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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Dec 2017, 03:48
Replies: 50
Views: 25,248
Posted By greywings

RIP Stumpy, a great shipmate and friend. As far...

RIP Stumpy, a great shipmate and friend. As far as I recall he did bang out of a Scimitar in, I think, 1966. This was in Ark and was 803's last time at sea. The Air Group disembarked in June just in...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2017, 03:05
Replies: 30
Views: 17,458
Posted By greywings

Shame about the drift; I thought there would have...

Shame about the drift; I thought there would have been more comments about The Bear. I thoroughly enjoyed my service life and admired some of the leaders who influenced my career, one of whom was The...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2016, 15:15
Replies: 168
Views: 75,856
Posted By greywings

Ten worst British aircraft ........

This was a totally disgusting and unnecessary comment regarding the Scimitar:

"Prior to this, ensure one example crashes and kills its first Commanding Officer, infront of the press"
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2015, 05:47
Replies: 154
Views: 66,589
Posted By greywings

Hands to Flying Stations

Dear GD,

We may well have overlapped at BRNC and how interesting that you are also settled in Canada! I am in the sunny Okanagan.

I can honestly say that I loved every minute of my time with...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2015, 19:58
Replies: 154
Views: 66,589
Posted By greywings

Brilliant!

Ah, those were the days! When men were men and a young lad wanting to smoke a pipe had to report to the dental officer to make sure his jaw was strong enough to handle the extra loading! But not...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2015, 00:24
Replies: 46
Views: 31,404
Posted By greywings

12 Squadron Buccaneers

Brilliant!

Haven't felt the inclination to log in for ages. However, lovely to see old friends showing how to operate the Old Girl with panache and passion.

GW
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2014, 05:42
Replies: 136
Views: 22,518
Posted By greywings

Watching the moon landing in Watton Mess

I watched it in the relative luxury of the fine 'club' in the Officers' Mess at Watton.

A wonderful facility much missed after the move to Cottesmore
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2013, 19:35
Replies: 154
Views: 66,589
Posted By greywings

The memories came flooding back ........

Thanks for a great thread. 'Hands to Flying Stations' was shown to my course at BRNC Dartmouth. I seem to remember that the original version was considerably longer than the 8 - odd minutes of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2013, 06:19
Replies: 54
Views: 40,712
Posted By greywings

An unnecessary loss

Dear All,

The saddest thing about this accident was the sheer foolishness of it. The squadron concerned had asked for a 'phase briefing' for AAR, which was delivered, though only covered...
Forum: Canada
21st Jan 2011, 22:54
Replies: 5
Views: 1,910
Posted By greywings

How very true! When using the automatics the...

How very true!

When using the automatics the story about the way things are going is shown on the mode annunciator panel. Despite the rushed approach and maybe even the extra workload sometimes...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jun 2010, 20:00
Replies: 41
Views: 19,650
Posted By greywings

Could not agree more .........

Well done, John. I could not agree more.

There are many great feats of airmanship, military and civil, and they are all worthy of our respect and admiration.

GW
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2010, 23:10
Replies: 69
Views: 31,195
Posted By greywings

Syc, Thanks for the additional detail. That...

Syc,

Thanks for the additional detail. That is pretty much how I heard the two stories but it is good to have the confirmation, albeit very sad.

As I said, both Bert and Dave were great...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2010, 19:22
Replies: 69
Views: 31,195
Posted By greywings

A trip down memory lane ...........

Dear All,

Many thanks for this interesting thread which I have only just come across. It sent me scrambling for my first (of many) log book, to check on some details.

As a spotty-faced student...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2009, 20:36
Replies: 87
Views: 36,850
Posted By greywings

Wander00, that is more than likely. Watton was a...

Wander00, that is more than likely. Watton was a blast but I recall Cottesmore being lots of fun, too, especially having breakfast in transport cafes in Mess Kit, after Mess Dinners!

Not sure one...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2009, 18:45
Replies: 87
Views: 36,850
Posted By greywings

360 Squadron aircrew

Dear All, many thanks for this interesting trip down memory lane. I had the great pleasure of flying with 360 squadron late 60's / early 70's, and was interested to see Alex Wedderburn's name...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2009, 00:21
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

This just gets better ............

PeeJay et al,

What an interesting and thought-provoking thread this is turning out to be. Hopefully, we can continue to attract more contributors and thus more good ideas.

I would like to take...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th May 2009, 03:20
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

Bergerie1, Kalistan .............

