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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 15:42
Replies: 117
Views: 38,972
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I had no idea that the "RAF News", aka Pravda in...

I had no idea that the "RAF News", aka Pravda in my years in the service, was still going. That it allowed those comments to be published in Day's obit was inexcusable, but kudos to both JN for his...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2024, 00:05
Replies: 69
Views: 6,305
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

they might even join MENSA...

they might even join MENSA...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 23:29
Replies: 10,268
Views: 4,583,025
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I wish there was a better reaction than "Like" to...

I wish there was a better reaction than "Like" to posts like Pali's - what a dire situation he and his countryfolk find themselves in. Very best wishes from an inhabitant - and citizen - of an old...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2024, 19:18
Replies: 21
Views: 4,840
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Re the equipment that folk forgot how to...

Re the equipment that folk forgot how to manufacture - couldn't we just ask our links in the former Soviet Union to (for a fee, obvs) search their records and tell us how we used to do it? I'm sure...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 15:31
Replies: 86
Views: 27,968
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I took Northernstar's link idea one stage further...

I took Northernstar's link idea one stage further and had a quick look at another non-blue-light UK emergency service charity: the RNLI (Link here...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2024, 12:11
Replies: 86
Views: 27,968
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I have always been aware of the 'interesting'...

I have always been aware of the 'interesting' approach by "The Air Ambulance Service" [sic] to fund-raising, expenditure and emoluments, but I was taken aback by the number of high-paid "helpers" in...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2024, 14:40
Replies: 29
Views: 4,758
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Not always a happy outcome - a C-130 was shot...

Not always a happy outcome - a C-130 was shot down by 4 MiGs over Armenia in September 1958 having probably been mekon'd into Sov airspace.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 14:18
Replies: 171
Views: 50,198
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I don't think he suffered - he appears to have...

I don't think he suffered - he appears to have quite enjoyed it.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 14:12
Replies: 73
Views: 14,534
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Which is why we sat and played uckers remained at...

Which is why we sat and played uckers remained at MPA fulfilling other important tasks on such days :E - the standby RADAR for the W Falkland sites was a particular pain.

Conversely, with an...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 20:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,190
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

SLXO has provided definitive proof, Shy - I also...

SLXO has provided definitive proof, Shy - I also remember it from the late 70s :ok:. Fond memories of the time the RAF and AAC shared a Flight Safety organisation from SLXO's post too - I remember...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 13:38
Replies: 73
Views: 14,534
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

RAF PR image...

RAF PR image (https://www.raf.mod.uk/index.cfm/_api/asset/image/?filePath=/raf-beta/assets/Image/1117CA7E-8010-42F2-B160DC523FE10397-ODI-20190802-536-078.jpg)

Every RAF Chinook trainee aircrew -...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2024, 13:00
Replies: 2
Views: 1,735
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I've just watched the 72 Sqn vid - must've been B...

I've just watched the 72 Sqn vid - must've been B Flt (I'd just been posted out of A Flt to go to 28 before the Benson move). Even allowing for the cine-to-video inevitable glitches it's a lovely...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 13:48
Replies: 19
Views: 3,257
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Contemporary of Shy's, and the same recollections...

Contemporary of Shy's, and the same recollections - have not heard of any creamie Q-H-ones since first becoming aware of the job in the mid-70s. Closest I ever saw was in the late 80s when it seemed...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 15:38
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,583
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

That's the one, Widger - all because he didn't do...

That's the one, Widger - all because he didn't do a simple checklist item.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 13:13
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,583
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thanks Bengo - matches my recollections exactly. ...

Thanks Bengo - matches my recollections exactly. Exceptions were made for ships that were alongside, ISTR - maybe that's the case in the above instance.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 15:18
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,583
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Re the Chinook - a quick off-thread question:...

Re the Chinook - a quick off-thread question: what are the requirements for lashing a heli on-deck prior to offloading pax?

I ask because - after the farce where an inexperienced-on-type Sqn Ldr...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 14:09
Replies: 73
Views: 14,534
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Re the relatively-quiet Merlin, an ex-boss of a...

Re the relatively-quiet Merlin, an ex-boss of a Puma Sqn who made Gp Capt while still in post once told us that in his time in Whitehall the subject of a new buy of Chinooks came up. After reading...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 16:05
Replies: 73
Views: 14,534
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

With careful planning and the right offshore...

