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Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2024, 05:47
Replies: 365
Views: 84,972
Posted By Not Long Here

8750 km sounds a wee bit excessive!

8750 km sounds a wee bit excessive!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2024, 00:20
Replies: 54
Views: 14,629
Posted By Not Long Here

As a Flying Officer First Nav on 42 Sqn the boss...

As a Flying Officer First Nav on 42 Sqn the boss got me accelerated to Flight Lieutenant by a year. That occurred in 1979 when we also got a big pay rise. My salary nearly doubled overnight and was...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 04:40
Replies: 54
Views: 14,629
Posted By Not Long Here

Officers Mess North Front - what a great little...

Officers Mess North Front - what a great little mess it was
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 03:52
Replies: 8
Views: 2,079
Posted By Not Long Here

Just clocked up 50 years between the RAF and...

Just clocked up 50 years between the RAF and RNZAF. 4 Feb 74 and still going ................... somehow
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 21:39
Replies: 36
Views: 8,291
Posted By Not Long Here

14 +2 Canadian P-8 Deal Report...

14 +2
Canadian P-8 Deal Report (https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/canada-finalizes-5-9-billion-p-8-poseidon-deal/)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Nov 2023, 17:12
Replies: 57
Views: 27,722
Posted By Not Long Here

There used to be quite a nice setup at Barbers...

There used to be quite a nice setup at Barbers Point as well
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2023, 03:47
Replies: 38
Views: 7,483
Posted By Not Long Here

207 Course at 6 FTS in 1975/1976. Twas the last...

207 Course at 6 FTS in 1975/1976. Twas the last Varsity Course. No streaming but you got a "Low Level Rec" or not in my case at the end of JPs. Thankfully ended up on Nimrods which was my niche in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2023, 17:51
Replies: 140
Views: 49,766
Posted By Not Long Here

Oh Really, and what justifies that comment?

Oh Really, and what justifies that comment?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2023, 06:58
Replies: 140
Views: 49,766
Posted By Not Long Here

So for the sake of passing on a "rumour" you have...

So for the sake of passing on a "rumour" you have called into question the capabilities and experience of four aircrew who have unfortunately lost their lives in an accident whose cause hasn't been...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 06:05
Replies: 8
Views: 2,606
Posted By Not Long Here

I am pretty sure (without my logbook being handy)...

I am pretty sure (without my logbook being handy) that it was the 11F9 (easy to confuse the 9 with a 4) course which was done as a crew, 2 pilots, 2 Navs and AEO, officers only from the crew and one...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2023, 01:52
Replies: 10,596
Views: 4,734,884
Posted By Not Long Here

You are confusing Night Vision and Infra Red...

You are confusing Night Vision and Infra Red Imaging
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2023, 04:56
Replies: 310
Views: 101,582
Posted By Not Long Here

I went through OASC in 1973 as a working class...

I went through OASC in 1973 as a working class kid with a barely understandable accent (Glaswegian) and passed officer aircrew selection
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2023, 04:38
Replies: 34
Views: 4,389
Posted By Not Long Here

Need to check my log book but I think it was the...

Need to check my log book but I think it was the 50th anniversary we did a multi-national MPA flypast up the Mersey. Buccaneers did their thing too.:)
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 11:21
Replies: 455
Views: 142,292
Posted By Not Long Here

Our new (RNZAF) C-130J commences delivery next...

Our new (RNZAF) C-130J commences delivery next year - so they are still coming off the production line. I understand there are/were issues with the fatigue life of the current RAF J's having been...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2023, 02:50
Replies: 212
Views: 79,964
Posted By Not Long Here

When I went through training as an airman, Ground...

When I went through training as an airman, Ground Comms fitter, at Locking, at least 2 of the FLTCDR's were aircrew FLTLT. Apparently it was a standard thing back in the 70's and gave aircrew that...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 08:38
Replies: 56
Views: 35,796
Posted By Not Long Here

What a great thread. Never had any of these...

What a great thread. Never had any of these experiences being a working class Glasgow lad who some how ended up as a Nimrod Nav/Capt before moving on to the RNZAF and in my 18th year here. But...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 18:56
Replies: 17
Views: 3,364
Posted By Not Long Here

This puts the post above into context. Radio...

This puts the post above into context.

Radio New Zealand Story (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482635/pacific-rescue-fitting-end-to-six-decades-of-orion-operations)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 04:17
Replies: 17
Views: 3,364
Posted By Not Long Here

You have only had the Auroras for 40 years so...

