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14th Apr 2018, 22:43
Replies: 201
Views: 49,877
Posted By DunWinching

75 years ago 617 Sqn flew on OP Chastise against...

75 years ago 617 Sqn flew on OP Chastise against the dams. 8 aircraft out of 19 lost. Take hard knocks. Give them harder. Screw "branding". Remember the point of it all.
25th Feb 2018, 07:17
Replies: 481
Views: 352,902
Posted By DunWinching

Regrettably, this is the case.

Regrettably, this is the case.
24th Dec 2017, 17:47
Replies: 34
Views: 8,821
Posted By DunWinching

Be The Best

.... Or rename the recruitment campaign "Be The Cheapest"?
21st Oct 2017, 22:34
Replies: 481
Views: 352,902
Posted By DunWinching

I did once write to an Air Marshal pointing out...

I did once write to an Air Marshal pointing out he was factually incorrect in his contribution to a Government report mentioning my unit, and enquiring what he was planning to do to rectify the...
13th Oct 2017, 20:03
Replies: 481
Views: 352,902
Posted By DunWinching

Actually it's a bit more W1A

Actually it's a bit more W1A
7th Sep 2017, 18:18
Replies: 384
Views: 228,353
Posted By DunWinching

Plainly it cannot be done in the same way as DHFS...

Plainly it cannot be done in the same way as DHFS did it or someone might wonder what the point of it all is. Different = better. Or possibly not, time will tell.
4th Sep 2017, 18:46
Replies: 384
Views: 228,353
Posted By DunWinching

A little cutting. The problem is that there is no...

A little cutting. The problem is that there is no obvious reason why MFTS is a good idea. Even to a humble nav, it seems odd that "privatisation is better" has been accepted as gospel despite the...
5th Aug 2017, 18:48
Replies: 384
Views: 228,353
Posted By DunWinching

I sense a "thought shower" mentality approaches....

I sense a "thought shower" mentality approaches. Just what got the 1000 bomber raids sorted. Not.
28th Jul 2017, 17:25
Replies: 35
Views: 8,954
Posted By DunWinching

I presume the celebrations will be outsourced to...

I presume the celebrations will be outsourced to Ascent?
25th Apr 2017, 18:08
Replies: 76
Views: 29,517
Posted By DunWinching

Possibly a case could be made for a (relatively)...

Possibly a case could be made for a (relatively) cheap / simple single to teach basic rotary handling including wariness of downwind ops, limited power margins etc. Some years ago Cobham did an...
23rd Apr 2017, 19:14
Replies: 76
Views: 29,517
Posted By DunWinching

MoD didn't pay for the current ones, I think they...

MoD didn't pay for the current ones, I think they are leased.
22nd Apr 2017, 22:08
Replies: 76
Views: 29,517
Posted By DunWinching

So is the number of winch op students and...

So is the number of winch op students and instructors gathered on the starboard skid limited by port cyclic authority? Presumably if anything goes wrong there will be an unseemly rush for the (small)...
17th Mar 2017, 19:23
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

Mk2, according to the Pilot's Notes I have,...

Mk2, according to the Pilot's Notes I have, formerly owned by a Mr Sephton! Min ht for release was 3000 ft, so rather more of an area weapon than precision, I think designed to annoy rebellious...
15th Mar 2017, 19:17
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

It was bomb, 20lb HE mk6 carried 4 each side....

It was bomb, 20lb HE mk6 carried 4 each side. IIRC it was mod 2. Sadly I don't know what mod 1 was.
14th Mar 2017, 22:57
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

Cunning Wessex Question...

OK, Pruners, what was the cleared speed range and ht for release of the HE bombs? You Chinook boys and girls might have payload, but we were bombers!
11th Mar 2017, 22:24
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

Wipers? Pah!

Another cunning ploy was the Double Datum Overspeed Trip Governor. Not only would it wait patiently to attend to any overspeed, it sometimes felt the need to shut down an engine at random. Button A...
6th Jan 2017, 22:45
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

Does Matron know you are out?

Does Matron know you are out?
6th Jan 2017, 16:29
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

XV729 is alive and well, still dripping OX 38 but...

XV729 is alive and well, still dripping OX 38 but now registered as 9G-AEL. Flew it 3 years ago.
3rd Jan 2017, 12:22
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

Let us take a moment to contemplate the...

