personnel directly related to the launch and recovery of a B vice a C but you need more in other areas if we revert...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 14:29
Replies: 42
Views: 16,209
Posted By FB11

Now that I'm away from my tiny smart phone, I...

Now that I'm away from my tiny smart phone, I have a keyboard to speed things up.

Here's why I believe the USMC will not operate GR9A as a GR9A:

1. The aircraft has diverged so much from AV-8B...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 12:44
Replies: 42
Views: 16,209
Posted By FB11

Thanks John, In order for the USMC to...

Thanks John,

In order for the USMC to operate the GR9A they would need BAE to become the Release To Service Authority and continue to support the CAP E software wouldn't they?

If so, BAE would...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 11:40
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

The cost of conversion is more than the cost of...

The cost of conversion is more than the cost of keeping Queen Elizabeth as a STOVL carrier no matter how much the CV conversion cost has been skewed.

The point is that you are not hearing anyone...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 11:25
Replies: 42
Views: 16,209
Posted By FB11

All, It may be romantic to think that GR9...

All,

It may be romantic to think that GR9 could be getting airborne again in USMC colors but it is worth considering the significant numbers of physical differences between a GR9 and AV8.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 10:58
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

LO, Thanks. It's lucky that we are...

LO,

Thanks. It's lucky that we are focussed on the cost of cats and traps and not the cost and capability of the aircraft.

Strange that the B costs more to buy, costs more to fly each hour,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 02:27
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

LO, If you look at the deck layout of an LHA...

LO,

If you look at the deck layout of an LHA or LHD and consider the other assets on board you will be able to make your own sensible judgement on the safe recovery of an aircraft doing around 35...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 00:53
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

LO, The UK would never do something purely...

LO,

The UK would never do something purely because opportunity presented itself. Not when it costs money.

SRVL is required if a B model is to ever safely carry a useful warload and have an...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2012, 23:22
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

LO/Spaz, Is your debate about why SRVL...

LO/Spaz,

Is your debate about why SRVL existed for the UK F-35B?

Yes, it's because of marginal F-35B performance in the UK (and US) 'hot/tropical' day criteria.

Do you need more?

FB11
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2012, 16:00
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Engines, So why did the UK waste millions of...

Engines,

So why did the UK waste millions of ££ on SRVL if the VLBB was OK? What was the prompt? A belief that the SWAT wouldn't work in the mid-2000's or that the SWAT was always going to cause...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2012, 15:21
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Engines, Our posts crossed - miles better...

Engines,

Our posts crossed - miles better than Harrier at this stage of the programme? That doesn't bode well considering Harrier never had a useful vertical bring back at any stage of its...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2012, 15:14
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Milo, It doesn't have to be a Shipborne...

Milo,

It doesn't have to be a Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) but the reason the UK did some of the development of it in the VAAC Harrier that John will be very familiar with is to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2012, 14:40
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

John, If the part of the deck that is free...

John,

If the part of the deck that is free is safe to land on, you have an option.

But you have an issue if the first aircraft down has an incident - even minor - becuase the deck will be foul...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2012, 12:51
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

glojo, Firstly, it is important to know what...

glojo,

Firstly, it is important to know what the figures of 450nm and 600nm are based upon as they are not apples with apples.

The B has a requirement to take off, climb to height and get...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2012, 20:12
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Lowe Flieger, All bar your last line - more...

Lowe Flieger,

All bar your last line - more in a second - I think your whole post is absolutely spot on the money (pun intended).

On the last line, one of the answers will be right but as each...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2012, 10:16
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Yak, Also worth noting is the reality that...

Yak,

Also worth noting is the reality that while we really do want to be able to play on Day 1, how many times in the life of an aircraft does it actually play on Day 1?

Most aircraft (and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2012, 12:52
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

kbrockman, Have no fear, the up front and...

kbrockman,

Have no fear, the up front and through life cost of the F-35 (any variant) is entirely eclipsed by those who are transfixed by the significantly smaller sum of converting the Prince of...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2012, 13:03
Replies: 56
Views: 9,977
Posted By FB11

Oh Ken, Do lighten up. (Most of us on...

Oh Ken,

Do lighten up.

(Most of us on here do actually understand the manning levels of the services and the requirements to fulfil MACA/MACP commitments).

It was meant to be a light hearted...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2012, 12:26
Replies: 56
Views: 9,977
Posted By FB11

Maybe the choice of service indicates the...

Maybe the choice of service indicates the additional bodies the RAF has?

OC Ops at Marham* will have to drive his own 1.4l Corsa to High Wycombe for a meeting instead of getting MT to drive him...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2012, 11:51
Replies: 40
Views: 9,121
Posted By FB11

lj Rumour has it that the PM wasn't...

lj

Rumour has it that the PM wasn't expecting to have the 'savings' from canning the Harrier to be instantly subsumed into a GR4 hole that wasn't there during SDSR (as opposed to the wider Defence...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2012, 20:57
Replies: 40
Views: 9,121
Posted By FB11

Biggus, Your post #2 is quite right. We...

Biggus,

Your post #2 is quite right. We spend money on planned incremental upgrades not knowing a fleet is to be scrapped and then it is (scrapped).

Bummer.

Do you think there might be...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2012, 23:44
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Wise words indeed. Using the logic of hindsight,...

Wise words indeed. Using the logic of hindsight, we should for example really have been flying F-15 and F-16 for the last 4 decades. But we always buy British even when logic (for that read...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2012, 01:18
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

To the various posters on what happens if we slip...

To the various posters on what happens if we slip back into B slippers:

1. There's no interoperability with the USN - no B will operate from a CVN. Nor will it operate from Charles de Gaulle...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2012, 18:07
Replies: 1,802
Views: 385,834
Posted By FB11

Market Research

What a clever way to test the water (pun intended) for the reversion to the B model.

Pop it into The Independent and see what the reaction is over the next few days.

Were this to be the chosen...
Forum: ATC Issues
25th Jan 2012, 22:10
Replies: 5
Views: 1,720
Posted By FB11

Aircraft Carrier ATCO and EASA

Do any of you chaps/chappesses have any awareness of new EU legislation that mandates a licensed air traffic controller must control - as per a land based field - all traffic in the local pattern of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2011, 18:22
Replies: 7,449
Views: 2,396,240
Posted By FB11

Jamesdevice, Oh, of course 'autonomous'; the...

Jamesdevice,

Oh, of course 'autonomous'; the new catch-all for those who believe manned aviation is over by Christmas and there'll be a surplus of pilot brevets sitting on a shelf somewhere in...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2011, 15:54
Replies: 7,449
Views: 2,396,240
Posted By FB11

Jamesdevice, Unmanned aircraft save 1 person...

Jamesdevice,

Unmanned aircraft save 1 person airborne - the pilot - but according to Wiki at the time of writing, 39 Sqn had around 90 people to operate 2 (increasing to 6) Reaper.

Of those...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2011, 02:56
Replies: 1,831
Views: 392,873
Posted By FB11

Backwards PLT, Firstly, one person posting...

Backwards PLT,

Firstly, one person posting under a name that has the word 'Naval' in it doesn't mean they single handedly now represent the RN and FAA that you rather bizarrely state has 'such a...
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