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Search: Posts Made By: toratoratora
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Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jan 2024, 16:56
Replies: 50
Views: 29,552
Posted By toratoratora

Wow-I sure wish I knew about Regulation 6 earlier...

Wow-I sure wish I knew about Regulation 6 earlier in my career at a now long-defunct UK regional carrier largely run by ex-RAF types (although my bęte noir was ex-AAC…).
Would the Flt Ops inspector...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Oct 2023, 07:58
Replies: 241
Views: 157,483
Posted By toratoratora

Thanks, Dave. Couldn’t find a detailed overlay…

Thanks, Dave. Couldn’t find a detailed overlay…
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 17:39
Replies: 241
Views: 157,483
Posted By toratoratora

Attempting to do a 135 degree turn onto Delta? ...

Attempting to do a 135 degree turn onto Delta?
Wouldn’t want to do that any more than 10 kts in the wet-maybe less….
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 15:57
Replies: 241
Views: 157,483
Posted By toratoratora

Thanks, Monkey-now seen. Did think the...

Thanks, Monkey-now seen.
Did think the profiles looked a bit odd.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 15:25
Replies: 241
Views: 157,483
Posted By toratoratora

Flightradar playback seems to show otherwise, but...

Flightradar playback seems to show otherwise, but that could well be my interpretation…
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
20th Oct 2023, 15:14
Replies: 241
Views: 157,483
Posted By toratoratora

Looks like a G/A on 14, and possibly one on 32 as...

Looks like a G/A on 14, and possibly one on 32 as well…
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Oct 2023, 17:15
Replies: 15
Views: 5,971
Posted By toratoratora

There is a real story there somewhere! How on...

There is a real story there somewhere!
How on earth did it have the fuel for that?
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Jun 2023, 13:43
Replies: 50
Views: 8,271
Posted By toratoratora

Overheard on Maastricht: ’American 123, direct...

Overheard on Maastricht:
’American 123, direct KOK’
’OK, direct KOK. You really got a waypoint called KOK?’
’Yep, we got one called DIK as well!’
Forum: ATC Issues
8th Jun 2023, 13:40
Replies: 50
Views: 8,271
Posted By toratoratora

How about the Admirals on the UK FIR Southern...

How about the Admirals on the UK FIR Southern boundary?
HARDY, NELSO, DRAKE, BENBO-prob some more I can’t recall.
UVAVU, in the Yorkshire Dales, reputedly close to where Vic Reeves/Jim Moir lived....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2023, 19:23
Replies: 62
Views: 27,348
Posted By toratoratora

Quote: “ but it was a weekend and would they have...

Quote: “ but it was a weekend and would they have any serviceable ones?”

Really?
Do you know what QRA is?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2022, 11:09
Replies: 80
Views: 12,023
Posted By toratoratora

Has to be Duxford! Both the amazing American...

Has to be Duxford!
Both the amazing American museum and the British ‘superhangar’ are worth going for just by themselves. Also, as mentioned, the Land Warfare museum is excellent, as is the Airborne...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2022, 15:16
Replies: 118
Views: 26,279
Posted By toratoratora

Yep-the Commonwealth now includes two countries...

Yep-the Commonwealth now includes two countries that were never part of the British Empire. Perhaps Furbpilot can explain that?
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 17:42
Replies: 57
Views: 18,221
Posted By toratoratora

Not just the big airbus jets, FD-the 320 has a 6...

Not just the big airbus jets, FD-the 320 has a 6 foot displacement between pilot and antenna…
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 13:37
Replies: 57
Views: 18,221
Posted By toratoratora

This is a bit of a bęte noir of mine. My...

This is a bit of a bęte noir of mine.
My company was training newbies to fly PAPIs to touchdown-and then wondering why we had so many long landings! Hardly surprising when so much of the TDZ was...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jul 2022, 11:34
Replies: 57
Views: 18,221
Posted By toratoratora

Without wishing to plough through all of the very...

Without wishing to plough through all of the very learned data on this thread, PAPIs are only as good as their last flight check, and that is a very variable standard! As pointed out previously, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2022, 21:48
Replies: 114
Views: 30,910
Posted By toratoratora

Absolutely in tune with this! I did two years...

Absolutely in tune with this! I did two years attached to the Army and felt far smarter and more military-minded in good ol’ junglies. When I came back to an RAF station, it just seemed so…..REMF….....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2022, 13:23
Replies: 114
Views: 30,910
Posted By toratoratora

Yes, it does-the same way I don’t display my job...

