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Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 19:32
Replies: 169
Views: 75,679
Posted By acmech1954

I fully agree that Dr Pleming and his crew could...

I fully agree that Dr Pleming and his crew could make admirable advisors to many projects, after all the have great experience of the pitfalls and potholes that they have suffered over the last 10...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2015, 18:22
Replies: 169
Views: 75,679
Posted By acmech1954

Hopefully, as the Vulcan is grounded after this...

Hopefully, as the Vulcan is grounded after this season, it would be nice if the supporters that have spent millions of there hard earned money on 558 will transfer their support to another worthy...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2014, 08:20
Replies: 138
Views: 51,612
Posted By acmech1954

It is surprising how many people did a second,...

It is surprising how many people did a second, third or more postings to Marham at their own request, not so much theses days due to a very restricted choice.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2014, 16:52
Replies: 138
Views: 51,612
Posted By acmech1954

Vendee, my humble apologies to your memory, I had...

Vendee, my humble apologies to your memory, I had to check the Bloodhounds retirement date and found out it was 91, 2 years before me. I would have sworn that they were long gone before that, more...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 22:22
Replies: 138
Views: 51,612
Posted By acmech1954

I think you will find that a lot of the people...

I think you will find that a lot of the people that are commenting from fading memories of long ago. Bloodhounds 1992, don't think so,
Yes the quarters (all ranks) were dire, but now they have...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2014, 05:42
Replies: 89
Views: 20,920
Posted By acmech1954

All of these jobs quoted are...

All of these jobs quoted are Management/partner/offshore, all of which are in the oil/ wind turbine industry which we all know pay very, very well. The main thread has been about shop floor tradesmen...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2014, 08:45
Replies: 89
Views: 20,920
Posted By acmech1954

Having read through this thread, with the...

Having read through this thread, with the different arguments about the reasons non aircraft trades are equally deserving of equal pay I have seen no mention of the fact that every day that an...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
27th Jul 2014, 10:42
Replies: 12
Views: 5,678
Posted By acmech1954

It would also be interesting to see the detailed...

It would also be interesting to see the detailed number of flights/passengers carried proportional to casualties.


As if by magic the graph appears
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2013, 18:00
Replies: 181
Views: 81,036
Posted By acmech1954

If any one has good connections to the historical...

If any one has good connections to the historical people at Marham there should be some photo's of the 3 V's parked on the airfield, taken just before the museum stole the Valiant.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2013, 18:17
Replies: 24
Views: 11,371
Posted By acmech1954

acmech on the Line we used to do everything...

acmech on the Line we used to do everything outside, all weathers and all times of the year http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/smile.gif we rarely got a slot in...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2013, 17:54
Replies: 24
Views: 11,371
Posted By acmech1954

I arrived at Brize Base Hangar just as the repair...

I arrived at Brize Base Hangar just as the repair was finishing (British Airways engineers I think), iirc it was just around Christmas they were dismantling the scaffold frame covered in plastic...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2013, 18:49
Replies: 17
Views: 2,154
Posted By acmech1954

'guarantee of a posting to the other side of the...

'guarantee of a posting to the other side of the Country'

Try other end as well, I arrived at Lossie mid eighties along with another guy from a Tanker squadron. We got talking and he came out...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
16th Jul 2013, 21:05
Replies: 37
Views: 8,368
Posted By acmech1954

Why

Probably because some ambulance chasing compensation leech has persuaded them (as a group) it would be worth a punt, for a no win, no fee arrangement. :yuk:
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th Jun 2013, 05:40
Replies: 6
Views: 999
Posted By acmech1954

I have sound again. Thanks for the help guys....

I have sound again. Thanks for the help guys. Every thing I tried did not work so in the end I got a usb sound card, plugged in and after a minute I had sounds again. Thanks again to the guys who...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jun 2013, 06:38
Replies: 6
Views: 999
Posted By acmech1954

no sounds

Thanks to advice on this forum I have finally upgraded my old HP1729 desktop, new hard drive(at second attempt) and Windows 7 Ultimate :ok:. All appears to be working apart from I have no sound, when...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2013, 16:58
Replies: 20
Views: 5,884
Posted By acmech1954

We will probably buy them back after they have...

We will probably buy them back after they have finished with them, just like some of the stuff we are getting now :{
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2013, 18:27
Replies: 29
Views: 13,297
Posted By acmech1954

When we took the patch off the Victor,it turned...

When we took the patch off the Victor,it turned out to be an OM15 can, as it was the only bit of sheet metal on the island that was large enough to cover the hole.
We would have loved to carry out...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
16th Jan 2013, 18:29
Replies: 15
Views: 1,338
Posted By acmech1954

Thanks for the heads up guys, finally got SP3 to...

