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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2017, 20:09
Replies: 11
Views: 3,190
Posted By QTRZulu

Memory is fading, but I think its Pete Gillespie...

Memory is fading, but I think its Pete Gillespie that TOFO is referring to in his post.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2016, 17:57
Replies: 14
Views: 6,192
Posted By QTRZulu

Well done Duck. Certainly come along way since we...

Well done Duck. Certainly come along way since we were in school all those years ago :D
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2016, 12:15
Replies: 59
Views: 13,875
Posted By QTRZulu

Coochy, To answer both your questions in...

Coochy,

To answer both your questions in simple terms;

1 - Yes
2 - No, but a quick Google search will give you the physics/maths for this

As for the Q posed to the P3 guy - you probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2016, 17:56
Replies: 38
Views: 9,877
Posted By QTRZulu

Skeleton, One option to solve the Sqn and...

Skeleton,

One option to solve the Sqn and Ops conundrum is to do what we did when the runway was being repaired at Kinloss. i.e you have the airframes 'boltholed' at Lossie but the Sqn and Ops...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 18:10
Replies: 61
Views: 21,752
Posted By QTRZulu

Sandy, so will any search for kipper, dairy cream...

Sandy, so will any search for kipper, dairy cream sponge or fray bentos pie.

Come to think of it, just make up a random search and you are bound to find a MPA thread tenuously linked somewhere...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2016, 10:57
Replies: 195
Views: 86,757
Posted By QTRZulu

reynolds, Plenty of dark blue exchanges...

reynolds,

Plenty of dark blue exchanges during my 23 years on the kipper fleet. All of them good guys and a few even transferred to the light blue rather than go back. Also know of a handful...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2016, 19:08
Replies: 53
Views: 28,707
Posted By QTRZulu

Retro, As ex-military and still (just) an...

Retro,

As ex-military and still (just) an oil and gas worker, I can say that revenue from the North Sea will be subdued for many more years to come. All the industry experts and insiders are all...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2015, 17:40
Replies: 55
Views: 17,433
Posted By QTRZulu

Tac FM with the resident house DJ aka Flight Eng

Tac FM with the resident house DJ aka Flight Eng
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2015, 12:53
Replies: 33
Views: 9,772
Posted By QTRZulu

Such terribly sad news for all his immediate...

Such terribly sad news for all his immediate family and the wider maritime community as we lose another one of the greats.

I had the privilege of flying with Steve as my Captain on 201 in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2015, 20:48
Replies: 58
Views: 15,469
Posted By QTRZulu

Personally, I cannot wait for my phone...

Personally, I cannot wait for my phone call/letter/email just so I can tell them to ram it. Once bitten twice shy and all that and as others have said, there is little they can offer to tempt me...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 21:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 483,298
Posted By QTRZulu

JTO, No not a doom merchant and well aware...

JTO,

No not a doom merchant and well aware of the upgrades that all aircraft get - I was involved in this for a fair chunk of my time in the RAF so know exactly what is involved. Tweaking an...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 21:04
Replies: 1,628
Views: 483,298
Posted By QTRZulu

Roadster, Agree completely about a combined...

Roadster,

Agree completely about a combined hardware and software upgrade, but anyone who thinks a software drop is a simple upgrade is living in cloud cuckoo land.

I see it everyday on systems...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 20:26
Replies: 1,628
Views: 483,298
Posted By QTRZulu

JTO, One of the funniest things I've read in...

JTO,

One of the funniest things I've read in a long time



It is precisely this sort of thing that buggers upgrade programs across every industry, not just aviation. Shame on Raytheon if...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 14:36
Replies: 265
Views: 36,005
Posted By QTRZulu

Being a proud Englishman who has lived in...

Being a proud Englishman who has lived in Scotland (and love living here) for more than half my life, the majority of which was in the service of Queen and Country, I can honestly say that I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2014, 09:22
Replies: 272
Views: 49,008
Posted By QTRZulu

I think the guy holding the blank piece of paper...

I think the guy holding the blank piece of paper looks suspiciously like Trev Parker to me?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2014, 19:22
Replies: 272
Views: 49,008
Posted By QTRZulu

Jimlad, I think this was late 91 or early/mid 92...

Jimlad, I think this was late 91 or early/mid 92 as I remember following Betty around Africa for a mighty fine 5 weeks carrying out Royal SAR during Sept/Oct 91.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2014, 12:50
Replies: 40
Views: 9,802
Posted By QTRZulu

Clad, On a personal note, I deployed there a...

Clad,

On a personal note, I deployed there a couple of times, but that was under the SAR banner when the F3's were rotated out.

Whilst we did carry out mutual coop with our dark blue colleagues...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2013, 12:26
Replies: 373
Views: 55,264
Posted By QTRZulu

Although I joined 2 years before she was replaced...

