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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2017, 21:48
Replies: 100
Views: 48,001
Posted By davejb

Well it's a good job we mothballed the Nimrod...

Well it's a good job we mothballed the Nimrod 2000 then isn't it...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2014, 13:05
Replies: 15
Views: 2,607
Posted By davejb

I heard that some Pprune threads are actually...

I heard that some Pprune threads are actually started by the government to distract attention from what's really going on elsewhere....
...or ARE they?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2013, 22:30
Replies: 86
Views: 11,621
Posted By davejb

Quite right mate. Given that much of the...

Quite right mate.

Given that much of the developed world went down the toilet financially it's hard to see that we can blame our politicians especially for doing what everyone else's commissars...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2013, 14:30
Replies: 94
Views: 22,603
Posted By davejb

Half a guinea...

Come come Beagle,
this is no time for modesty...



...what DID your letter say?

Dave
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2013, 21:20
Replies: 83
Views: 22,713
Posted By davejb

ORAC an Iranian? Don't tell Blake...

Never mind all that, what about this bit.....



...when did you retire from the IRG?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2012, 23:10
Replies: 50
Views: 7,529
Posted By davejb

Joined 1977, left 2000, Dad did national service...

Joined 1977, left 2000, Dad did national service 47-49 or thereabouts, and we try not to talk about great uncle Herman too much....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2012, 16:03
Replies: 36
Views: 8,949
Posted By davejb

I read it too, and swear it will leave a deep and...

I read it too, and swear it will leave a deep and abiding impression,
just as soon as I stop laughing about the helo joke the other geezer cracked.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2012, 16:59
Replies: 32
Views: 9,363
Posted By davejb

I think he likes to be called Nobby, so you might...

I think he likes to be called Nobby, so you might like to try that?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2012, 13:45
Replies: 37
Views: 6,108
Posted By davejb

I think the problem is that the police have...

I think the problem is that the police have evolved - they've evolved into the coppers that those who make laws (giovernment, last time I checked) insisted on passing - the police don't write the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2012, 20:48
Replies: 37
Views: 9,390
Posted By davejb

5F6B sounds (to me) like a sensible opinion -...

5F6B sounds (to me) like a sensible opinion - capabilities generally outperform the ROE restrictions, in which case you can argue that sensors trump all else (the better they are the sooner you can...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2012, 19:28
Replies: 9
Views: 5,054
Posted By davejb

It might also help to remember that F1 drivers...

It might also help to remember that F1 drivers have to position their cars within inches of the ideal spot at high speed - watch
F1 1991 Spain Nigel Mansell overtakes Ayrton Senna - YouTube

and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2012, 12:57
Replies: 159
Views: 44,016
Posted By davejb

Oooh, I can't stop myself.... Durham...

Oooh, I can't stop myself....

Durham photographs: DC 20 The Venerable Bede Window (http://www.images-on-durham.co.uk/photo_8457319.html)

Bede's window!

Arf ark snicker....
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2012, 15:40
Replies: 44
Views: 14,648
Posted By davejb

Depends where you view it from, nose on is not a...

Depends where you view it from, nose on is not a flattering angle <g>

The 'hand it to the RN' argument is fair, the only thing I'd have against that (assuming there's not a significant amount of...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2012, 14:15
Replies: 56
Views: 10,083
Posted By davejb

Glojo, according to UNITE the dispute is about...

Glojo,
according to UNITE the dispute is about the refusal to agree that there should be national standards on H&S for drivers, and a national forum established to oversee the industry to ensure...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2012, 13:56
Replies: 44
Views: 14,648
Posted By davejb

Nice video Glojo, but how does having all that...

Nice video Glojo,
but how does having all that cheese onboard affect the P-8's performance? That was definitely the cheesiest video I've seen in some time, anyway...

Still, nice to see Grant...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2012, 18:31
Replies: 56
Views: 10,083
Posted By davejb

Well said. I have no argument at all with...

Well said.

I have no argument at all with the idea of military drivers keeping petrol flowing to the emergency services, but I do object to the use of the military simply to break strikes. Using...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2012, 16:18
Replies: 56
Views: 10,083
Posted By davejb

I'm getting a bit fed up with this, every threat...

I'm getting a bit fed up with this, every threat of industrial action, provided the law is followed, is an example of democracy in action - you may not liike it, but the way to change it is to pass...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2012, 16:39
Replies: 25
Views: 5,200
Posted By davejb

As a RHS stude (AEOp) for a short while on Doms,...

