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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2006, 21:32
Replies: 13
Views: 5,100
Posted By Vifferpilot

I'd heard it was a multiple birdstrike, but then...

I'd heard it was a multiple birdstrike, but then I'll probably get flamed for speculating. :hmm:
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2006, 21:30
Replies: 39
Views: 9,629
Posted By Vifferpilot

Jeez m8, you really do have your head right up...

Jeez m8, you really do have your head right up your own...

A. I have never been nor ever will be a BONA mate...don't assume, check! Viffer can mean a whole load of things!

B. I never said...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2006, 13:05
Replies: 39
Views: 9,629
Posted By Vifferpilot

You can't compare your experience of UAS flying...

You can't compare your experience of UAS flying to the new system, it is a fundamental change. Flying is now a fairly minor part of the UAS structure and is not a formal teaching course wrt RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2006, 12:54
Replies: 13
Views: 5,100
Posted By Vifferpilot

Tornado crash site video

Here (http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/video/06/tornadocrash.aspx) is a link to police video footage of the Tornado crash site in the Wash.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2006, 14:17
Replies: 35
Views: 6,641
Posted By Vifferpilot

RAF Chivenor, 1986..."I can't let you have the...

RAF Chivenor, 1986..."I can't let you have the last one sir (Aircrew Information Folder), someone might need it" :ugh:

I've been waiting nearly 8 months for new shirts/lj's and socks so I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2006, 14:06
Replies: 45
Views: 12,995
Posted By Vifferpilot

Top chap...well liked on the GR force. ...

Top chap...well liked on the GR force.

Congrats mate! :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2006, 12:58
Replies: 109
Views: 46,676
Posted By Vifferpilot

Isn't it a RAIDS pod? Similar to ACMI, but no...

Isn't it a RAIDS pod? Similar to ACMI, but no ground receiver. All pods talk to each other, passing ht/speed/AoA/AoB/Hdg etc so when you are back on the ground, you can replay your mission as if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2006, 12:10
Replies: 109
Views: 46,676
Posted By Vifferpilot

That is true and is still the teaching. However,...

That is true and is still the teaching. However, I suspect the crew DO indeed have ONE of their TWO visors down, it's just the one that is up that you can see.

HTH.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2006, 12:43
Replies: 127
Views: 56,063
Posted By Vifferpilot

Isn't it available to download on the Flight...

Isn't it available to download on the Flight Safety website...or even ask your friendly FSO?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2006, 08:18
Replies: 21
Views: 5,026
Posted By Vifferpilot

Must admit, heard similar rumour from a very...

Must admit, heard similar rumour from a very reliable source recently. They need 400 new pilots. Main differences from your quote: you need 4000 factored hours, 3 months in RHS before LHS and if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2006, 13:01
Replies: 29
Views: 5,363
Posted By Vifferpilot

Beags, would I be correct if I assumed that PPL...

Beags, would I be correct if I assumed that PPL students are taught to apply MDR techniques to the Dalton Confuser headings/times?

Perhaps the difference between PPL and EFT navigation...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2006, 12:30
Replies: 3
Views: 1,112
Posted By Vifferpilot

63 or 64p per day rings a bell.

63 or 64p per day rings a bell.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2006, 10:03
Replies: 25
Views: 4,299
Posted By Vifferpilot

Last time I was there (Jan 03) there was a porn...

Last time I was there (Jan 03) there was a porn star convention at the Convention Centre :ooh: . As we didn't get back to the hotel from work until 3 or 4 am and didn't start back at work until late...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2006, 07:04
Replies: 68
Views: 12,247
Posted By Vifferpilot

Have to admit, after my back-seat ride in a T4 a...

Have to admit, after my back-seat ride in a T4 a couple of decades ago, the Harrier accelerates foooooooookin' quickly, way way quicker than even a clean fin, but then I suppose the fin doesn't run...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2006, 12:41
Replies: 26
Views: 5,507
Posted By Vifferpilot

What newspaper do you read m8?

What newspaper do you read m8?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2006, 11:21
Replies: 6
Views: 2,452
Posted By Vifferpilot

That explains why I didn't get promoted...

That explains why I didn't get promoted further...:cool:
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2006, 09:05
Replies: 68
Views: 33,993
Posted By Vifferpilot

MrB...you are correct, Red Flag nornally operate...

MrB...you are correct, Red Flag nornally operate down to 100feet MSD for those crews qualified and experienced enough.

The SAM 'operators' regularly 'whoop' at the Brits (and a few others) as...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2006, 10:02
Replies: 68
Views: 33,993
Posted By Vifferpilot

I'll never forget the DetCO (Rocky Goodall)...

