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Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2024, 14:34
Replies: 836
Views: 261,579
Posted By Mogwi

A Sea Vixen once had a series of unexplained fuel...

A Sea Vixen once had a series of unexplained fuel transfer problems. When all else had failed to trace the snag, they (allegedly!) opened up the tank and found a cut-off Pusser’s chair.

Mog
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Apr 2024, 14:32
Replies: 16
Views: 1,442
Posted By Mogwi

Decent nav bag. Mog

Decent nav bag.

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:47
Replies: 42
Views: 7,723
Posted By Mogwi

In my experience (a long time ago!) most aircraft...

In my experience (a long time ago!) most aircraft further away than a mile or so, are simply a silhouette. The best example of close-in camouflage being valuable that I came across was RCAF F18s that...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 21:28
Replies: 42
Views: 7,723
Posted By Mogwi

Just revealed. Known as 'Moggy'... I...

Just revealed. Known as 'Moggy'...

I resemble that!

Mog
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2024, 12:50
Replies: 47
Views: 3,641
Posted By Mogwi

Indeed! Prob was due to mid-handling a...

Indeed! Prob was due to mid-handling a braking-stop manoeuvre at base ht (5000’) over the Med. Ended up going down like a train with yaw vane at 90 left and wings level, rotating in yaw 360...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2024, 20:05
Replies: 47
Views: 3,641
Posted By Mogwi

Worst I ever saw (my screw-up in ACM) was air...

Worst I ever saw (my screw-up in ACM) was air speed below 30kts with in excess of 10,000 ft/min rate of descent and 5 degrees nose up pitch. All well below base height. Thank god for nozzles!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 19:46
Replies: 110
Views: 49,788
Posted By Mogwi

Fascinating stuff, indeed. Mog

Fascinating stuff, indeed.

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 17:00
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,193
Posted By Mogwi

Call me old fashioned but I really don’t think...

Call me old fashioned but I really don’t think drones count. I understand the sincere wish to congratulate the sterling efforts of the chaps but what next, pigeons carrying NAAFI rations?

But then...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 12:21
Replies: 223
Views: 40,287
Posted By Mogwi

LB’s jolly recollections have stirred my grey...

LB’s jolly recollections have stirred my grey matter. Like the standard Aldergrove met forecast: “If you can see the Sperrins, it is about to rain - if you can’t, it already is”.

Or the morning I...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 10:35
Replies: 69
Views: 6,447
Posted By Mogwi

What does an occasional table do when it is not...

What does an occasional table do when it is not being a table? Sorry for drift squared!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 12:24
Replies: 223
Views: 40,287
Posted By Mogwi

In the late ‘70s, we had a very good Meto at Güt...

In the late ‘70s, we had a very good Meto at Güt who had two lovely daughters - and went on to gain stardom on the TV. On one Friday afternoon, he rang the Squadron and advised an immediate stack to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 13:09
Replies: 69
Views: 6,447
Posted By Mogwi

Gave up Latin after one year and took woodwork...

Gave up Latin after one year and took woodwork instead. Probably more useful overall. I did invent a motto for my Chipmunk course but cannot guarantee the endings after 55 years!

Semper in...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 16:16
Replies: 7
Views: 2,236
Posted By Mogwi

Personal best with the SHAR from Alert 5, during...

Personal best with the SHAR from Alert 5, during Corporate, was just less than 90 seconds (from fast asleep!). The HUD came to life as I exited the ski-jump. Mind you, there was a certain sense of...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2024, 12:58
Replies: 23
Views: 11,023
Posted By Mogwi

Lajes is OK for glide approaches! Mog

Lajes is OK for glide approaches!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 16:13
Replies: 33
Views: 5,766
Posted By Mogwi

Or in some cases, pretty awful! Mog

Or in some cases, pretty awful!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2024, 13:51
Replies: 29
Views: 4,793
Posted By Mogwi

Indeed! Mekoning (or more correctly maeconing)...

Indeed! Mekoning (or more correctly maeconing) was the re-broadcasting of navigation signals from a different location, to confuse unwary chaps. The classic case in the ‘70’s was an NDB (I think) in...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 16:46
Replies: 79
Views: 31,516
Posted By Mogwi

Surgeon Commander Mike Jackson RN was my...

