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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2015, 14:49
Replies: 16
Views: 4,504
Posted By Odigron

OD, Joint Personnel Recovery is the coverall...

OD,

Joint Personnel Recovery is the coverall term for all types of recovery, be they SAR, Combat Recovery or CSAR etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2014, 14:03
Replies: 24
Views: 7,685
Posted By Odigron

Melchett, thanks for clarifying. There are...

Melchett, thanks for clarifying. There are plenty of opportunities to use the slightly bigger RW lift capability we now have. Could go back down to the FI with Chinook to name but one or BATUS...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2014, 03:29
Replies: 24
Views: 7,685
Posted By Odigron

Why won't they need the same level of RW support?

Why won't they need the same level of RW support?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2014, 18:24
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

I too am surprised, they are all very similar. I...

I too am surprised, they are all very similar. I was expecting a huge difference.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2014, 18:06
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Sea, Could you post the links to the tabs?...

Sea,

Could you post the links to the tabs? Cheers
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2014, 17:54
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Turtle, I've had good, bad and indifferent...

Turtle, I've had good, bad and indifferent experiences on AT. I take it that you've not tried the service yourself? Why did you only discuss the problem with RN and army customers of the service?...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2014, 08:45
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

FOD, You are right, I should have read his...

FOD,

You are right, I should have read his letter more carefully. My quick scan failed to identify the nuance that you kindly point out. I apologise for my contrived comment. I hate it when...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2014, 19:54
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Canadian, No worries; thought I was losing...

Canadian,

No worries; thought I was losing the plot.

Apportionment of assets - those in the know, understand this key air power issue. Those Brit mil not in the know just think that there...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2014, 07:32
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Jack, Do you know what, you're quite right, I...

Jack,
Do you know what, you're quite right, I don't know this man, I have only witnessed his obsessive rantings.

His incessant need to air, in very public fora, his ill-informed and extremely...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2014, 20:42
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Canadian, I can't see another post by you on...

Canadian,

I can't see another post by you on this thread, so not quite sure I get what you're saying. I'm probably being very dull - please enlighten me.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2014, 20:11
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

Hangar, You know what, you're right - I'm...

Hangar,

You know what, you're right - I'm bloody annoyed with myself for getting drawn into this ridiculous non debate.

I'm not sure I see your logic on the history side - if we took that line...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2014, 17:33
Replies: 162
Views: 30,479
Posted By Odigron

It is the very ill informed views and the...

It is the very ill informed views and the complete lack of understanding of airpower, that Mr May has demonstrated in his letter, that drives the requirement for an independent air force.

His...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 10:53
Replies: 1,385
Views: 314,335
Posted By Odigron

Keesje, There will always be examples of...

Keesje,

There will always be examples of where something has happened differently, but that doesn't mean that it was right.

A simple question for you though; do you, or do you not, believe that...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2012, 20:03
Replies: 46
Views: 7,873
Posted By Odigron

Blimey, this has turned a touch sour. Let...

Blimey, this has turned a touch sour.

Let those without sin cast the first stone.

.......put that stone down!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2012, 14:14
Replies: 24
Views: 4,916
Posted By Odigron

Oxenos, Although I don't know, it may be...

Oxenos,

Although I don't know, it may be that a turn about toward land was initiated in the belief that the landward turn would have offered more visual references for the crews, who at the time...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2012, 07:37
Replies: 39
Views: 10,246
Posted By Odigron

MM, You cannot be serious! You've...

MM,

You cannot be serious!

You've either not thought this through (Sunday lunch at the pub?) or your grip on reality needs adjusting.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2012, 20:14
Replies: 43
Views: 28,985
Posted By Odigron

Was 104 and then 73, remember Tommo well, but not...

Was 104 and then 73, remember Tommo well, but not 180. Instead, went RW.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2011, 14:27
Replies: 83
Views: 25,538
Posted By Odigron

Art, just a thought, but are all military doctors...

