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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2011, 12:05
Replies: 77
Views: 16,517
Posted By Ballast

Sounds to me like the new Defence Secretary is...

Sounds to me like the new Defence Secretary is being set-up for a fall by the ex-Defence Secretary?

Why ask a question like that only a few weeks out of the job, unless you already know the real,...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2008, 11:27
Replies: 3
Views: 1,132
Posted By Ballast

USAAF/RAF station names

Sorry - but can someone point me to the answer to an argument!

I believe that all the USAF/USAAF stations in the UK were known as RAF ABCXYZ, even if solely occupied by Americans.

However the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2008, 17:20
Replies: 55
Views: 14,889
Posted By Ballast

BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | RAF Tornado jet...

BBC NEWS | England | Tyne | RAF Tornado jet overshoots runway (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7543846.stm)

hmmm, better watch out for the "radiation from a flare"!

[of course, this...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2008, 08:33
Replies: 32
Views: 5,237
Posted By Ballast

Any large organisation or even individual (both...

Any large organisation or even individual (both civil and MOD) can "self-insure" ie. become an insurer. Some sort of bond is lodged with the central insurance regulators to ensure that the liquid...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2008, 20:39
Replies: 21
Views: 2,253
Posted By Ballast

Well done to the Navy Girls wearing uniform...

Well done to the Navy Girls wearing uniform whilst travelling through Paddington station this morning, it got suitable (and unsuitable ;) ) comments from passers-by:ok::ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2008, 20:00
Replies: 3,441
Views: 721,778
Posted By Ballast

Doesn't seem unreasonable to describe it as the...

Doesn't seem unreasonable to describe it as the "British Royal Air Force" as, believe it or not, other countries have royal families and then have the audacity to called their forces "Royal".
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2008, 19:13
Replies: 19
Views: 2,616
Posted By Ballast

Last summer we went to Bladon to visit Winston ...

Last summer we went to Bladon to visit Winston Churchill's grave. It was a hot clear summer Sunday afternoon. Quite unbelievably a Hurricane appeared and did a full solo display over the church and...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2007, 15:23
Replies: 28
Views: 4,764
Posted By Ballast

The difficult part to intercept is the radio link...

The difficult part to intercept is the radio link between the handset and the cell. However the rest of the connection is over good old copper/fibre/satellite using normal phone techniques and can be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2007, 12:30
Replies: 93
Views: 15,326
Posted By Ballast

So where in the statement does it say he will not...

So where in the statement does it say he will not go??

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6663347.stm for the text



and
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2007, 12:09
Replies: 40
Views: 5,585
Posted By Ballast

see www.thechap.net (work safe - for chaps in the...

see www.thechap.net (work safe - for chaps in the old sense of the word)
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Feb 2007, 11:10
Replies: 184
Views: 51,493
Posted By Ballast

Holiday entitlement

Posting on behalf of my daughter - a recent starter (late last year)

She wants to book leave in June 07, which will be after the end of her probation period. As with all holiday/hotel bookings...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2006, 11:53
Replies: 21
Views: 6,698
Posted By Ballast

Both the cars mentioned are Nissans. I had a...

Both the cars mentioned are Nissans.

I had a Nissan Terrano and the dashboard failed as well. But this is nothing to do with passing radar stations, it is listed as a known fault on Nissan cars.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2006, 15:21
Replies: 35
Views: 6,650
Posted By Ballast

Now that Amazon can list hundreds of thousands of...

Now that Amazon can list hundreds of thousands of items, many obscure and held by "partners" and not in their own warehouse and can still get the item to you next day- and are "open" 24x7x365 from...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2006, 10:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,477
Posted By Ballast

As far as I am concerned airmail is correct. The...

As far as I am concerned airmail is correct. The Inland Revenue (HMRC now) have defined an allowance of 40p (10,000 miles) and 25p (thereafter).

Therefore any allowance paid by your employer is...
Forum: Cabin Crew
7th Jun 2006, 11:39
Replies: 11
Views: 2,167
Posted By Ballast

Half a centimetre is such a small amount surely...

