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Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2016, 21:29
Replies: 4
Views: 2,522
Posted By midsomerjambo

Thanks very much for the explanations Gents. ...

Thanks very much for the explanations Gents.

Regards, MSJ
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2016, 08:38
Replies: 4
Views: 2,522
Posted By midsomerjambo

MH-65 Right Wing Down

OK, maybe not the correct term given the context but I'm told the US Coast Guard MH-65 flies with an inherent 2 degrees "right wing down" in forward flight and so, as part of an avionics update, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2016, 12:02
Replies: 20
Views: 6,109
Posted By midsomerjambo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82d_Aerial_Targets_S...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82d_Aerial_Targets_Squadron
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2016, 08:29
Replies: 20
Views: 6,109
Posted By midsomerjambo

Ahhh...I must admit I really thought my eyes...

Ahhh...I must admit I really thought my eyes deceived me as I didn't realise there were any still in service but it turns out there are still quite a few (Greece, Turkey, Japan, Iran, S. Korea). You...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2016, 07:43
Replies: 20
Views: 6,109
Posted By midsomerjambo

F4s Over Cheltenham Yesterday?

OK, I know that sounds a bit silly, but sitting at my desk I heard a some fairly loud jet noise yesterday afternoon and popped out of the office (at an aerospace company in Bishops Cleeve) to see...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2015, 11:25
Replies: 755
Views: 510,853
Posted By midsomerjambo

Correct RAFEngO74to09...

Correct RAFEngO74to09 (http://www.pprune.org/members/337081-rafengo74to09)

I was a FGCS/CODA tech on TWCU at the time and couldn't believe my luck landing this det. We went out and back on an...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2015, 19:11
Replies: 755
Views: 510,853
Posted By midsomerjambo

Anyone care to guess where, what and why? ...

Anyone care to guess where, what and why?

img007_zpszyxahokh.jpg Photo by Gerry_Frew | Photobucket (http://s1383.photobucket.com/user/Gerry_Frew/media/img007_zpszyxahokh.jpg.html)
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2015, 15:43
Replies: 35
Views: 7,319
Posted By midsomerjambo

As ex-35 groundcrew, I was always a bit...

As ex-35 groundcrew, I was always a bit disappointed that 35 was never reformed as a Tornado unit given the other ex-Vulcan units that were (two with lower number, so perhaps reasonable, but the...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
1st Feb 2012, 13:09
Replies: 3
Views: 917
Posted By midsomerjambo

It's to do with a business opportunity that...

It's to do with a business opportunity that doesn't look quite so attractive if RC supplied the f/d avionics.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
1st Feb 2012, 08:43
Replies: 3
Views: 917
Posted By midsomerjambo

Royal Thai AF B737-400

Hi,

I understand the Royal Thai Air Force operates a couple of these aircraft as VIP transport. What I was wondering was does anyone know who provided the flight deck avionics suite? I have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2012, 16:56
Replies: 39
Views: 16,762
Posted By midsomerjambo

500N, BB and FA18 For what it's worth, I...

500N, BB and FA18

For what it's worth, I think I can say categorically that it's not a mix up with the RAAF C-17 programme.

MSJ
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2012, 10:16
Replies: 39
Views: 16,762
Posted By midsomerjambo

RAAF KC-30A

Would anyone in the know care to comment on whether there's any truth in the rumour I've heard that the RAAF are in the market for a 6th MRTT?

MSJ
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
17th Jan 2012, 09:57
Replies: 192
Views: 56,047
Posted By midsomerjambo

A 6th KC-30A?

Would anyone in the know care to comment on whether there's any truth in the rumour I've heard that the RAAF are in the market for a 6th MRTT?

MSJ
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2011, 09:23
Replies: 5
Views: 2,051
Posted By midsomerjambo

RMP Post Removed

On Monday I posted a message soliciting opinion regarding the need or otherwise for a dedicated radio management panel on a certain aircraft. My post wasn't in any way contentious so far as I could...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2011, 22:47
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,198,226
Posted By midsomerjambo

Been away for a long time but interesting to see...

Been away for a long time but interesting to see some of the eng. posts (OK I understand the thread is "Did You Fly" but I sort of think most of the operators (tee hee!) have an interest (more or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2009, 12:48
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,198,226
Posted By midsomerjambo

OK, so I've posted this link (to Andy Leitch's...

OK, so I've posted this link (to Andy Leitch's Vulcans In Camera site) before, but since we're on the subject of 823, here it is again. Taken at Scampton F-dispersal, sometime in 1981.

Vulcans in...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2008, 21:29
Replies: 61
Views: 17,754
Posted By midsomerjambo

I just think my first 3 solo circuits were the...

I just think my first 3 solo circuits were the best flying time I ever had (silver duration notwithstanding - oh for a Vulcan pee tube in a K18 :\).
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2008, 12:18
Replies: 61
Views: 17,754
Posted By midsomerjambo

Quote "To complete the flying course, the Prince...