Thanks for the heads up guys, finally got SP3 to load ( 4th or 5th attempt had to leave it 24 hrs between the last 2 attempts)and updating has started,126 in the first batch, :eek:
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Jan 2013, 19:37
Replies: 15
Views: 1,338
Posted By acmech1954

Thanks for the response guys. Sp2 installed, so...

Thanks for the response guys.
Sp2 installed, so far so good, tried to download SP3 but it come up with
temp file windowsxp-kb936927-x86-enu exe is not a win32 application. IE8 installed no probs,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Jan 2013, 19:21
Replies: 15
Views: 1,338
Posted By acmech1954

Sorry meant to mention, it's XP Why would ...

Sorry meant to mention, it's XP

Why would the internals stop windows 7 running

just checked - time and date are correct
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th Jan 2013, 18:42
Replies: 15
Views: 1,338
Posted By acmech1954

Help and advice needed

Please, can somebody help me, I have a 6 year old Compaq Presario 1729. Due to a variety of problems I did a destuctive reboot and reset to factory settings. This time, after reconnecting to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jan 2013, 17:27
Replies: 5
Views: 2,488
Posted By acmech1954

The info of a mates mate on FB- 4 Grippons and...

The info of a mates mate on FB-
4 Grippons and a DC10 going stateside for Red Flag.

They were on there way across on Friday, 2 flights of 4 with 2 KC10's and 2 KC135's, one of the chicks snagged...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 18:14
Replies: 39
Views: 8,179
Posted By acmech1954

One of the guys I work with was involved with the...

One of the guys I work with was involved with the respar of the Lanc, done at St Athan by teams from Abingdon. He says that the spars were modified Shack items. he also said that the origonally the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Dec 2012, 10:32
Replies: 90
Views: 76,988
Posted By acmech1954

Only the 100s gone, still operating the 70s

Only the 100s gone, still operating the 70s
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Dec 2012, 22:31
Replies: 90
Views: 76,988
Posted By acmech1954

Thrust reversers on every F100 and 70 I have...

Thrust reversers on every F100 and 70 I have worked on, KLMuk and Cityhopper, and a few others.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2012, 18:21
Replies: 93
Views: 35,381
Posted By acmech1954

'I witnessed a Canberra B2 suffer v low altitude...

'I witnessed a Canberra B2 suffer v low altitude asymetric power at Stornoway in 1979 at which time the pilot chopped the throttles leveled the wings and started "Our father.....". The aircraft...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2012, 12:55
Replies: 24
Views: 3,839
Posted By acmech1954

When I was on my Mechs course at St Athan, mid to...

When I was on my Mechs course at St Athan, mid to late 72, I remember seeing a Heinkel 111 stored in one of the old hangars, I think it, and some others, were rolled out for their B of B days, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2012, 13:19
Replies: 92
Views: 27,419
Posted By acmech1954

I have proof that the PMC of old had one serious...

I have proof that the PMC of old had one serious sense of humour, it did not happen to me but to a guy that arrived at Lossie the same day as me.

He and his wife(a WRAF) decided that it was time...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2011, 19:46
Replies: 37
Views: 10,249
Posted By acmech1954

I remember standing with Bill Rose(HP/Bae Rep of...

I remember standing with Bill Rose(HP/Bae Rep of many years) when photo's were being taken of a Martel armed Victor, he had a very worried look on his face. In his opinion, if they ever flew with...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2011, 17:38
Replies: 55
Views: 13,984
Posted By acmech1954

I would like to see how different some of these...

I would like to see how different some of these responses would be, when they have not had a pay raise for over 6 years :(
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2011, 22:19
Replies: 263
Views: 140,429
Posted By acmech1954

Many stories and legends about one incredible SWO...

Many stories and legends about one incredible SWO - Bernie Lawton - enough said :D
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th May 2011, 20:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,250
Posted By acmech1954

I have 'upgraded' to IE9 on my laptop when it was...

I have 'upgraded' to IE9 on my laptop when it was offered, which is Vista, and had no problems so far. The upgrade has not been offered so far, on my desktop which is XP.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2011, 06:46
Replies: 19
Views: 5,096
Posted By acmech1954

I remember him well at Marham, seemed to do a lot...

I remember him well at Marham, seemed to do a lot more flying than your average CO. He also delegated a lot of his CO's inspections as well, cannnot remember him doing even one in Victor Serviceing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2011, 06:21
Replies: 10
Views: 1,805
Posted By acmech1954

Pilot holes are normally around 3/32, also if it...

Pilot holes are normally around 3/32, also if it had been a part of a crashed aircraft the holes would be either, damaged where the fasteners had ripped through, or would still have fasteners fitted.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2011, 15:14
Replies: 10
Views: 1,805
Posted By acmech1954

To me the rivet holes look too small, they look...

To me the rivet holes look too small, they look as though they are still 'pilot' holes, so it would seem that it has never been fitted to whatever it belongs to. It may be a bracket that became...
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