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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 06:23
Replies: 256
Views: 98,367
Posted By McDuff

Well that seems entirely fair 😉

Well that seems entirely fair 😉
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2023, 07:28
Replies: 256
Views: 98,367
Posted By McDuff

Beagle, you write that as if you know that that...

Beagle, you write that as if you know that that is the case, whereas I’d be willing to bet that you wrote it in hope. It’s time for a proper change from a system that has been in place for much of my...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2023, 08:44
Replies: 256
Views: 98,367
Posted By McDuff

When I worked in Air Plans it was a permanent...

When I worked in Air Plans it was a permanent measure, never taken.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2023, 08:43
Replies: 256
Views: 98,367
Posted By McDuff

But that’s a report in the ghastly Mail, with a...

But that’s a report in the ghastly Mail, with a fair chance of gross exaggeration.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2023, 23:04
Replies: 256
Views: 98,367
Posted By McDuff

That reads like a “line to take” from senior...

That reads like a “line to take” from senior leadership. And just as convincing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Dec 2021, 14:13
Replies: 63
Views: 14,168
Posted By McDuff

O-360 shutdown

Sorry if I've missed the point, but for the Grob Tutor we started having to run the engine up just before shutdown to reduce fouled plugs. I think . . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2021, 07:18
Replies: 77
Views: 17,280
Posted By McDuff

Wrong messages

I found it very difficult to read. I loved the historical value of the stories, but bridled at the poor captaincy, the expectstion that your co-pilot is expected almost to be a mind-reader, to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2021, 18:54
Replies: 122
Views: 57,660
Posted By McDuff

I strongly suspect that I flew it at Valley while...

I strongly suspect that I flew it at Valley while on the first Hawk course in 1977. But my logbooks are still on one of the boxes scattered around the house after a move . . .
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2019, 07:25
Replies: 481
Views: 354,060
Posted By McDuff

Clueless?

No. But I felt no sympathy: he has presumably subscribed to the whole RAF/MOD system out of which this fiasco has developed.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2019, 17:52
Replies: 481
Views: 354,060
Posted By McDuff

Depressing

It was a seriously depressing programme. I suspect that the MOD, like many Government departments with large projects, managed to screw it up, but that the contractor was not up to the job anyway. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2017, 17:07
Replies: 30
Views: 11,558
Posted By McDuff

I've flown the F16 and I loved its performance;...

I've flown the F16 and I loved its performance; but I understand that the Typhoon is superior in several ways, not least the excess power.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 08:30
Replies: 30
Views: 17,410
Posted By McDuff

I agree. And it didn't hurt if everyone...

I agree. And it didn't hurt if everyone witnessed the occasional Mr Grumpy bit. If personal criticism was needed you didn't deliver it in front of anyone else.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2017, 21:00
Replies: 30
Views: 17,410
Posted By McDuff

900 Meteors and 400 pilots in 18 months? That...

900 Meteors and 400 pilots in 18 months? That sounds incredible . . .
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2017, 09:26
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,371
Posted By McDuff

HP, GW was Graham Wardell, a former test pilot...

HP, GW was Graham Wardell, a former test pilot (and the first foreigner to fly the F117) who had, we have to assume, had a proper workup in the Hawk for the display. It would have been in BAe's...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2017, 09:36
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,371
Posted By McDuff

What was needed to escape the manoeuvre? As well...

What was needed to escape the manoeuvre? As well as the other measures mentioned, the speed needed to before starting to roll out. I flew the Hunter a loooong time ago, but 105kts seems to me to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2016, 06:01
Replies: 38
Views: 16,573
Posted By McDuff

Sarah, I met that (other) Terry Adcock a few...

Sarah,

I met that (other) Terry Adcock a few times as we bought his house from him in Gamlingay, over 20 years ago.

I was very sorry to read that (your father) Terry had died. He was a bit of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 17:16
Replies: 10
Views: 6,075
Posted By McDuff

That was how you recovered from the...

That was how you recovered from the out-of-control situation with the F16. However, because the flight control system is constantly trying to unload, but failing because of the shielding by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2015, 10:02
Replies: 10
Views: 6,075
Posted By McDuff

Indeed, and it was clearly explained. I had a...

Indeed, and it was clearly explained. I had a tour on the little jet and it was a treat to fly; but then I never flew it with such a load, so my assaults on the limiters never got me into trouble.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2015, 04:57
Replies: 1,757
Views: 984,844
Posted By McDuff

Thanks, LJ. Barrel rolls have killed several...

