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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 10:57
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Speaking as one who has worked in the NHS, the...

Speaking as one who has worked in the NHS, the monetary problems are mostly caused by much of their budget going straight into the pockets of private companies doing things the NHS are perfectly...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jan 2024, 12:55
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,198,353
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Looking at the US Mil flights into and out of PWK...

Looking at the US Mil flights into and out of PWK on a regular basis, there is still condiderable US interest in Scotland.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 12:30
Replies: 95
Views: 11,127
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Not really. We Brits were involved in various...

Not really. We Brits were involved in various hostilities from the end of WW2 until today so most of our our combat types saw service worldwide.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2023, 09:18
Replies: 43
Views: 6,712
Posted By Doctor Cruces

IIRC had also to carry wing relieving fuel in the...

IIRC had also to carry wing relieving fuel in the outer tanks that couldn't be used once over 120,000lb ZFW.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Nov 2023, 11:37
Replies: 41
Views: 7,979
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Tees SIde impounded a Sudan Airways Comet in the...

Tees SIde impounded a Sudan Airways Comet in the late 60s/early 70s for non payment of fees. It had been crew training and the trainers and crews disappeared without paying for all the fuel etc. IIRC...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2023, 14:57
Replies: 78
Views: 18,576
Posted By Doctor Cruces

According to a friend who lives adjacently,...

According to a friend who lives adjacently, Heyford is a housing estate now.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2023, 09:59
Replies: 68
Views: 18,989
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Heavylift operated them worldwide until their...

Heavylift operated them worldwide until their demise.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Aug 2023, 10:47
Replies: 13
Views: 1,736
Posted By Doctor Cruces

And Emerald 748s

And Emerald 748s
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Apr 2023, 13:09
Replies: 3,558
Views: 740,351
Posted By Doctor Cruces

What a sad pass MME has come to. When I worked...

What a sad pass MME has come to. When I worked for BMA back in the day there we had 4 LHR rotations a day, DAn Air Ams, BOH via MAN, CWL and BRS, the Air Anglia NWI to ABZ and many IT charters...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Apr 2023, 13:05
Replies: 54
Views: 16,032
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Air Europa wnt non stop to ACE from NWI but that...

Air Europa wnt non stop to ACE from NWI but that was a good while ago.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Mar 2023, 10:30
Replies: 16
Views: 2,008
Posted By Doctor Cruces

T17 nose section on the move.

Sitting in my front room in a small Norfolk village and I glance up and see a Canberra T17 nose section going past on a towed trailer!! My wife asked me if I needed to go and lie down (not having...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2023, 13:31
Replies: 132
Views: 49,417
Posted By Doctor Cruces

And now the PM has offered to train Ukrainian...

And now the PM has offered to train Ukrainian pilots. How on earth can we do that when we don't even have the capacity to train our own?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jan 2023, 12:20
Replies: 65
Views: 5,614
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Unfortunately, customer service has gone the way...

Unfortunately, customer service has gone the way of all things. Customer service used to be path to ensuring customers returned for further goods or to replace the one they just bought when it...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2023, 11:26
Replies: 132
Views: 49,417
Posted By Doctor Cruces

The shortage of pilots could be helped greatly by...

The shortage of pilots could be helped greatly by taking their training back "in house" and not wasting money on poorly performing money making machines such as are the current trainers.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2023, 12:34
Replies: 18
Views: 6,573
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Whilst I agree with your basic surmise, you...

Whilst I agree with your basic surmise, you probably have a better set of replies from the Military forum than the SLF forum.
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2022, 21:09
Replies: 27
Views: 9,252
Posted By Doctor Cruces

The railways need to get their acts together, no...

The railways need to get their acts together, no wonder they say they need reform. Many years ago I used the train to get to work but gave it up and drove instead because all too frequently the train...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2022, 14:08
Replies: 535
Views: 290,500
Posted By Doctor Cruces

That's because it can't carry anything. Every...