I'll never forget the DetCO (Rocky Goodall) reading the contents of a "signal from Strike Command" ;) to the gathered Marham and Bruggen crews in the old Bahraini F16 crewroom at Muharraq on 27 Aug...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2006, 10:52
Replies: 61
Views: 12,906
Posted By Vifferpilot

Plugged in behind a VC10, Nav shouts look left...

Plugged in behind a VC10, Nav shouts look left 10, saw an F4G cross above the VC10 by about 500ft, closely followed by 3 trailers. Unfortuantely the #4 was about 10 feet (yes, 10 feet) above the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2006, 21:37
Replies: 20
Views: 4,888
Posted By Vifferpilot

Having just finished instructing on a UAS...there...

Having just finished instructing on a UAS...there are no aptitude tests, but this years intake had to go to Cranditz for a simple medical, basically the same as Ground Branch medical as was (they're...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2006, 09:30
Replies: 10
Views: 4,974
Posted By Vifferpilot

Copied from another forum: :confused:

Copied from another forum:



:confused:
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2006, 08:34
Replies: 25
Views: 6,745
Posted By Vifferpilot

Yes, well done Andy and all those that made it...

Yes, well done Andy and all those that made it possible. :D
Forum: Cabin Crew
22nd Aug 2006, 14:52
Replies: 7
Views: 1,405
Posted By Vifferpilot

Anyone got any popcorn? :E

Anyone got any popcorn? :E
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2006, 14:10
Replies: 26
Views: 3,891
Posted By Vifferpilot

I see there is another cross-country glider...

I see there is another cross-country glider competition today - guess where it routes?

Yup, very close to a large military transport base (turning point on the extended centreline of the runway...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2006, 13:58
Replies: 57
Views: 8,062
Posted By Vifferpilot

Damn, I was just going to intimate the same thing...

Damn, I was just going to intimate the same thing about Wyton (except for the gliders, and air ambulance, and Halfpenny Green). Oh well, similar story over here, 4 in the circuit, 6 on recovery,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2006, 14:36
Replies: 24
Views: 4,623
Posted By Vifferpilot

We're doomed....doomed I say :sad:

We're doomed....doomed I say :sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2006, 13:12
Replies: 63
Views: 13,717
Posted By Vifferpilot

Hmmm, I'd like to see that too ;)

Hmmm, I'd like to see that too ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2006, 13:05
Replies: 26
Views: 3,891
Posted By Vifferpilot

So is the teaching of 'airmanship' restricted to...

So is the teaching of 'airmanship' restricted to the military?

I was tangled up in the convoy of gliders...PITA!
Forum: Private Flying
11th Aug 2006, 11:19
Replies: 67
Views: 8,001
Posted By Vifferpilot

Been planning to go there for a while! :ok:

Been planning to go there for a while! :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2006, 09:56
Replies: 67
Views: 8,001
Posted By Vifferpilot

I guess some airfield managers think it ok to...

I guess some airfield managers think it ok to have that many in the circuit, indeed, perhaps the situation almost demands it, but it does sound like an incident waiting to happen. We have a maximum...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2006, 09:51
Replies: 38
Views: 4,084
Posted By Vifferpilot

I wont bite, I wont bite, I wont...:oh: ...

I wont bite, I wont bite, I wont...:oh:

Husbands Bosworth recently held some sort of x-country gliding competition. Whilst the route was duly NOTAM'd, it went very close to the...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jul 2006, 15:12
Replies: 67
Views: 8,001
Posted By Vifferpilot

The thread did get a little hijacked there,...

The thread did get a little hijacked there, sorry!



You could argue that the post-graduate Elementary Flying Training pilots are likely to be of a higher standard and ability, but you...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2006, 14:59
Replies: 9
Views: 1,513
Posted By Vifferpilot

Well, at Wyton we had the final flyby the other...

Well, at Wyton we had the final flyby the other week (along with the rest of the RAF). Then yesterday, we had the final final flyby at the Families Day. And then, a little later, we had a dark blue...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jul 2006, 11:52
Replies: 67
Views: 8,001
Posted By Vifferpilot

Apologies, a bad habit from another forum. :O

Apologies, a bad habit from another forum. :O
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jul 2006, 10:34
Replies: 67
Views: 8,001
Posted By Vifferpilot

I don't want to perform one m8, I was replying to...

I don't want to perform one m8, I was replying to someone elses point that's all. I was just pointing out that it isn't inherently dangerous and as you rightly point out, light aircraft cannot achive...
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