Thanks, LJ.

Barrel rolls have killed several of my colleagues; I hadn't realised that GW was exiting a roll when he ran out of air.

He was a display pilot inasmuch as he was displaying the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 17:15
Replies: 1,757
Views: 984,844
Posted By McDuff

Echoes of Bratislava 99?

"Yes, sadly this echos Abingdon 88 and Bratislava 99 to me - missed gate heights are a killer as are loaded rolls as you go over the top. We nearly had one with the Typhoon at RIAT in 05 as well that...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2010, 07:16
Replies: 13
Views: 6,171
Posted By McDuff

Get a foreign one ...

NDW, Leon is right: the RAF ones have always been rubbish, particularly the early ones with the deformable rings. They are all heavy and slow to use.

I have had one of the US ones since a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2010, 04:58
Replies: 29
Views: 6,592
Posted By McDuff

It's the frequency ...

Clunck, I was equally sceptical as my hearing has not changed in 9 years of flying the machines. But it's the frequency (80-100Hz) that's important as most hearing tests don't go that low: the RAF...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd May 2010, 20:56
Replies: 51
Views: 7,939
Posted By McDuff

Heights and Altitudes

Yes, it is very difficult to estimate heights, but ADS-B readouts are from the transponder, I believe, which uses 1013 as the datum, so where is the difficulty with that, on a standard day?

McD
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2010, 17:05
Replies: 268
Views: 137,296
Posted By McDuff

Young Jag pilot (YJP) in the late 70s at the...

Young Jag pilot (YJP) in the late 70s at the Strike Base of the time: detailed to lead a pair of Jags on a demonstration scramble (taxi-through) from a single HAS to impress visiting senior officers...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2010, 09:27
Replies: 129
Views: 37,010
Posted By McDuff

Give it a go ...

The chances are low, as someone has to take on the hassle of organising it. But someone at Valley has the job of doing just that, so I should give it a go. You might perhaps omit the bit about...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2010, 17:40
Replies: 129
Views: 37,010
Posted By McDuff

Hawk

You could try getting a Hawk trip. It's a bit nippier than the F4 or Lightning ("nippier" as in agile), but you would have to know someone who is current, at Valley or Leeming, to get you a pax...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2010, 09:28
Replies: 21
Views: 8,657
Posted By McDuff

Thanks

Thanks, TEEJ.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2010, 09:50
Replies: 21
Views: 8,657
Posted By McDuff

Where?

TEEJ

Are you prepared to say where you go to get the best photos?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2010, 09:46
Replies: 21
Views: 8,657
Posted By McDuff

Another white-knuckle ride

Here's a spot that was always quite a challenge:

Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=h&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF8&ll=55.007088,-62.136223&spn=0.726911,1.566925&z=10)

The western entrance to Harp...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2010, 06:08
Replies: 129
Views: 37,010
Posted By McDuff

Embellishment

Perhaps, but Fishheads always could tell a good story ... :)
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2010, 05:36
Replies: 9
Views: 1,779
Posted By McDuff

The Message

They do, BEagle, but it's possible that pipercam has forgotten. Indeed, it's part of the recruiting message.

But more to the point, all pipercam has to do is get in touch with the staff on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2010, 18:42
Replies: 21
Views: 8,657
Posted By McDuff

Photos

Well done, BW; those photos are great. They make me want to climb a hill in the area of Machynlleth!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2010, 12:23
Replies: 129
Views: 37,010
Posted By McDuff

Don't think much of yours ...

Thanks LM :ok:

The one on my lap probably has her back to the sidestick controller (if that's the stick you mean ...); she was the nicest one, smiling all the while, whereas all the others looked...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2010, 15:29
Replies: 129
Views: 37,010
Posted By McDuff

Modern fighter

I don't suppose that I have any words to add to describe flying a FJ, but here's another type, much later than the Lightning, Hunter or Vampire already discussed.

It was wonderful to fly, although...
Forum: ATC Issues
26th Apr 2010, 04:59
Replies: 51
Views: 7,939
Posted By McDuff

Glider kit

I suspect that many gliders don't have radios, let alone transponders: weight is a major consideration as well as cost.

I've flown in Florida as well, fuzzy, and I know that you mean about the...
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