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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Mar 2014, 20:17
Replies: 438
Views: 222,354
Posted By davaar lad

Seaking - Hercules mid air 1986

Paul, I remember all too well the accident to which you refer. I was on 826 A Flight and we took over from B Flight on board RFA RELIANT. It was a sad sorry time which was made worse by the fact that...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2011, 18:50
Replies: 8
Views: 2,823
Posted By davaar lad

Wot? no CRABS?

Sadly did'nt make it this year but was there last year when the Navy beat a team with less Fijians. That said the quality of rugby has improved over the years.
Always a great day out, good banter...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2011, 21:44
Replies: 33
Views: 6,570
Posted By davaar lad

Can I just say how effective the heater was..so...

Can I just say how effective the heater was..so the screen is all iced up, you can't see much, so you turn on the screen de icer and it melts the ice. It then becomes a swirling mass of slushy...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2011, 18:41
Replies: 8
Views: 2,657
Posted By davaar lad

The Whales

I remember the Christmas Lunch carol singing after the "clashing rotors over the autofield" incident including as a verse to "Good King Wensleslas" being

"Fence building, ploughing 706, 706, oh...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2009, 19:08
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

JP

We spoke about the matter of weather in Feb 08 and it became clear to me that we would never agree and that you would never understand. The conditions mentioned above very well cover what I...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2009, 18:49
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Caz

much as it hurts me to say, "you do have a point" when you say that they should have slowed down etc etc and amongst all the comments I have to agree that we don't know; but say the crew were misled...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2009, 19:45
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

This thread does seem to wander about a bit but...

This thread does seem to wander about a bit but can I ask what the problem would be in using an "inexperienced" RN pilot on a low level flight over the sea? Surely he would have some relevant...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Apr 2009, 20:08
Replies: 47
Views: 26,337
Posted By davaar lad

There is a local bloke; Ron Pottinger, he has...

There is a local bloke; Ron Pottinger, he has written a book "The View From the Office" about his time on 3 Sqn Typhoons. It is a bit specialist and i'm not too sure how wide the circulation is, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2009, 20:33
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Walter, You know I respect your perseverance in...

Walter,
You know I respect your perseverance in this matter but just to clear up another point concerning the weather, in my experience the cloud may well have been orographic in nature, but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2009, 21:14
Replies: 9
Views: 1,997
Posted By davaar lad

Dominoe

PM Sent ref BoI

rgds
DL
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2009, 19:29
Replies: 25
Views: 37,066
Posted By davaar lad

"alert Ht"

Funny, we have recently dropped the call to align with the Boeing a/c in our fleet, it has struck me as odd since I thought it was a/c spacific.
anybody got any brighter ideas?

DL
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2009, 19:18
Replies: 9
Views: 1,997
Posted By davaar lad

BOI Reports

Dominoe,
Seaking or Hercules crew?

SMK

PM me if you wish
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2008, 19:14
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Caz

Good evening Caz,
Further to your good question.
My comments were directed mostly at BBF who has a rather simplistic (look it up Ken) view of rotary ops. By drawing a parallel with a PPL who...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2008, 15:41
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

CFIT

BBF

quote:
"I'd be dead so not at all bothered and you splendid RAF chaps, if you thought about me at all, would regard me as a bit of an idiot who had the classic VFR into IMC accident that...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2008, 08:17
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

CFIT

In any case if it was "classic CFIT", is that always gross negligence?
Is this the crux of this particular aspect of the arguement?;
If it is, should we go back through the records and re classify...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2008, 21:41
Replies: 45
Views: 9,380
Posted By davaar lad

Donegal Corridor

Not sure if the "corridor" still exists but it is still there, if you know what I mean. Got caught out on SAR W of Ireland in the late 1980s and found that the only way to Ballykelly was in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2008, 19:25
Replies: 283
Views: 94,012
Posted By davaar lad

Falklands Airbridge

Anyone know who will be operating the flights to ASI/MPA from October?
understand the contract is up for renewal.

SMK
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2008, 18:52
Replies: 30
Views: 8,361
Posted By davaar lad

Dams Raid

Champers,
I guess if you are in the far north west it may be a bit superfluous but there is some good stuff at the Brooklands Museum, esp Barnes Wallis (if not on the internet then an old fashioned...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2008, 19:02
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

PKPF

PKPF,
I can't answer your questions but out of interest, do happen to know if
1. The Machrihanish TAF was updated during the course of the afternoon outside the normal cycle.?
2. How it compared...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2008, 07:59
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Mr Purdey

John Purdey,
I fear we are always going to disagee; but I suppose that the fact that you contribute to this forum so freely is a good thing, otherwise we would all agree, pat ourselves on the back...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2008, 15:41
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

IMC

Mr Purdey,
i'm glad we agree that inadvertent entry into cloud is in itself not a crime. As for what I would have done, well..it depends on the circumstances, my reaction to such a situation may...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2008, 19:40
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

PKPF

I am really interested in your line of analysis concerning inadvertent entry in to IMC conditions, it could be considered that this is is the crux of the matter.?
John Purdey, what is your view?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2008, 22:09
Replies: 87
Views: 11,040
Posted By davaar lad

Question

Anyone got any idea how many hostile a/c have been shot down by RAF fighter a/c since WW2 and how many have been shot down by the Fleet Air Arm?

SMK
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2007, 17:06
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

I hear what you say..chief

Thanks for getting back Mr Purdey, actually no I would not particularly agree, to me that "routine transit flight" would have been very important, the bottom line is always the same.
It's okay I did...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2007, 16:26
Replies: 15
Views: 1,520
Posted By davaar lad

Wow 303 posts and only 19!

Felix,
you don't have to be brilliant to be RAF aircrew, infact from what I have seen the lustre wears off pretty quick. But, say you were at interview and you were asked a question about lets the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2007, 13:17
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Airmanship

Mr Purdey,
I notice from your last question to Mr Dixon that the question of Airmanship is still at the forefront of your mind?
From the tone of previous posts and you will see that I have come...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2007, 16:31
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,306,642
Posted By davaar lad

Questions?

I have butted out of this discussion for 12+ years and have to admit that my personal and professional interest is respectfully far less than previous contributors.
My first observation, before I...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2007, 21:37
Replies: 22
Views: 10,604
Posted By davaar lad

Delaware

You're Grand. Not been in touch for years. How are you? Get in touch would love to get an update.

hope the high heels are more comfortable now you have had the op.

xx

SK
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