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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2015, 10:48
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,489,742
Posted By Low Flier

What, exactly, does "trying to decode"...

What, exactly, does "trying to decode" mean?
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2014, 03:38
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,489,742
Posted By Low Flier

Wssr20 wsss 280249 wsjc sigmet 1 valid...

Wssr20 wsss 280249
wsjc sigmet 1 valid 280300/280700 wsss-
wsjc singapore fir embd ts obs entire fir nc=
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2014, 19:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,479
Posted By Low Flier

With the lower frequency of around 100 kHz which...

With the lower frequency of around 100 kHz which is used for initial area search work, the range is around half a kilometre on each side. Call it a kilometre wide swath width. For contact...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2014, 16:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,479
Posted By Low Flier

I wish them luck with that. From experience on...

I wish them luck with that. From experience on the SAA295 'Helderberg' job I know that they've got a sub-minimal chance of finding that pinger in the next week or two. This wreck will be found...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2013, 10:53
Replies: 29
Views: 21,164
Posted By Low Flier

I had a giggle at the advertisement on page 1...

I had a giggle at the advertisement on page 1 before I logged in.

Quite apt, considering some forays (allegedly) made in '82 by a few outdoorsmen known to 8 Flt AAC.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2013, 17:36
Replies: 28
Views: 8,500
Posted By Low Flier

C'mon, boys. All join in the chorus: You...

C'mon, boys. All join in the chorus:

You can teach ....
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Jul 2013, 15:08
Replies: 10
Views: 5,099
Posted By Low Flier

The traffic snarlup was due to "the wrong type of...

The traffic snarlup was due to "the wrong type of flight plan".
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2013, 22:53
Replies: 235
Views: 45,958
Posted By Low Flier

EFATO for a piston twin: Firewall everything...

EFATO for a piston twin:

Firewall everything
Undercarriage up
Check which engine has failed
Kill the dying engine

That mnemonic would quite certainly be the first syllable from my lips if it...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2013, 21:18
Replies: 10
Views: 3,670
Posted By Low Flier

I think she's one of the "helicopter sisters" who...

I think she's one of the "helicopter sisters" who appeared in the somewhat moving film made by the Danish woman who flew a small Piper plankwing from her home village all the way to kabul to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2013, 11:05
Replies: 124
Views: 29,961
Posted By Low Flier

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/The_Foreste...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/The_Forester/F150.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2013, 13:06
Replies: 846
Views: 277,884
Posted By Low Flier

The answer's in your question, SASless.

The answer's in your question, SASless.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2013, 20:20
Replies: 34
Views: 12,934
Posted By Low Flier

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02459/...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02459/23-MATT-web_2459361a.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2013, 16:32
Replies: 846
Views: 277,884
Posted By Low Flier

So, what was the contract? (S)VFR? Or IFR? ...

So, what was the contract? (S)VFR? Or IFR?

ATC was aware of the wx - temp/dew -5/-5; fog/mist/low stratus etc.

The pilot had clearly stated that he was not in VMC. The oxymoron of "Victor...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2013, 20:45
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,672
Posted By Low Flier

Did we give the people of Hong Kong that right...

Did we give the people of Hong Kong that right before we handed them over to China in 1999? I don't think so.

We didn't give the Chagossians that right either. It's just not something that we...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2013, 13:01
Replies: 1,385
Views: 316,672
Posted By Low Flier

Britain has a rather patchy record in that...

Britain has a rather patchy record in that regard.

Look at what we did to the Chagos islanders. We brutally evicted them to make way for the imperial military base on Diego Garcia.

If you have...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2012, 17:03
Replies: 94
Views: 51,294
Posted By Low Flier

A rather rare photo of an operational RAF...

A rather rare photo of an operational RAF aircraft and pilot in Vietnam during The American War:
http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/devons/mswineyVP978.jpg
Tan Son Nhut 1970

and another photo...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2012, 18:40
Replies: 13
Views: 4,261
Posted By Low Flier

Isn't he the prototype for this guy? - :E

Isn't he the prototype for this guy? - :E
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2012, 17:43
Replies: 283
Views: 131,568
Posted By Low Flier

Pardo's Push...

Pardo's Push (http://www.historynet.com/pardos-push-an-incredible-feat-of-airmanship.htm) is a good yarn.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2011, 17:37
Replies: 14
Views: 3,236
Posted By Low Flier

Does this mean that there will be fewer...