That's because it can't carry anything. Every advert I see for it says it can carry ten tonnes. That's paltry copmpared to an ordinary scheduled passenger aeroplane and even more so for a dedicated...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2022, 11:30
Replies: 14
Views: 5,357
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Thanks folks. That link worked. I'm getting...

Thanks folks. That link worked. I'm getting nothing at all, just a blank post on all videos. I'll wait for them to fix it then.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2022, 16:00
Replies: 14
Views: 5,357
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Not getting ANY videos at all coming up. Do I...

Not getting ANY videos at all coming up. Do I need to reset something please?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2022, 09:08
Replies: 93
Views: 25,134
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Too much outsourcing just to make money for...

Too much outsourcing just to make money for private firms. Based on max profit for minimal outlay. Perfectly good business model but not much use for retention.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 12:26
Replies: 68
Views: 31,719
Posted By Doctor Cruces

I imagine it will be priceless when selection...

I imagine it will be priceless when selection people for exchange postings with the USAF! :)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 12:18
Replies: 68
Views: 31,719
Posted By Doctor Cruces

IMHO, it all stems from outsourcing training to...

IMHO, it all stems from outsourcing training to private companies whose only remit is to extract maximum profit for minimum investment and minimum effort and who have no real idea of anything else....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2022, 13:15
Replies: 39
Views: 15,195
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Because wewant them to know we're watching them.

Because wewant them to know we're watching them.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2022, 10:43
Replies: 34
Views: 13,192
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Doubtless they ae splendid folks, but every jet...

Doubtless they ae splendid folks, but every jet formation team I watched at RIAT this year was better than them by a fair degree. They looked jaded. Their eclat has worn somewhat.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2022, 10:40
Replies: 39
Views: 15,195
Posted By Doctor Cruces

JSTARS has been doing regular flights as well,...

JSTARS has been doing regular flights as well, caling themselves "Redeye 6". Many surveillance assets from NATO countries and Sewden have been particpating all along the western boundaries and Black...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2022, 09:53
Replies: 101
Views: 23,708
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Not to mention the airports themselves, they're...

Not to mention the airports themselves, they're going to charge a fortune.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2022, 12:01
Replies: 222
Views: 87,481
Posted By Doctor Cruces

What is needed is to take it all back in house as...

What is needed is to take it all back in house as it was in my day. What was a cynical political measure to be able to say "We've reduced the size of the military and saved x billions of pounds"...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2022, 15:36
Replies: 35
Views: 9,442
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Glad to see they have capped accom at 1%. I...

Glad to see they have capped accom at 1%. I remember one year when we had a pay rise the MQ rent went up so much I was actually 50p a week worse off after the pay increase. If we had one more child...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2022, 21:04
Replies: 148
Views: 37,812
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Shame they didn't have Google Earth back then....

Shame they didn't have Google Earth back then. Could have saved a lot of postage!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2022, 16:10
Replies: 148
Views: 37,812
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Mostly my point!! I hadn't seen that news report.

Mostly my point!! I hadn't seen that news report.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2022, 13:04
Replies: 24
Views: 4,541
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Especially if you're an American making progs for...

Especially if you're an American making progs for American audiences. Anything that aint American aint as good as anything American.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2022, 13:00
Replies: 148
Views: 37,812
Posted By Doctor Cruces

I agree with much that is said here re opsec on...

I agree with much that is said here re opsec on SPECIFIC events, eg the idiot who identified the GR4s accompanying the tanker northbound. However, even I who have been out of "the loop" for 25 years...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2022, 12:46
Replies: 225
Views: 43,576
Posted By Doctor Cruces

M2.0 Harrier? Really?

M2.0 Harrier? Really?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2022, 10:02
Replies: 148
Views: 37,812
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Still show up on Global ADSB.

Still show up on Global ADSB.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2022, 09:54
Replies: 148
Views: 37,812
Posted By Doctor Cruces

Because all you have to do is look on ADSB, and...

Because all you have to do is look on ADSB, and other radar trackers freely available on the net and you can see where lots of the military aircraft are. All the strategic recce assets are a prime...
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