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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2014, 22:10
Replies: 18
Views: 3,406
Posted By Op_Twenty

Guys, it's been a long time since I've posted...

Guys, it's been a long time since I've posted here but this video was uploaded by my good self to the interwebs ;) (with my wife's choice of music - long story) to show a Twitter user the dynamics of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2010, 19:05
Replies: 167
Views: 34,700
Posted By Op_Twenty

Foldie and Trim Stab are absolutely right - it...

Foldie and Trim Stab are absolutely right - it was a 'what about me?' moment. It is unfortunate for any pilot to lose their cockpit but to whinge about it on national TV, that is truly bad form, it...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2010, 15:44
Replies: 155
Views: 79,092
Posted By Op_Twenty

BEagle's right - Service people are getting tired...

BEagle's right - Service people are getting tired with being treated with such contempt by the higher echelons.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2010, 22:36
Replies: 155
Views: 79,092
Posted By Op_Twenty

I want to post about this but I am as angry as...

I want to post about this but I am as angry as 'Stick Ninja' about how this guy has been, seemingly, 'hung-out' by his command chain.

It's been a lesson for everybody involved - this demonstrates...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2010, 08:54
Replies: 34
Views: 7,770
Posted By Op_Twenty

Well said...

Well said...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2010, 18:01
Replies: 34
Views: 7,770
Posted By Op_Twenty

I must admit that I had thought along the same...

I must admit that I had thought along the same lines - why should the military care about the country having a nuclear deterrent exactly? It’s a political tool for our leaders to use to effect...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2010, 16:35
Replies: 23
Views: 7,176
Posted By Op_Twenty

Thanks Future Hunter - there's a significant...

Thanks Future Hunter - there's a significant amount of 'speculative' journalism floating about nowadays - 'investigative' journalism seems to have disappeared, such a shame. Every time I see a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2010, 15:40
Replies: 23
Views: 7,176
Posted By Op_Twenty

Remind me why Harriers have still not been axed -...

Remind me why Harriers have still not been axed - is this to justify the need for carriers or more to do with Senior Officers being nostalgic? It is getting a bit silly, surely you can't chop a...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2010, 11:16
Replies: 15
Views: 6,318
Posted By Op_Twenty

"I will not allow house prices to get out of...

"I will not allow house prices to get out of control and put at risk the sustainability of the recovery."
Gordon Brown's 1997 Budget Statement

"Under this Government, Britain will not return to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2010, 18:26
Replies: 15
Views: 6,318
Posted By Op_Twenty

Do you guys think the civil sector will pick up? ...

Do you guys think the civil sector will pick up? I saw an interesting film 'Collapse', it's worth a look - the guy, Michael Ruppert, predicted the world economic downturn and he reckons that 'the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2010, 09:03
Replies: 15
Views: 6,318
Posted By Op_Twenty

Love that... (maybe we should all be a little...

Love that... (maybe we should all be a little less greedy now that the world is about to end!)
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2010, 18:11
Replies: 10
Views: 2,083
Posted By Op_Twenty

I'm interested in any AJT links, I've had a hunt...

I'm interested in any AJT links, I've had a hunt but no joy.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2010, 18:06
Replies: 33
Views: 7,172
Posted By Op_Twenty

I agree with Soddim. Al Jazeera show fatalities,...

I agree with Soddim. Al Jazeera show fatalities, many British ex-BBC Journos work for Al Jazeera, where's the difference? If we're not careful we'll have a public even more detached from our...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2010, 17:59
Replies: 46
Views: 8,916
Posted By Op_Twenty

You're an idiot BS, but without guys like you...

You're an idiot BS, but without guys like you this forum wouldn't have any posts, off you Viff, go on, shoo. (Someone remind me why we haven't scrapped this pesky little jet yet - apart from all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2010, 17:46
Replies: 20
Views: 3,489
Posted By Op_Twenty

How embarrassing, just looked it up - must have...

How embarrassing, just looked it up - must have been drunk.

Incite, inciting - inciteful is not a word (obviously insightful is)...my bad totally.

I think Stewart tries to write in a manner...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 17:55
Replies: 20
Views: 3,489
Posted By Op_Twenty

Chugalug, I am sorry that you do not share my...

Chugalug, I am sorry that you do not share my enthusiasm for Mr Stewart; you did just post a world of links to his TV shows, however. I would rather listen to Stewart than the majority of MPs for...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 17:44
Replies: 20
Views: 3,489
Posted By Op_Twenty

Chugalug, I am sorry that you do not share my...

Chugalug, I am sorry that you do not share my enthusiasm for Mr Stewart; you did just post a world of links to his TV shows, however. I would rather listen to Stewart than the majority of MPs for...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2010, 21:15
Replies: 46
Views: 8,916
Posted By Op_Twenty

Unfortunately the GR9 will never go to theatre...

