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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2023, 18:05
Replies: 20
Views: 4,246
Posted By kintyred

And the incoming OC 27(R) Sqn directed that all...

And the incoming OC 27(R) Sqn directed that all 240 memorabilia be disposed of. Chinook240 and I rescued a fair bit of it and it was still on display when the Chinook OCU was part of 18 Sqn. I doubt...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 11:58
Replies: 66
Views: 14,165
Posted By kintyred

We moved into a quarter that had a gas fire in...

We moved into a quarter that had a gas fire in front of an open hearth, so I removed the gas fire (Corgi qualified? Well I had some Corgi cars as a kid, does that count?). I then decided that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2023, 16:42
Replies: 10,597
Views: 4,732,576
Posted By kintyred

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1280x853/88eb4821_bad6_41e0_8ba6_61b9aca47270_b701f6099add4b0ff7099d4f0059eb03294b027e.jpeg
Is that a very small drone or are those very big Lego...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2023, 06:30
Replies: 77
Views: 20,765
Posted By kintyred

‘Firstly, Tier 1 RRP(F) is paid to those that...

‘Firstly, Tier 1 RRP(F) is paid to those that started flying training after 1 Apr 17 on the 6 year anniversary of starting flying training. Tier 1 RRP(F) is about £4,500.’

Ah, I didn’t know that....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2023, 21:02
Replies: 77
Views: 20,765
Posted By kintyred

I think you have misunderstood my motive in...

I think you have misunderstood my motive in advocating reasonable pay for pilots. If you retain them longer, you reduce the costs of the training system and as a bonus you retain experience, making...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2023, 20:21
Replies: 77
Views: 20,765
Posted By kintyred

Flying pay is no longer payable until a pilot has...

Flying pay is no longer payable until a pilot has completed 6 years post OCU. I accept the figures above, but they will
be consigned to history very shortly. A signing-on incentive is available at...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2023, 16:58
Replies: 77
Views: 20,765
Posted By kintyred

I have read the report in detail now and, if...

I have read the report in detail now and, if implemented, the recommendations will make a difference. As previous posters have noted though, without adequate pay (and I mean adequate, not any great...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2023, 21:37
Replies: 77
Views: 20,765
Posted By kintyred

I have very little confidence that MoD will do...

I have very little confidence that MoD will do anything meaningful with this report. When the recommendations of the Bett report, nearly 30 years ago, are only just being implemented and the SoS...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2023, 16:43
Replies: 51
Views: 16,790
Posted By kintyred

It’s worse than that…the Defence Secretary….yes,...

It’s worse than that…the Defence Secretary….yes, that’s right the ex serving officer Defence Secretary, gave the AFPRB board the remit to report by May! So he’s actually built in a delay of at least...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2023, 14:27
Replies: 69
Views: 21,381
Posted By kintyred

Well done Squipdit! I shall sleep much better now...

Well done Squipdit! I shall sleep much better now that this riddle has been solved
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2023, 10:43
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

Me too! 65 in 2026 I left on ET in 2013. Rejoined...

Me too! 65 in 2026 I left on ET in 2013. Rejoined in 2018 on AFPS 15 as level 35 PA…pension heaven!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2023, 15:59
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

That seems a reasonable interpretation GM, I...

That seems a reasonable interpretation GM, I guess we’ll have to leave the actuaries to crunch the numbers and hope that they agree with you!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2023, 12:36
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

I think that the 20 multiplier is based on the...

I think that the 20 multiplier is based on the returns that a pension pot might be expected to achieve. Obviously, returns over the past 15 years or so (ie since the multiplier was introduced) have...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2023, 20:54
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

”…also as long as your annual pension, multiplied...

”…also as long as your annual pension, multiplied by 20, does not exceed £1,073,100 (including any lump sums) then you won’t need to pay 25% tax on any amount over the £1,073,100.”

So it seems to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2023, 13:55
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

My brain hurts! I thought that the govt assumed a...

My brain hurts! I thought that the govt assumed a notional pension pot for service personnel that amounted to 20 times their pension and that if that notional value exceeded the lifetime allowance...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2022, 19:31
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

if the multiplier were reduced to reflect higher...

if the multiplier were reduced to reflect higher returns on private pension investments surely this would have the effect of improving armed forces pensions wrt the lifetime allowance? Eg. £50000 x...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2022, 22:51
Replies: 82
Views: 20,196
Posted By kintyred

Presumably with increasing returns on...

Presumably with increasing returns on investments, the ‘20’ multiple on Forces pensions will soon be reduced, effectively increasing the amount we can accrue before breaching the lifetime allowance....
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2022, 22:30
Replies: 22
Views: 11,410
Posted By kintyred

Actually, Chinook pilots are averaging around 10...

