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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 16:42
Replies: 6
Views: 3,877
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Believe this one is off to Cosford for Technical...

Believe this one is off to Cosford for Technical Training.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2017, 17:57
Replies: 19
Views: 6,416
Posted By edwardspannerhands

MPN11 - that thought crossed my mind. However, if...

MPN11 - that thought crossed my mind. However, if that were to be the case then surely he'd be given the command as a substantive Gp. Capt. not acting?.

Just seems strange as the usual statement...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2017, 20:19
Replies: 19
Views: 6,416
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Senior Appointments

Having seen the latest round of Senior RAF Appointments, one announcement is intriguing. Why would the position of Station Commander at what is about to become the RAF's premier multi-role base...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2017, 07:36
Replies: 41
Views: 11,439
Posted By edwardspannerhands

That's easy.......None! Knighthoods and Pensions...

That's easy.......None! Knighthoods and Pensions to worry about don't you know. They'd rather run their personnel ragged than admit what's staring them in the face. Sadly, the "can do" attitude of...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2015, 23:14
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Buccaneer Bill : They already have a PR...

Buccaneer Bill :

They already have a PR Department - but unless the "event" happens on the South Coast they aren't interested.



They don't!!
Their Future Coastguard Project was a "jobs...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2015, 12:35
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Crab, I am not au fait with Bristow's ConOps,...

Crab, I am not au fait with Bristow's ConOps, hence I said I was guessing at the "out of duty" time. It was a long old haul for Caernarfon. Likewise I have no insight into contractural matters so...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2015, 11:48
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Diverging (geographically) slightly, I see both...

Diverging (geographically) slightly, I see both Caernarfon and Humberside have had a couple of distance taskings in the past 24hrs (N.I. & I.O.M). I'm guessing Humberside got the latter because the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2015, 07:39
Replies: 293
Views: 71,895
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Breaking news on Sky.....

Turkish Government says an aircraft has been shot down on the Turkish / Syrian border after violating Turkish Airspace.


No mention of which type or from which nation.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 16:45
Replies: 322
Views: 106,504
Posted By edwardspannerhands

pr00ne I believe someone mentioned...

pr00ne



I believe someone mentioned that a few posts back.

My take is that the 2 extra Sqn's may be split between Lossie and Coningsby, or as I alluded to earlier - maybe the other rumour...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 16:34
Replies: 322
Views: 106,504
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Not any more than in was back in the 80's.... ......

Not any more than in was back in the 80's.... ...

2 Buccaneer Op Sqns
1 Buccaneer OCU
1 Jaguar OCu
1 Shackleton Sqn
1 SAR Flt.

Happy Days are here again.........:ok::ok::p:p:D:D
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 13:51
Replies: 322
Views: 106,504
Posted By edwardspannerhands

FB ...

FB

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/100_Squadron_RAF_crest.png (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:100_Squadron_RAF_crest.png)
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 13:37
Replies: 322
Views: 106,504
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Not necessarily - wouldnt be surprised if there's...

Not necessarily - wouldnt be surprised if there's an extension to Tornado OSD as it is the Platform of choice (necessity!) at the minute with Typhoon not being fully capable.

Can see two new...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 12:59
Replies: 322
Views: 106,504
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Guess if the rumours of x9 P8's going to Lossie...

Guess if the rumours of x9 P8's going to Lossie are true, then my guess is that will be 15(R) Sqn disbanding and the training of Tonka aircrew being subsumed as a training flight within one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2015, 22:45
Replies: 7
Views: 5,666
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Added dates

Sounds very like XV103 (Edward Mannock VC). It had come in for it's major but then they found the corrosion problem. IIRC the tail plane didn't get changed because when they opened the crate the...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2015, 13:21
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By edwardspannerhands

I'd have thought HHO's would have to be fully...

I'd have thought HHO's would have to be fully trained in case it all went "Pete Tong". And there have been 2 cases of exactly that in the past couple of years in the UK alone - both involving highly...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2015, 13:12
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Next question - Will CivARCC work? With the...

Next question - Will CivARCC work?

With the MCA running the show? Your having a laugh!

(Re-arrange the following) 'a, brewery, they, organise, p#$$-up, in a, couldn't'
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2015, 20:12
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Yorkshire Air Ambulance Signs for H145

Just seen this on Helihub. Quote:

The new helicopter, fitted with a state of the art Bucher interior specifically customized to YAA’s emergency services requirements, will be equipped with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2015, 15:09
Replies: 77
Views: 15,920
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Clinical Syrian RPAS Strikes.

