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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Mar 2018, 14:36
Replies: 32
Views: 14,787
Posted By Wessex Boy

Just remember that they are recruiting Future...

Just remember that they are recruiting Future captains, not just Pilots, so highlight any leadership experience, dealing with difficult situations and people and stepping out of your comfort zone.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2017, 15:19
Replies: 69
Views: 21,570
Posted By Wessex Boy

You will need to include the fixes that didn't...

You will need to include the fixes that didn't appear in SOPS, such as freeing off the starter solenoid by whacking the nose 4" down from the captain's windscreen with the side of the fire axe and...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2016, 19:00
Replies: 1,221
Views: 967,361
Posted By Wessex Boy

Thanks DS, will make enquiries.... We wanted to...

Thanks DS, will make enquiries....
We wanted to get some answers whilst she is 16 so that she can make some career/uni decisions during Lower 6th.
I'll put her through a CAA Class 1 this autumn and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2016, 19:13
Replies: 1,221
Views: 967,361
Posted By Wessex Boy

Thanks DS, would you know how to get in contact...

Thanks DS, would you know how to get in contact with them please?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2016, 19:29
Replies: 1,221
Views: 967,361
Posted By Wessex Boy

Does anyone have a good contact at OASC to...

Does anyone have a good contact at OASC to discuss a medical issue with please?
My Daughter is very keen to join but has a medical issue that appears to preclude even applying
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2015, 18:47
Replies: 287
Views: 156,189
Posted By Wessex Boy

I watched most of the show on the CCTV screen on...

I watched most of the show on the CCTV screen on the VC10 whilst supping beers!
stayed mostly dry, it was a horrendous day!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2015, 17:58
Replies: 287
Views: 156,189
Posted By Wessex Boy

Yes of course PN, I had forgotten there was an F2...

Yes of course PN, I had forgotten there was an F2 at all!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2015, 15:52
Replies: 287
Views: 156,189
Posted By Wessex Boy

I went on cadet camp to Binbrook twice; '83 &...

I went on cadet camp to Binbrook twice; '83 & '87, what a difference between the two years!
In '83 it was deafeningly busy with full flightlines for 5, 11 and LTF and constant activity. I spent a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2015, 12:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,758,426
Posted By Wessex Boy

Some Gliders must now be airworthy again as my...

Some Gliders must now be airworthy again as my daughter flew in a Vigilant at Syerston last Friday whilst on CCF camp at Wittering
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2014, 10:45
Replies: 1
Views: 2,128
Posted By Wessex Boy

Nice Vid! I see Mike is getting a Lightning...

Nice Vid!

I see Mike is getting a Lightning T5 back into the air, does he still have the Bucc or did that get sold?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2014, 07:38
Replies: 10
Views: 5,857
Posted By Wessex Boy

Nice one! There is a movement on Facebook to...

Nice one!

There is a movement on Facebook to get one flying again: https://www.facebook.com/groups/463920787030860/ but it looks like we have been taken over by events
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jan 2014, 11:04
Replies: 190
Views: 127,522
Posted By Wessex Boy

I had a very good meal there in December (went by...

I had a very good meal there in December (went by Taxi) and saw a Cub-like thing joining the circuit for the strip on Dec 28th as I drove past
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 22:25
Replies: 343
Views: 111,613
Posted By Wessex Boy

Agreed, still looks like something from...

Agreed, still looks like something from Thunderbirds
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 22:18
Replies: 646
Views: 156,309
Posted By Wessex Boy

haha, very good! No Jabba was a Direct Entry...

haha, very good!

No Jabba was a Direct Entry Loadmaster, I can't recall if he went Puma or Chinook?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 16:56
Replies: 646
Views: 156,309
Posted By Wessex Boy

One of my fellow studes on 67 Crewman course at...

One of my fellow studes on 67 Crewman course at Shawbury disembarked a Wessex for the stops without removing his monkey harness and took the entire rail and mountings with him...this then grounded...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 14:09
Replies: 343
Views: 111,613
Posted By Wessex Boy

Will be such a shame to see these retire. I...

Will be such a shame to see these retire.

I haven't flown on a VC10 but my last Air Cadet camp was at Binbrook and incorporated the last of the Lightning show (1987), which many of you will...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 12:08
Replies: 63
Views: 18,088
Posted By Wessex Boy

I could lose hours on that AMARC website. I...

I could lose hours on that AMARC website.

I love the personal stories attached to this C5A and the incidents she was involved in:

AMARC Experience - AMARC Experience...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2012, 10:59
Replies: 57
Views: 10,219
Posted By Wessex Boy

When Flying into these Active Museums a little...