Unfortunately the GR9 will never go to theatre again; luckily the GR4 is there to pick up the baton, it's just politics, it's not personal - shout about it if you will but it won't change, we are...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2010, 20:51
Replies: 20
Views: 3,489
Posted By Op_Twenty

An interesting and mature thread which I find...

An interesting and mature thread which I find somewhat unusual for PPRUNE in recent times, what has been happening! I thought that Rory Stewarts paper on Afghanistan 'The Irresistible Illusion' was...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2010, 17:04
Replies: 24
Views: 5,943
Posted By Op_Twenty

...anyone would think there's an election around...

...anyone would think there's an election around the corner. It was so good of Bob Ainsworth to tell us recently how he needed heavy lift in Afghanistan and that he was buying 22 more Chinooks. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2009, 16:04
Replies: 40
Views: 6,746
Posted By Op_Twenty

CAS ACM Torpy was a CFS QFI apparently, but I...

CAS ACM Torpy was a CFS QFI apparently, but I agree, QWI is the way to the top, not QFI - they don't tell you that when they need people to go instruct the baby pilots though - creates real problems...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2009, 11:18
Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Posted By Op_Twenty

Thanks Tonker, that's Christmas taken care of...

Thanks Tonker, that's Christmas taken care of then - good find!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2009, 11:04
Replies: 13
Views: 1,667
Posted By Op_Twenty

It looks like most guys posting here would do...

It looks like most guys posting here would do well to go and read the great man's work. Maybe then they could develop an educated opinion and not some American regurgitated bullc$%p.

Have a look...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 12:18
Replies: 40
Views: 6,746
Posted By Op_Twenty

An interesting example of a man who was willing...

An interesting example of a man who was willing to take risk is summed up nicely in 'Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way out of Iraq' by Linda Robinson. It shows...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 08:25
Replies: 40
Views: 6,746
Posted By Op_Twenty

It’s called empowerment and is a significant...

It’s called empowerment and is a significant leadership tool. I have seen young airmen that I have empowered, deliver such impressive results when left to their own initiative and not micromanaged. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2009, 20:31
Replies: 12
Views: 2,642
Posted By Op_Twenty

Amen to that...

Amen to that...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2009, 20:27
Replies: 23
Views: 4,480
Posted By Op_Twenty

I think a similar approach was tried at Valley a...

I think a similar approach was tried at Valley a year ago with students being told they all had to sign a piece of paper agreeing to stay in the Service if they were chopped from flying. They were...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2009, 17:49
Replies: 13
Views: 2,691
Posted By Op_Twenty

'Graduated approach' has been the British way...

'Graduated approach' has been the British way since I was out there in 2004. Start with the noise footprint then escalate the response - it's interesting to see the US adopting this approach. I still...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2009, 18:59
Replies: 45
Views: 21,353
Posted By Op_Twenty

Jackonicko - some people on the forum don't...

Jackonicko - some people on the forum don't recognise how essential guys like you are in helping the military in times of crisis, such as now. Also, the fact that we all have all interest in military...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2009, 10:52
Replies: 17
Views: 4,676
Posted By Op_Twenty

RAF Valley has no taxiway designation. I think...

RAF Valley has no taxiway designation. I think that the only one's that do will be big bases like Brize, but you'd have to ask someone else. All the Fast Jet bases I've flown into, in the UK, have...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2009, 20:51
Replies: 11
Views: 2,499
Posted By Op_Twenty

The fact is the JO's have 'found out' many a...

The fact is the JO's have 'found out' many a Senior Officer. Fact is that we all no longer are responsive to 'promises' that things will improve or that 'this job' is great for promotion, we TALK to...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2009, 17:49
Replies: 11
Views: 2,499
Posted By Op_Twenty

PMA keep telling us that if we PVR they 'cannot...

PMA keep telling us that if we PVR they 'cannot guarantee that we can rescind it' as they have loads of aircrew at the moment. What they fail to understand is that as soon as outdoors picks up again...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2009, 10:01
Replies: 1
Views: 1,275
Posted By Op_Twenty

Is that a Sky Channel - is there a way to get it...

Is that a Sky Channel - is there a way to get it online?

Found an episode on Google videos - poor quality though...

Jetstream Episode 3 - January 22...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2009, 21:35
Replies: 3
Views: 1,422
Posted By Op_Twenty

...thought you guys needed a role in life, you...

...thought you guys needed a role in life, you get one then complain about it. Go drink your milk etc...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2009, 10:54
Replies: 27
Views: 8,089
Posted By Op_Twenty

I envy you D-IFF, I don't think there's going to...

I envy you D-IFF, I don't think there's going to be anything to keep me in post 38, but why would the Service want me to stay anyway? Too many guys believe the Service can't do without them and they...
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