Actually, Chinook pilots are averaging around 10 hours a month….and a very good point about retention! And I wouldn’t have missed the last 30 odd years in the Mob for all tea in China!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2022, 21:16
Replies: 0
Views: 535
Posted By kintyred

Great War recollections on iPlayer

It’s been there for some time but there is a series on iPlayer where participants in the First World War recount their stories, among them Cecil Lewis (who wrote Sagittarius Rising). Worth a watch if...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2022, 16:02
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,266
Posted By kintyred

One option for Putin is to withdraw all his...

One option for Putin is to withdraw all his forces to the Donbas, saying that all other offensives were merely feints or designed to attrit the Ukrainian army. He can sell this to a disinterested/...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2022, 12:49
Replies: 23
Views: 3,534
Posted By kintyred

Yes, sorry. Mystery over….it is indeed an H…but...

Yes, sorry. Mystery over….it is indeed an H…but the wire overlay and other clutter made it look very like an N, honest. Even my copilot thought so, but we did have a combined age of over 110, and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2022, 18:19
Replies: 23
Views: 3,534
Posted By kintyred

50 thou aviation overlay question

I noticed an ‘N’ in a circle - the same type of symbol as, for example ‘LA’, denoting a light aircraft strip. The ‘N’ was close a body of water (Frensham Pond near Farnham). Any idea what it denotes?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2022, 20:32
Replies: 46
Views: 11,740
Posted By kintyred

QUOTE=ShyTorque “I’m eternally grateful to Geoff...

QUOTE=ShyTorque “I’m eternally grateful to Geoff Connolly for his assistance”

Geoff did my helo famil when I arrived at Shawbury. It made an incredible impression on me. I can remember that sortie...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2022, 17:39
Replies: 101
Views: 23,810
Posted By kintyred

I diverted to Newcastle in a Chinook while on...

I diverted to Newcastle in a Chinook while on exercise. We were all tooled up with SA80 and pistols. We went into the terminal to speak to the handling agent, our gats carefully concealed to avoid...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2022, 10:05
Replies: 46
Views: 11,740
Posted By kintyred

Subject knowledge is important, but more...

Subject knowledge is important, but more important by far is the ability to impart it…the clue is in the final word of the qualification. Sadly, in my extensive experience, examiners place much more...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 17:09
Replies: 442
Views: 171,034
Posted By kintyred

Maybe, but 40 years later the mighty Wokka was...

Maybe, but 40 years later the mighty Wokka was occasionally piloted by a pair with only one good leg between them
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2022, 12:06
Replies: 35
Views: 9,509
Posted By kintyred

The thing that stood out for me from the AFPRB...

The thing that stood out for me from the AFPRB report was the proposal to pay all aircrew from a consolidated pay scale. The aim is to reward experience and qualifications, presumably with a view to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2022, 20:00
Replies: 33
Views: 9,482
Posted By kintyred

Where was it that the roof blew off a new hangar...

Where was it that the roof blew off a new hangar recently?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2022, 21:15
Replies: 91
Views: 27,452
Posted By kintyred

Best and worst orders I have known

Go on then, let’s hear them. Verbal or written. Humorous or infuriating. From flying order books or heat-of-the-moment one-liners.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2022, 21:44
Replies: 10
Views: 5,034
Posted By kintyred

Mess undress

Hi all,

An ex-service (now civvy) mate of mine has been invited to a unit reunion in an Officers’ Mess and the dress code is ‘mess undress’. Can anyone shed any light on what this means? Thanks...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Feb 2022, 20:47
Replies: 81
Views: 24,531
Posted By kintyred

Well, in 1995 I flew a new version of the CH47...

Well, in 1995 I flew a new version of the CH47 which had just such a design fault - a single data source for the altimeter. Flying along at 4000’, fortunately VMC, I became aware that we had...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2021, 21:27
Replies: 79
Views: 22,740
Posted By kintyred

That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in ages!

That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in ages!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2021, 20:35
Replies: 20
Views: 4,330
Posted By kintyred

Well, I’ve heard nothing yet to persuade me that...

Well, I’ve heard nothing yet to persuade me that this change was necessary or even sensible. PJG, I’m with you! ‘Aircraft’ has worked well enough for the last hundred or more years….if it ain’t...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2021, 19:06
Replies: 20
Views: 4,330
Posted By kintyred

Air system

The latest change to the Joint Helicopter Command Flying Order Book sees all references to ‘aircraft’ replaced with ‘air system’. Anyone got any ideas why?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2021, 11:22
Replies: 37
Views: 16,196
Posted By kintyred

Worth noting too that he issued the first edition...

Worth noting too that he issued the first edition of “Ethos, Core Values and Standards of the RAF”. As you say, hypocrisy.
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