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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2022, 08:20
Replies: 34
Views: 13,221
Posted By thrusts a must

Chevron, ‘The Mast’ has been covered in depth....

Chevron,
‘The Mast’ has been covered in depth. Suffice it to say that the synchro cleared the display on their first pass and then some clown sailed onto the display line to get a closer look....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2022, 08:09
Replies: 34
Views: 13,221
Posted By thrusts a must

Actually within sensible parameters the lower you...

Actually within sensible parameters the lower you are the easier it is. Try to judge position over a ground feature at 50’ compared to say 200’. Similarly the closer the easier in formation. Some OC...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2022, 07:46
Replies: 34
Views: 13,221
Posted By thrusts a must

I was there

Stayed in Millieha bay and imported my own nurse from U.K. Remember red white and blue cocktails outside the mess as the sun set and lots of similarly coloured washing downtown Valletta. I wonder how...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2021, 14:49
Replies: 28
Views: 9,689
Posted By thrusts a must

Tartar, No ‘G’ involved. (it was all over very...

Tartar, No ‘G’ involved. (it was all over very quickly) Just had to brief pax to brace or helmets would thump the canopy. On reflection I think that the min speed may have been 350? long time ago ...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2021, 08:42
Replies: 28
Views: 9,689
Posted By thrusts a must

Roll/Yaw

I'm no TP but I remember alpha being significant. Grey matter excused, the limits on a 'twinkle' were 300-350 kts, S & L, 360 deg only.
The break up referred to earlier to DL was I believe during a...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2019, 16:36
Replies: 40
Views: 14,996
Posted By thrusts a must

Farley Climb

Treble One, JF told me that he kept the AoA low throughout. So it worked with an X wind. Mogwi is correct as always. The only difference to the hover gear up was no stabs so as he says 'a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2017, 17:04
Replies: 9
Views: 3,415
Posted By thrusts a must

I had the great pleasure of doing some of...

I had the great pleasure of doing some of Martin's training when he joined CX. He was a star. Very capable, read and understood 'the books', and had a disarming smile whenever I made any comments. A...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2017, 17:29
Replies: 50
Views: 17,709
Posted By thrusts a must

JF can elaborate but we were a bit cautious about...

JF can elaborate but we were a bit cautious about the value of 'spinex' in the Harrier force, because having centralised and possibly shut down a surging motor the recovery action was stick back to...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2017, 17:07
Replies: 50
Views: 17,709
Posted By thrusts a must

In the Gnat do I recall a white mark against...

In the Gnat do I recall a white mark against which to put the 'stick' to get ailerons neutral? then having 'kicked the black' I seem to remember tail to 6 and wait. I had an incident of uncommanded...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2017, 17:31
Replies: 26
Views: 9,069
Posted By thrusts a must

Fuse 13

Beagle/Wander00 et al.


My recollection is that the accident where the fin came off was due to rolling in the vertical with g still applied rather than intentional use of rudder.
That said...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2016, 16:54
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,311
Posted By thrusts a must

Arfur, I agree with you entirely. Others may...

Arfur,
I agree with you entirely. Others may not have had the same fj display experience, and their comments should be viewed accordingly.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2016, 17:05
Replies: 46
Views: 34,526
Posted By thrusts a must

Wander 00. That would be very kind. Tks

Wander 00. That would be very kind. Tks
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2016, 17:01
Replies: 46
Views: 34,526
Posted By thrusts a must

Northwing. Very informative. One small point. The...

Northwing. Very informative. One small point. The clearance was 1g, 1x360 and a MIN ias of 350 (ish) making the Gnat the only a/c I know with a min ias for app of full aileron. Wander 00. Trying to...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2016, 14:17
Replies: 72
Views: 34,261
Posted By thrusts a must

I agree Chugalug. There's a lot of 'pomposity'...

I agree Chugalug. There's a lot of 'pomposity' amongst the more senior service pilots, in particular the cfs mafia, re 'Civvies' . I found the airline world at least if not more professional than the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2016, 16:51
Replies: 8
Views: 4,420
Posted By thrusts a must

In the absence of Bomber who was there. I...

In the absence of Bomber who was there. I remember being woken by the noise of the 104 burning down to min fuel on seeing a beut vfr day. ( The T4was about +1500lb on the GR3 and I think that the TF...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2014, 17:05
Replies: 12
Views: 5,669
Posted By thrusts a must

Hoppy

I am seldom moved to write about an old buddy but like Bomber I had the great pleasure of knowing Paul on 1(f) and flew with him 4 times later on the OCU- (including a 1v1 which must have been very...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2013, 09:17
Replies: 73
Views: 18,844
Posted By thrusts a must

yeadon

ShotOne,

True! But I meant fog as in radiation not fog as in cloud.

Infrequent I agree.

Lifts a gift
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2013, 17:39
Replies: 73
Views: 18,844
Posted By thrusts a must

yeadon

SGC

Yeadon was bought from Messrs Whitely and Dawson by Leeds and Bradford city councils. CF and other propositions e.g. to build N of the chevin were always blocked by Bradford. Before Cat 3...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2013, 20:32
Replies: 70
Views: 17,146
Posted By thrusts a must

Keep it in perspective

Chaps,

Whatever you think of Sharkeys ramblings. I had the great pleasure of helping him to convert to Vstol on 233.

A) He was an extremely capable pilot/operator/leader.

B) He was a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2013, 17:26
Replies: 66
Views: 19,003
Posted By thrusts a must

The Mexe

Orca,

The mexe looked quite big to me. In the early days a normal mexe was 75' and a small one 50'. The really skilled guys - JF,Profit, Day,Pook, Dodworth etc could do a 'corner of the pad'...
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