As a RHS stude (AEOp) for a short while on Doms, I'd take VOR fixes regularly - can't be sure this late in life whether DME was available.... I vaguely recall that it was, but probably not used by...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2012, 15:22
Replies: 58
Views: 13,920
Posted By davejb

Wyvern, I don't doubt it - I was just...

Wyvern,
I don't doubt it - I was just mentioning this as one possible 'off the top of my head' options that one might apply when a pilot is so badfly affected by a medical condition. Of course it...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2012, 20:39
Replies: 58
Views: 13,920
Posted By davejb

I don't think it's correct to point to the...

I don't think it's correct to point to the drinking MO or a conspiracy to suggest that Mike was allowed to fly as a fiddle of some sort - he flew Nimrods whilst significantly affected, and was...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2012, 20:21
Replies: 98
Views: 24,057
Posted By davejb

Be fair, he probably only knew to include the...

Be fair, he probably only knew to include the Merlin, ASW frigates and SSNs 'cos they'd been mentioned in the question.

Being of an evil bent, had I asked the question it would have included...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2012, 20:16
Replies: 84
Views: 14,876
Posted By davejb

It's known as justice IF the pirate has been...

It's known as justice IF the pirate has been tried in court prior to execution, otherwise it's generally referred to as 'state sanctioned murder' to execute without trial.

Just being picky, like,...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2012, 20:06
Replies: 98
Views: 24,057
Posted By davejb

We are not broke, we (the UK) have quite a decent...

We are not broke, we (the UK) have quite a decent income, so much so that we can afford to give rather large amounts to other countries.

It's simply that the govt choose to spend varying...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2012, 12:57
Replies: 98
Views: 24,057
Posted By davejb

So we haven't needed it* since cancellation,...

So we haven't needed it* since cancellation, which was SUCH a long time ago it's fine to extrapolate the idea of never needing it?

Dave

*Except for those times I watched US P3's operating...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2011, 15:14
Replies: 18
Views: 2,704
Posted By davejb

I think that's debatable - that the politicians...

I think that's debatable - that the politicians (LBJ/McNamara) interfered outrageously and made it unwinnable I wouldn't argue with, they certainly prolongued the agony. Whether it was ever going to...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2011, 14:41
Replies: 18
Views: 2,704
Posted By davejb

The thing about Linebacker etc is that the idea...

The thing about Linebacker etc is that the idea was to bomb NORTH Vietnam flat, leaving the South (the allies) alone... and the result when the US did have a go was to drive a political solution...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2011, 15:08
Replies: 37
Views: 10,256
Posted By davejb

Where do I pick up my winnings?

Where do I pick up my winnings?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2011, 21:18
Replies: 37
Views: 10,256
Posted By davejb

Anyone giving odds? I fancy a flutter on PN...

Anyone giving odds?
I fancy a flutter on PN here....

Dunno about Phantoms, but Vulcan, Nimrod, then AEW Shack is not improbable.... still being employed around the periphery less common but not...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2011, 14:58
Replies: 19
Views: 2,645
Posted By davejb

OC Nim OCU was an ex knocker Wg Cdr AEOp, until...

OC Nim OCU was an ex knocker Wg Cdr AEOp, until they cut all the planes up.... either that or our old 4th wet pulled a blinder of a con job in the Ramnee, down to arranging a convincing escort of...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2011, 11:28
Replies: 23
Views: 6,422
Posted By davejb

Damn, I didn't even know the S Africans had...

Damn,
I didn't even know the S Africans had captured them....
...must read the news more often.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2011, 18:33
Replies: 32
Views: 4,994
Posted By davejb

Oh dear, back to the joined up thinking course...

Oh dear, back to the joined up thinking course for you my lad...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2011, 14:46
Replies: 78
Views: 43,284
Posted By davejb

Apologies, I did of course mean 42...

Apologies,
I did of course mean 42 (Wildebeeste) sqn....<g>
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2011, 08:40
Replies: 78
Views: 43,284
Posted By davejb

It's not ALL coming back Fergie me old mate, ...

It's not ALL coming back Fergie me old mate,
check your logbook - we were Mk2 by then (finished converting the previous October) <g> We flew 230 down there via Gib (13 April KSS, 15th ASI) and 243...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2011, 20:56
Replies: 78
Views: 43,284
Posted By davejb

Interesting, we took off from ASI in response...

Interesting,
we took off from ASI in response to HM greyships calling possub (I think it was a visual from some matelot of something that, very likely, was just a whale) - we flogged around for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2011, 01:21
Replies: 629
Views: 179,845
Posted By davejb

Fair enough, in my past life I was involved for...

Fair enough,
in my past life I was involved for a while in procurement as a v low level part of the blue chain - the general idea that the blue suiters knew what they wanted and were frustrated by...
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