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Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2024, 14:36
Replies: 1,435
Views: 476,323
Posted By Biggus

.... and biscuits.

.... and biscuits.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2024, 07:21
Replies: 10
Views: 1,594
Posted By Biggus

It depends on how many you make/export. ...

It depends on how many you make/export.

Didn't Mr Ford start out trying to make his product as cheaply as possible (and in only one colour?), and his company did alright for some time.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2024, 09:28
Replies: 51
Views: 6,448
Posted By Biggus

Just another jockey, You used to be able to...

Just another jockey,

You used to be able to request a "pension forecast", which I believe most people found to be pretty accurate. If that option is still available it may help resolve your issue.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2024, 09:24
Replies: 51
Views: 6,448
Posted By Biggus

For BEagle a 6.7% gross rise in pension becomes...

For BEagle a 6.7% gross rise in pension becomes 1.7% net, while for Ninthace 6.7% gross becomes 2.0% net - both of which seem very low and no doubt could lead to a sense of disappointment.

I don't...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2024, 11:54
Replies: 51
Views: 6,448
Posted By Biggus

All pay rises in UK are quoted in gross...

All pay rises in UK are quoted in gross figures/percentages - be it doctors, teachers, serving military or military pension increases. How could it be otherwise, as the "net" increase will vary from...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 17:26
Replies: 1,435
Views: 476,323
Posted By Biggus

Regarding Sunak's promise/pledge to increase...

Regarding Sunak's promise/pledge to increase defence spending, I would offer the following observations.

Firstly, as others have already said, he won't be Prime Minister from about September 2024...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 11:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,984
Posted By Biggus

The military procurement equivalent of "virtue...

The military procurement equivalent of "virtue signalling"?

Or maybe "future faking".

Still, the Germans have/had been doing it successfully for years.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 12:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,774,041
Posted By Biggus

The MOD doesn't do "radical change"... There...

The MOD doesn't do "radical change"...

There are also careers, senior officer posts and pensions to protect.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 07:39
Replies: 11
Views: 2,994
Posted By Biggus

Perhaps the USN should be bold, and order some...

Perhaps the USN should be bold, and order some warships from overseas to avoid delays - Ferguson Marine maybe? 😏
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:23
Replies: 212
Views: 80,027
Posted By Biggus

I don't think it was the Treasury that dictated...

I don't think it was the Treasury that dictated the infamous (illegal - but hey, nobody was prosecuted, let alone sanctioned) recruitment procedures instigated during Wigston's time in post.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 20:56
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

So are they planning to resurrect the LDV by...

So are they planning to resurrect the LDV by conscripting veterans on the basis of card applications?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 12:19
Replies: 52
Views: 16,405
Posted By Biggus

I remember being told a story about a Beverley...

I remember being told a story about a Beverley flying up the Rhone Valley into a headwind, and someone looking out the window and seeing the aircraft being overtaken by a train in the valley floor...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 10:09
Replies: 54
Views: 14,634
Posted By Biggus

Aircraft currently heading 355, call from...

Aircraft currently heading 355, call from navigator... "come right 6 degrees onto 361"...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 21:43
Replies: 12
Views: 2,008
Posted By Biggus

Open source quoted endurance of MQ-9B is 40 hours...

Open source quoted endurance of MQ-9B is 40 hours - internet search can provide the answer in seconds.

But you'll run out of sonobuoys well before then, even with a load of 80. So it's an...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 15:12
Replies: 12
Views: 2,008
Posted By Biggus

That's a big, and expensive, piece of kit just to...

That's a big, and expensive, piece of kit just to enable you to dispense 10 sonobuoys (reported capacity of SDS is 10 A size buoys or 20 G size).

How long will that load last in the detection, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2024, 14:24
Replies: 15
Views: 3,137
Posted By Biggus

There will be no shortage of Conservative...

There will be no shortage of Conservative candidates at the next election.

Both main parties (used to?) run a sort of unofficial apprenticeship scheme for wannabe MPs. Start off life as an intern...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2024, 08:40
Replies: 15
Views: 3,137
Posted By Biggus

Yes there are 62 conservative MPs not seeking...

