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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2022, 16:37
Replies: 592
Views: 193,420
Posted By Ali Qadoo

I tried to watch the Kay Burley interview clip...

I tried to watch the Kay Burley interview clip but found it too excruciating and simply couldn't make it to the end. That someone so lacking in presence and mental agility is now CAS depresses me...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2020, 15:43
Replies: 481
Views: 355,760
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Thanks for the steer re Lions, Donkeys and...

Thanks for the steer re Lions, Donkeys and Dinosaurs - an excellent read.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2018, 13:22
Replies: 69
Views: 24,222
Posted By Ali Qadoo

I'd have thought that in an aircraft with an...

I'd have thought that in an aircraft with an ejection seat, having a yoke would present an unacceptable risk of breaking the ejectee's femurs on the way out.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2017, 09:37
Replies: 169
Views: 68,190
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Dear reader, I was that clueless stude... ...

Dear reader, I was that clueless stude...

One of my early trips on the TWU course at Chiv, thumb in bum, mind in neutral, taxying out too close to the aircraft ahead.


Voice from the back seat...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2017, 17:29
Replies: 178
Views: 41,060
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Hold my beer and watch this...

Hold my beer and watch this...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2016, 08:43
Replies: 85
Views: 30,520
Posted By Ali Qadoo

LJ Can you imagine a house built by...

LJ



Can you imagine a house built by the MOD? Fifteen years late, ten times over budget, a heating/cooling system that only works between 15 and 20 degrees C, half a roof, and you can't get up...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2016, 11:44
Replies: 243
Views: 68,306
Posted By Ali Qadoo

More bog wall wisdom. "My mother made me a...

More bog wall wisdom.

"My mother made me a homosexual."

To which some wag added underneath, "If I gave her the wool, would she make me one?"
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2016, 15:28
Replies: 43
Views: 22,730
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Like 27mm, I was an FG1/FGR2 man, but I remember...

Like 27mm, I was an FG1/FGR2 man, but I remember that we did a number of mixed type trips from Wattisham and our FGR2s had a job keeping up with the 74 Sqn aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2016, 03:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,855,892
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Talking of camels, my late father (will have to...

Talking of camels, my late father (will have to locate the correct box in the loft for his logbook but I believe he was on Arnold Course 42A, 2 ahead of Danny) taught me a rude ditty about a 'make up...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2016, 13:12
Replies: 134
Views: 39,239
Posted By Ali Qadoo

As a green-shielder, having done 3 years on a...

As a green-shielder, having done 3 years on a UAS, I remember IOT as a 10-day course crammed into 12 weeks.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2015, 12:34
Replies: 362
Views: 139,428
Posted By Ali Qadoo

I've literally just stumbled across this thread. ...

I've literally just stumbled across this thread.

I was fortunate enough to be 'ballast' on the last ever flight of an RAF Hastings. As an RAF University Cadet, we were sent on 2-week holding...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2015, 05:46
Replies: 44
Views: 12,599
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Wrong Terminology

Not SSKs, wrong terminology. Thanks, Tourist, for pointing out my mistake. Post duly edited.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2015, 05:17
Replies: 44
Views: 12,599
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Whether or not Lord West is right that it's...

Whether or not Lord West is right that it's barking mad to have a light blue officer running the show, I'd say it's at least East Ham (one stop short of Barking) that we've ended up with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2015, 07:27
Replies: 54
Views: 18,035
Posted By Ali Qadoo

CM Sadly not. Owing to the new job and my...

CM


Sadly not. Owing to the new job and my being a notorious lightweight, I'm not coming to the TDPU this year. :(
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2015, 06:17
Replies: 54
Views: 18,035
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Following on from Fortissimo and TT's earlier...

Following on from Fortissimo and TT's earlier posts - and apologies for a spot of thread/navigational drift - but not long afterwards, a 43 Sqn crew fell into a similar trap to the unfortunate...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2015, 13:43
Replies: 54
Views: 18,035
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Just like Wiggy, I got one off Cyprus while on...

Just like Wiggy, I got one off Cyprus while on APC. The difference was, that day we were flying pax various on jollies and I happened to have a UAS cadet in the boot. Despite trying to give him the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2015, 09:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,773,181
Posted By Ali Qadoo

You're not kidding. I'd just finished my second...

You're not kidding. I'd just finished my second tour on F4s when I got the chance to fly a Tiger Moth - dual, of course. I've never worked so hard in my life and the (ahem) 'ability gaps' in my...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 11:11
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,565
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Expert Opinion

I've been asked to do a piece for ITN re the Shoreham accident on their evening news to be filmed at Brooklands today (25 Aug). Given that I'm in the UAE, I can't do it. If anyone feels they can add...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 08:43
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,565
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Roland, he's quoted in The Times too, spouting...

