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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2023, 18:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,595
Posted By Audax

Downsizer, in answer to your question, No

Downsizer, in answer to your question, No
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2023, 18:19
Replies: 3
Views: 1,595
Posted By Audax

Angry Aiforces Monthly, State of the RAF Articles

The new edition of Airforces Monthly has several articles concerning the ongoing problems facing the RAF, mostly quoting various Government Committees:-

Hawk. Engine problems ‘a fiasco’,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2023, 08:32
Replies: 61
Views: 12,010
Posted By Audax

No one suggested that the RSAF F35B would operate...

No one suggested that the RSAF F35B would operate off existing tarmac roads, as a well known video shows even a Vampire can destroy tarmac. I worked with the RSAF for some 3 years not long ago and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2023, 17:56
Replies: 61
Views: 12,010
Posted By Audax

Singapore also has long stretches of straight...

Singapore also has long stretches of straight road parallel to the runways at Tengah and Paya Lebar. However, the buy of F35B may well reflect the vulnerability of runways and road strips.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2022, 16:34
Replies: 150
Views: 34,692
Posted By Audax

Been racking what’s left of my brains about the...

Been racking what’s left of my brains about the Linton EIIR. I think we took 36 airframes, 33 flyers of which 3 were airborne spares plus 3 ground spares.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2022, 16:14
Replies: 150
Views: 34,692
Posted By Audax

When Linton flew an 80 over RIAT the formation...

When Linton flew an 80 over RIAT the formation was 21 plus airborne spares.

When we did E II R over Portsmouth, can’t recall the actual number in the formation but it was mid 30s, quite exciting...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2021, 16:29
Replies: 16
Views: 3,257
Posted By Audax

Certainly 525kts in my day. I seem to remember...

Certainly 525kts in my day. I seem to remember some intercept profiles were called 525 Fast or 525 Slow but can’t for the life in me recall the nuts and bolts of these profiles.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2021, 17:59
Replies: 16
Views: 4,301
Posted By Audax

MPN11, if you think the bad guys don’t monitor...

MPN11, if you think the bad guys don’t monitor likely airfields for silent launches, I’m afraid you’re in cloud cuckoo land, an example:-

Years ago, I was guesting with the Norwegians around...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2021, 09:59
Replies: 14
Views: 5,302
Posted By Audax

Have a look at abct.org.uk (Airfields of Britain...

Have a look at abct.org.uk (Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust([I think]), all listed there and shown on the map, can be fiddly to use.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2021, 16:49
Replies: 52
Views: 13,608
Posted By Audax

IIRC, an F84 with some sort of Astro/sun/star...

IIRC, an F84 with some sort of Astro/sun/star tracker under a glass dome in the nose crossed the Atlantic decades ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2021, 16:24
Replies: 56
Views: 12,698
Posted By Audax

I’m going to rename my den 74 Sqn and put a...

I’m going to rename my den 74 Sqn and put a plaque on the door, after all there’s more to do with real aviation in situ than some of the units out there now.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2021, 03:40
Replies: 227
Views: 82,108
Posted By Audax

Idle stop, other QFIs on 2 Sqn around at the time...

Idle stop, other QFIs on 2 Sqn around at the time you mention included:-

Garth Bennett, Clive Roberts, Neil Buckland, Russ Morley, Mike Sykes, Mike Kempster, John Andres, Chris Burwell, Brian...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2021, 19:00
Replies: 227
Views: 82,108
Posted By Audax

On one occasion l did the pre-chop check ride...

On one occasion l did the pre-chop check ride with a guy who did fail his CFI ride the next day. Ended up as my nav on Phantoms a few years later! No hard feelings, he knew he wasn’t going to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2021, 07:33
Replies: 227
Views: 82,108
Posted By Audax

Jimmy H had been a FAC in Vietnam flying the...

Jimmy H had been a FAC in Vietnam flying the push-pull Cessna on longish sorties. Inevitably, on one trip the local cuisine caught up with him, a touch of Motezumas Revenge, Jimmy managed to do the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2020, 19:34
Replies: 42
Views: 18,942
Posted By Audax

Wasn’t there a nav [observer, looker, talking...

Wasn’t there a nav [observer, looker, talking tacan?] who banged out of a Sea Vixen just before it hit the ground with lots of bank applied, possibly landing at Yeovilton? Hit the ground still in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2020, 14:53
Replies: 27
Views: 9,925
Posted By Audax

Whilst trying the 5ft bit, didn’t an Army Sioux...

Whilst trying the 5ft bit, didn’t an Army Sioux dip a skid into the water, possibly in a Lough in NI?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2020, 09:18
Replies: 494
Views: 334,562
Posted By Audax

The real Fulmar, the feathered one, deters...

The real Fulmar, the feathered one, deters aggressors by vomiting a noxious oily substance at the predator. What’s the equivalent in the aluminium version, lobbing meat pies in the general direction?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2020, 18:59
Replies: 36
Views: 11,962
Posted By Audax

To confirm what 2 TWU said Bob, MoD in the shape...