Does this mean that there will be fewer Group(sic) Captains than operational aircraft in the RAF and fewer Admirals than warships in the navy?

If so, bring it on!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2011, 17:19
Replies: 30
Views: 5,694
Posted By Low Flier

It might be worth contacting the CO of the...

It might be worth contacting the CO of the Grangemouth Air Training Corps squadron.

For several years they did lot of research into the Polish, Czech and other forign pilots who trained at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2011, 19:04
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,026
Posted By Low Flier

Have the terrorists (or "freedom fighters", if...

Have the terrorists (or "freedom fighters", if you prefer) agreed to a cease-fire?

If the government abides by a cease-fire which the terrorists/freedom-fighters choose to ignore, then which side...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2011, 14:51
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,026
Posted By Low Flier

That is Willy Vague's strategy. What should...

That is Willy Vague's strategy.

What should a proper government have as an exit stategy when it goes into an unendable war with its eyes open?

Willy Vague hasn't got a strategy. Has anybody...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2011, 14:24
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,026
Posted By Low Flier

Oh Buggah! It was all going so well, too. ...

Oh Buggah!

It was all going so well, too.

It was going as well as our occupation of Mespotamia from RAF Basrah.

It was going as well as our occupation of Basra until we had to withdraw to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2011, 20:48
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,026
Posted By Low Flier

He may be a son of a bitch, but he's he's our son...

He may be a son of a bitch, but he's he's our son of a bitch.


That's been the US foreign policy for at least half a century.

It worked for Mubarak for 40 years. It didn't apply to to Gaddafi...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2011, 12:34
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,026
Posted By Low Flier

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01838/...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01838/mattb02032011_1838191a.gif
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2010, 09:45
Replies: 44
Views: 9,356
Posted By Low Flier

And which Battle of Britain would that be?

The BBC Today programme (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10989709) is doing a piece on the BoB.

In the web page writeup they quote a shocking encounter in 2010 Britain:

:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2010, 15:45
Replies: 445
Views: 103,491
Posted By Low Flier

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/arch...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01692/0708-MATT-web_1692825a.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2010, 20:04
Replies: 60
Views: 14,613
Posted By Low Flier

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/arch...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01685/2507-MATT-ST-web_1685147a.gif
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Jul 2010, 13:22
Replies: 12
Views: 2,862
Posted By Low Flier

XYFqXPUgeog Playing the Beegees hit "Stayin'...

XYFqXPUgeog

Playing the Beegees hit "Stayin' Alive" on the Tannoy was somewhat prescient.

One wonders what the pilot's gameplan was for the contingency of an engine failure during this high...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2010, 21:19
Replies: 80
Views: 20,630
Posted By Low Flier

The number of Group Captains could certainly be...

The number of Group Captains could certainly be trimmed.

By a lot!
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jul 2010, 19:24
Replies: 15
Views: 2,987
Posted By Low Flier

I presume ATC is filing an MOR? The CAA may...

I presume ATC is filing an MOR?

The CAA may hammer the pilot for that little faux-pas, unless there are visible bullet holes in the fuel system.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2010, 17:26
Replies: 209
Views: 52,698
Posted By Low Flier

Call it Half-Fast. A worthy successor to the...

Call it Half-Fast.

A worthy successor to the Belslow, only without the 4,500 mile range or the 36 tonne payload or the 5-berth cabin.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2010, 14:01
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,389
Posted By Low Flier

Good crac, S2.:D Many thanks also to the...

Good crac, S2.:D

Many thanks also to the prefects for allowing such a free ranging discussion and not doing the thread-nazi thing.:D

It was an event in modern African history and it deserves to...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2010, 17:53
Replies: 53
Views: 32,268
Posted By Low Flier

buzzwordbuzzwordbuzzword: Has the iPhone...

buzzwordbuzzwordbuzzword:


Has the iPhone MkIV got an app which collects every saleswally's cliche ever said and then randomly mashes them all up into a sales spiel?

Have the salesmen just...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2010, 20:49
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,114,277
Posted By Low Flier

Is nosewheel shimmy common on the 139? I saw...

Is nosewheel shimmy common on the 139?

I saw a quite extraordinarily vigorous nosewheel shimmy on a swift-taxying 139 a year or two ago. The pilot(s) soon quelled it by very apparently tromping...
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