Roland, he's quoted in The Times too, spouting exactly the same nonsense. Why the broadsheets can't find someone who knows what they're on about is beyond me. Even the Currant Bun tracked down C***g...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2015, 10:20
Replies: 27
Views: 6,968
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Stan, I think what the replies to this thread...

Stan, I think what the replies to this thread show is that although - with access to the data - you could come up with a figure for the 'chop rate' at each stage of training over the years, it would...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2015, 13:30
Replies: 2,074
Views: 453,469
Posted By Ali Qadoo

So presumably, if the wx gets worse and fog...

So presumably, if the wx gets worse and fog descends then this thread will have to be renamed "Grillers in the Mist".

Hat, coat etc.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2015, 07:45
Replies: 57
Views: 11,546
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Following Geehovah's lead, here's one I wrote...

Following Geehovah's lead, here's one I wrote earlier...

Bomber Boys - a Ghost Story http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00X1AQ8TI
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2015, 02:56
Replies: 35
Views: 7,863
Posted By Ali Qadoo

From what I've seen, all HR departments fall into...

From what I've seen, all HR departments fall into one of the 3 following categories:

1. Evil
2. Incompetent
3. Incompetent AND evil
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2015, 16:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,570,568
Posted By Ali Qadoo

AA62, I think I've found what you were looking...

AA62, I think I've found what you were looking for. It looks like 2/61 is indeed the squadron you partied with. If you take a look at this site HISTORIQUE DU « FRANCHE-COMTE »...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2015, 09:41
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,570,568
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Coff, AA62, I think this may be the squadron: ...

Coff, AA62, I think this may be the squadron:

Escadron de transport 2/61 Franche-Comté ? Wikipédia (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escadron_de_transport_2/61_Franche-Comt%C3%A9)

The numbering...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2015, 06:05
Replies: 17
Views: 4,501
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Last flew the F-4 in 1986 so my recall may be a...

Last flew the F-4 in 1986 so my recall may be a tad rusty. ISTR that the roll stab aug was pretty much optional unless you wanted to use what was laughingly known as the autopilot (would've been...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2013, 07:54
Replies: 43
Views: 7,533
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Are we of the single- and double-winged master...

Are we of the single- and double-winged master race really any better? Every year at the F-4 reunion, held in a pub off Whitehall, after a few sherbets a rousing and tuneless chorus of "The Flag"...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2013, 08:16
Replies: 142
Views: 46,414
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Yup, Kirby Cadet for me too. Whitsun 1974 at West...

Yup, Kirby Cadet for me too. Whitsun 1974 at West Malling - perfect weather, great instructors, can remember it as though it were yesterday. (Shame I can't even remember where I've put my glasses...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2013, 16:43
Replies: 8
Views: 1,716
Posted By Ali Qadoo

SOSL, what squadron(s) was your Dad on when...

SOSL, what squadron(s) was your Dad on when flying Typhoons? My late father served on 182 and 245 - just wondering if their paths crossed.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2013, 11:09
Replies: 8
Views: 1,716
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Very interesting website

Apart from the lyrics to the song, I would thoroughly recommend taking a look at the link to the 578 Sqn website on 99 CH's post. There are some fascinating and moving stories on there. What a lucky...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2013, 16:11
Replies: 81
Views: 8,804
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Oi! I resemble that remark

Oi! I resemble that remark
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2013, 15:49
Replies: 2,074
Views: 453,469
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Not quite snowing here in SW France (le 46) but...

Not quite snowing here in SW France (le 46) but dank and miserable. So desperate were we for a barbeque that I ended up cooking in thick fog the other evening - was consoled by the fact that someone...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2013, 16:10
Replies: 18
Views: 3,333
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Two factors stand out for me when it comes to...

Two factors stand out for me when it comes to front-line losses:

1. INAS/GPS and decent nav kit in general. Trying to navigate at 250' and 450kts in iffy weather and at the same time, keeping a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2013, 09:32
Replies: 36
Views: 4,928
Posted By Ali Qadoo

SREN, 1.3. No sour grapes, no oikball fan "we woz...

SREN, 1.3. No sour grapes, no oikball fan "we woz robbed" nonsense from me. The result was completely fair and LFA7 were the better side by far.

Guess this is a lesson not to post during the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2013, 18:11
Replies: 36
Views: 4,928
Posted By Ali Qadoo

Watching this live. Steve Walsh doing a number on...

Watching this live. Steve Walsh doing a number on England as Wales' 16th man. Southern hemisphere refs are usually worth at least 15 points to whoever England happen to be playing, but even Jonathan...
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