Quote "To complete the flying course, the Prince spent 13 hours in a Slingsby T67 light aircraft receiving lessons from an instructor but did not have to fly solo."

How come he didn't get to solo?...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2008, 10:48
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

EOSM - Fair point you make :} Having never...

EOSM - Fair point you make :} Having never actually flown into Lyneham as other than SLF I wouldn't have been able to tell you the runway headings off the top off my head. So to check I had a quick...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2008, 11:01
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

Well LL if you're going to quote me at least...

Well LL if you're going to quote me at least quote me properly - I said I'd worked in the Chippenham area for 15 years, not lived there (since when was Chippenham in Somerset?). I work indoors BTW...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2008, 11:56
Replies: 12
Views: 4,090
Posted By midsomerjambo

OMG, I remember that one too! (30 odd years ago)...

OMG, I remember that one too! (30 odd years ago) - Miss Body's déshabillante was the closest thing I ever saw to porn in a training class :ooh: Mind you, I was only 17 and all I had to compare it to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 15:33
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

Well Flt. Lt. Mac, I'm certainly not so...

Well Flt. Lt. Mac, I'm certainly not so interested as to go wasting the time of Lyneham Ops. to assuage my curiosity - I'm sure they have far better things to be getting on with (unlike you and me...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 10:28
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

FAO EOSM37 You say "If you know then you...

FAO EOSM37

You say "If you know then you know. If you don't, then you don't need to know". You may very well be right about that. However, I probably know a lot of things that I don't need to know...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 08:46
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

Thanks 3P - mystery solved. Any idea what purpose...

Thanks 3P - mystery solved. Any idea what purpose it serves?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 08:42
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

Yes I wondered about that myself, but the nose...

Yes I wondered about that myself, but the nose didn't really look right and it looked pretty long for a DC-8 (could've been a stretched one I suppose). Whatever it was, I wonder what it was doing...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2008, 08:28
Replies: 36
Views: 8,926
Posted By midsomerjambo

Lyneham This AM

Anyone any idea what the 4-engined civvy-looking heavy on a Runway 07 approach to Lyneham around 09.10 this morning was? I'm no expert when it comes to airliners and I thought at first maybe it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2008, 15:43
Replies: 32
Views: 9,770
Posted By midsomerjambo

If it does close, does that mean the A15 will...

If it does close, does that mean the A15 will have to be straightened? If so, good news to all the Roman engineers who can stop spinning in their graves :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2008, 15:22
Replies: 48
Views: 12,907
Posted By midsomerjambo

I think most of us would agree that whatever the...

I think most of us would agree that whatever the motivation for leaving, the fact that it was probably our first real job and we went into it at a very tender age (16, in my case) it is always going...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2007, 14:53
Replies: 176
Views: 23,777
Posted By midsomerjambo

Got to say it made I larf reading about the...

Got to say it made I larf reading about the groundcrew nicking the leftover aircrew rations. The lord god almighty himself wouldn't have got me to even open an Vulcan aircrew rations box (something...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2007, 13:28
Replies: 176
Views: 23,777
Posted By midsomerjambo

I dunno, we used to get duty supper on nights...

I dunno, we used to get duty supper on nights which, if you lived out, was free and if you lived in you didn't pay any extra. If living out, we also got free breakfast, lunch and dinner when on...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2007, 11:58
Replies: 40
Views: 13,619
Posted By midsomerjambo

OMG, that takes me back a few years! I remember...

OMG, that takes me back a few years! I remember having to tell the easily-amused FLMs off for leaning on the scanner once it was stabilised - they thought it was fun to hear the amplidyne speed up as...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2007, 11:10
Replies: 40
Views: 13,619
Posted By midsomerjambo

I imagine you'll shortly get bombarded with...

I imagine you'll shortly get bombarded with replies from ex-V crews and nav inst techs. I don't know too much about the workings of the kit as I was primarily a radar/NBS tech (on Vulcans), but what...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2007, 20:27
Replies: 383
Views: 118,400
Posted By midsomerjambo

Hey BEags did you get any gas and if so how many...

Hey BEags did you get any gas and if so how many roubles per litre? Did you get stamps? It's amazing where you can can find a gas station lol.

MSJ
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2007, 03:42
Replies: 18
Views: 2,397
Posted By midsomerjambo

Hmm, same photo as above but inverted. OK, who's...

Hmm, same photo as above but inverted. OK, who's right?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2007, 22:26
Replies: 18
Views: 2,397
Posted By midsomerjambo

Is that right re. the Jag Kitbag? I had a feeling...

Is that right re. the Jag Kitbag? I had a feeling it was on the starboard side too (some of us Tonka chaps were ex-Jags too you know but what do fairies know?). As for the Vulcan - straight down the...
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