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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2008, 08:55
Replies: 93
Views: 13,167
Posted By The Adjutant

I missed the first 20 min as I had read yesterday...

I missed the first 20 min as I had read yesterday that it wasn't much good. What I did see confirmed the opinion although there was some good bits along the way.

I am a bit of a"spotter" and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2008, 14:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,108
Posted By The Adjutant

I bet it don't apply to reservists. I've got...

I bet it don't apply to reservists. I've got about 20 of 'em about to join my RAuxAF Sqn from civi street. I could afford to retire!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2008, 12:17
Replies: 227
Views: 49,556
Posted By The Adjutant

Gay pilot. OK, gay I can understand but...

Gay pilot.

OK, gay I can understand but a PILOT? my goodness how wierd is that.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2008, 14:25
Replies: 93
Views: 31,869
Posted By The Adjutant

Why dont they move all the fighter controllers (...

Why dont they move all the fighter controllers ( or is it battlespace management operatives these days?) to a site in West London. They can pipe all the radars in by data link and control everything...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2008, 12:30
Replies: 35
Views: 3,153
Posted By The Adjutant

I for one am all in favour of the memorial. My...

I for one am all in favour of the memorial. My personal view is that this is well overdue. The boys of Bomber Command were doing their job as sent down from their commanders, and they did it well....
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2008, 13:04
Replies: 18
Views: 2,433
Posted By The Adjutant

Now, just lets think about this. We already have...

Now, just lets think about this. We already have JPA, JHF, joint staff training, joint service basic trade training (some trades) PJHQ, Harrier sqns made up of Navy and RAF, and people from each...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2008, 12:35
Replies: 24
Views: 4,573
Posted By The Adjutant

Dear lastday, Get some some in son, Ive done...

Dear lastday,
Get some some in son, Ive done 40 years and still going strong.

Seriously though, well done you. It's good to see somebody on here not winging about something or other.

If you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2008, 12:17
Replies: 27
Views: 15,099
Posted By The Adjutant

Some years ago when the RAuxAF renumbered their...

Some years ago when the RAuxAF renumbered their sqns, my squadron asked for it's old Sqn Standard back. This had been presented to us in the early 1950's as a result of our service and record flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2008, 10:54
Replies: 51
Views: 10,138
Posted By The Adjutant

Monty 77 You should learn your history old...

Monty 77
You should learn your history old chap. Big Bertha was a Fighter Control WRAF Flt Lt at West Drayton back in the early 1980's. Not sure if she could shell Blighty from France, but she...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2008, 11:01
Replies: 49
Views: 7,519
Posted By The Adjutant

Anybody remember the Toga Party we held at Mt...

Anybody remember the Toga Party we held at Mt Kent in Dec 1985. We brought most of the WRAFS, WRNS and WRACS from Stanley up by helicopter and they all stayed the night. Lots of grinning mountain men...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2008, 11:43
Replies: 33
Views: 5,398
Posted By The Adjutant

All seems a bit self serving in favour of the Sun...

All seems a bit self serving in favour of the Sun to me. Bet the winner gets photo'ed with 2 x bare breasted beauties with Sun backdrop. I bet it's more about selling papers than supporting the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2008, 14:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,856,452
Posted By The Adjutant

Jonathon68 Please check your PM's

Jonathon68

Please check your PM's
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2008, 12:41
Replies: 51
Views: 7,904
Posted By The Adjutant

I was one of the fighter controllers at...

I was one of the fighter controllers at Patrington who used to control the Concorde prototype on its supersonic runs around the North Sea. All because none of the air tragic control people had the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2008, 14:42
Replies: 19
Views: 3,557
Posted By The Adjutant

We can all nip off to the Olympics. The Birds...

We can all nip off to the Olympics. The Birds Nest Stadium is big enough to take the whole RAF twice over, and still have space for all the Royal Marines as well, and I understand the Chinese are...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2008, 12:34
Replies: 53
Views: 6,465
Posted By The Adjutant

"Reasonably practicable" is the term used by the...

"Reasonably practicable" is the term used by the H&S fraternity to allow a job to be done as safely as possible. Looking at the RAF approach, it seems that the best way to avoid the problem is not to...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2008, 08:42
Replies: 53
Views: 6,465
Posted By The Adjutant

Sorry if this seems a bit "anorackish" but as an...

Sorry if this seems a bit "anorackish" but as an outsider the reason single engine aircraft can't fly in certain areas (Northolt/over London/anywhere you like) is to do with risk. The people who make...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2008, 12:05
Replies: 63
Views: 8,898
Posted By The Adjutant

Chaps, I would like to put myself forward for...

Chaps,
I would like to put myself forward for the job of CDS. I have been RAF for donkies year and now as a full time reservist certainly qualify as a "crusty old fart". My grandad was Army and dad...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2008, 12:40
Replies: 32
Views: 7,557
Posted By The Adjutant

Once upon a time there was a fighter controller...

