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Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Feb 2010, 21:55
Replies: 16
Views: 137,880
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Don't forget the Aerospace Medical Association...

Don't forget the Aerospace Medical Association site at Welcome to the Aerospace Medical Association- Aerospace Medical Association (http://www.asma.org) ; the Journal Online link can take you to some...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Feb 2010, 21:42
Replies: 12
Views: 2,868
Posted By Constable Clipcock

onetrack: Most of the "major brand" soft...

onetrack:

Most of the "major brand" soft drinks such as you mention are loaded with phosphoric acid, which may not only trifle with the very process of ATP transport itself (adenosine triphosphate...
Forum: Middle East
11th Jul 2007, 21:02
Replies: 39
Views: 8,661
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Depends on where you are WRT what "sounds Jewish"...

Depends on where you are WRT what "sounds Jewish" in the way of family names. I'm a Sephardi and in the US I get tuned more grief about how my name "doesn't sound Jewish at all" than anywhere!
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Apr 2006, 18:25
Replies: 138
Views: 24,229
Posted By Constable Clipcock

If somebody wants a type rating, is willing to...

If somebody wants a type rating, is willing to pay for it out of his own pocket, can actually afford to do so (or at least is willing to part with most or all of his life's savings), and has a...
Forum: Middle East
18th Dec 2004, 19:11
Replies: 14
Views: 2,631
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Cool May end up sticking around the region a bit...

May end up sticking around the region a bit longer on my own, once I've demob'ed (on my second tour of duty here in Iraq).

To address your remark about the local women, Snowyman, it's all a matter...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2004, 21:40
Replies: 44
Views: 8,281
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger ...and if not the location of the golden rivet,...

...and if not the location of the golden rivet, then it was the care and feeding of the sea-bat*.

(*sea-bat: a rare aquatic creature. Those in captivity are extremely scarce and are believed by...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2004, 19:02
Replies: 16
Views: 2,480
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger I disagree. It's all a matter of how much time...

I disagree. It's all a matter of how much time you're willing to put in over the long haul, and not quitting.

I got mine at my own expense, on a low income, with no loans or financial assistance...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2004, 18:54
Replies: 5
Views: 1,335
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger Deadright, Deliverance! Back where I live in the...

Deadright, Deliverance! Back where I live in the US, work of all kind verily abounds, thanks to all the lazy rabble who are so chemically f***ed up in the head that they can't hold a job, so they...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2004, 15:43
Replies: 29
Views: 4,930
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger Yeah, howzabout sending me some boots and gloves...

Yeah, howzabout sending me some boots and gloves as well, since the Big Giveaway is on! US sizes 12-1/2 EE and 11 respectively!

Oh, not a real sale is it? :D
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2004, 15:39
Replies: 44
Views: 8,281
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger *HAF C-130/CH-47/UH-1/UH-60 troop compartments...

*HAF C-130/CH-47/UH-1/UH-60 troop compartments don't smell like a mix of JP-4 fumes, Copenhagen snuff-dipper expectorations, hydraulic oil and puke. (Having spent various times in my career as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2004, 10:03
Replies: 127
Views: 25,347
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger Didn't play this one, but I wish I had: A...

Didn't play this one, but I wish I had:

A C-5A loadmaster acquaintance of mine once related a story of a rather self-important young copilot who had the idea that one of the load's duties was to...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2004, 00:08
Replies: 20
Views: 5,604
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Devil Possibly. However, be assured that there'll...

Possibly. However, be assured that there'll always be an even bigger contradiction of terminology in anyone's fighting force:

LIGHT INFANTRY !!!

(i.e.: "You carry all the latest lightweight...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2004, 20:33
Replies: 7
Views: 4,598
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Danger USAF Class I (initial entry for pilot candidates)...

USAF Class I (initial entry for pilot candidates) refraction standards are somewhat more lenient than those of the RAF, though not by much. Distant visual acuity requirement on the first medical has...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2004, 01:16
Replies: 32
Views: 8,242
Posted By Constable Clipcock

ENJJPT is correct, BANANA BANANA, except insofar...

ENJJPT is correct, BANANA BANANA, except insofar as the location. Sheppard AFB is situated just outside the city of Wichita Falls. Quite some distance from the DFW area if you have to drive it!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2004, 01:11
Replies: 32
Views: 8,242
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Eyeballs. The FAA over here doesn't have a prob...

Eyeballs. The FAA over here doesn't have a prob turning me loosed with their MC1 though.

Over 40, still not even close to needing bifocals!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2004, 01:25
Replies: 151
Views: 43,566
Posted By Constable Clipcock

More Canberra action here: ...

More Canberra action here:

http://www.greenleader.net

(Link is down at the moment, pertains to Operation Gatling, conducted against Joshua Nkomo's terrorist base-camp by the Rhodesian AF back...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2004, 08:03
Replies: 201
Views: 29,169
Posted By Constable Clipcock

10,7 hours. Aircraft was a 1947-vintage Cessna...

10,7 hours. Aircraft was a 1947-vintage Cessna 140A. Field was an uncontrolled grass strip in South Texas. Year was 1984. Day was absolutely perfect.

