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Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2012, 17:52
Replies: 150
Views: 28,024
Posted By chopabeefer

I have no idea if Scotland will vote for...

I have no idea if Scotland will vote for independance - hope they do. I hope they are FULLY independant though. That way, the moronic imbeciles who have destroyed the UK over the last few years (ALL...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2012, 21:27
Replies: 150
Views: 28,024
Posted By chopabeefer

Have I missed the point? Why does Scotland need...

Have I missed the point? Why does Scotland need an air force? Are there really foreign nations out there who covet midges, alcoholics and morbidly obese, grease eating lard monsters whose hobbies are...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2012, 12:38
Replies: 40
Views: 7,096
Posted By chopabeefer

There can be little doubt we had some dead wood!...

There can be little doubt we had some dead wood! However, when we went civvy, the sqn lost 24 Op capability - if we wanted to train at night, we couldn't train in the day. The Sqn club (the scorpy)...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th May 2012, 20:03
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,359
Posted By chopabeefer

DfT reps and other 'heads of sheds' at RAF Valley...

DfT reps and other 'heads of sheds' at RAF Valley recently to see what training for SAR involves. The questions asked confirmed that the future SAR service will be incompetent at best, and lethal at...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2012, 19:51
Replies: 40
Views: 7,096
Posted By chopabeefer

A huge problem, when trying to answer this...

A huge problem, when trying to answer this question, is civilianization/contractorisation. An example:

In 2003, 84 Sqn (RAF Akrotiri), replaced it's 4 Wessex Acft with 4 Bell 412 Acft.

The 58...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2012, 20:38
Replies: 31
Views: 5,510
Posted By chopabeefer

Gentlemen - I give you the legend - John Candy......

Gentlemen - I give you the legend - John Candy...

'This is car number...what car are we?'

'Five Five Sir'

'This is car number fifty five...we're in a truck!'


and the RAF stalwart -...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2012, 19:50
Replies: 27
Views: 12,088
Posted By chopabeefer

Bluengreen Another heli? Seaking. RAF SAR...

Bluengreen

Another heli? Seaking. RAF SAR variant. 6000lbs internal fuel, 1000lb/hr at 115 kts. 600NM easy peasy. Radar equipped so IMC transit at 100' overwater no problem. Room for 20+...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2012, 20:40
Replies: 84
Views: 27,277
Posted By chopabeefer

Colin Powell. En route to tell the president of...

Colin Powell. En route to tell the president of ***** he WAS going to use his country as a staging post for Gulf War II. He told his advisors, on intercom, how he was going to 'slam dunk the fu**ing...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2012, 20:29
Replies: 43
Views: 15,849
Posted By chopabeefer

Air bender, Good point, and worthy of...

Air bender,

Good point, and worthy of comment. The weight is not as great a factor at the bottom end of an EOL as you might think (USL notwithstanding - that's different!).

I have...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2012, 19:45
Replies: 289
Views: 110,136
Posted By chopabeefer

Depends on the light.

Depends on the light.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2012, 19:40
Replies: 12
Views: 4,809
Posted By chopabeefer

Yep - this week. Crew OK. Acft a bit sore.

Yep - this week. Crew OK. Acft a bit sore.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2012, 19:35
Replies: 43
Views: 15,849
Posted By chopabeefer

Tourist. Thanks for your erudite contribution....

Tourist. Thanks for your erudite contribution. Unfortunately, you are incorrect. The same is true in airliners - heavy ones take longer to descend.

A call to the ETPS chaps may put your mind at...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2012, 20:36
Replies: 43
Views: 15,849
Posted By chopabeefer

Weight vs ROD in Autorotation

I know from experience and countless test pilots telling me so, that the weight vs rate of descent relationship, in autorotation, is counter-intuitive.

I have proven this to myself, and accept it...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2012, 15:28
Replies: 60
Views: 17,653
Posted By chopabeefer

Safe to say that the rearcrew mafia described...

Safe to say that the rearcrew mafia described here are now gone (although only to the staff at Tesco's in Holyhead in some cases). SARTU is unrecognizable now, and is a denizen of instructing...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2012, 18:47
Replies: 54
Views: 23,585
Posted By chopabeefer

How many people were posted to the New Nimrod?...

How many people were posted to the New Nimrod? before it was cancelled...

How many hired by Soteria (SAR-H) before SARH was cancelled (I know a few)...

Navy crew training at Benson - Gee, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2012, 17:53
Replies: 20
Views: 7,268
Posted By chopabeefer

A day of mixed blessings I think. There are plus...

A day of mixed blessings I think. There are plus and minus points to this story.

Having worked with quite a few US exchange Officers (in the UK - not been lucky enough to ever go there), I feel a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2012, 17:45
Replies: 77
Views: 17,120
Posted By chopabeefer

Dan, I have had the great misfortune to...

Dan,

I have had the great misfortune to have been interviewed a few times, after various job's etc when on SAR. On EVERY occasion I was misquoted, and on 2, blatant lies were told about things I...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2012, 14:01
Replies: 77
Views: 17,120
Posted By chopabeefer

I think what this crew did is appalling:*, and...

