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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 19:22
Replies: 224
Views: 45,227
Posted By Rigga

30% discount (£4) for entry to the Yorkshire Air...

30% discount (£4) for entry to the Yorkshire Air Museum today….
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 22:20
Replies: 224
Views: 45,227
Posted By Rigga

Fablon is so ‘80s! Nowdays you have to use a...

Fablon is so ‘80s!
Nowdays you have to use a heat-shrunk envelope!!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 22:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,069
Posted By Rigga

Just going through a list of interviews for...

Just going through a list of interviews for further work (with no applications made) in a variety of aviation fields such as CAMO or Compliance…at 66 years old...not retired yet and I started when I...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 18:48
Replies: 204
Views: 97,923
Posted By Rigga

MIND THE DOOR…! Probably done more good than...

MIND THE DOOR…!
Probably done more good than harm.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 13:38
Replies: 224
Views: 45,227
Posted By Rigga

Interesting! What is an RAF Veterans Card?

Interesting! What is an RAF Veterans Card?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 11:26
Replies: 73
Views: 14,548
Posted By Rigga

While they were introduced to Lippitts Hill as...

While they were introduced to Lippitts Hill as ”the quietest in their class” to the local residents, EC145’s were a clattery cacophony on the ground and only slightly noisier than their predecessor...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 11:16
Replies: 73
Views: 14,548
Posted By Rigga

Some sideways action allows the ‘buzz’ of the...

Some sideways action allows the ‘buzz’ of the Tail Rotor to shine forth!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 11:13
Replies: 73
Views: 14,548
Posted By Rigga

Travelling to a Coningsby Airshow in the late...

Travelling to a Coningsby Airshow in the late 1980s when their ATC contacted us and said they had audible but not visual with our UH-1H on a bright sunny day….we were some 12 miles away!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 19:14
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By Rigga

While you may have introduced the term...

While you may have introduced the term ‘Occurrence’ to the MAA that very term had been in use in civil aviation (EASA/CAA/FAA, etc.) Safety Management Systems for some years (as in ‘Mandatory...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 07:53
Replies: 23
Views: 4,388
Posted By Rigga

...or as empty! RAF Hangars were mostly WW2...

...or as empty!
RAF Hangars were mostly WW2 historic structures built for Lancasters, at best, and were always stacked full of minor and major servicing. The hangar above looks like it was built to...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2024, 06:41
Replies: 21
Views: 5,202
Posted By Rigga

I believe at least one customer has left....any...

I believe at least one customer has left....any other news of customer movements?
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 19:04
Replies: 20
Views: 130,866
Posted By Rigga

‘Someone’ robbed the Harrier on the gate at...

‘Someone’ robbed the Harrier on the gate at Laarbruch of its rusty old cold nozzles……
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jan 2024, 18:56
Replies: 26
Views: 6,086
Posted By Rigga

Its a bit like how Buck Rogers has contributed so...

Its a bit like how Buck Rogers has contributed so much to space kennels.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 19:29
Replies: 224
Views: 45,227
Posted By Rigga

Applied yesterday - we’ll see….

Applied yesterday - we’ll see….
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 16:36
Replies: 32
Views: 6,634
Posted By Rigga

Not published - but 7 words none the less. On...

Not published - but 7 words none the less.
On arrival at a helicopter station somewhere in germany. I had to have a little chat with my new Flt Sgt who asked “Do you play football?” To which I...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 16:08
Replies: 28
Views: 8,250
Posted By Rigga

So, not just a jolly Occifer’s jape in the Mess...

So, not just a jolly Occifer’s jape in the Mess then?
2 days detention in the Mess bar and a slapped wrist….
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 19:26
Replies: 33
Views: 8,333
Posted By Rigga

I did once enjoy a job where I supposed the...

I did once enjoy a job where I supposed the employer had counted my pension as his bonus - and when I left there I enjoyed a 45% rise for half the task.
The wages of military work as a contractor is...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 13:57
Replies: 8
Views: 2,111
Posted By Rigga

And about time too. - Turncoats?

And about time too. - Turncoats?
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2023, 13:54
Replies: 558
Views: 151,954
Posted By Rigga

Talking of OTS purchases - How are the 100+ EC145...

