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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2013, 11:29
Replies: 85
Views: 55,664
Posted By Bubblewindow

I must appologise if I upset anybody whining...

I must appologise if I upset anybody whining about my flight safety issues and yes Im not Ex-RAF nor British Forces. Its good to talk though.

Cheers and safe flying,

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2013, 07:19
Replies: 85
Views: 55,664
Posted By Bubblewindow

Slightly off topic but just to give my few pence...

Slightly off topic but just to give my few pence worth re: inquiry's.
Having recently retired after 20+ years service ive many grievances to air but will leave that for another time (probably when...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2013, 23:57
Replies: 14
Views: 5,173
Posted By Bubblewindow

I think her first catshot clip was in a T-45...

I think her first catshot clip was in a T-45 Goshawk.

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2013, 22:15
Replies: 24
Views: 13,294
Posted By Bubblewindow

GR4 looses half a wing tank arriving at Malta show

Just seen this vid on YouTube ....
Any ideas as to why ? Did the tail plane hit?

Malta International Airshow 2013 Arrivals - YouTube (http://youtu.be/tUEYTWYyB_I)
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2013, 16:21
Replies: 128
Views: 32,366
Posted By Bubblewindow

A guy in my class of recruits (now a captain with...

A guy in my class of recruits (now a captain with an American airline) claimed to have flown in the rear seat of his uncles Lightning before joining up.
"The rear seat?" , I said. "They (the T's)...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2013, 06:07
Replies: 7
Views: 2,088
Posted By Bubblewindow

I have to stop that habit . So much for...

I have to stop that habit . So much for annonimity :ugh:

Still, I don't think the RN have anything fast enough to catch me at the moment
(Unfortunately :(. )

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2013, 21:02
Replies: 7
Views: 2,088
Posted By Bubblewindow

Enough ;) BW

Enough ;)

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2013, 18:56
Replies: 7
Views: 2,088
Posted By Bubblewindow

Lusty departing Dublin

While out and about a couple of weeks ago we came across a rare sight west of the London FIR. After we dropped low level I managed to capture an image. As I looked through the viewfinder this is what...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2013, 14:27
Replies: 257
Views: 80,165
Posted By Bubblewindow

It's ok, the rations have been axed in the...

It's ok, the rations have been axed in the cutbacks!!

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2012, 08:33
Replies: 67
Views: 16,408
Posted By Bubblewindow

Biggus, Your correct in that we...

Biggus,
Your correct in that we don't have the range (been out to 54W myself) but yes, any request for help would be honoured within our operational limits. Though I cannot speak for...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2012, 23:39
Replies: 67
Views: 16,408
Posted By Bubblewindow

Hi all, Just a point to note. The...

Hi all,
Just a point to note. The Irish Air Corps CN-235M's carryout maritime patrols seven days a week and are equipped with a raft launcher carrying four, ten man rafts should the mission...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2012, 10:57
Replies: 13
Views: 2,995
Posted By Bubblewindow

Not sure of the current situation but a mate on 4...

Not sure of the current situation but a mate on 4 Sqn told me last year that the Pax flights had stopped because of the rising cost of public liability insurance ??
I know if anybody flies with my...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2012, 17:23
Replies: 27
Views: 7,514
Posted By Bubblewindow

Intresting . Glad to see they are (apparently)...

Intresting . Glad to see they are (apparently) using dedicated recce assets for the search.
(Aircraft did use the loop today though (?) )

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2012, 07:07
Replies: 28
Views: 7,136
Posted By Bubblewindow

This one that I captured in The Loop a few years...

This one that I captured in The Loop a few years ago always tickles me.....

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/tiffie03pitweb.jpg

Any takers???

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2012, 14:38
Replies: 27
Views: 7,514
Posted By Bubblewindow

A pair of Vinten 70mm camera pods and a trained...

A pair of Vinten 70mm camera pods and a trained MK I Eyeball were excellent at searching for disturbed ground. A pod on each wing produced a pair of images with a 60% overlap that allowed us to see...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2012, 20:29
Replies: 27
Views: 7,514
Posted By Bubblewindow

Ah yes, you've jogged my memory. I remember...

Ah yes, you've jogged my memory.
I remember standing in a forestry carpark after decending a hill in the Loop (not far from the current search) having a cold pear cider (just one btw) and hearing...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2012, 14:28
Replies: 27
Views: 7,514
Posted By Bubblewindow

Thanks for the replies. Being an aerial recce...

Thanks for the replies.
Being an aerial recce person myself I'd gladly analyse any amount of imagery if it helped .
Sad times!

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2012, 07:51
Replies: 27
Views: 7,514
Posted By Bubblewindow

Could a GR4A be used in search for April Jones?