Well done 13 / 39 Sqns'. That is all.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2015, 21:40
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Have just seen on another forum that 'B' Flt at...

Have just seen on another forum that 'B' Flt at Wattisham(e) stand down tomorrow at 13.00
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2015, 23:59
Replies: 794
Views: 485,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Bessbrook Mill Heliport

Would anyone happen to have any aerial photos of the main helipads at BBK? Preferably early 90's before it was closed. I've tried Google but none show the complete layout.

And how many spots were...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2015, 23:22
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

:D :D. :D Nail, head, hammer. "MCA =...

:D :D. :D

Nail, head, hammer.

"MCA = Not fit for purpose"

Spot on Crab.

And not just in the aviation sphere either I might add.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2015, 22:27
Replies: 19
Views: 4,968
Posted By edwardspannerhands

JimF......"Be aware that all Bristow SAR S-92 are...

JimF......"Be aware that all Bristow SAR S-92 are no longer showing up on ADS-B online sites."

Must have been seeing things tonight then. Stornoway S-92 x2, Humberside S - 92 x1 all on view. Bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 22:17
Replies: 43
Views: 11,265
Posted By edwardspannerhands

The Government's "Fox Hunting Bill" foiled...

The Government's "Fox Hunting Bill" foiled again!!!
Well.....for 12 months anyhow.
And the mighty 12(B) get to Lead the Field a little while longer.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2015, 17:42
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Not sure why MR are beating their gums over this....

Not sure why MR are beating their gums over this. Dry your eyes Princess... Any Team Leader worth their salt will understand that SAFETY will always take precedence - especially in TRAINING scenarios...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2015, 08:57
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

JimF671 - I think the personnel from the...

JimF671 - I think the personnel from the Coastguard Rescue Service may object to being labelled a "flash mob". It is my understanding that those personnel present where from coastal areas right...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2014, 17:07
Replies: 26
Views: 8,802
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Considering the MCA are making a complete...

Considering the MCA are making a complete "Horlicks" of their own "Future Coastguard" re-organisation (don't expect them to publicly confirm this!) , I worry about the new setup for the ARCC....
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2014, 17:01
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Considering the MCA are making a complete...

Considering the MCA are making a complete "Horlicks" of their own "Future Coastguard" re-organisation (don't expect them to publicly confirm this!) , I worry about the new setup for the ARCC....
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2014, 13:09
Replies: 28
Views: 6,563
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Helihub - That's the fella! Thanks. I was a bit...

Helihub - That's the fella! Thanks. I was a bit too far away to spot the little bits of red on it (plus I was trying to watch the road at the same time!!)

Must brush up on my knowledge of EC...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2014, 21:12
Replies: 28
Views: 6,563
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Thanks for the replies guys. It wasn't Helimed 5...

Thanks for the replies guys. It wasn't Helimed 5 from Inverness as it wasn't an EC135. It may well have been an EC225 or an L2, I'm not too clued up on the differences, but it was most certainly of...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2014, 19:03
Replies: 28
Views: 6,563
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Any ideas?

Whilst on my travels today - just passing Wick Airport at about 12.30, I observed a helicopter turning finals to land. Nothing strange there you might say. But this machine was an EC725 in full 'RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2013, 10:49
Replies: 54
Views: 13,158
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Now here's a thought............. DSEi: BAe...

Now here's a thought.............

DSEi: BAe 146 offered as tactical air-to-air refueller (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dsei-bae-146-offered-as-tactical-air-to-air-refueller-390417/)...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2013, 21:10
Replies: 2,582
Views: 645,249
Posted By edwardspannerhands

From the Whitehall edition of Pravda: ...

From the Whitehall edition of Pravda:

Typhoons deploying to Cyprus (http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/typhoons-deploying-to-cyprus-29082013)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2013, 22:03
Replies: 343
Views: 111,911
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Blowout over Birmingham...

Seem to recall an incident back in '88. XV109 had just dropped a load of Percy Pongos off at Leuchars (or Edinburgh - can't recall exactly) and was coming back to BZN. Somewhere over Birmingham one...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
25th Jul 2013, 18:24
Replies: 0
Views: 1,442
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Light Aircraft down in NI.

BBC News - Aircraft crash lands in Newtownards playing field (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23457961)

Both Pilot & passenger walk away with shock and minor injuries. :D
...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jun 2013, 13:53
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,656
Posted By edwardspannerhands

Looks like the first Bristow's S-92 for Stornoway...

Looks like the first Bristow's S-92 for Stornoway is just about to touch down.:)
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