Let us take a moment to contemplate the Electrically Wound Clockwork Start Relay. I had forgotten the Barking Wiper System. Nothing wrong with self parking by bleeding pressure from the number 1...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2017, 21:52
Replies: 46
Views: 17,255
Posted By DunWinching

Come back the Hawker Siddeley Dynamics mk1 / 1a...

Come back the Hawker Siddeley Dynamics mk1 / 1a fuel computer, FAAEC engine control. So much fun with double frozen throttle and no manual reversion. They don't know they're born nowadays...
2nd Jan 2017, 18:55
Replies: 92
Views: 26,114
Posted By DunWinching

At last the Double Datum Overspeed Trip Governor...

At last the Double Datum Overspeed Trip Governor will get the recognition it deserves. And the Hydraulic Fuses? Those were the days....
1st Nov 2016, 17:28
Replies: 91
Views: 38,886
Posted By DunWinching

Guns?

Of the hand held variety, aren't rifles the long ones where the bullets (or "cartridges" to the professionals) go in near the back and guns where the pellets go in the front and are pushed down with...
26th Aug 2016, 22:03
Replies: 59
Views: 28,301
Posted By DunWinching

BOMBS no full motion sim, looks like a number of...

BOMBS no full motion sim, looks like a number of fixed FTDs instead.
23rd Mar 2016, 18:58
Replies: 25
Views: 10,375
Posted By DunWinching

A very good point, I will try harder...

A very good point, I will try harder...
23rd Mar 2016, 15:29
Replies: 25
Views: 10,375
Posted By DunWinching

01 April 2018 rings a bell. That is 21ST...

01 April 2018 rings a bell. That is 21ST anniversary of DHFS.
21st Mar 2016, 10:52
Replies: 25
Views: 10,375
Posted By DunWinching

Sim? What sim?

A sound plan only spoilt by Ascent not planning on having a full motion sim, but using fixed Level B FTDs instead. (so rumour has it)
9th Jan 2016, 14:30
Replies: 1
Views: 1,551
Posted By DunWinching

Might have been closer if SDSR 15 had bought...

Might have been closer if SDSR 15 had bought Kawasaki P1 rather than Poseidon!
2nd Jan 2016, 17:29
Replies: 3
Views: 1,440
Posted By DunWinching

Flew with him on 22 many years ago, he was 3...

Flew with him on 22 many years ago, he was 3 times older than me. A gentleman who was totally unruffled by flying about in the dark with a (single pilot) first tourist child upstairs in the Wessex....
29th Dec 2015, 19:11
Replies: 384
Views: 228,353
Posted By DunWinching

Anyone know how it is going so far with MFTS?

Anyone know how it is going so far with MFTS?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2015, 21:14
Replies: 2,913
Views: 961,539
Posted By DunWinching

Day job etc granted, but SAR crews are generally...

Day job etc granted, but SAR crews are generally rather good at USL serials as accurate hover / response to patter etc tend to be useful most trips. But if the hook is not normally fitted,...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2015, 17:46
Replies: 2,913
Views: 961,539
Posted By DunWinching

Do the MCA cabs have a SACRU? The Chinook was 80...

Do the MCA cabs have a SACRU? The Chinook was 80 ft stropping
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 18:33
Replies: 2,913
Views: 961,539
Posted By DunWinching

Glad to hear it. If you want sight of a truly...

Glad to hear it. If you want sight of a truly impressive - possibly Intergalactic in scale - cock up / waste of money, try UK MFTS RW which should prevent any trained aircrew being available for SAR...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 12:50
Replies: 2,913
Views: 961,539
Posted By DunWinching

Apart from the 5000, did you get to keep the...

Apart from the 5000, did you get to keep the Smoking Glove too?
24th Nov 2015, 22:22
Replies: 367
Views: 105,629
Posted By DunWinching

If the P8 operates a PAYD feeder system, will a...

If the P8 operates a PAYD feeder system, will a new branch of Accounts Officer (Flying) be needed?
23rd Nov 2015, 20:14
Replies: 367
Views: 105,629
Posted By DunWinching

And would 14 Kawasaki P 1 for the same money have...

And would 14 Kawasaki P 1 for the same money have been better? Wouldn't have to bicker over which squadrons would stand up, we could have had lots!
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