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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 14:40
Replies: 40
Views: 12,538
Posted By Specaircrew

Hi Stuart, Russ and I were on the same...

Hi Stuart,

Russ and I were on the same course at Linton and we had some great times together. I remember squeezing into his MG Midget( neither of us were small) for excursions around the local...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 16:36
Replies: 167
Views: 22,723
Posted By Specaircrew

In the interests of ‘Diversity and Inclusivity’...

In the interests of ‘Diversity and Inclusivity’ I’m all in favour of medals for the Nav’s and Blunties to recognise their bravery in suffering constant ‘ microagressions’ from us Cold War pilots in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Jan 2024, 10:49
Replies: 9
Views: 649
Posted By Specaircrew

What Ghengis said for ATPL exams, or if you’re...

What Ghengis said for ATPL exams, or if you’re sat in the cockpit without a TAS readout…….Mach 0.83 equals roughly 8.3 miles per minute, covert to TAS, knock off the 45kts headwind and you’ve got a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 16:34
Replies: 32
Views: 6,629
Posted By Specaircrew

Back in the 80's I did a stint as the editor of...

Back in the 80's I did a stint as the editor of Westwings (St Mawgan). I'm surprised that the Boss gave me the job as I'd been renowned for using harsh banter against the Blunties in my Sqn articles!...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Nov 2023, 16:21
Replies: 574
Views: 376,234
Posted By Specaircrew

If you want to be a pilot and get trained without...

If you want to be a pilot and get trained without paying for it then join whichever air force your nationality allows you to! I too was a 15 year old wanabee pilot once. At 18 I joined the RAF,...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Oct 2023, 13:59
Replies: 12
Views: 2,914
Posted By Specaircrew

There's a difference between jamming and...

There's a difference between jamming and spoofing. Loss of GPS signal due to jamming will mean that the FMS will revert to using a mix of the GNADIRS positions( together with VOR/DME) to produce an...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Oct 2023, 15:34
Replies: 12
Views: 2,914
Posted By Specaircrew

IRS is independent, the FMS isn't as it has a...

IRS is independent, the FMS isn't as it has a GNSS input. Bear in mind that when aligning the IRS it's commonplace to insert your GNSS derived present position so if that's wrong the IRS will...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Oct 2023, 16:47
Replies: 8
Views: 759
Posted By Specaircrew

Yes you can do the same with Onedrive, best to...

Yes you can do the same with Onedrive, best to give people a 'read only' link unless you want them editing the original.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2023, 19:28
Replies: 210
Views: 48,722
Posted By Specaircrew

This is the result of modifying the WRAF frumping...

This is the result of modifying the WRAF frumping machine at Cranwell. Back in my day they’d single out the good looking girls and the frumping machine would give them flared legs before they were...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2023, 21:29
Replies: 6
Views: 866
Posted By Specaircrew

[QUOTE=Kerosine;11498348]I don't actually, just...

[QUOTE=Kerosine;11498348]I don't actually, just the ipad through work which is locked down. Is this an ebook or an app? If it's an ebook do you think it would be accessible on another platform?

...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Oct 2023, 17:02
Replies: 4
Views: 334
Posted By Specaircrew

Sounds like a portrait/landscape faff. How are...

Sounds like a portrait/landscape faff. How are the pictures displayed when they’re saved on the phone?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Oct 2023, 07:11
Replies: 8
Views: 759
Posted By Specaircrew

Onedrive is cloud storage that provides...

Onedrive is cloud storage that provides synchronisation between the onedrive directory on your PC and a cloud based copy. It's accessible from any device that you log into your Microsoft account on,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2023, 15:52
Replies: 170
Views: 98,475
Posted By Specaircrew

I suspect that Mrs Beaton is cooking up a nice...

I suspect that Mrs Beaton is cooking up a nice welcome home meal for him ;-)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2023, 15:13
Replies: 284
Views: 83,585
Posted By Specaircrew

Beagle hasn't had any hair since before the Earth...

Beagle hasn't had any hair since before the Earth cooled! ;-)
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Sep 2023, 09:56
Replies: 9
Views: 3,963
Posted By Specaircrew

What UK flight school are you with? I'm a...

What UK flight school are you with? I'm a qualified ATPL TKI and am surprised that your were put forward for the exams when you clearly weren't ready. Everyone learns at a different pace and I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2023, 19:31
Replies: 210
Views: 48,722
Posted By Specaircrew

What he said :-)

What he said :-)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2023, 22:20
Replies: 42
Views: 12,792
Posted By Specaircrew

Have you forgotten about the fellow VC10 captain...

Have you forgotten about the fellow VC10 captain who( allegedly) regularly whipped his gonads out and rested them on unsuspecting fellow officers shoulders while they were seated at the dining table?...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 10:28
Replies: 67
Views: 15,173
Posted By Specaircrew

Food Bank? Whatever happened to 'Eating's...