I'm not offay with the actual equipment on a Tonka and without infringing on OPSEC (I hope) , could its recce equipment be used in the search for little April Jones in Wales?
Didn't they use one for...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2012, 20:59
Replies: 30
Views: 6,215
Posted By Bubblewindow

Wonder how this will affect what can be a very...

Wonder how this will affect what can be a very busy piece of LFA7 for the military?
The estuary at Barmouth to the south is a major entry/exit point for low level fast jets .

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2012, 20:36
Replies: 233
Views: 44,367
Posted By Bubblewindow

I'm led to believe a group of people who like to...

I'm led to believe a group of people who like to get intimate with trees climbed a hill and flew kites and balloons at the exit of the Mach Loop earlier in the year.
Funny how they weren't locals...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2012, 09:25
Replies: 18
Views: 4,773
Posted By Bubblewindow

Great images! I've pm'd PH-UKU. Cheers, ...

Great images!
I've pm'd PH-UKU.

Cheers,
BW (through I really should have taken my signature off the photo , doh!)
Forum: Private Flying
28th Sep 2012, 17:00
Replies: 18
Views: 4,773
Posted By Bubblewindow

Google led me to this thread in search of...

Google led me to this thread in search of G-DRAM's owner.

Pulled up alongside us en-route to Leuchars Air Show.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2012, 20:17
Replies: 24
Views: 6,815
Posted By Bubblewindow

Typical night out then :E BW

Typical night out then :E

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2012, 19:26
Replies: 7
Views: 4,562
Posted By Bubblewindow

If I'm not mistaken, after RIAT 2006, didn't an...

If I'm not mistaken, after RIAT 2006, didn't an FJ (possibly a Mirage 2000, I was a wee bit under the WX waiting by our aircraft) break left after lifting, staying low and over the crowd that were...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Jul 2012, 21:42
Replies: 10
Views: 3,085
Posted By Bubblewindow

I'm off to the off licence to find out! :} BW

I'm off to the off licence to find out! :}

BW
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Jul 2012, 21:20
Replies: 10
Views: 3,085
Posted By Bubblewindow

Cheers N4! You've ruined my marriage ! Wifey...

Cheers N4!
You've ruined my marriage !
Wifey gone to bed in a huff after a constant two hours of me flying Lancs low level under bridges and dodging flack with the drone of the four merlins and me...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2012, 19:04
Replies: 43
Views: 19,478
Posted By Bubblewindow

While I agree to this to a certain extent, having...

While I agree to this to a certain extent, having been part of an investigation after a crash which was finally attributed to the pilot suffering this phenomenon and not relying on his instruments,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2012, 10:07
Replies: 25
Views: 7,228
Posted By Bubblewindow

Not a driver, they chauffeur me!! We all walked...

Not a driver, they chauffeur me!! We all walked for coffee anyhow, everyone's equal on our crew (just put that in there for CRM purposes ;) )



It was a crap drizzly rainy day, very humid in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2012, 16:04
Replies: 25
Views: 7,228
Posted By Bubblewindow

"Any fuel Sir?"

Though primarily fixed wing I am required to fly on rotary from time to time. On Friday during a long low level sortie we called into a regional airfield for fuel and an obligitory coffee. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2012, 10:45
Replies: 13
Views: 2,814
Posted By Bubblewindow

Brave in an AW-139!! Lucky the tail didn't fall...

Brave in an AW-139!!
Lucky the tail didn't fall off :O

BW
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2012, 20:15
Replies: 30
Views: 7,430
Posted By Bubblewindow

My Dad worked in a facility during the 40's and...

My Dad worked in a facility during the 40's and 50's that chromed the grab handles and seat rails for buses. He has suffered with gut and bowel problems and has had to have part of his bowel removed...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2012, 19:01
Replies: 30
Views: 7,430
Posted By Bubblewindow

Danger Thanks for your reply NL, it actually helps...

Thanks for your reply NL, it actually helps somewhat piece my puzzle together.
First to clarify , I am not RAF or indeed part of the British forces.

Some of my ex-colleges that are sick were not...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2012, 17:54
Replies: 30
Views: 7,430
Posted By Bubblewindow

If only it were that simple. There's at least ten...

If only it were that simple. There's at least ten (so far) ex-Sqn mates who are sick. The military and government know this but are sidestepping and fobbing off any suggestion of neglect despite the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2012, 21:06
Replies: 30
Views: 7,430
Posted By Bubblewindow

Before taking to the sky's I was a heavy...

Before taking to the sky's I was a heavy maintenance tech in our engine shop. As well as avtur and avgas there was all sorts of other fluids we were exposed to daily such as Ardrox and...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2012, 17:08
Replies: 95
Views: 29,999
Posted By Bubblewindow

Correct, the wires look to have just been...

Correct, the wires look to have just been impacted by the main rotor (blades).
The wrinkles were caused by the landing which splayed the skids out fully also.

BW
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