Half a centimetre is such a small amount surely you should adopt the old military maxim...

Chin up, Stomach in, Chest out, shoulders back.

Most people can gain a good couple of centimetres by...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2006, 12:03
Replies: 59
Views: 7,350
Posted By Ballast

Of course, everyone (civvie or mil) who earns and...

Of course, everyone (civvie or mil) who earns and uses air miles gained on business tickets informs the tax man that they have earned a benefit...... don't you??? ;)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Feb 2006, 13:27
Replies: 26
Views: 2,919
Posted By Ballast

The other year returning through Orlando they...

The other year returning through Orlando they spotted and refused to take on board the battery pack from my sons radio control car, despite my offer to show them the car drive around the terminal...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2006, 11:10
Replies: 119
Views: 43,041
Posted By Ballast

SASless ah - the lighthouse one see ...

SASless

ah - the lighthouse one

see

http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthse.htm
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2006, 09:15
Replies: 68
Views: 19,988
Posted By Ballast

Re: Engine fire, EDI

Its great how the passenger interviewed says "I wasn't for hanging around" and was first off the plane then complains that there was no-one outside directing him to move further away from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2006, 08:54
Replies: 18
Views: 2,585
Posted By Ballast

Re: Wind Chill Factor

As far as I am aware wind chill only affects objects containing a fluid that can be evaporated off of the surface, as we are a significant percentage of water it affects us. Chunks of metal, wood and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2005, 15:47
Replies: 53
Views: 9,691
Posted By Ballast

Based on the experience of my cadets he would...

Based on the experience of my cadets he would have been lucky to get anything like the hours for a ppl through the scholarship. I seem to recall it is now funded to the point where an average stude...
Forum: ATC Issues
11th Jul 2003, 22:10
Replies: 9
Views: 2,582
Posted By Ballast

Capital FM Flying Eye (Traffic reports)??? ...

Capital FM Flying Eye (Traffic reports)???

Although 5.30 is a trifle early for this
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Oct 2002, 07:59
Replies: 31
Views: 10,961
Posted By Ballast

I would not get so hung up about how close they...

I would not get so hung up about how close they are in frequency, closeness causes desensitisation or blocking, and equipment is usually designed to cope with this. What is harder to design to is...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd May 2002, 08:00
Replies: 71
Views: 7,129
Posted By Ballast

Looking into the source code of the popup it...

Looking into the source code of the popup it comes from oz.valueclick.com.

Looking at the javascript within the pprune page you also have references to

//--></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT...
Forum: Questions
15th Mar 2002, 23:54
Replies: 6
Views: 2,623
Posted By Ballast

Post How much of the 397 tonnes is fuel, and am I...

How much of the 397 tonnes is fuel, and am I correct in thinking that the capability to dump fuel has been removed/made optional on some aircraft?. .. .Thanks for the reply
Forum: Questions
15th Mar 2002, 23:25
Replies: 6
Views: 2,623
Posted By Ballast

Post Take off weight verses landing weight

I realise that there are lots of factors involved such as wind, runway length etc etc. but what is the general difference between max take off weight and max landing weight (without landing...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2002, 16:05
Replies: 16
Views: 912
Posted By Ballast

Post Yes the Flying Scholarship is back after being...

Yes the Flying Scholarship is back after being suspended for a "review".

Sadly the review has reduced the hours given to (I think) about 13.

Quite what use 13hrs is I dont know as no cadet of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Aug 2001, 16:30
Replies: 1
Views: 511
Posted By Ballast

Post Bursary/Sponsorship - who's recruiting?

I have been asked by one of my ATC cadets about which airlines are currently running either bursary or sponsorship or cadetship schemes (I guess he wants to save paper by only writing to those...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Jul 2001, 11:51
Replies: 15
Views: 3,692
Posted By Ballast

Post Of course it also depends on where in the...

Of course it also depends on where in the transmission train the audio is routed to the Internet. If the OWNER of the transmission takes his audio and feeds it to the Internet before the transmitter...
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