Had just gotten back from doing more spins and...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2003, 17:15
Replies: 624
Views: 293,845
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Finally got the opportunity to get down to some...

Finally got the opportunity to get down to some serious work towards that helo rating, and on the Enstrom 280C at that!

My assessment of it - for what a helo novice's opinion is worth - is that...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2002, 23:17
Replies: 175
Views: 67,816
Posted By Constable Clipcock

YES!

The Pilot was an excellent film, bar none.

I recall Cliff Robertson's character going back to crop-spraying in the end of the movie.
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jan 2002, 20:40
Replies: 32
Views: 2,248
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post No prob, FlyFreeWbe. The main reason for the...

No prob, FlyFreeWbe. The main reason for the seeming disparity between grade-level and age is that US pupils normally begin school a year or two later than their European counterparts.


In any...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Jan 2002, 02:15
Replies: 32
Views: 2,248
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post FFW: In the US school system, the 14-15 age...

FFW:

In the US school system, the 14-15 age bracket is the norm for Grade 9 (15-16 for Grade 10, 16-17 for Grade 11, etc.).
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2002, 02:09
Replies: 9
Views: 4,454
Posted By Constable Clipcock

fish Why, everyone knows Sikorsky did his R/W training...

Why, everyone knows Sikorsky did his R/W training at an 'approved school'!

Of course it can be done. It simply doesn't come highly recommended.
Forum: North America
7th Jan 2002, 01:59
Replies: 55
Views: 2,263
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post Then again, it's not an "Only in America" thing. ...

Then again, it's not an "Only in America" thing.

Most of you out there remember Matthias Rust, of the former West Germany, who was this young punk's age when he did that grand-standing bit of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2002, 00:32
Replies: 55
Views: 38,458
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post Then there was the Buc that lost its radome...

Then there was the Buc that lost its radome during another Red Flag — by clipping a telephone cable in a climb. The phone company linemen who went out to repair the damage said they measured the...
Forum: Cabin Crew
1st Jan 2002, 20:45
Replies: 29
Views: 2,176
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Cool Lesbians? Here, Slaaag? Why yes, indeed I am a...

Lesbians? Here, Slaaag? Why yes, indeed I am a lesbian.

There's just one catch: I'm a lesbian in a man's body! :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2001, 22:09
Replies: 16
Views: 1,434
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post [quote]...'ordinary' (if I can use that...

[quote]...'ordinary' (if I can use that expression) airborne infantry....<hr></blockquote>

LOW-CRAWL! (j/k!)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2001, 19:58
Replies: 16
Views: 1,434
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post Good call, RATBOY! I saw that very episode a...

Good call, RATBOY! I saw that very episode a couple of years back.

One of the more striking tidbits brought up in that show was that the only infantry engagement of the war fought entirely by...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Dec 2001, 22:39
Replies: 17
Views: 597
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Cool "Flown" T-10's, MC-1-1B/C's, and PX-4's with 100+...

"Flown" T-10's, MC-1-1B/C's, and PX-4's with 100+ pounds of s*** strapped to my harness.

It helped pay for some of those flying hours!

(edit. — US and UK military wings here)

[ 31 December...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2001, 22:39
Replies: 35
Views: 2,251
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Cool "Flown" T-10's, MC-1-1B/C's, and PX-4's with 100+...

"Flown" T-10's, MC-1-1B/C's, and PX-4's with 100+ pounds of s*** strapped to my harness.

It helped pay for some of those flying hours!

(edit. — US and UK military wings here)

[ 31 December...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2001, 23:38
Replies: 13
Views: 797
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post That pilot was just slapped with a three-day...

That pilot was just slapped with a three-day suspension without pay (no word re: the observer). Obviously some reporter desperate to create a scandal found the perfect molehill to make a mountain out...
Forum: Cabin Crew
11th Oct 2001, 10:10
Replies: 9
Views: 1,743
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Red face I don't normally read the Cabin Crew forum, but I...

I don't normally read the Cabin Crew forum, but I was bored enough to drop in.

Succinctly, here's what I see in this:

(1) Management that wants so badly to be seen being "politically correct"...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2001, 17:25
Replies: 95
Views: 17,860
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post Sim_Slag: Now that you've explained things...

Sim_Slag:

Now that you've explained things that way, then yes, I agree the deal as advertised does appear reasonable.

For those of us living under FARs, it actually looks like an excellent...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2001, 07:24
Replies: 11
Views: 703
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post Another locale you may wish to consider is...

Another locale you may wish to consider is Mexico. Here's a link you may wish to try:

http://www.escuelamexico.com.mx/
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2001, 07:14
Replies: 95
Views: 17,860
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post I'd be awfully leery, gentlemen! This...

I'd be awfully leery, gentlemen! This establishment used to be situated in the Dallas, TX area, where the flying also is good and the competition slightly scarcer than FL.

Unless the owners moved...
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Oct 2001, 07:01
Replies: 4
Views: 1,860
Posted By Constable Clipcock

Post You're right on that — those trying to get into...

You're right on that — those trying to get into pilot training, as opposed to those who are already qualified, operational military pilots, are assessed IAW two completely different standards.

The...
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