When Flying into these Active Museums a little bit of extra care needs to be taken as the locals do tend to operate slightly differently and have different needs to the average GA jockey, eg PA28s...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2012, 16:30
Replies: 78
Views: 54,823
Posted By Wessex Boy

I seem to recall one o fthe Norfolk Broads being...

I seem to recall one o fthe Norfolk Broads being used for a Floatplane test in one of the comics a few years ago?

I flew Chalks Mallard from Miami-Bimini-Nassau in 1980 (It was the Blue & White...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2012, 15:17
Replies: 127
Views: 35,046
Posted By Wessex Boy

One of my compatriots on Shawbury course 68...

One of my compatriots on Shawbury course 68 ('88-'89) lost a 1200 lb training load somewhere in deepest Shropshire...apparently it hit and killed a prize cow.

Both Crewman and Captain deny...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2012, 07:34
Replies: 23
Views: 5,493
Posted By Wessex Boy

They made the local news...but obviously didn't...

They made the local news...but obviously didn't admit to the Islip Visit!
My guess is the re-positioning was to put them near the Courtyard Hotel...

BBC News - RAF helicopter makes a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2012, 11:30
Replies: 23
Views: 5,493
Posted By Wessex Boy

These modern cabs just don't have the 'character'...

These modern cabs just don't have the 'character' of the old girls...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2012, 22:54
Replies: 23
Views: 5,493
Posted By Wessex Boy

Just found out that it only made it as far as...

Just found out that it only made it as far as Stanwick (5 miles) and will be overnighting there!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2012, 22:37
Replies: 23
Views: 5,493
Posted By Wessex Boy

I bet you can't free off a starter solenoid with...

I bet you can't free off a starter solenoid with a hearty slap with the side of the fire axe, nor clean the crackers with a fire extinguisher fired into the intake whilst the engine is spun up with...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2012, 18:01
Replies: 23
Views: 5,493
Posted By Wessex Boy

Blade tape still not Rain-Proof?

I recall the Wessex struggling in heavy rain as it tended to lift the blade-tape resulting in a curious whispering noise and a bit of vibration....

Saw a Merlin come over low this afternoon and...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2012, 09:40
Replies: 47
Views: 5,687
Posted By Wessex Boy

We had a house near us called 'Three Greens' we...

We had a house near us called 'Three Greens' we assumed it was due to the number of trees in the garden, but turns out it was owned by a retired pilot....
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2012, 09:33
Replies: 190
Views: 127,522
Posted By Wessex Boy

That airstrip is called 'Reed' and the pub is...

That airstrip is called 'Reed' and the pub is 'The Cabinet' I grew up around there (my parents still live less than 2 miles from that strip) and used to fly a neighbour's C182 from Nuthampstead when...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Dec 2011, 18:12
Replies: 220
Views: 30,734
Posted By Wessex Boy

Might be up for this, depending on what my...

Might be up for this, depending on what my diary-manager has in store for me!

DS3; I fly from Glatton (just over the A1 from Conington) so might be able to work something out
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Nov 2011, 14:10
Replies: 10
Views: 1,681
Posted By Wessex Boy

Try Conington, they often run ground school...

Try Conington, they often run ground school sessions
Forum: Private Flying
7th Oct 2011, 08:45
Replies: 15
Views: 2,743
Posted By Wessex Boy

I did it after a 17 year gap and wished I'd done...

I did it after a 17 year gap and wished I'd done it earlier!

Legally all you have to do is pass an SEP revalidation, which includes an oral exam by the examiner.

I decided to revise all of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2011, 08:19
Replies: 28
Views: 5,972
Posted By Wessex Boy

I thought it was SOP that all bad news involving...

I thought it was SOP that all bad news involving SH were attributed to the Army, all good news (SAR, Kittens from trees, puppies rescued from fires) were RAF
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2011, 08:39
Replies: 47
Views: 12,562
Posted By Wessex Boy

One of the chaps in our Rallye Group is an...

One of the chaps in our Rallye Group is an ex-Vulcan AEO (and lives in Cambs), I will point him in this direction
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2011, 08:37
Replies: 85
Views: 15,195
Posted By Wessex Boy

I'm a Fender Amplifier - Rock on!

I'm a Fender Amplifier - Rock on!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2011, 10:12
Replies: 1,187
Views: 321,749
Posted By Wessex Boy

This airport extension is bitter-sweet for me, my...

This airport extension is bitter-sweet for me, my Grandfather was a Director of Channel Airways and they fought during the '60s/early '70s to extend the runway so they could operate the Tridents &...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Aug 2011, 09:58
Replies: 3
Views: 1,623
Posted By Wessex Boy

Which is what Boeing thought of Easyjet until...

Which is what Boeing thought of Easyjet until Airbus came up with a complete solution price that included support during the fleet-change period.

My Grandfather was Technical Director of Channel...
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