I think what this crew did is appalling:*, and they should be strung up like the meat they bought.

When I was on SAR, I NEVER flew Seakings, regularly, to the Lake District for Sandwiches, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2012, 08:30
Replies: 20
Views: 10,175
Posted By chopabeefer

Any details on Sqn, crew composition, sortie...

Any details on Sqn, crew composition, sortie profile etc? Wonderful news that crew are OK.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2012, 20:14
Replies: 88
Views: 15,241
Posted By chopabeefer

Tourist. Gazelle.....Oh dear. You are so right. I...

Tourist. Gazelle.....Oh dear. You are so right. I may have to change my mind. Then again, Walter sat there, grinning daftly, saying "Whatever you do, I'll get on with it - I can't do anything...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2012, 19:16
Replies: 88
Views: 15,241
Posted By chopabeefer

Ladies, Gents, and those others we now so proudly...

Ladies, Gents, and those others we now so proudly invite into our fold, I give you the Wessex. No arguing now. Hover? But of course. Upside down/90Nose up wingovers/90 Nose down bunts? Naturally. And...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2012, 19:42
Replies: 31
Views: 8,622
Posted By chopabeefer

That is so very sad, and yet gives me some hope...

That is so very sad, and yet gives me some hope for the future - that someone so young is willing to sacrifice so much.

As an aside, several serving RAF Police dogs, aged 2, have been killed in...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2012, 16:55
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

upsdaisy Imaginary friend? Denigrating...

upsdaisy

Imaginary friend? Denigrating somebody you don't know. You are a bully, clearly. The very lowest excuse for a human. Your insult is obviously the desperate rambling of a lost soul...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2012, 08:09
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

Tourist, Yep, that's what I thought to. I...

Tourist,

Yep, that's what I thought to. I can assure you my source is genuine and adamant the transition won't happen. It ALL came down to £££, and the ministers reasoned it's cheaper to keep it...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2012, 18:24
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

I cannot decide how it will affect the future of...

I cannot decide how it will affect the future of the Puma, but i hear (from a mate who is in the place to know) an announcement about the Merlin is imminent, and it is something of a surprise.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2012, 20:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,359
Posted By chopabeefer

TC Thank you, I feel suitably chastised...

TC

Thank you, I feel suitably chastised and will retreat into my shell.

Or B.

You, and others, have completely failed to answer or refute the points I posed. Are you a labour politician,...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2012, 20:04
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,359
Posted By chopabeefer

Thomas Coupling, Thank you for your...

Thomas Coupling,

Thank you for your erudite, incisive and considered reply:hmm:.

Which part of my post is it that causes you difficulty?

Do you disagree that the RAF have been carrying...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2012, 19:55
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,359
Posted By chopabeefer

Competence, not degrees

In a LOT of years in RAF SAR, I saw crewmen save thousands of lives, often with complicated and prolonged medical intervention. I saw countless doctors express incredulity that the casualties had...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
15th Mar 2012, 18:37
Replies: 59
Views: 7,704
Posted By chopabeefer

Having taught for several thousand hours in the...

Having taught for several thousand hours in the RAF, I know how they do it at least, and it works brilliantly (not to say there isn't a better way of course, but I haven't seen it).

When a PAT...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2012, 20:00
Replies: 121
Views: 30,212
Posted By chopabeefer

From a test pilot mate, who flew loads of...

From a test pilot mate, who flew loads of different types, but did not know the checks for each one...

'If it moves, push it forwards, if it's electric, turn it on. Shiny switches everyday and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2012, 20:38
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

It certainly appears the future of the Puma may...

It certainly appears the future of the Puma may have been secured, at the expense of the Merlin (in RAF service). I wonder if this has been the master plan all along...by that I mean that that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2012, 18:56
Replies: 479
Views: 83,921
Posted By chopabeefer

I am really torn on this one - conflicting...

I am really torn on this one - conflicting emotions and memories good and bad. Took a wrong turn once, looking for the passport office in Glasgow. It made Kinshasa look like Midsomer Norton. Vile...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2012, 12:58
Replies: 40
Views: 9,912
Posted By chopabeefer

Perhaps they have had early sight of the...

Perhaps they have had early sight of the redundancy announcement, and lept before being pushed? ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2012, 07:39
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

NURSE Not quite. In the run-off to see what...

NURSE

Not quite. In the run-off to see what the new frame was, the winner was Blackhawk. When the RAF was told it could not have it (even looked at Wastelands building under licence), then the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2012, 11:05
Replies: 332
Views: 75,332
Posted By chopabeefer

I hope you're right. The alternative is too bad...

I hope you're right. The alternative is too bad to contemplate... Puma scrapped and Merlin to CHF. Then SAR goes civvy in 2016 (a done'ish deal), leaving an RAF Rotary force of Wokkas. (yes, ok, 84...
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