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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2014, 12:48
Replies: 19
Views: 2,907
Posted By Metman

I'm with Sloppy Link, and I can guarantee it's...

I'm with Sloppy Link, and I can guarantee it's not related to my browsing history, as I'm on my work PC and there is no way in hell I've been looking at anything involving Chinese dating! Or in fact...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2014, 12:10
Replies: 80
Views: 12,027
Posted By Metman

NutLoose said: It wasn't me who said...

NutLoose said:


It wasn't me who said winter of 2014, it was BEagle! I'm innocent. Soooo innocent. Bah.

and LangleyB:


More than likely the same team, yes, but at least we aren't...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2014, 12:23
Replies: 80
Views: 12,027
Posted By Metman

Ahh BEagle old chap, you've confirmed yourself as...

Ahh BEagle old chap, you've confirmed yourself as a Daily Depress reader - the paper who persist with their not-in-the-slightest-bit-exagerated doom laden headlines from the bloke-in-a-shed weather...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2010, 10:21
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

*If* (completely hypothetically) Argentina did...

*If* (completely hypothetically) Argentina did manage to claim posession the Falkland Islands through the UN, the question is what other lands would be at risk of "reposession" by other countries...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2010, 10:19
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

maddog, a number of people in this thread are...

maddog, a number of people in this thread are likely to have visited the islands for extended periods of time, many on several occasions, and therefore they DO know what they're talking about! ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2010, 15:13
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

I seem to recall that we had some kind of...

I seem to recall that we had some kind of agreement in place with Argentina about resources in the South Atlantic, however Argentina withdrew from it fairly recently - last year or the year before?...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2010, 09:55
Replies: 25
Views: 6,172
Posted By Metman

Sorry to dredge this one up from the dead, but......

Sorry to dredge this one up from the dead, but...

I thought the VH-71 was dead due to presedential decree, but on reading a very autoritative article on MSN (:}) (pages 7 and 8) it suggests that...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2010, 14:59
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

and if you think we're in a bad state, I'd...

and if you think we're in a bad state, I'd suggest looking up the Argentine forces capability....

Why let the truth get in the way of the press talking up a good old war? Sorry, conflict...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2010, 10:03
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

Maybe naively, I also think you underestimate the...

Maybe naively, I also think you underestimate the will of the British Public were there ever another attack / invasion. I don't think they'd let the politicians get away with doing nothing, and I...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2010, 15:49
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

I guess the difference in 1982 was a large...

I guess the difference in 1982 was a large conscripted and funded military, with a military junta in charge. Now they have a democratic government, but I'm not sure whether they still have a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2010, 09:39
Replies: 261
Views: 68,037
Posted By Metman

How bare (or otherwise) is the Argentine...

How bare (or otherwise) is the Argentine cupboard, and do THEY have the capability or the forces to pull anything off? Bearing in mind how much worse their economic situation has been, for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2010, 11:35
Replies: 61
Views: 10,533
Posted By Metman

Chicken Leg, you might be right... but even if we...

Chicken Leg, you might be right... but even if we were to spend the money now, we wouldn't get the capability until after we're supposed to be pulling out! By which point the conflict will most...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2010, 11:07
Replies: 101
Views: 15,279
Posted By Metman

maybe it is a horses Vs tanks moment, but I read...

maybe it is a horses Vs tanks moment, but I read his statement almost as advocating replacing tanks with horses, rather than the other way around! You'd never guess he was an Army man, would you......
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2010, 13:54
Replies: 31
Views: 5,019
Posted By Metman

Just another excuse to have a pop at overpaid...

Just another excuse to have a pop at overpaid (MoD) civil servants, who of course are wholely responsible for bringing the country to its knees in the recent banking collapse! You'd think the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2010, 13:30
Replies: 95
Views: 20,958
Posted By Metman

korrol, did you read the report?? :confused: Its...

korrol, did you read the report?? :confused: Its all in there, and quite clear?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2010, 12:10
Replies: 55
Views: 28,400
Posted By Metman

Why was an MRA4 derivitive never considered?

Why was an MRA4 derivitive never considered?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2010, 10:09
Replies: 55
Views: 28,400
Posted By Metman

So progress is replacing a capable but old system...

So progress is replacing a capable but old system with a less capable (certainly by the accounts I've seen on here and elsewhere) and even older system? Whats wrong with a unique UK system in...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2010, 10:10
Replies: 95
Views: 20,958
Posted By Metman

Wholigan has it absolutely spot on. Having...

Wholigan has it absolutely spot on.

