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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2012, 22:22
Replies: 67
Views: 17,875
Posted By Something witty

Regarding the Vulcan loss at Heathrow on talkdown...

Regarding the Vulcan loss at Heathrow on talkdown refered to much earlier, I recall reading that aside from a talkdown issue it was also partly attributed to the lack of a Pressure Error Correction...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2010, 02:17
Replies: 193
Views: 39,392
Posted By Something witty

The Perfect Storm This is brilliant, ...

The Perfect Storm
This is brilliant,

I must be honest in that I was slightly embarrassed when the whole Torpy v RN Fixed Wing/Carrier debate was going on, but it now looks pure genius....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2010, 23:19
Replies: 193
Views: 39,392
Posted By Something witty

Quote: ...

Quote: Can we really justify a bespoke CHF? Seconded. CHF has been (apart from the odd amphibious exercise) a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2010, 22:14
Replies: 35
Views: 27,994
Posted By Something witty

Not FOD but still on thread-ish - anyone have a...

Not FOD but still on thread-ish - anyone have a copy of I think it was 'Lt Survivor.' Excellent but entirely non-PC FS vid of an old and bold Pinger and his fresh faced oppo's pre flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2010, 09:19
Replies: 4
Views: 3,079
Posted By Something witty

Open and Honest reporting culture? Clearly...

Open and Honest reporting culture? Clearly doesn't exist over there otherwise an evidently experienced and knowledgable engineer would not have taken the action he did. The USAF ought to take a...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jul 2010, 16:14
Replies: 43
Views: 19,083
Posted By Something witty

"if the collective isn't working...

"if the collective isn't working http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/worry.gif i don't believe it would make any difference where the throttles are!"

Could you...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2010, 21:06
Replies: 31
Views: 6,360
Posted By Something witty

There may be some good reasons for combining...

There may be some good reasons for combining everything at one location but I suggest that doing so merely for the sake of being 'Joint' is foolish. I echo too other people's responses about the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2010, 19:39
Replies: 60
Views: 14,613
Posted By Something witty

Something Witty, A very comprehensive response,...

Something Witty, A very comprehensive response, which regrettably lost its way towards the end. It would appear that the RAF have either killed your first born or stolen your inheritance! Not yet!...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2010, 19:30
Replies: 60
Views: 14,613
Posted By Something witty

thebword: You set out to defend the RAF from...

thebword:

You set out to defend the RAF from absorption into the other services. I agree with you on this. However you also state some way down:

…A luxury the UK cannot afford as we have...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2010, 16:55
Replies: 10
Views: 3,089
Posted By Something witty

At least it they were not (I assume) referred to...

At least it they were not (I assume) referred to as the 'RAF' Black Cats or anything similar!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2010, 09:50
Replies: 37
Views: 7,266
Posted By Something witty

Regrettably, some people regard the concept of...

Regrettably, some people regard the concept of Crew Duty Time as a challenge to their can-do spirit and manhood. This is an outdated and frankly dangerous attitude and leads to lip service being paid...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2010, 10:50
Replies: 37
Views: 7,266
Posted By Something witty

Quote: I have had many days...

Quote:
I have had many days where the crabs would run out of crew duty having logged 8/10 hrs flying, when in fact their matelot colleagues who have been flying with them all day...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2008, 22:06
Replies: 206
Views: 100,983
Posted By Something witty

Recall a pretty windy day, very low cloud and and...

Recall a pretty windy day, very low cloud and and even lower U2, COCISS and appearing in my wing mirror just above the trees and buildings as I drove into wind along the A420 outside Swindon. He drew...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2008, 14:03
Replies: 37
Views: 5,874
Posted By Something witty

MM, I am not surprised as such and agree with all...

MM, I am not surprised as such and agree with all you say; in fact I am pleased in a strange way - we do need more crews and pulling them from SAR is about the one way (short of compulsory call up of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2008, 01:22
Replies: 37
Views: 5,874
Posted By Something witty

Crab SAR crews (and cabs?) in Afghan?

RAF sends air rescue crews to Afghanistan - Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4449461.ece)

Just been started on arrse:

British Army Rumour Service > >...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2008, 22:55
Replies: 26
Views: 5,623
Posted By Something witty

Can't you see? Cut the number of crews and it's...

Can't you see? Cut the number of crews and it's cheaper - simple!

The added benefit is that then the number of crews is self depleting as the remainder get cheesed off and shagged out doing the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2008, 22:41
Replies: 119
Views: 47,184
Posted By Something witty

Bloody hell cant be that difficult to remember......

Bloody hell cant be that difficult to remember... sodding crabs! :p

Now my (pretty poor) banter is over, I can think of a number of incidents where gear was lowered a little later than normal...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2008, 19:14
Replies: 116
Views: 15,505
Posted By Something witty

The question supposes the cabs are not replaced,...

The question supposes the cabs are not replaced, thus suggesting the AAC is vulnerable to the empire building Crabs... I appreciate the point, yes I can see it weakening the AAC. Personaly (and I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2008, 09:27
Replies: 28
Views: 8,512
Posted By Something witty

Thats what tankers are for (the seagoing...