Bergerie1, thank you for your comments. I have been fortunate to have spent my aviation career in the company of like-minded professionals of all colour, creed and ethnicity. Our 'differences' were...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2009, 01:45
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

PJ, lomapaseo et al

Thank you for a truly interesting and stimulating discussion on an important issue. Although we may have strayed away slightly from the original thread (many thanks to Gibon2), the ground that we...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2009, 20:34
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

With the greatest respect .............

With the greatest respect I think we should now be focussing on Implementation rather than Reading Recommendations. It seems fairly obvious that we have had some well-informed opinions expressed...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2009, 18:05
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

Suggestion by SSA

Sounds like a good idea.

I have recently produced the paper I referred to above which I will be pleased to send to you if you like. It is philosophical rather than full of detail but it does...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2009, 18:12
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

Thanks PJ .........

Thanks PJ, I am encouraged by all the comments made so far. Clearly, we are all thinking along the same lines. However, the piecemeal approach that we are taking merely dilutes the efforts....
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2009, 03:42
Replies: 106
Views: 25,363
Posted By greywings

How refreshing to see such a fascinating debate...

How refreshing to see such a fascinating debate on such an important subject. Although I cannot add anything of particular import to the proceedings, I would like to join the debate with part of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Apr 2009, 13:49
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Thanks for those memory-jogging comments. ...

Thanks for those memory-jogging comments.

Great to hear that BC continued doing what he did best. Not sure how he would have taken to flying the bucket and spade brigade to the Canaries five times...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Apr 2009, 04:16
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Come on, chaps, let's stick together. We had...

Come on, chaps, let's stick together.

We had a good time, flying a great aeroplane - a British aeroplane - and if we can't get beyond complaining about how we were treated at dining-in nights...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2009, 21:50
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Golly, that's news to me

Crumbs,

That must have been after my time. I think anyone who went through in the mid-70's should have a very different tale to tell.

Anyway, all water under the bridge now, and we should be...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Apr 2009, 20:45
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Crumbs, I hope that doesn't mean the poor chap...

Crumbs, I hope that doesn't mean the poor chap didn't enjoy himself on the OCU.

I did. I was fortunate enough to be there when we had a great bunch of instructors and studes (and they didn't even...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2009, 21:45
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Oh Dear, We are feeling a little touchy...

Oh Dear,

We are feeling a little touchy today!!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2009, 22:49
Replies: 40
Views: 11,912
Posted By greywings

Roll / Yaw coupling

Tim,

You are absolutely right; roll/ yaw coupling was identified as a potential hazard. I used to give the Buccaneer aerodynamics lecture on the 237 OCU conversion course, and RYC was covered in...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2009, 04:37
Replies: 33
Views: 8,987
Posted By greywings

Memories of a dark night ........

Ah, memories of a dark night, non-diversion flying and only one wire (#1) rigged on Ark. Four bolters and a very untidy final arrival.

Never could understand how the USN did it without a couple of...
Forum: Canada
11th Feb 2009, 05:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,896
Posted By greywings

Good luck

Dear Neilson,

I am at the other end of my career to you, and have been extremely lucky with my decisions. The best decisions (in the long run) were often those that seemed to be the longest shot...
Forum: Canada
7th Feb 2009, 02:07
Replies: 10
Views: 1,896
Posted By greywings

Great post, Fairey Delta, and I would not argue...

Great post, Fairey Delta, and I would not argue with a single word of it. However, all our experiences are different as are the outcomes, so, at the end of the day, one flips a coin and makes the...
Forum: Canada
6th Feb 2009, 15:33
Replies: 10
Views: 1,896
Posted By greywings

Couldn't agree more with 777AV8R. Command time is...

Couldn't agree more with 777AV8R. Command time is what you need. You will see flying from a completetly different perspective when you are in the left seat and the experience will be invaluable,...
Forum: Canada
4th Feb 2009, 15:35
Replies: 27
Views: 12,167
Posted By greywings

Did your parents help you write that?

Did your parents help you write that?
Forum: Canada
22nd Jan 2009, 21:02
Replies: 27
Views: 12,167
Posted By greywings

Hilarious! Did you make that up all on your...

Hilarious!

Did you make that up all on your own?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Jan 2009, 20:55
Replies: 0
Views: 418
Posted By greywings

Online training

Dear All,

I am presently doing a study of current pilot training methods. This does not include basic (ie; ab initio) at this stage, but rather conversion courses and recurrent training...
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