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29th Jun 2021, 18:41
Replies: 6
Views: 2,837
Posted By high spirits

NHS App

A word of warning. Just tried to download the NHS app to my phone, but can’t log on as the App does not recognise HM Forces med centres. The implication is that Forces personnel will be unable to...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2021, 20:03
Replies: 96
Views: 18,540
Posted By high spirits

Translational lift

I’m not so sure that I believe that the ‘burble’ is TL. That’s just the helicopter breaking into clean air not affected by the ground. Want proof? Take a helicopter to 200ft, ie way outside ground...
5th Aug 2020, 20:53
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

Read post #96 again. 3 options.......

Read post #96 again.

3 options.......
5th Aug 2020, 17:03
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

So let’s see the evidence.....(That will...

So let’s see the evidence.....(That will hopefully be absolutely comprehensive and prove that they busted an auth and not solely consist of photos of a helicopter at a wacky angle)

Or put in a...
5th Aug 2020, 13:52
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

You’ve just thrown a second crew straight under...

You’ve just thrown a second crew straight under the bus. Perhaps if you have ‘evidence’ and you are that concerned, then you should report them rather than post on an anonymous public forum? To...
5th Aug 2020, 08:39
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

And I get the feeling you are now just...

And I get the feeling you are now just embarrassed about what you wrote. Like all these events, let’s leave it to a properly constituted SI.
5th Aug 2020, 06:07
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

and when it does, you can come on and make a full...

and when it does, you can come on and make a full apology. We do possess more than one Chinook in the UK orbat......

A pilot of your experience knows way better than to take the opinion of a...
4th Aug 2020, 20:10
Replies: 136
Views: 45,378
Posted By high spirits

I happen to know that they weren’t. So don’t be a...

I happen to know that they weren’t. So don’t be a massive bellend all of your life and stop making stuff up.......
26th Nov 2017, 17:04
Replies: 75
Views: 38,429
Posted By high spirits

This is not a 70 Grand bonus. This is the...

This is not a 70 Grand bonus.

This is the start of the new flying pay scheme. Ie, a new joiner will not get any flying (retention) pay whilst they are under their 6 year return of service post...
28th Mar 2015, 06:41
Replies: 89
Views: 19,000
Posted By high spirits

It's a curious situation to me. The U.S. Govt...

It's a curious situation to me. The U.S. Govt whilst militarily supporting Saudi against the Iranian backed Houti must be quietly satisfied at the upturn in oil price. Their own industry was being...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2013, 19:37
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,105
Posted By high spirits

Does it rule out that the engines were shut down...

Does it rule out that the engines were shut down deliberately(as in drills for tail rotor drive failure). Main gear box and mechanical failure of engines ruled out. Makes no mention of tail...
25th Oct 2013, 20:27
Replies: 111
Views: 21,541
Posted By high spirits

Ahhh, got those rose tinted specs on again...

Ahhh, got those rose tinted specs on again shippers.....
25th Oct 2013, 19:06
Replies: 71
Views: 14,558
Posted By high spirits

Will this have an impact on sqns at the weekend....

Will this have an impact on sqns at the weekend. Do all sqns have standby cover for sickness or do they just call the next person on the list. If he's under the drink drive limit but above the 9...
18th Oct 2013, 06:25
Replies: 17
Views: 3,507
Posted By high spirits

This doesn't help matters.....

If you equip and train troops poorly then don't be surprised if your budget gets nibbled by the ambulance chasers....self licking lollipop.

Armed Forces 'Undermined By Human Rights'...
12th Oct 2013, 20:03
Replies: 28
Views: 5,706
Posted By high spirits

Trim stab, Best sec-def. that's quite relative....

Trim stab,
Best sec-def. that's quite relative. Every single one of them has cut the military to one degree or another, or made us less effective. Hammond is just like Dr Who, another incarnation of...
25th Sep 2013, 17:20
Replies: 82
Views: 38,815
Posted By high spirits

Helicopters under MFTS?

Anybody have any news on replacement for squirrel and griffin at DHFS? It's getting a bit adjacent to the end of the present contract. Or is DHFS continuing with what it has?
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 06:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 870,966
Posted By high spirits

Does the SP have radalt? If so, is there a...

Does the SP have radalt? If so, is there a procedure in NS for setting it at approach minima? Do NS operators carry div fuel or are the locations too remote?
Soz for all of the questions...
5th Sep 2013, 21:45
Replies: 36
Views: 5,485
Posted By high spirits

CG, I'm sure that they all defended 'our boys'....

CG,
I'm sure that they all defended 'our boys'. But they all ignored the ever growing elephant in the room. Those that are left are now living with the legacy of the last 2 decades. Fleets of...
5th Sep 2013, 21:20
Replies: 36
Views: 5,485
Posted By high spirits

CG, I don't doubt that they were all well...