Although I joined 2 years before she was replaced as PM, I remember clearly the large pay rise my Dad received in 79 and the difference it made to our family life.

OK, so she was not everyone's...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2013, 18:40
Replies: 34
Views: 8,346
Posted By QTRZulu

Or for those of us with memories that go back a...

Or for those of us with memories that go back a little further -

'Routine engine shutdown for fuel economy'

Now those where the days!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2012, 09:27
Replies: 67
Views: 16,416
Posted By QTRZulu

HH, I don't have exact numbers, but the MR2...

HH,

I don't have exact numbers, but the MR2 certainly flew one during its final few months in service all the way out to 26W looking for a vessel that the Canadians thought they had heard call a...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2012, 07:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,927
Posted By QTRZulu

Very sad news indeed. RIP Graham you will live...

Very sad news indeed. RIP Graham you will live long in the memory.

QTRZulu
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2012, 18:48
Replies: 2,041
Views: 562,188
Posted By QTRZulu

Sticking with the wing theory, I recall taking a...

Sticking with the wing theory, I recall taking a jet to Filton in the early stages of the program (Dec 96) so that the team down there could see an actual airframe that they were/would be designing...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2012, 07:57
Replies: 109
Views: 15,783
Posted By QTRZulu

I second what Betty said:D

I second what Betty said:D
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2012, 16:42
Replies: 646
Views: 157,337
Posted By QTRZulu

A few more from the Kipper fleet that immediately...

A few more from the Kipper fleet that immediately spring to mind;

EMU - Fat bird that can't fly.
FUD - ##cking Useless Dryman.

Now where is Flaunt??
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2012, 22:42
Replies: 301
Views: 86,532
Posted By QTRZulu

Jayand, As RP has already stated it is fact....

Jayand,

As RP has already stated it is fact. If we accept your argument that it was not needed/wanted/desired why was the capability built into the MRA4 as a KUR from day one?

I'm not just...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2012, 19:37
Replies: 301
Views: 86,532
Posted By QTRZulu

Jayand - Not to turn this into a pi55ing contest...

Jayand - Not to turn this into a pi55ing contest as what has been done has been done and there is no point in rehashing old arguments, but your claims that it was a stop gap are somewhat wide of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2012, 19:28
Replies: 36
Views: 9,032
Posted By QTRZulu

I think as a nation we've already been there and...

I think as a nation we've already been there and tried that only with slight role reversal.

That didn't work out too well for neither party although Boeing managed to walk away with what is...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2011, 09:23
Replies: 145
Views: 57,875
Posted By QTRZulu

Could be, I fully understand where you are...

Could be,

I fully understand where you are coming from and even speaking to the occasionally helpful peeps in Glasgow will not help. I can only speak from my own experience, but I am actually...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2011, 16:26
Replies: 301
Views: 86,532
Posted By QTRZulu

Orac, Not disputing anything you've just...

Orac,

Not disputing anything you've just written, but having worked with our cousins across the pond, the last 3 words of this part made me laugh out loud.



:D:D

Thanks
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2011, 12:07
Replies: 105
Views: 30,604
Posted By QTRZulu

Aus_AF I would not be surprised by the...

Aus_AF

I would not be surprised by the fatigue life measurement and if memory serves me well I think we've been there, done that and got the T-shirt.

I can't remember it working out too well...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2011, 21:20
Replies: 105
Views: 30,604
Posted By QTRZulu

Duncs, I didn't count the CA contingent as...

Duncs,

I didn't count the CA contingent as they had already gone before Seedcorn really got off the ground, although I suppose they are all part of the grand master plan. Even taking those guys...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2011, 17:48
Replies: 105
Views: 30,604
Posted By QTRZulu

Duncs, I know the plan is for more than...

Duncs,

I know the plan is for more than that, but at the moment that is all that has been agreed with host nations. Unless something else has happened this week that number is woefully inadequate....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2011, 12:22
Replies: 105
Views: 30,604
Posted By QTRZulu

FG While I fully applaud the 'Seedcorn' idea...

FG

While I fully applaud the 'Seedcorn' idea you refer too, only a handful of people will be departing for foreign shores (currently only about 10 I believe). Certainly not enough to resurrect a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2011, 22:26
Replies: 90
Views: 17,720
Posted By QTRZulu

jin I'm one of those being made redundant as...

jin

I'm one of those being made redundant as a result of one of BAEs flagship failures, however, having spent just under 4 years at Warton wearing the light blue, I fully echo your comments. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2011, 12:46
Replies: 173
Views: 45,797
Posted By QTRZulu

PFMG, Couldn't agree more with your post. ...

PFMG,

Couldn't agree more with your post. The way the selection was handled is confusing to say the least especially when you look at some of those who are staying and some of those who are...
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