Yes, it does-the same way I don’t display my job title away from work, unlike some.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2022, 19:39
Replies: 114
Views: 30,910
Posted By toratoratora

I can honestly never remember being saluted in...

I can honestly never remember being saluted in Civvies…
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2022, 19:01
Replies: 114
Views: 30,910
Posted By toratoratora

“They aren’t essential for saluting - your arm...

“They aren’t essential for saluting - your arm goes up and down just as easily without one, what other purpose do they serve?”

Because you salute the Officers’ cap or hat badge (i.e. the Crown),...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
16th Dec 2021, 15:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,678
Posted By toratoratora

Glad it ain’t just me, then…

Glad it ain’t just me, then…
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jun 2021, 10:23
Replies: 51
Views: 58,270
Posted By toratoratora

Just shown my 18 yr old daughter that photo....

Just shown my 18 yr old daughter that photo. ‘Would you fly on an airline whose pilots were dressed like that?’
Answer: ‘absolutely bloody not!’

Nuff said.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2021, 18:08
Replies: 152
Views: 42,458
Posted By toratoratora

Utter rubbish. Do you have any idea how far in...

Utter rubbish. Do you have any idea how far in advance manoeuvres such as these are planned?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2021, 10:20
Replies: 43
Views: 18,991
Posted By toratoratora

I don’t buy that. His Facebook link says he is a...

I don’t buy that. His Facebook link says he is a ‘researcher’. So go and research, then.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2021, 20:25
Replies: 43
Views: 18,991
Posted By toratoratora

Don’t see why that absolves him from factual...

Don’t see why that absolves him from factual correctness. If you don’t know, pick the brains of someone who does…
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2021, 18:25
Replies: 43
Views: 18,991
Posted By toratoratora

I am afraid that these days, accuracy and fact...

I am afraid that these days, accuracy and fact matter far less than ‘engagement’ and ‘likes’. This video is doubtless well-meaning, but if you don’t actually know what you are talking about, then...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2021, 11:40
Replies: 43
Views: 18,991
Posted By toratoratora

Unusual description of BLC, there…..

Unusual description of BLC, there…..
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2021, 18:06
Replies: 34
Views: 11,259
Posted By toratoratora

Gonna be sweaty as F!

Gonna be sweaty as F!
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2021, 18:05
Replies: 89
Views: 22,533
Posted By toratoratora

Trouble is, the Union flag is just a bit too...

Trouble is, the Union flag is just a bit too ‘busy’ to be splashed onto a Typhoon in this fashion, and doesn’t really do much for the aircraft’s beautiful lines. I would have loved to see a design...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2021, 09:14
Replies: 69
Views: 20,021
Posted By toratoratora

So in that sense, it seems to me that Mercer is...

So in that sense, it seems to me that Mercer is right to take a stand here. If the crimes of terrorists were effectively ‘wiped’, then the misdemeanours of all parties pre the GFA should have also...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2021, 18:16
Replies: 69
Views: 20,021
Posted By toratoratora

Simply never understood how the so-called...

Simply never understood how the so-called ‘comfort letters’ could ever be legally interpreted as a ‘guarantee’ against future prosecution. AFAIK, there is no such mechanism in British Law.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2021, 22:14
Replies: 69
Views: 20,021
Posted By toratoratora

An MP with actions to match his stated...

An MP with actions to match his stated principles. We haven’t seen such for an awfully long time.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2021, 14:54
Replies: 23
Views: 14,237
Posted By toratoratora

Precisely-a point missed entirely by the...

Precisely-a point missed entirely by the illustrious Mr. Calder and every other news outlet who never bother to check a suitable source before pushing out this bilge!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2021, 11:59
Replies: 132
Views: 37,244
Posted By toratoratora

Surely the acid test when determining the...

Surely the acid test when determining the character of anyone...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2021, 21:07
Replies: 132
Views: 37,244
Posted By toratoratora

So, Etudiant, prove you are worthy of your nom de...

So, Etudiant, prove you are worthy of your nom de plume and do some reading-plenty out there.
Briefly, he was a passionate supporter of technology, was an environmentalist before the word even...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Apr 2021, 18:30
Replies: 26
Views: 8,531
Posted By toratoratora

Do you reckon Hugh bought that Cobra on a BOAC...

Do you reckon Hugh bought that Cobra on a BOAC SFO salary?
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