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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 17:42
Replies: 24
Views: 11,165
Posted By 2Planks

Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach, GBE, KCB, DL,...

Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach, GBE, KCB, DL, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.

From the Royal Family Website today, 23 April 24

Congratulations, Sir.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2024, 15:33
Replies: 689
Views: 349,840
Posted By 2Planks

I have friends on the 2144 DLM-MAN (now stopping...

I have friends on the 2144 DLM-MAN (now stopping at Milan). The 2143 seemed to have a couple of goes this morning at MAN before a 3 hour delay for a pax issue. Any ideas?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 10:47
Replies: 224
Views: 45,231
Posted By 2Planks

Mr B A copy of the Telegraph Crossword had...

Mr B

A copy of the Telegraph Crossword had the same effect.

Even in the depths of beyond someone would appear and say give us a clue.

Clearly in the Ante Room the reply would be:
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Feb 2024, 08:06
Replies: 28
Views: 10,616
Posted By 2Planks

Tartiflette Fan, can’t see your FB page. As far...

Tartiflette Fan, can’t see your FB page. As far as I can work out from the local paper they had fuel contamination to deal with so the runway was unusable. The crane appeared on the runway late...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Feb 2024, 18:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By 2Planks

Given that reports say one aircraft was parked,...

Given that reports say one aircraft was parked, and being pedantic, it was an allision not a collision.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 21:03
Replies: 22
Views: 3,169
Posted By 2Planks

Ahhh, The Genie, no sort plan required.

Ahhh, The Genie, no sort plan required.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 11:18
Replies: 224
Views: 45,231
Posted By 2Planks

Whilst we wait with bated breath, a standard...

Whilst we wait with bated breath, a standard Oyster Card can be linked with a Veterans Railcard. Just present both to an attendant at any large underground station, wait for a lot of button pushing...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2023, 14:20
Replies: 76
Views: 16,097
Posted By 2Planks

Is it as bad as Strike Force that bedevilled RAF...

Is it as bad as Strike Force that bedevilled RAF Leeming in the mid 90s?

We’d been falling over cameramen and fulfilling daft requests for a few weeks when 11Gp arrived to do an AOCs inspection....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 09:19
Replies: 38
Views: 7,459
Posted By 2Planks

Streaming was a thing when I went through in 87...

Streaming was a thing when I went through in 87 and as an instructor 92-5.
Common Bulldog Phase (air experience really)
Common Dominie Phase (high level nav)
Common JP Phase (latterly Tucano) low...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Oct 2023, 14:51
Replies: 241
Views: 157,106
Posted By 2Planks

Beamer, Indeed. And Finningley also had traffic...

Beamer, Indeed. And Finningley also had traffic lights, but they were called signals, used to stop the trains on the track in the undershoot of 20. And, if one of my instructors is to be believed, to...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Oct 2023, 12:32
Replies: 52
Views: 43,348
Posted By 2Planks

And a lot of TUIs income is in Euros, the euro...

And a lot of TUIs income is in Euros, the euro has followed a similar trajectory to the pound in relation to the dollar.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2023, 16:39
Replies: 143
Views: 53,513
Posted By 2Planks

Pedant alert! jethro shouldn’t that be...

Pedant alert!

jethro shouldn’t that be G-CRIII?
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
4th Aug 2023, 15:54
Replies: 10
Views: 1,754
Posted By 2Planks

Hovis, same for me. Trouble it comes in to the...

Hovis, same for me. Trouble it comes in to the mailbox with an @pprune address, so if I block it I won’t get legit messages, or worse gets the Forum addresses marked as a source of phishing.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2023, 16:21
Replies: 16
Views: 4,318
Posted By 2Planks

Heady memories indeed. Funny how smells can be so...

Heady memories indeed. Funny how smells can be so evocative isn’t it?

I believe it was the Jasmine that created that heady smell, it’s known for being stronger after sunset (according to Mrs...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jul 2023, 12:28
Replies: 1,973
Views: 1,060,477
Posted By 2Planks

Looks like the Greek authorities could do with a...

Looks like the Greek authorities could do with a lesson from jet2 ops. Rhodes is an island of 125k people with another 80k tourist beds (depending on which site you trust). 17 k people have already...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2023, 14:35
Replies: 689
Views: 349,840
Posted By 2Planks

Vectisman, I agree that they have taken action...

Vectisman, I agree that they have taken action ahead of impending problems, perhaps a little late. But their statement, as reported by the BBC, is odd, blaming air traffic issues, constrained...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2023, 20:37
Replies: 42
Views: 12,798
Posted By 2Planks

I’m with L-J, saw it numerous times, but never...

I’m with L-J, saw it numerous times, but never practiced it myself.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2023, 18:01
Replies: 153
Views: 76,081
Posted By 2Planks

Someone can’t count! ...