Yes there are 62 conservative MPs not seeking re-election, but as usual, the devil is in the detail.

I'm sure some (many?) of them don't think they can win, but there are also boundary changes,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 08:44
Replies: 2,113
Views: 625,875
Posted By Biggus

The Australian Police seem to be running active...

The Australian Police seem to be running active recruitment programs in the UK to persuade serving British police officers to emigrate.

If they have recruitment problems of their own might we...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2024, 09:25
Replies: 15
Views: 3,137
Posted By Biggus

Ninthace, Given his military career I very...

Ninthace,

Given his military career I very much doubt he feels the need to prove to anyone on here his willingness or ability to fight.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 19:30
Replies: 12
Views: 2,397
Posted By Biggus

Ernie Bedford???

Ernie Bedford???
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 16:33
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

Mine still hasn't arrived.....

Mine still hasn't arrived.....
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 13:15
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

Fablon is so 1980s (I know that was the whole...

Fablon is so 1980s (I know that was the whole point of the jest)....

These days you would laminate your card if it needed covering ...

Mind you, that's probably so early 2000s!

Today you...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 14:07
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

No idea - apart from the fact that a driving...

No idea - apart from the fact that a driving licence is considered proof of identity in many parts of UK society, so MOD had little choice other than to accept it's validity.

Like you, I have yet...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 13:30
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

Q-SKI, If you go back 8 posts to No. 137 you...

Q-SKI,

If you go back 8 posts to No. 137 you will see quoted the fact that it specifically says on the back of the Veterans Card that it cannot be used to access an MOD establishment, or words to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 12:27
Replies: 35
Views: 6,042
Posted By Biggus

Doctor Cruces, But no doubt "fixing" it came...

Doctor Cruces,

But no doubt "fixing" it came out of the maintenance budget, which had some money, but the cost of replacing it would have come out of the "procurement" budget, which was already...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2024, 12:40
Replies: 167
Views: 23,054
Posted By Biggus

While it is of no help to Cold War veterans,...

While it is of no help to Cold War veterans, presumably going forward the proposed Wider Service Medal will avoid this issue in the future?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 13:18
Replies: 7,484
Views: 2,422,134
Posted By Biggus

Thank you.... However, I expect the "small...

Thank you....

However, I expect the "small permanent crew" allocated will be VERY small, and the people identified to bring it back to fully crewed will no doubt already be doing vital jobs in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 13:04
Replies: 89
Views: 26,148
Posted By Biggus

The only set of people in this country who can...

The only set of people in this country who can get away with saying, "oh I'm sorry, I'll pay it back", with no subsequent sanction, when caught out in some sort of financial dodgy deal are...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 12:59
Replies: 7,484
Views: 2,422,134
Posted By Biggus

So what's the difference, if any, between...

So what's the difference, if any, between "extended readiness" and "mothballed" - is it just a case of semantics?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 09:08
Replies: 93
Views: 25,401
Posted By Biggus

SAR bloke, I've been out a while now, but at...

SAR bloke,

I've been out a while now, but at the end of my career I found most RAF Officers messes to be empty, with no life or spirit.

Most young single officers moved out as soon as they...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 13:40
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

Ah, but if you trash your veterans card scraping...

Ah, but if you trash your veterans card scraping off ice it won't matter.....
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 13:33
Replies: 62
Views: 11,350
Posted By Biggus

So how do/did Russian SLBMs work? I seem to...

So how do/did Russian SLBMs work?

I seem to remember talk of Typhoon SSBNs lurking beneath the polar ice cap for safety, behind a protective screen of SSNs and where they can't be reached by...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 07:25
Replies: 224
Views: 46,092
Posted By Biggus

Scraping the ice off your windscreen?

Scraping the ice off your windscreen?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 17:48
Replies: 4
Views: 952
Posted By Biggus

Not just Ireland. There are several...

Not just Ireland.

There are several countries who make a sizeable income from "providing" troops to the UN.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 08:49
Replies: 62
Views: 11,350
Posted By Biggus

If our nuclear deterrent were ever used in anger...

If our nuclear deterrent were ever used in anger then it would be "American" missiles that would be fired.

While the technicalities of the missiles performance might well be an American...
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