CG,

I don't doubt that they were all well intentioned. But each were partly responsible for an enormous budget overspend of the last 2 decades, and did nothing about it.

Hence the brutal cuts...
5th Sep 2013, 19:54
Replies: 36
Views: 5,485
Posted By high spirits

Thumbs down On the other hand..... Dannatt, Jackson,...

On the other hand.....

Dannatt, Jackson, West, Stirrup.

No thanks. They all let the side down in one way or another.
5th Sep 2013, 06:15
Replies: 2,581
Views: 640,649
Posted By high spirits

I looked at POTUS body language when he spoke in...

I looked at POTUS body language when he spoke in Sweden. I'm no expert, but he looked very sheepish when he tried to dilute the red line by the ' it's the worlds red line' thing. He looked like he...
3rd Sep 2013, 21:00
Replies: 2,581
Views: 640,649
Posted By high spirits

Where were the 'I want military action because i...

Where were the 'I want military action because i have such a strong moral compass' brigade when a million people were killed in Rwanda in the nineties.......

Doesn't stack up to me. Either human...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 20:34
Replies: 2,609
Views: 870,966
Posted By high spirits

Question

Just a question....hypothetical and all that
If it turns out to be CFIT, no petrol, pilot error etc (rather than technical) , where does it leave Bob Crowe and his union? Would his union file suit...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2013, 07:16
Replies: 2,609
Views: 870,966
Posted By high spirits

How does offshore helicopter ops in uk stack up...

How does offshore helicopter ops in uk stack up when it comes to 'deaths per 10,000 flying hours'? That's the statistic that was used to assess risk in military flying. It would probably make it look...
23rd Aug 2013, 21:04
Replies: 57
Views: 14,967
Posted By high spirits

In answer to your first question. 84 Sqn still...

In answer to your first question. 84 Sqn still has a Sqn Ldr boss....
23rd Aug 2013, 20:34
Replies: 129
Views: 29,957
Posted By high spirits

Congratulations Ma'am, a promotion well deserved....

Congratulations Ma'am, a promotion well deserved.

There is (in spite of previous posts) no corrosive attitude towards desert gongs versus no gongs - aside from the usual banter at dining in...
17th May 2013, 05:47
Replies: 119
Views: 30,197
Posted By high spirits

Melchett, Are you PAS already and is that what...

Melchett,
Are you PAS already and is that what you based your calculations on? Second question. How many years and days is it based on? I worked out slightly less on 75 scheme, but it may be due to...
3rd May 2013, 10:05
Replies: 16
Views: 3,739
Posted By high spirits

Always one of the best displays on the circuit....

Always one of the best displays on the circuit. Some of the comments above are just plain mean spirited jealousy.....shame really. Good luck to the team. Hope it's as good as the days of Chinook240's.
30th Apr 2013, 21:47
Replies: 29
Views: 6,994
Posted By high spirits

Is the receptionist still there? The one with the...

Is the receptionist still there? The one with the 'little black book' full of some senior names. Around on the 90s when I went through on the Tuc. Used to listen in to your phone calls aswell....
28th Apr 2013, 05:52
Replies: 41
Views: 6,838
Posted By high spirits

Easy, CHF provide a very valuable, but niche...

Easy,
CHF provide a very valuable, but niche capability. They are not big enough to do all SH. So are you suggesting expanding them? If that's the case, you will save on a handful of crab blue...
27th Apr 2013, 21:24
Replies: 41
Views: 6,838
Posted By high spirits

Alfred, Ok, just trying to point out his...

Alfred,
Ok, just trying to point out his aviation experience, as opposed to purely ship experience.....
27th Apr 2013, 20:32
Replies: 41
Views: 6,838
Posted By high spirits

Easy, I don't mean to be patronising, but the...

Easy,
I don't mean to be patronising, but the JHC could be so much more potent if Sqns were mixed fleet (with whatever Sqn number). Carry on letting the politicians divide and conquer if you want,...
27th Apr 2013, 05:48
Replies: 41
Views: 6,838
Posted By high spirits

Easy, I would go the other way. It's JHC for a...

Easy,
I would go the other way. It's JHC for a reason, and in times of conflict it has worked very well. I know of few places where the 3 services as operators get on so well as JHF(A). I think if...
9th Apr 2013, 06:47
Replies: 373
Views: 54,705
Posted By high spirits

RIP Mrs Thatcher

In a more lighthearted vein, a raving leftie set up the following hash tag:

#nowthatchersdead

Apparently it has caused much distress to fans of Cher who read it incorrectly....

The Iron Lady...
8th Apr 2013, 05:59
Replies: 15
Views: 5,698
Posted By high spirits

The unforeseen consequence of this might be...

The unforeseen consequence of this might be twofold.

1. There is no one who can stand up to toxic leadership. Flt Cdrs and ExOs are too busy feathering their own report.

2. There is no one to...
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