Talking of OTS purchases - How are the 100+ EC145 (UH-71?) fleet coping in the US? Are they still the Bee's Knees?
I'm interested because they're made of tinsel and honeycomb compared to brick...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2023, 18:01
Replies: 284
Views: 83,654
Posted By Rigga

Ahaaaa! such fond memories of the “Continental...

Ahaaaa! such fond memories of the “Continental Shelf” and its influence on family practices..and diets even!
Sadly(?) this facility seems to have disappeared from view in most accommodation.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2023, 09:15
Replies: 7
Views: 2,042
Posted By Rigga

Yes, I was on that Chin Det (FRT) too.The NAIADs...

Yes, I was on that Chin Det (FRT) too.The NAIADs were quite regular and many of those units around us reported alarms. The few times that we masked up were for very short periods and we often left...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 20:50
Replies: 210
Views: 48,769
Posted By Rigga

Genetics don’t lie….so why should we?

Genetics don’t lie….so why should we?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 20:23
Replies: 7
Views: 2,042
Posted By Rigga

Gulf War Syndrome returns?

Some new news!https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sarin-nerve-gas-gulf-war-illness.html
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2023, 05:36
Replies: 592
Views: 192,768
Posted By Rigga

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/ae4e4d1a_59b5_4916_89bc_76722b196610_dad048a3cca077d189a3424ff342c55ec5e8f694.jpeg
is wiggly responsible for this too? Surely making the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2023, 16:56
Replies: 2,074
Views: 451,210
Posted By Rigga

Recently bought a new grill for my trusty black...

Recently bought a new grill for my trusty black garden Blob….it cost more than my Blob did - which I’d purchased from the PX near Goch some 30 years ago!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2023, 16:45
Replies: 67
Views: 15,188
Posted By Rigga

As a mere little helicopter company’s Quality...

As a mere little helicopter company’s Quality Manager with a couple of Licence type ratings I’m earning in excess of £90K
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2023, 15:34
Replies: 4
Views: 1,601
Posted By Rigga

Wow! you can see everything - without all the...

Wow! you can see everything - without all the trees in the way! Everything looked so fresh and clear - I remember all the times I've sat on that mound beside the pool!I also loved seeing 1 Hangar...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2023, 11:02
Replies: 59
Views: 16,087
Posted By Rigga

Yes - I realised afterwards that I got it the...

Yes - I realised afterwards that I got it the wrong way around! Only 5 TR blades on the 61.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2023, 21:27
Replies: 59
Views: 16,087
Posted By Rigga

I believe all MOD Frames and stock was bought by...

I believe all MOD Frames and stock was bought by HeliOps?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2023, 21:25
Replies: 59
Views: 16,087
Posted By Rigga

I’m sure the Boscombe Down Sea King was a US...

I’m sure the Boscombe Down Sea King was a US built SH-3 The Westland Sea King was hugely different from the S61 - I remember the SAR boys in FI trying to nick a S61 tail rotor and all went fine till...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2023, 11:38
Replies: 106
Views: 54,365
Posted By Rigga

The smoke also appears forward of, and external...

The smoke also appears forward of, and external to, the jet pipe - so could come from anywhere inside the airframe. I would suspect the fan drive system from the meagre evidence so far.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2022, 10:44
Replies: 220
Views: 67,451
Posted By Rigga

That’s a nice white stripe! - to be worn on a...

That’s a nice white stripe! - to be worn on a camouflaged uniform? Very similar to the very obviously bright Blue Shirt we used to wear (with very shiny shoes) in the 80’s and 90’s - completely...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2022, 17:09
Replies: 535
Views: 290,496
Posted By Rigga

While it may carry less than an airliner at the...

While it may carry less than an airliner at the moment it isnt in competition with airliners…and it can carry 10 tonnes at a tenth of the cost of another ten tonne transporter…

And Helium is...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2022, 19:30
Replies: 31
Views: 5,645
Posted By Rigga

Whirlwind Intermediate (Inclined) Gearbox...

Whirlwind Intermediate (Inclined) Gearbox mounting bolt - wire-locking! - 2 inches away from a 1 inch hole…

Chinook Mk1/D hyd and lube flexible pipe routes around the Aft XMSN….Wha!!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2022, 20:44
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Rigga

How about putting a huge lead weight on it? - or...

How about putting a huge lead weight on it? - or just tying it to the deck?
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