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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2011, 18:01
Replies: 37
Views: 11,165
Posted By Secretsooty

I've just looked through all the links to other...

I've just looked through all the links to other threads and I'm surprised this one hasn't appeared.....

Nimrod Song (as sung by many a liney in the Hilton!)

Hey there Nimrod groundcrew,...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
12th Jul 2011, 14:24
Replies: 0
Views: 1,122
Posted By Secretsooty

Jet A-1 tanker being sold

If anyone is interested, I know of a 9000 litre tanker being sold in the north of Scotland, near Inverness.
It is ex Royal Navy, still painted matt green, and has just been MOT'd and serviced and...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
12th Jul 2011, 14:10
Replies: 7
Views: 2,997
Posted By Secretsooty

Beep_Beep, you should have PM.

Beep_Beep, you should have PM.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2011, 18:44
Replies: 129
Views: 45,570
Posted By Secretsooty

And I remember well the looks on some of the...

And I remember well the looks on some of the faces as you all came down the steps off the jet! Not that any of your illustrious groundcrew took the mickey, lol.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2011, 20:52
Replies: 263
Views: 140,143
Posted By Secretsooty

1985, at a fine apprentice training establishment...

1985, at a fine apprentice training establishment near Wendover. Our entries Discip Sgt was one M****y R*******n, who we all knew was a decent enough bloke but not to get on the wrong side of him....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2011, 20:58
Replies: 39
Views: 11,282
Posted By Secretsooty

On the GR4, it's still part of the...

On the GR4, it's still part of the post-maintenance (p*, minor, Minor*) ground-runs to check the windscreen wash during ECS functs......
We always did it in AMF @ Lossie....... can't vouch for...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2011, 20:28
Replies: 72
Views: 25,846
Posted By Secretsooty

........... and has now been re-registered G-PDGK...

........... and has now been re-registered G-PDGK !
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2011, 18:54
Replies: 21
Views: 5,528
Posted By Secretsooty

Another issue was the fact that the synchrometer...

Another issue was the fact that the synchrometer was fed by the HPRPM Tacho-Genny, so the pilots would line up all their rpm's to stabilise the synchrometer indicators, then the eng would start...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2011, 21:12
Replies: 72
Views: 25,846
Posted By Secretsooty

nah, Burgundy!

nah, Burgundy!
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2011, 17:51
Replies: 72
Views: 25,846
Posted By Secretsooty

I have it on good authority from a PDG inside...

I have it on good authority from a PDG inside source that G-HEMS is being lovingly prepared for a full repaint into their current corporate colour scheme. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2008, 18:17
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

Keep It Tidy, the FI is worked out against Sortie...

Keep It Tidy, the FI is worked out against Sortie profile Codes, the R1 and MR2 fly totally different profiles. R1 - mainly low-high-low like a civvy airliner, MR2 - all over the shop, literally!...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2008, 11:30
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

It's not just cost grounds, although that is...

It's not just cost grounds, although that is indeed a major part - if you take away 14 or so aircraft (MR2) within the next few years, leaving only 3 (R1) then it becomes increasingly difficult for...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2008, 20:29
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

nigegilb, the brackets you refer to in the...

nigegilb, the brackets you refer to in the bomb-bay are most likely the brackets for fitting the supplementary fire suppressant system designed for use with the bomb-bay range extension fuel tanks,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2008, 19:25
Replies: 27
Views: 7,084
Posted By Secretsooty

He's started! And loving the ammount of gold...

He's started! And loving the ammount of gold braid on his new uniform from what I hear.... :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2008, 19:18
Replies: 27
Views: 7,084
Posted By Secretsooty

That's what he told me some time ago...... ...

That's what he told me some time ago...... Others still claim the name fits for other reasons, lol.

Thoroughly decent bloke though, never looked down his nose at us groundies, and he and his...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2008, 16:55
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

DS and KeepItTidy, that's the very reasons that I...

DS and KeepItTidy, that's the very reasons that I myself left!

I'd been in long enough to see the wheel re-invented so many times and guess what - yep, it only ever worked when it was circular...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2008, 16:34
Replies: 27
Views: 7,084
Posted By Secretsooty

"Still is and still needs to be; even though...

"Still is and still needs to be; even though 'Thumper' has just retired!"

Lol, and he swears blind to me that name wasn't achieved in any way shape or form due to his flying abilities.......:ok:...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2008, 15:12
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

Lab Queen, I pretty much tried to say the same...