Someone can’t count!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65826244

747 flights over the top of the planning consent. Is this likely to mean certain schedules are no longer going to work...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2023, 15:43
Replies: 27
Views: 4,192
Posted By 2Planks

Dctyke - clearly you lot in Weaverthorpe are up...

Dctyke - clearly you lot in Weaverthorpe are up to something! Will have to divert round next time I’m heading for The Triton
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2023, 14:09
Replies: 9
Views: 5,067
Posted By 2Planks

I certainly heard one during the Prince of Wales’...

I certainly heard one during the Prince of Wales’ speech. Air China 494 according to FR 24
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2023, 09:18
Replies: 72
Views: 12,488
Posted By 2Planks

Asturias, indeed as well as surviving the 4...

Asturias, indeed as well as surviving the 4 legged self loading freight which was common when I was down there!

The delights of flight schedules by public radio, oh and the darts!
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd May 2023, 09:22
Replies: 45
Views: 32,194
Posted By 2Planks

Can’t see any news regarding cancellations today...

Can’t see any news regarding cancellations today at Ryanair. I don’t doubt some people move on to other airlines but it seems yesterday’s cancellations we’re all about the French ATC strike...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2023, 09:24
Replies: 45
Views: 32,194
Posted By 2Planks

Well, having had a Google around, I can’t find...

Well, having had a Google around, I can’t find hundreds of ryanair cancellations ‘over the weekend’ but I can find lots about 220 cancellations today thanks to French ATC strikes on May 1st.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2023, 21:22
Replies: 141
Views: 26,388
Posted By 2Planks

I think I was taught that one should orientate a...

I think I was taught that one should orientate a map to track and a chart should always used north up.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2023, 15:25
Replies: 196
Views: 46,089
Posted By 2Planks

Islas Malvinas is a derivative of the original...

Islas Malvinas is a derivative of the original French name Iles Malouines, named by the French explorer de Bougainville whom hailed from St Malo.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2023, 12:43
Replies: 1,973
Views: 1,060,477
Posted By 2Planks

Happy 20th Birthday to jet2 and all personnel...

Happy 20th Birthday to jet2 and all personnel involved from the start. 80 to 12000 staff is an achievement to be proud of.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2023, 11:04
Replies: 23
Views: 16,322
Posted By 2Planks

There was drug testing in his time, but clearly...

There was drug testing in his time, but clearly enough time had elapsed. Clearly, his recruitment process would have been different from most. Anyone else would have been asked a direct question on...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2023, 10:19
Replies: 23
Views: 16,322
Posted By 2Planks

What were the rules on previous cocaine use when...

What were the rules on previous cocaine use when he joined? I know it is slightly more lenient now but IIRC there was zero tolerance at this time.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jan 2023, 14:44
Replies: 22
Views: 5,490
Posted By 2Planks

Venture Quays and the Columbine Building are...

Venture Quays and the Columbine Building are still there in Cowes, so to answer the OP: What’s the biggest floatplane still available?!
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2022, 09:01
Replies: 34
Views: 11,481
Posted By 2Planks

I remember reading somewhere that it took so long...

I remember reading somewhere that it took so long to make the decision that all the light fractions had gassed off before the bombing started which made it an almost impossible task to set fire to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2022, 15:00
Replies: 164
Views: 95,662
Posted By 2Planks

I remember the padre at Nortolt the night before...

I remember the padre at Nortolt the night before the rugby world cup final 2003 finishing the grace with "and God bless Jonny Wilkinson's boot".

must have had a more direct line than most!
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2022, 09:56
Replies: 63
Views: 13,624
Posted By 2Planks

Justthisonce. I believe the 5as were fitted with...

Justthisonce. I believe the 5as were fitted with tip tanks sometime in the late 80s. I went through training with tankless 5as. Handy for the air defence phase above cloud as fixing was much quicker.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2022, 21:05
Replies: 63
Views: 13,624
Posted By 2Planks

Time Lord, sorry you are right, GPIs, providing...

Time Lord, sorry you are right, GPIs, providing the Doppler was working or the screen hadn't turned it off as a test!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2022, 20:58
Replies: 63
Views: 13,624
Posted By 2Planks

Langleyb We may well have met! 86-87 and 92-5...

Langleyb
We may well have met! 86-87 and 92-5 for me.

Dave

There was also some 5as, with a basic VOR and ILS. But no tip tanks. The 5 only had DME, double DME fixing across the airways of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2022, 20:49
Replies: 63
Views: 13,624
Posted By 2Planks

All nav students completed the Basic JP course...

All nav students completed the Basic JP course following the Basic Dominie Phase (classic navigation using radar and a couple of Air Position Indicators). Some later courses did start with a handful...
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