Food Bank? Whatever happened to 'Eating's Cheating' and 'There's a pork chop in every pint'? For the Gen Zers benefit, those of us 'Boomers' who couldn't afford a house in the late 70's were more...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2023, 18:09
Replies: 57
Views: 15,140
Posted By Specaircrew

I'm happy to 'identify' as a dinosaur and not a...

I'm happy to 'identify' as a dinosaur and not a Gen Wet pronoun wearing whinger. Mind you next week I'm identifying as a girl so that I can go partying with the visiting Swedish netball team! :-)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2023, 11:59
Replies: 97
Views: 29,287
Posted By Specaircrew

Casting my mind back to a Flypast Wx abort over...

Casting my mind back to a Flypast Wx abort over London during RMT 2000 (with 2 F3s on my wing) we climbed to a sanctuary level squawking emergency and got vectored East! Fortunately the 4 other...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2023, 11:59
Replies: 38
Views: 6,467
Posted By Specaircrew

In my JP days I recall having a local map with a...

In my JP days I recall having a local map with a compass rose stuck on it tell help work out where I was when I called ATC for a 'True Bearing'! Apart from the callsign other info was useful Happy...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Apr 2023, 18:55
Replies: 9
Views: 1,043
Posted By Specaircrew

AP3456 is a good read.

AP3456 is a good read.
Forum: Tech Log
7th Dec 2022, 17:03
Replies: 8
Views: 1,591
Posted By Specaircrew

I'm not 737 type rated but I think the advantage...

I'm not 737 type rated but I think the advantage of using the instinctive cutout on the yoke is that a second press cancels the warnings whereas other methods require you to cancel the warnings in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Sep 2022, 00:35
Replies: 119
Views: 28,872
Posted By Specaircrew

Spookily I was just recounting this very story to...

Spookily I was just recounting this very story to my ex USAF brother in law after he pointed the story out on t’internet! Whatever happened to Frank?🤣
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jul 2022, 06:54
Replies: 17
Views: 1,570
Posted By Specaircrew

Disable all the AVG software and any other...

Disable all the AVG software and any other bloatware utilities that may have come pre installed on your new PC. These sort of problems are usually caused by software running in the background. What...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jun 2022, 16:43
Replies: 1
Views: 941
Posted By Specaircrew

Take a look at the learning objectives for the...

Take a look at the learning objectives for the new syllabus, they're on the EASA website, they'll highlight the extra topics that you need to revise. You might want to take a look at the Padpilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2022, 19:59
Replies: 11
Views: 4,884
Posted By Specaircrew

Great bit of nostalgia for those of us who were...

Great bit of nostalgia for those of us who were on out first tours in the late 70's. Of course phrases from the commentary such as 'It's a mans job...' and 'Even the gayest of parties...' will no...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2022, 07:11
Replies: 173
Views: 38,462
Posted By Specaircrew

Absolutely, if you weren't flying the junior...

Absolutely, if you weren't flying the junior officers snooker club used to convene at 1100 in the Mess prior to a couple of pints and a pie at lunchtime then back to the crewroom for a game of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Jun 2022, 19:35
Replies: 3
Views: 3,393
Posted By Specaircrew

Take a look at the ATPL Theory Students EASA 2020...

Take a look at the ATPL Theory Students EASA 2020 group on Facebook, plenty of feedback there.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th May 2022, 20:10
Replies: 126
Views: 37,292
Posted By Specaircrew

He could of course get paid to fly by joining the...

He could of course get paid to fly by joining the military, have 20 years of fun for free then transition to airline flying for a second career. Yes there’s a bit of marching at basic training but...
Forum: Questions
9th May 2022, 07:50
Replies: 17
Views: 4,745
Posted By Specaircrew

Of course if you'd asked this question in the...

Of course if you'd asked this question in the 70's you'd have been advised of the following:

No cameras down route
What goes on down route stays down route(see above)
Last one to the Bar buys...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2022, 07:42
Replies: 12
Views: 2,878
Posted By Specaircrew

[QUOTE=stilton;11188944] Of course...

[QUOTE=stilton;11188944]


Of course inertial position data is updated by GPS but, especially in light of recent events those signals can’t always be depended on


To be pedantic, the inertial...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Mar 2022, 10:34
Replies: 2
Views: 2,304
Posted By Specaircrew

Thanks for confirming this

Thanks for confirming this
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Mar 2022, 12:24
Replies: 2
Views: 2,304
Posted By Specaircrew

737 Autoland 'SINGLE CH' FMA

I'd be grateful if a 737 type rated person could clarify the FMA sequence on fail operational equipped ILS autoland approaches.

Most 737 NG's are equipped with fail passive autoland equipment...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2021, 09:49
Replies: 79
Views: 14,671
Posted By Specaircrew

During my 37 years service I was always...

During my 37 years service I was always 'stationed' at an RAF Station.
Therefore if I was caught displaying excessive 'high spirits' after Happy Hour in the Officers Mess I'd be on the Station...
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