Surgeon Commander Mike Jackson RN was my father-in-law. Small world!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 13:38
Replies: 73
Views: 14,637
Posted By Mogwi

Hmm, that would take an eternity! 😊 Mog

Hmm, that would take an eternity! 😊

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 09:58
Replies: 224
Views: 45,610
Posted By Mogwi

Aah, the Bushy-topped Tree! I was talking to a...

Aah, the Bushy-topped Tree! I was talking to a FAC in Germany one sunny afternoon, when he advised me that the reference point was a bushy-topped tree. When I asked if he was “‘avin a larf”, he said...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Mar 2024, 12:01
Replies: 31
Views: 4,558
Posted By Mogwi

Hell of a ground loop!😊 Mog

Hell of a ground loop!😊

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 15:59
Replies: 224
Views: 45,610
Posted By Mogwi

Takes me back to my mis-spent youth when we not...

Takes me back to my mis-spent youth when we not only fablonned maps but soaked them in the bath! We then pealed off the back, so leaving just the top layer of paper along with the print, attached to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 14:57
Replies: 1,431
Views: 473,975
Posted By Mogwi

Should have gone to Specsavers! Mog

Should have gone to Specsavers!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 09:41
Replies: 89
Views: 25,989
Posted By Mogwi

Guilty as charged - to be sentenced at a later...

Guilty as charged - to be sentenced at a later date.

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 09:24
Replies: 35
Views: 6,009
Posted By Mogwi

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” actually. If you...

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” actually. If you desire peace, prepare for war. Thank you Renatus (and Plato previously). Incidentally, this is where the name of the 9mm round comes from.

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 16:43
Replies: 19
Views: 3,262
Posted By Mogwi

The main bitch about creamie QFIs was that they...

The main bitch about creamie QFIs was that they had little, or no Service experience. It strikes me that this young man has ample - and prob a few good dits to go with it.

Good on him!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 16:28
Replies: 10,567
Views: 4,709,335
Posted By Mogwi

It’s OK, I got it! Mog

It’s OK, I got it!

Mog
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 15:54
Replies: 200
Views: 47,630
Posted By Mogwi

An amazing guy. I had the exceptional pleasure of...

An amazing guy. I had the exceptional pleasure of spending the day with him a few months before he died. I took him a copy of my book but found that he had bought one when it first came out.

We...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2024, 16:39
Replies: 363
Views: 83,282
Posted By Mogwi

I think that you will find that Russia is pretty...

I think that you will find that Russia is pretty damn close to Alaska’s back yard!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 14:04
Replies: 12
Views: 2,816
Posted By Mogwi

In 1967: WP801, WB671, WK634, WP904 and WK511. ...

In 1967: WP801, WB671, WK634, WP904 and WK511.

I went solo in WP 904 on 10th Feb 67 and flew my FHT with your father on 14th Feb in WK511. He unleashed me on an unsuspecting world of Service...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 16:10
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,383
Posted By Mogwi

Sounds like Soapy’s quick wit! Mog

Sounds like Soapy’s quick wit!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 18:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,383
Posted By Mogwi

Yes, I watched that from Flyco - very impressive!...

Yes, I watched that from Flyco - very impressive!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 13:01
Replies: 4
Views: 1,630
Posted By Mogwi

Yes. V de M was c200nm NW of the Task Force but...

Yes. V de M was c200nm NW of the Task Force but couldn’t launch because of wind over deck probs (ancient boilers didn’t help). Precise position was not known but was found by a SHAR during the night...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 15:56
Replies: 224
Views: 45,610
Posted By Mogwi

They’d have to be pretty desperate if they wanted...

They’d have to be pretty desperate if they wanted me to dust off my No 5s!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 15:48
Replies: 122
Views: 18,539
Posted By Mogwi

Well, BP, I for one would love my grandchildren...

Well, BP, I for one would love my grandchildren to experience what a I did when I joined Dartmouth straight from school in 1966. The camaraderie and esprit de corps was exceptional, we had an aim and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 09:24
Replies: 122
Views: 18,539
Posted By Mogwi

Train as you mean to fight? Mog

Train as you mean to fight?

Mog
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