Once upon a time there was a fighter controller who managed to get a ride in a hawk during an 11 group AD exercise in the mid 1980's. (Please note this is a fictional tale. Any similarity with...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2008, 12:10
Replies: 37
Views: 9,136
Posted By The Adjutant

If you walk in to any RAuxAF HQ and ask nicely...

If you walk in to any RAuxAF HQ and ask nicely they will arrange a real 1250 (F Mod90) for you although it will say RAF Reserves on it. Not only that but they will give you a uniform and encourage...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2008, 11:55
Replies: 28
Views: 4,709
Posted By The Adjutant

If he thinks it's still the RAFVR he's failed IOT...

If he thinks it's still the RAFVR he's failed IOT already.

Regie mental has it more or less right, but the work at sqn level is 4 months worth of distance learning (as I believe correspondance...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2008, 12:08
Replies: 29
Views: 3,102
Posted By The Adjutant

Nice to know the new BFPO "has all Mod Cons" It...

Nice to know the new BFPO "has all Mod Cons" It seems to me that MOD has been Conning us all for quite some time now.

Pip pip
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2008, 12:24
Replies: 68
Views: 25,791
Posted By The Adjutant

Escape from Norway.

Not Spitfires in the 1940 Nowegian campaign. Gloster Gladiators and some Hurricanes (I think) but certainly not Spitfires.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2008, 15:44
Replies: 40
Views: 15,493
Posted By The Adjutant

I bought my first mess kit from Ernie Bedford...

I bought my first mess kit from Ernie Bedford back in 1969 when flying training at Syerston. Sometime around 1982 I went back and bought another one from him. (The first one seemed to have shrunk -...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2008, 13:45
Replies: 25
Views: 6,554
Posted By The Adjutant

FCWhippingboy Well at a guess, and I agree...

FCWhippingboy

Well at a guess, and I agree it is a bit of a long shot, I would think that a new 85 Sqn would get the 85 sqn badge. But I might be wrong, I often am.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2008, 08:32
Replies: 12
Views: 3,054
Posted By The Adjutant

How low can they go? So how many of you opened...

How low can they go?
So how many of you opened this thread expecting to read about yet another shafting us poor people had been given at the hands of our politicians/lords and masters/general...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2008, 08:26
Replies: 18
Views: 1,842
Posted By The Adjutant

Totally agree with Eyes Front. Wind in the Wires...

Totally agree with Eyes Front. Wind in the Wires was my first "air force" book and I read it till I remembered it almost word for word. Some years later I was given Sagitarius Rising and found that...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2007, 10:20
Replies: 354
Views: 72,769
Posted By The Adjutant

The best has to be "Its In The Air" staring...

The best has to be "Its In The Air" staring George Formby made in the mid 1930's. Story is that our George joins the RAF by mistake and gets up to all sorts of daft antics. Lots of "crazy flying"...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2007, 11:36
Replies: 82
Views: 16,144
Posted By The Adjutant

jagrigger, Good idea young man. We...

jagrigger,
Good idea young man. We already have a fair number of RAuxAF aircrew working around the place and I see no reason why we cant do better by engaging more ex RAF aircrew into the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2007, 08:58
Replies: 51
Views: 7,842
Posted By The Adjutant

What does work is joining a civi airline and...

What does work is joining a civi airline and earning normal airline wage, keep the RAF pension and then join the RAuxAF as well. These guys get a daily rate for the time they put in, and if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2007, 07:49
Replies: 12
Views: 5,013
Posted By The Adjutant

I was at 303 SU Mount Kent in 85 and the Wokkas...

I was at 303 SU Mount Kent in 85 and the Wokkas resupplied us every saturday morning. I remember a Christmas toga party we set up on the mountain and having invited every military female we could...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2007, 11:58
Replies: 281
Views: 84,397
Posted By The Adjutant

Just give it a little time and they will take the...

Just give it a little time and they will take the ROYAL AIR FORCE off and change it to ARMY.
Just think folks the Royal Flying Corps display team the BROWN PONGO's
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2007, 15:46
Replies: 5
Views: 3,698
Posted By The Adjutant

Similar story to the above, I was controlling...

Similar story to the above, I was controlling there in 1972 during an exercise (early JMC I think) when a bunch of sailors turned up at the Ops Block. They had been put ashore from some Frigate to...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2007, 15:04
Replies: 21
Views: 2,581
Posted By The Adjutant

What makes you think there will be a RAF in 10 to...

What makes you think there will be a RAF in 10 to 15 years time? Looking around me the move to "joint service" and the outflow of experienced people is such that I doubt if we could support the RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2007, 12:05
Replies: 54
Views: 11,151
Posted By The Adjutant

Tony Benn was war time RAF therefore more than...

Tony Benn was war time RAF therefore more than likely RAFVR than RAF. I think he flew Spitfires in the mid east somewhere.
Norman Tebbit was RAuxAF at some stage in his career and flew Meteor 8's...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2007, 10:56
Replies: 54
Views: 11,151
Posted By The Adjutant

I believe that part of the deal was that NS...

I believe that part of the deal was that NS pilots had to join their local RAuxAF Sqn for a period after leaving regular service. Not entirely sure of the terms and conditions, but have seen...
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