Thats what tankers are for (the seagoing variety). It certainly wasn't flown to Ascension for the last visit... so without shipping the Vulcan missions (that won the Falklands back single-handed)...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2008, 19:34
Replies: 28
Views: 8,512
Posted By Something witty

They'd be of naff all use without the two new a/c...

They'd be of naff all use without the two new a/c carriers ;)

Although the RAF could never reclaim the FI alone (despite protestations to the contrary!!) I would certainly be glad of Sentry and...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2008, 19:24
Replies: 752
Views: 348,801
Posted By Something witty

Thread drift alert!! Books on Vietnam?! ;) I am...

Thread drift alert!! Books on Vietnam?! ;) I am as guilty as the next man and it is, after all, informative...

I'll second RH's 'Dusty Warriors,' an excellent read.:ok:

Dave, very glad to...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2008, 10:20
Replies: 752
Views: 348,801
Posted By Something witty

Diver_Dave, Have you read the non-fiction...

Diver_Dave,

Have you read the non-fiction story of that time?

BRIXMIS by Tony Geraty (cant remember spelling of surname but well known)

er..... and another book on the same subject with...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2008, 10:07
Replies: 752
Views: 348,801
Posted By Something witty

'Feet Wet' by Rear Adm Paul T Gillchrist USN ...

'Feet Wet' by Rear Adm Paul T Gillchrist USN

(whats with their initials - USN so big there's another Adm P Gillchrist?!)

He had his first carrier landing in 1953 and last in 1980, flew F8,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2008, 19:05
Replies: 15
Views: 6,097
Posted By Something witty

Its a bloody good effort - although the white...

Its a bloody good effort - although the white letters on the fin merging with the white stripe are slightly odd, as is the overall matt finish - a new 'arrows idea or to avoid the 'reflection'...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2008, 21:33
Replies: 12
Views: 17,847
Posted By Something witty

BT as in British Telecom.... or am I being very...

BT as in British Telecom.... or am I being very thick?!

...mate had a run in with BT over internet connection, he understood that BT had a special deal for forces pers that enabled a contract to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2008, 22:43
Replies: 159
Views: 22,109
Posted By Something witty

On reflection I think that any would-be hacker...

On reflection I think that any would-be hacker would be well advised to leave JPA alone... I think most would agree that the destruction being wrought from within will be more effective than that...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2008, 21:57
Replies: 159
Views: 22,109
Posted By Something witty

Everyone is rightly pissed off at the stupidity...

Everyone is rightly pissed off at the stupidity of having so many records on the one laptop (leaving the location aside for a moment). It has been suggested that a large qty of info of one...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2008, 14:25
Replies: 30
Views: 4,984
Posted By Something witty

A supposedly experienced ex-RAF sqn ldr says the...

A supposedly experienced ex-RAF sqn ldr says the interference is nonsense.

"As a retired RAF officer this statement is crap, any "radar" that is interferred with by wind turbined would be...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2008, 17:52
Replies: 19
Views: 3,834
Posted By Something witty

As I understand it, moves are afoot to use...

As I understand it, moves are afoot to use Cosford as a RLG for Shawbs, a la Tern Hill. Cosford is now within the expanded Shawbs DUA. That of course will be no barrier to the Army taking over the...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2008, 17:47
Replies: 451
Views: 289,897
Posted By Something witty

I have nothing new to say on the 777 incident...

I have nothing new to say on the 777 incident per-se but do have an observation nonetheless...

Every accident or incident gets people chatting about possible causes and chains of events. Much of...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2008, 23:24
Replies: 217
Views: 44,563
Posted By Something witty

"Where errors to pay are identified and to ensure...

"Where errors to pay are identified and to ensure there is no financial hardship, there are well defined processes in place to ensure swift payments are made."

A good spot ZH:ok:

In order to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2008, 21:55
Replies: 87
Views: 11,111
Posted By Something witty

...increasingly irrelevant in todays ops.. ...

...increasingly irrelevant in todays ops..

...What's your crystal ball telling you about tomorrow then? Shame you seem ignorant of yesterdays ops too.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2008, 19:04
Replies: 176
Views: 51,640
Posted By Something witty

Ivan, You suggest that the 3 Nimrod R1 were...

Ivan,

You suggest that the 3 Nimrod R1 were sufficient back when the RAF was larger and now it is down-sized we can get away with fewer... A nice idea in principle but flawed IMHO. Consider the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2008, 12:27
Replies: 48
Views: 8,905
Posted By Something witty

LFFC, Fair point, although you could keep...

LFFC,

Fair point, although you could keep scampton for other RAF/Army use (avoiding the noise problem) and allow the aviation infrastructure to be run down (no requirement to maintain runways...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2008, 23:15
Replies: 48
Views: 8,905
Posted By Something witty

May I hazard a prediction? Reds move to...

May I hazard a prediction?

Reds move to Waddo for reasons above, D313 retained for practice - Reasonable enough.

Scampton (recent big spend on stuff wasn't there?) accom deemed unfit for...
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