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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2023, 06:35
Replies: 171
Views: 50,203
Posted By Sideshow Bob

I guess it's just a matter of perception. example...

I guess it's just a matter of perception. example and conclusion being linked by my brian! What I really don't get the mentality of 'claiming' someone elses awards (even if worn on the right breast);...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2023, 07:04
Replies: 171
Views: 50,203
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Just wondering why you think a Bachelor of Arts...

Just wondering why you think a Bachelor of Arts Degree awarded with Honours (BA(Hons)) is a honorary award, surely someone who has put in 3 / 4 years of hard work has the right to use post-nominals...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2023, 19:06
Replies: 287
Views: 160,983
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Not the first FC to command 8 Sqn either

Not the first FC to command 8 Sqn either
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 11:48
Replies: 78
Views: 18,572
Posted By Sideshow Bob

We had more than you could shake a stick at...

We had more than you could shake a stick at during WWII
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2023, 11:44
Replies: 24
Views: 4,560
Posted By Sideshow Bob

If you can google it then it's not lim dis. Too...

If you can google it then it's not lim dis. Too much crap has made its way onto wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_military_parachuting
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2023, 13:52
Replies: 284
Views: 83,585
Posted By Sideshow Bob

It doesn't but it doesn't matter how good your...

It doesn't but it doesn't matter how good your camara is, you're not going to be able to read a ship's name through cloud (still better than spending many hours at 200' trying to read the name...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2023, 07:19
Replies: 206
Views: 53,332
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Actually, you're both sort of right, it's the...

Actually, you're both sort of right, it's the weight of the aircraft and the surface area that weight is distributed over; when calculating the ACN, the main elements are number of wheels...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2022, 11:34
Replies: 1
Views: 1,647
Posted By Sideshow Bob

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/649564-ri...

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/649564-richard-storer.html
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2022, 07:20
Replies: 220
Views: 67,353
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Colloquially, the flying badge has become known...

Colloquially, the flying badge has become known as a brevet; doesn't mean this grammatically correct, but it is what most call it. A bit like a Police Constable is grammatically correctly called a...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2022, 13:35
Replies: 23
Views: 3,504
Posted By Sideshow Bob

sssooooooooo... It could be a M or a H but...

sssooooooooo... It could be a M or a H but definately not a N!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2022, 20:18
Replies: 23
Views: 3,504
Posted By Sideshow Bob

I don't know, you try to be helpful.... If you'd...

I don't know, you try to be helpful.... If you'd bothered to check the legend it's pretty obvious what H is. You can lead a horse to water...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2022, 09:38
Replies: 23
Views: 3,504
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Just to be helpful, chart legends can be found at...

Just to be helpful, chart legends can be found at the link below (for MIL AIP, civil equivelents are available). Can't find a N in a circle though, sure it's not a M?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 15:43
Replies: 15
Views: 2,386
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Surely the only software required is a random...

Surely the only software required is a random input generator?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2022, 18:44
Replies: 10
Views: 4,133
Posted By Sideshow Bob

South camp ASP is definitely tarmaced, the...

South camp ASP is definitely tarmaced, the initial taxiway are concrete and so is Rauncby Lane ASP.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2022, 19:30
Replies: 41
Views: 11,378
Posted By Sideshow Bob

I wasn't aware that any AR-3Ds were operational...

I wasn't aware that any AR-3Ds were operational in the UK?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2022, 15:03
Replies: 41
Views: 11,378
Posted By Sideshow Bob

I seam to remember being told that Neatishead's...

I seam to remember being told that Neatishead's R12 had a crack down it after someone thought it would be a good idea to try and put the antenna into sector scan (well that was the rumour I was told...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2022, 13:49
Replies: 91
Views: 27,341
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Worst on arrival at PSAB in March 2003 for Op...

Worst on arrival at PSAB in March 2003 for Op TELIC:
Best, on arrival back at Kinloss following said Op TELIC: (p.s. we blow the engine of the minibus on the M62!)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2022, 07:11
Replies: 15
Views: 5,543
Posted By Sideshow Bob

A spiral is a winding in a continuous and...

A spiral is a winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either round a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone. However, in this case spiral is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2022, 09:35
Replies: 220
Views: 67,353
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Is that a bit like a 1250 but really poor...