Lab Queen,
I pretty much tried to say the same thing re. all the checks and work being done just recently, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears.

I genuinely believe there are those on here (and...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2008, 16:19
Replies: 1,820
Views: 403,645
Posted By Secretsooty

If I can just add in my thoughts here please. ...

If I can just add in my thoughts here please.

It's rather unfair and also unproffesional (in my opinion) to claim that the aircraft is un-airwirthy now and never was airwirthy. Of course it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2008, 18:51
Replies: 16
Views: 4,646
Posted By Secretsooty

Try this one for a laugh, a perfect example of...

Try this one for a laugh, a perfect example of why the US Navy doesn't have any of the recruiting problems that the RN has!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HP08N3aIc0
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2008, 17:13
Replies: 46
Views: 12,201
Posted By Secretsooty

Enginessuck..... "he is not going to get...

Enginessuck.....

"he is not going to get very far by treating his public service like naughty children."

But I've seen you in the pub, you naughty child! :)

Seriously, your statement was...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2008, 11:47
Replies: 28
Views: 5,968
Posted By Secretsooty

On the Tonka RB199 engine, the engine is...

On the Tonka RB199 engine, the engine is controlled by either an analogue control unit (MECU) or digital (DECU). In dry range, the engine's primary controlling "loop" at max dry is temperature,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2008, 20:36
Replies: 176
Views: 51,496
Posted By Secretsooty

TD, the decision to consider an earlier...

TD, the decision to consider an earlier replacement of the R1 than was first envisaged has NOTHING to do with what is currently happening with the MR2!!

Think more along the lines of future...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2008, 17:05
Replies: 110
Views: 26,409
Posted By Secretsooty

Tantallon, you missed one or two important names...

Tantallon, you missed one or two important names off your list....... the fools that allowed the "LEAN" process to be applied at Kinloss in such a way that there was an insufficient number of persons...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2008, 14:04
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,184
Posted By Secretsooty

If my memory serves me right, was there not a...

If my memory serves me right, was there not a considerable restraint placed on the original tendering process, in that any replacement had to fit into the existing hangarage?
Beggars belief, we...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2007, 09:41
Replies: 144
Views: 25,916
Posted By Secretsooty

It's not just a case of the odd diverted flight...

It's not just a case of the odd diverted flight though.

Military pax transport has been using Brum on a regular basis for years - I was told due to it's proximity to a hospital/medical clearance...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2007, 21:30
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,184
Posted By Secretsooty

Skipness One Echo, your post seems to suggest...

Skipness One Echo, your post seems to suggest that the current MR2 is a heavily modified Comet-4 airframe...... All MR2's currently in service were built new from modified Comet jigs, none are...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2007, 17:49
Replies: 70
Views: 35,243
Posted By Secretsooty

I remember seeing on a concord undergoing base...

I remember seeing on a concord undergoing base maintenance at Heathrow, a series of strong-point mounts on various frames along the fuselage, whilst she was de-panneled. I was told by one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2007, 21:10
Replies: 30
Views: 13,147
Posted By Secretsooty

John Dodds original "beast" did indeed perish in...

John Dodds original "beast" did indeed perish in a fire. The second "beast" used a two-speed Allinson transmission and was in use in Spain for some time when John moved there after all the silly...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2007, 09:22
Replies: 35
Views: 6,357
Posted By Secretsooty

I always reckoned the ONLY people who should have...

I always reckoned the ONLY people who should have ever got home to duty costs were those that the RAF forced to live in a married quarter some distance away from camp. If you chose to live that far...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2007, 18:03
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,184
Posted By Secretsooty

Gents, a few points if I may. The AAr...

Gents, a few points if I may.

The AAr system as currently installed on the MR Mk2P Nimrod (MRA2, if you wish!) is radically different to the original "falklands lash-up" of the early '80s.
The...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2007, 17:14
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,184
Posted By Secretsooty

TD, the area shown on 227 was the ground air...

TD, the area shown on 227 was the ground air start panel, a facility to connect a ground air starter trolley for engine starting if the aircraft's own auxilliary power unit (APU) has failed for any...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2007, 09:58
Replies: 32
Views: 7,156
Posted By Secretsooty

For what it's worth, I made the jump and haven't...

For what it's worth, I made the jump and haven't regretted it one little bit! Started my own business, customers very happy that they have someone who will deal with problems outside "normal" working...
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