You have only had the Auroras for 40 years so that sounds about right :)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2023, 20:50
Replies: 17
Views: 3,364
Posted By Not Long Here

Nice flyover of Defence House and The Beehive...

Nice flyover of Defence House and The Beehive yesterday and some images release by the RNZAF on twitter.


https://twitter.com/NZAirForce/status/1617996001268334592


and some moving pictures
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2022, 16:03
Replies: 19
Views: 4,384
Posted By Not Long Here

Your comment above rekindled some old memories....

Your comment above rekindled some old memories. In the mid-80s I wrote the EXTAC for B52 in Support of Maritime Operations. With the NFTC we did a run into Loring which just happened to coincide with...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2022, 21:21
Replies: 71
Views: 24,387
Posted By Not Long Here

Also for a time some were assigned to NATO for...

Also for a time some were assigned to NATO for N.Atlantic Anti-shipping with Harpoon.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2022, 22:16
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,551
Posted By Not Long Here

Maybe they weren't actually supporting Putin as...

Maybe they weren't actually supporting Putin as reality hit and could see the writing on the wall?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2022, 20:59
Replies: 109
Views: 22,754
Posted By Not Long Here

Abbotsford, Nimrod, CF-18, SU-27 and Snowbirds. I...

Abbotsford, Nimrod, CF-18, SU-27 and Snowbirds. I am sure there is a story there somewhere !!!
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2022, 21:27
Replies: 173
Views: 38,675
Posted By Not Long Here

And you had to pay for it!!

And you had to pay for it!!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2022, 17:56
Replies: 13
Views: 3,803
Posted By Not Long Here

Cheap and NH90 don't exactly go together.

Cheap and NH90 don't exactly go together.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2022, 20:57
Replies: 13
Views: 2,256
Posted By Not Long Here

Long time no speak Mr 1771 :) The tax rules...

Long time no speak Mr 1771 :)
The tax rules here are such that I have to declare it here anyway so I get paid the Pension gross in the UK and only then have one tax authority (the NZ IRD) to deal...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2022, 18:02
Replies: 13
Views: 2,256
Posted By Not Long Here

Thanks for the info above but what I am trying to...

Thanks for the info above but what I am trying to track down is not about the merits of transferring from a UK bank versus specialist providers, but rather when Equiniti actually do it direct to your...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2022, 03:40
Replies: 13
Views: 2,256
Posted By Not Long Here

UK Armed Forces Pension - Direct Payment Overseas

Hi,
Just wondering if anyone here has their UK Armed Forces Pension directly credited by Equiniti to your overseas bank account. If so how does it compare in terms of rates to using a specialist...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2022, 00:25
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,551
Posted By Not Long Here

From the BBC:Alarms raised over attack on nuclear...

From the BBC:Alarms raised over attack on nuclear plantUkraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russian troops are "firing from all sides" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest plant in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2022, 22:45
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,551
Posted By Not Long Here

And in a similar vein. ...

And in a similar vein.
https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804441.htmlUkraine's National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC) has declared that captured Russian tanks and other...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2022, 22:09
Replies: 10
Views: 2,874
Posted By Not Long Here

Along with another crew, we flew around the world...

Along with another crew, we flew around the world about 20 times in 40 minutes. (2 x Nimrod at the North Pole)
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2022, 04:31
Replies: 114
Views: 31,010
Posted By Not Long Here

Current RNZAF non-aircrew working dress. Worn by...

Current RNZAF non-aircrew working dress. Worn by all ranks, commissioned and non-commissioned. Maybe we could strike a deal :)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2022, 02:24
Replies: 14
Views: 4,917
Posted By Not Long Here

Thanks for the link. Reminds me of Gibraltar...

Thanks for the link. Reminds me of Gibraltar approaches. "You can't go unless you've been before"

Gib Plates (http://www.uvairlines.com/admin/resources/LXGB.pdf)
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2022, 00:46
Replies: 27
Views: 5,396
Posted By Not Long Here

On the Nimrod force we flew as constituted crews;...

On the Nimrod force we flew as constituted crews; the core being the first pilot, first nav, AEO, lead wet and lead dry. That combination was key to maintaining the overall crew operational category....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2021, 23:01
Replies: 23
Views: 7,331
Posted By Not Long Here

And then there is LAX........................

And then there is LAX........................
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