Art, just a thought, but are all military doctors and dentists and padres officers? If yes, what's the theory behind it?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2011, 13:50
Replies: 83
Views: 25,538
Posted By Odigron

Nice, bait laid, let's see who bites. :E

Nice, bait laid, let's see who bites. :E
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2011, 18:44
Replies: 33
Views: 6,523
Posted By Odigron

Chicken, Concur, Crabs have little...

Chicken,

Concur, Crabs have little confidence in their own ability/service and resort to threads like this that highlight an inferiority complex.

For what it's worth, the 3 services each...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2011, 06:52
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Is there a case to get rid of your Group...

Is there a case to get rid of your Group structure in toto? Could the roles undertaken by the Groups not be subsumed into Air Command. I suspect that there may be a degree of duplication in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2011, 06:19
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

FODplod, I'm afraid that I couldn't give you...

FODplod,

I'm afraid that I couldn't give you the exact detail of day to day activity undertaken by the members of the RAF, but I would imagine that there is a wide some spectrum of activity...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 18:43
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Herc, I cannot for the life of me see how...

Herc,
I cannot for the life of me see how rustication (interestingly, auto spelling corrected it to rustic action!)will improve anything. RAF needs to reduce it's top level structures and start...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 18:15
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Blimey, I go away for a game of golf and come...

Blimey, I go away for a game of golf and come back to a 'we've got more medals than you' stand-off. Another dangerous and unrealistic comparator!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 08:44
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Once again Bis, I agree with somethings that you...

Once again Bis, I agree with somethings that you say, but disagree with others.

I have no difficulty accepting that your neighbour's son loves all the time at sea. Nearly all young service...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2011, 16:01
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Bis, I can't see any PVR stats on the DASA...

Bis,

I can't see any PVR stats on the DASA site either. However, the site does say that 'Voluntary Outflow is defined as all exits from trained UK Regular Forces which are voluntarily generated...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2011, 13:55
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

DASA figures, released yesterday do not support...

DASA figures, released yesterday do not support your statement, they indicate that the Voluntary outflow rate from RN is higher than RAF.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2011, 12:54
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Bismark, thank you for the explanation. As...

Bismark, thank you for the explanation.

As for deployment lengths, I don't support the 'this is what the RN do, therefore, so should you' approach. I'm also not convinced that there is...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2011, 10:51
Replies: 77
Views: 13,578
Posted By Odigron

Bismark, you are comparing 'apples with pears'. ...

Bismark, you are comparing 'apples with pears'.

There are sound reasons for the different harmony targets. I say targets because not all elements/forces achieve them.

If we all strive to...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2011, 10:41
Replies: 44
Views: 9,466
Posted By Odigron

Mover, I think you may have a good point; the...

Mover, I think you may have a good point; the Crabs appear to rely much more on management than leadership; they would say that they are a more technical service and I suppose that they don't need...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2011, 20:12
Replies: 44
Views: 9,466
Posted By Odigron

Clearly Joint Helicopter world does not work -...

Clearly Joint Helicopter world does not work - too much time b-tching and moaning. It appears that everyone is fixated on trying to outdo everyone else to such an extent that everyone is wasting...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2011, 20:23
Replies: 450
Views: 104,501
Posted By Odigron

I concede that there is futility in trying to...

I concede that there is futility in trying to espouse anything other than the current status quo. I accept that you have a view, which is shared by many, that I feel will not survive the current...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2011, 17:00
Replies: 450
Views: 104,501
Posted By Odigron

Don't disagree, but, in the future, those...

Don't disagree, but, in the future, those position don't have to be dark blue - any uniform colour could be trained.

Desired capability is not the issue - how to achieve it is.

I am not...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2011, 13:59
Replies: 450
Views: 104,501
Posted By Odigron

Pheasant, You missed my point, I never said...

Pheasant,

You missed my point, I never said that the RAF or AAC were best placed to do the role, I simply said that it wasn't RN only. I also specifically avoided saying Aircrew, because I...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2011, 10:45
Replies: 450
Views: 104,501
Posted By Odigron

Pheasant, I agree that maritime aviation is...

Pheasant,

I agree that maritime aviation is best done by those with the correct skill sets, but that does not drive the requirement for them to be RN, they could be any cap badge, as has been...
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