To confirm what 2 TWU said Bob, MoD in the shape of me, plus others, was most certainly involved In the early days. At one stage, we even took prospective bidders around Linton, most were trying to...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2020, 05:14
Replies: 97
Views: 40,200
Posted By Audax

Once knew a USAF exchange pilot who in a previous...

Once knew a USAF exchange pilot who in a previous existence had been a FAC in Vietnam flying the push-pull Cessna. Inevitably, on one longish sortie, Motezumas Revenge set in and he really had to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Mar 2020, 05:51
Replies: 43
Views: 22,465
Posted By Audax

Malkovitch, to be frank, the pilots are just one...

Malkovitch, to be frank, the pilots are just one link in the chain. What about the cabin crew, ground crew, engineers, baggage handlers etc etc etc, all of whom are essential for getting the aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2020, 16:01
Replies: 76
Views: 49,776
Posted By Audax

Funniest Bucc flypast at Linton in the 70s. After...

Funniest Bucc flypast at Linton in the 70s. After the first pass, whilst turning for another go, front seater decided to open the bomb bay, an anguished NO from the back was too late. There was a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Sep 2019, 13:29
Replies: 20
Views: 6,535
Posted By Audax

There is a large white arrow clearly visible on...

There is a large white arrow clearly visible on Google Earth just to the east of Skipness village (by the graveyard) at the top end of the Mull of Kintyre. I believe this is a hangover from WW11 and...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2019, 13:23
Replies: 35
Views: 13,299
Posted By Audax

Quite a rant there gijoe. When you’ve put your...

Quite a rant there gijoe. When you’ve put your toys back in your cot (assuming you’re allowed toys), could you translate please so normal humans can understand?
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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2019, 14:34
Replies: 34
Views: 15,463
Posted By Audax

There was a similar occasion on the Lightning OCU...

There was a similar occasion on the Lightning OCU when a student holding prior to Valley claimed the CI was so impressed with him that he was skipping other training and going direct to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2019, 10:38
Replies: 39
Views: 13,743
Posted By Audax

AoA was used for the approach and landing. A...

AoA was used for the approach and landing. A rough ‘on’ speed was worked out depending on aircraft weight, this was checked against the AoA on finals to hopefully mitigate against the AoA system...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2019, 05:03
Replies: 39
Views: 13,743
Posted By Audax

The full aft stick technique catered for the many...

The full aft stick technique catered for the many configurations, weights, loads and/or the variable c of g positions these configurations created, the aircraft got airborne when it was ready. As for...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2018, 14:28
Replies: 76
Views: 14,137
Posted By Audax

Wasn't the F3 upgraded to Avon 302s (the GT) and...

Wasn't the F3 upgraded to Avon 302s (the GT) and then the so called tuned jet pipes (the GTS)? Dook, I've flown both the aircraft pictured by yourself and Newt.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2018, 07:23
Replies: 76
Views: 14,137
Posted By Audax

Newt, there was a good reason the MK2 was yours,...

Newt, there was a good reason the MK2 was yours, if we gave you a 2A it simply meant you had more fuel per sortie with which to get into trouble!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2018, 12:02
Replies: 217
Views: 69,049
Posted By Audax

Linton is ideally situated for the Basic Fast Jet...

Linton is ideally situated for the Basic Fast Jet Training role, oodles of free airspace and easy access to the low level system in any direction, RLG nearby, most of which is not applicable to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2017, 09:11
Replies: 21
Views: 13,290
Posted By Audax

At the outbreak of WW2, the Sqn CO became...

At the outbreak of WW2, the Sqn CO became concerned about a possible lack of petrol for the no doubt large and powerful cars the aircrew possessed. So, a member was sent out to obtain some of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2015, 05:20
Replies: 171
Views: 41,115
Posted By Audax

Like every walk of life, there are good and not...

Like every walk of life, there are good and not so good QFIs in the RAF. Over the years I had extensive experience instructing at every level including a spell on CFS (when it was CFS and not the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2015, 04:40
Replies: 79
Views: 25,216
Posted By Audax

Many years ago, there was a rogue C130 based out...

Many years ago, there was a rogue C130 based out in the Far East, every so often in the cruise it would pitch up for no reason. No fault could be found after extensive work then some bright spark...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2015, 05:36
Replies: 55
Views: 13,859
Posted By Audax

'Old equipment still serviced and radiating' ...

'Old equipment still serviced and radiating'

That seems to fit many senior retired officers!
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2015, 05:34
Replies: 93
Views: 22,239
Posted By Audax

Mid 60s at Fawlty Towers, there was a Flt Sgt...

Mid 60s at Fawlty Towers, there was a Flt Sgt Flight, SNCO i/c D Sqn
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2015, 06:09
Replies: 49
Views: 29,723
Posted By Audax

EESDL. nothing on the Leeds East web site, any...

EESDL. nothing on the Leeds East web site, any further details?

As a kid, I used to attend the CF air shows, then spent some time flying Chipmunks there during the infamous Valley to Chivenor hold...
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