With careful planning and the right offshore wind/ topography, we took a Chinook full of interesting people to a bay N of Saxa Vord and were told by the exercise DS that no-one heard us until we made...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2024, 23:38
Replies: 21
Views: 5,192
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thanks folks - that's a serious reduction on...

Thanks folks - that's a serious reduction on former times. Appreciate the info and the time taken to post it :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2024, 12:09
Replies: 21
Views: 5,192
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Out of curiosity, could anyone please tell me...

Out of curiosity, could anyone please tell me what customers Babmishcritcock Unsure still have? Yes, I know google is my friend - but someone on PPRuNe might have the answer without having to wade...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 17:18
Replies: 31
Views: 7,372
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica -...

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica - had the privilege of visiting there last year and was impressed by how they spend the money saved by not having armed forces. Yes, there was a police...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:31
Replies: 34
Views: 13,553
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I hadn't seen Mike Rondot's interview before - I...

I hadn't seen Mike Rondot's interview before - I found it compelling reading. His summary of the Swedish approach to crewing the Viggen and his comparison with the UK's green-shielder-led "career"...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:12
Replies: 167
Views: 22,720
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I think this boils down to whether you're a...

I think this boils down to whether you're a "badges? We don't need no steeenking badges..." person, or you're not.

Unlike many participants in the Cold War I managed to get myself shot at on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:00
Replies: 144
Views: 40,909
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Brilliant observation, OJ - but wiki tells us...

Brilliant observation, OJ - but wiki tells us that he was in the Royal Navy during the 2nd Mondial Unpleasantness.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2024, 11:43
Replies: 21
Views: 5,192
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I'm a little surprised that the demise of the...

I'm a little surprised that the demise of the only UK onshore heli operator to have had its own PPRuNe Private Forum in the past has attracted so little comment - perhaps there really is nothing left...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 22:32
Replies: 21
Views: 5,192
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Specialist Aviation Services bought by GAMA

GAMA press release as published by helihub 2024/02/01 (https://www.helihub.com/2024/02/01/gama-aviation-acquires-specialist-aviation-services/)

My first civvy-street employer has been sold for...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 22:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,551
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I do remember the ship-towing bracket on the...

I do remember the ship-towing bracket on the HAR10 from 2FTS... but my real reason for posting is to say that Nutty had better win the caption competition again soon because that is the perfect photo...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 11:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,404
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Nice to have a chance to see all your hangers....

Nice to have a chance to see all your hangers. Any chance of a hangar tour, too?

Very best of luck with the weather on all 3 days - hope you get to enjoy yourselves as much as the visitors, too...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 16:50
Replies: 117
Views: 38,972
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Just taught myself iPlayer (yes, really - I never...

Just taught myself iPlayer (yes, really - I never watch the telly these days...) to view the 2-parter. They used the 2 hours very well to get the important points across - fortunately everyone...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 09:57
Replies: 5
Views: 2,219
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Thanks sir - I had the great pleasure of working...

Thanks sir - I had the great pleasure of working with Alex for some of those 40 years. He dug me out of the poo when, while travelling to a wedding in Cheshire from my AAC-exchange dahn sarf, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 14:13
Replies: 28
Views: 9,804
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Looking forward to reading my copy :ok:. I...

Looking forward to reading my copy :ok:.

I hope some of the good stories come out one day, too - in the First Gulf Unpleasantness our Chinook det received Engine Air Particle Separators just...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2023, 11:39
Replies: 6
Views: 1,758
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I have just sat in the comfort of my "study" -...

I have just sat in the comfort of my "study" - OK, playroom - with a gale howling outside and read the linked articles including skua's. Amazing deeds by incredible people; I'm very grateful.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2023, 17:53
Replies: 44
Views: 7,596
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Re the Gazelle, Shy, I wonder if the way the...

Re the Gazelle, Shy, I wonder if the way the pedals were offset toward the centre of the aircraft rather than directly in front of the seat may have put some extra 'twist' on the spine? I never...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 11:59
Replies: 37
Views: 8,404
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with...

Having been the Loan Service SAR examiner with RBrAF/ATUDB at the tail-end of the last century, I can certainly remember there being a dire need for some kind of credible heli SAR system in-country. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2023, 12:15
Replies: 11
Views: 2,706
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Wonderful vid - thanks for posting. The 215...

Wonderful vid - thanks for posting. The 215 seemed to fly quite well - any idea what sort of IAS she could manage as an underslung load? My crew and I were once tasked with taking a tip-struck SAR...
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