Having been to a number of AEF's regularly as both a cadet and as VR(T) staff, I can say that there is a very high standard and degree of consistency between...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2009, 11:35
Replies: 11
Views: 6,323
Posted By Metman

tmmorris, I think you and I are in the "same...

tmmorris, I think you and I are in the "same business" and I seem to recall that we are entitled to ask for advice from our local Met Office (if you can find it!) - you might have to resort to your...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2009, 11:32
Replies: 11
Views: 6,323
Posted By Metman

Apparently I might be talking out my ar$e... :} ...

Apparently I might be talking out my ar$e... :} I'd swear I'd seen something that looked like a cross section (I've even got the image in my head), and had been automatically produced by one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2009, 09:47
Replies: 11
Views: 6,323
Posted By Metman

Starting from now Beagle I believe! Warmer...

Starting from now Beagle I believe! Warmer weather already moving in from the SW, although it might take a few days to percolate up to the home counties. Not seeing it warming up for a while...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2009, 09:03
Replies: 11
Views: 6,323
Posted By Metman

It still is called the cross section, and there...

It still is called the cross section, and there are a few Met Office tools now that do it automatically rather than the old hand-drawn efforts of not-that-long-ago! What Met Office service do you...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2009, 10:59
Replies: 221
Views: 58,636
Posted By Metman

The way the Nimrod has been demonised in the...

The way the Nimrod has been demonised in the press, I'd guess everyone will be cheering its demise, and ignoring the capability "holiday" (gaping hole?) that will be left until the MRA4 gets declared...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2009, 11:10
Replies: 14
Views: 2,183
Posted By Metman

Maybe I'm being naive, and this is a genuine...

Maybe I'm being naive, and this is a genuine question, but how do we know the senior officers have not been arguing with the politicians all night?? How do we know the politicians have simply not...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2009, 10:09
Replies: 34
Views: 6,507
Posted By Metman

suspect a number of the MoD agencies and trading...

suspect a number of the MoD agencies and trading funds might be in the firing line.... like one in my username for example...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2009, 10:18
Replies: 12
Views: 3,431
Posted By Metman

Endurance 32 minutes?!

Endurance 32 minutes?!
Forum: Tech Log
14th Sep 2009, 10:47
Replies: 171
Views: 50,652
Posted By Metman

Robin, I think you need to have a serious think...

Robin, I think you need to have a serious think about the information you are using, and what you are using it for. TAF = Terminal Area Forecast... therefore its the forecast for the airfield its...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2009, 19:14
Replies: 171
Views: 50,652
Posted By Metman

You are of course right! They don't display the...

You are of course right! They don't display the old forecasts, and its a pain in the arse!

I personally don't trust the web forecasts - either Met Office or BBC. The text invariably contradicts...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2009, 09:27
Replies: 171
Views: 50,652
Posted By Metman

where did the broad picture forecast come from? ...

where did the broad picture forecast come from? Not commenting on your claim - might be quite accurate, but where did you get your information?
Forum: Tech Log
4th Sep 2009, 09:20
Replies: 171
Views: 50,652
Posted By Metman

A lot of good points, but also a lot of rubbish...

A lot of good points, but also a lot of rubbish posted in here from people just looking to get a boot in somewhere. Well join the queue... :rolleyes:

Forecasting is an inexact science.

I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2009, 14:39
Replies: 53
Views: 11,087
Posted By Metman

and that certainly isn't a can of worms I...

and that certainly isn't a can of worms I envisaged opening? :confused:

As Sooty says, its not publically funded, and has nothing to do with the BBMF, Red Arrows, Blue Falcons, Green Toads,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2009, 12:29
Replies: 53
Views: 11,087
Posted By Metman

http://managementcraft.typepad.com/photos/uncatego...

http://managementcraft.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/canoworms1.jpg

Yarr! :}

Although obviously I'm not really intending to open any cans of worms - just plain old fashioned honest...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2009, 00:03
Replies: 53
Views: 11,087
Posted By Metman

A few snaps from the earlier run... ...

A few snaps from the earlier run...
http://www.scottie.org.uk/vulcan2.jpg

http://www.scottie.org.uk/vulcan6.jpg

http://www.scottie.org.uk/vulcan3.jpg

http://www.scottie.org.uk/vulcan4.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2009, 15:04
Replies: 100
Views: 25,961
Posted By Metman

I almost crashed my car last night thanks to a...

I almost crashed my car last night thanks to a particularly low example of a C130K (couldn't tell if it was a short wheel base or a long wheel base) flying over my car on the Cullompton to Honiton...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2009, 08:40
Replies: 23
Views: 4,382
Posted By Metman

Henry Harris, you might want to check out this...

Henry Harris, you might want to check out this forum:

Air Cadet Central • Index page (http://www.aircadetcentral.net/forums/)

as they are much more likely to be able to answer your...
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