Is that a bit like a 1250 but really poor quality!!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2022, 07:41
Replies: 220
Views: 67,353
Posted By Sideshow Bob

There are some whose flying suits apear to...

There are some whose flying suits apear to resemble Lycra!!

I quite like some of the options, definately more practical. The uniform I was wearing by the time I left in the 2010s was completely...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2022, 07:37
Replies: 414
Views: 108,876
Posted By Sideshow Bob

https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/bae-syste...

https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/bae-systems-secures--590m-contract-to-provide-long-term-support-for-the-uk-s-hawk-fleet
BAe awarded contract to provide depth maintenance. I guess there's...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2022, 12:49
Replies: 18
Views: 4,347
Posted By Sideshow Bob

When used as a title, or in place of the person's...

When used as a title, or in place of the person's name, then it should be capitalised; all other times, it should be lower case
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2022, 08:33
Replies: 64
Views: 13,026
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Never mind the aircraft numbers, where would they...

Never mind the aircraft numbers, where would they get the staff from? When I joined in the mid 80s there was 96000 in the RAF and stiff competition for places due to high unemployment. Today, with...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2022, 13:54
Replies: 114
Views: 30,825
Posted By Sideshow Bob

A northern shopping centre - more likely an Essex...

A northern shopping centre - more likely an Essex chavy shopping centre.

Can't wait to see some big fat old FS in one of those skin tight numbers - Michelin Man impersonations here we come....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2021, 11:34
Replies: 40
Views: 11,469
Posted By Sideshow Bob

It all depends on whether the flight is pre or...

It all depends on whether the flight is pre or post sale. I very much doubt that it is pre sale, and post sale, it would be difficult to argue that the aircraft meets the UK ANO dispensation for...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2021, 13:13
Replies: 3
Views: 2,009
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Absolutely correct, it's what stopped use...

Absolutely correct, it's what stopped use procuring 3 more Tristars in mid 2000s
(pe the Tristars were going really cheap)
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2021, 10:53
Replies: 43
Views: 16,206
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Thing you had one too many "r"s in your sentence...

Thing you had one too many "r"s in your sentence lol
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2021, 13:32
Replies: 84
Views: 19,718
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Must admit, I did plenty of BFs on Bloodhounds,...

Must admit, I did plenty of BFs on Bloodhounds, never did an AF though.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2021, 11:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,690
Posted By Sideshow Bob

We're also investing in swarms ...

We're also investing in swarms
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/raf-to-expand-swarming-drone-capabilities ...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2021, 12:35
Replies: 76
Views: 24,670
Posted By Sideshow Bob

Funny you should say that as I've come across a...

Funny you should say that as I've come across a few of those names as advisors on other "development" projects, especially John Fielding and Iain Gray both ex BAe and now in Senior positions at...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2021, 19:28
Replies: 646
Views: 156,538
Posted By Sideshow Bob

We had a small hairy Nav turn up on the Sqn, when...

We had a small hairy Nav turn up on the Sqn, when asked his name his first words were "Don't call me Monkey Boy" (a name he'd gained during Nav Training). Well you can guess what his Sqn name badge...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2021, 20:16
Replies: 4,234
Views: 652,722
Posted By Sideshow Bob

That looks like a Comet 1, OH if correct

That looks like a Comet 1, OH if correct
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2021, 20:21
Replies: 33
Views: 15,086
Posted By Sideshow Bob

and a 45+ years old design, Searchwater was first...

and a 45+ years old design, Searchwater was first fielded on the MR2 mid 70s and into service in '79.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2021, 11:24
Replies: 11
Views: 3,223
Posted By Sideshow Bob

XV229 was the last MR.2 to fly, another one bits...

XV229 was the last MR.2 to fly, another one bits the dust. I've now reached that age where everything I've flown is either in a museum or has been scrapped.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2021, 07:29
Replies: 20
Views: 7,041
Posted By Sideshow Bob

I visited the Cape in Sept 19, just before the...

I visited the Cape in Sept 19, just before the outbreak; there is a Saturn V, broken down into stages, hanging from the roof of the Apollo Center. It is truly amazing.
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