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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 21:25
Replies: 18
Views: 6,621
Posted By Politely_amused

Oh dear. No - you're mixing quality training...

Oh dear. No - you're mixing quality training with environmental training... Other than for VHR units environmental training will be conducted once in theatre - which was what we used to do! Of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 18:46
Replies: 18
Views: 6,621
Posted By Politely_amused

Agreed - but I thought the Puma force were? How...

Agreed - but I thought the Puma force were?
How can you justify running gold plated, hugely expensive overseas training packages (that were previously funded by operational budgets) rarely in...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2017, 22:05
Replies: 18
Views: 6,621
Posted By Politely_amused

Why is it an issue when not routinely deploying...

Why is it an issue when not routinely deploying to sandy/snowy environments?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2017, 20:31
Replies: 44
Views: 13,704
Posted By Politely_amused

I don't know where you're getting this from but,...

I don't know where you're getting this from but, knowing some guys on the platform well, it just isn't true. The radar is a role fit, whilst it has the same endurance as Lynx (2hrs), ~800kg of lift...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2017, 23:04
Replies: 44
Views: 13,704
Posted By Politely_amused

Eh - so with Wildcat's exceptional mission...

Eh - so with Wildcat's exceptional mission systems and optics/laser/Seaspray radar (vs AH's poorer M-TADs/radar)... it's impotent as a recce/target cueing helo? But, oddly, it was fine on Gz with...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2017, 08:28
Replies: 242
Views: 91,285
Posted By Politely_amused

Whilst at risk of hikacking this thread... ...

Whilst at risk of hikacking this thread...
Vendee, I would absolutely agree there is core role for civvi engineering support. It is clearly cheaper but there is a risk, as you say, of the experience...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2017, 20:21
Replies: 242
Views: 91,285
Posted By Politely_amused

:ugh: I'm sorry, where on earth did you get that...

:ugh: I'm sorry, where on earth did you get that from? As well as delivering 3-4 from 6 helicopters daily in camp (yes, as well as doing Sqn PT one early morning a week) an AAC Sqn is also far...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2017, 20:10
Replies: 242
Views: 91,285
Posted By Politely_amused

Crab - agreed, not sure it's that old news...

Crab - agreed, not sure it's that old news though!? Certainly in the public domain anyway...

Was particularly interested to hear that Puma will cover the role when they can't even support Kenya...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2017, 19:58
Replies: 236
Views: 91,180
Posted By Politely_amused

RUSI and the £20 billion black hole...

Some interesting views from RUSI...

https://rusi.org/commentary/ministry-defence-facing-tough-financial-choices#.WVlYxShHE0c

Such as:


Merge 3 Cdo and 16 AA Bde into 1 x spearhead Bde
A...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2017, 16:10
Replies: 20
Views: 3,972
Posted By Politely_amused

Quite. Ironically though, if you look at...

Quite. Ironically though, if you look at operations like Mali (and US Stryker Bdes), what really had utility are agile platforms like 8x8s. Not CR2, Warrior or a huge, heavy tracked 'recce'...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 21:47
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,959
Posted By Politely_amused

It is far too easy for all to start throwing 'I...

It is far too easy for all to start throwing 'I told you so' rocks. The point I'd make is that the standard of proof at a CM is 'beyond reasonable doubt'. As in the criminal courts, the Service...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2017, 21:36
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,959
Posted By Politely_amused

Chinny C The link I used wasn't from the...

Chinny C

The link I used wasn't from the Daily Mail, it was from the Telegraph, focusing largely on Flt Lt Jones as the GB Captain for this year's Invictus games:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2017, 22:47
Replies: 1,029
Views: 473,959
Posted By Politely_amused

What, this guy: RAF co-pilot so badly injured in...

What, this guy: RAF co-pilot so badly injured in plane nosedive that he competed in Prince Harry's Invictus Games, trial hears...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2016, 18:06
Replies: 103
Views: 23,776
Posted By Politely_amused

A petition has been started at: ...

A petition has been started at:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/175138

With those such as Sir Gerald Howarth already raising concerns, it is hoped that this will gain some traction:
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Nov 2012, 20:16
Replies: 18
Views: 8,459
Posted By Politely_amused

Flap, I think its good to hear you standing up...

Flap, I think its good to hear you standing up for this program - as you say it's probably as close to sponsorship as you'll get. Particularly given the slating the Cathay Second Officer program has...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Nov 2012, 18:40
Replies: 18
Views: 8,459
Posted By Politely_amused

Fella, crikey. Might I suggest you read a post...

Fella, crikey. Might I suggest you read a post before you question someone's attitude in such a derogatory fashion.

Firstly (if you had read my post), having completed a military OCU and served...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Nov 2012, 17:54
Replies: 18
Views: 8,459
Posted By Politely_amused

British Airways Future Pilot Programme (FPP)

Evening all

Just received an email - you may be interested to know that the BA FPP run through CAE Oxford Aviation Academy (http://www.oaa.com/pages/schemes/british_airways#FPP_with_OAA) is...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2012, 19:27
Replies: 125
Views: 31,859
Posted By Politely_amused

Rather than 70 virgins wouldn't you rather have...

Rather than 70 virgins wouldn't you rather have some slutty chicks who knew what they were doing?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2011, 07:53
Replies: 40
Views: 10,263
Posted By Politely_amused

Sigh...

MaroonMan4:

Oh dear.... And the RAF doesn't understand being given a grid, troops get in the back, fly to grid, troops get off. Errr... Medals! Oh, sorry: Air Power, hurrumph, COIN and Air Power,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2011, 11:59
Replies: 281
Views: 71,436
Posted By Politely_amused

Well that’s alright then. After all, as...

Well that’s alright then. After all, as commissioned officers it’s not how you act, it’s what people find out about how you’ve acted.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2011, 23:49
Replies: 135
Views: 41,238
Posted By Politely_amused

Self - (QRA) congratulation society...

If anyone ever wanted to see how far the RAF jet community had disappeared up its own ass.... then look no further.

:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2011, 21:32
Replies: 37
Views: 8,390
Posted By Politely_amused

Parliamentary grilling by the select committee on...

Parliamentary grilling by the select committee on the Management of the Typhoon project now being repeated on BBC Parliament....


'In hot', as one would say... (well, if you had an air – ground...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2011, 18:53
Replies: 107
Views: 28,669
Posted By Politely_amused

C130 Chuck Up

Libya: personal account of RAF pilot who took part in SAS rescue mission - Telegraph...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2010, 00:44
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,321,015
Posted By Politely_amused

Gents I'm somewhat surprised the following...

Gents

I'm somewhat surprised the following hasn't been articulated:

Chinook crash inquiry
The Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6978142.ece) has published a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2007, 16:13
Replies: 125
Views: 12,953
Posted By Politely_amused

PTT - How I would love to be in your chain of...

PTT - How I would love to be in your chain of command to bring to bear some of your 'reasoning'.

I say again being grossly overweight suggests a supreme lack of self discipline. That is very hard...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2007, 08:35
Replies: 125
Views: 12,953
Posted By Politely_amused

Indeed.....Too many US war movies? The key...

Indeed.....Too many US war movies?

The key point here is that being grossly overweight suggests a supreme lack of self discipline.

If members of the military do not have the self discipline...
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