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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2014, 22:29
Replies: 36
Views: 6,753
Posted By Bert Angel

Tashengurt: PAS stands for 'Professional Aviator...

Tashengurt: PAS stands for 'Professional Aviator Spine' - they are aircrew who wish to fly & not follow the career path (as they see it), the RAF's definition is something like ' JOs who narrowly...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2014, 20:57
Replies: 55
Views: 13,362
Posted By Bert Angel

Bannock: re the story about the SNP wanting a...

Bannock: re the story about the SNP wanting a third carrier - I suspect that was a date influenced story....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2014, 15:37
Replies: 62
Views: 10,328
Posted By Bert Angel

LJ: Not sure I'd want to march 100 miles in a...

LJ: Not sure I'd want to march 100 miles in a flying suit & g pants, MTP is a much better choice.....


Thought the Daily Mail was a bit harsh on the wearing of hi-viz on busy public roads...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2014, 22:15
Replies: 5
Views: 2,238
Posted By Bert Angel

Never had a ride in the JP, wish I had in a...

Never had a ride in the JP, wish I had in a 'vintage ac interest' way, but you're correct, the Tucano was/is a great ac, nice to fly (although the pedals weren't very 'jet like'), performance similar...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2014, 22:02
Replies: 272
Views: 48,808
Posted By Bert Angel

Betty, Within the constraints of an open forum,...

Betty,
Within the constraints of an open forum, actually, Biggus is correct.
And I can personally vouch for the quality of the training!
As to the platform, it might not be optimised for the role...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2014, 19:49
Replies: 5
Views: 2,238
Posted By Bert Angel

Reunion Planned for First RAF Tucano Course

I'm planning a reunion for 42 Course, Church Fenton, this September to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of our starting our BFT course. It's in the early stages but Linton-on-Ouse is interested in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2013, 19:05
Replies: 187
Views: 30,884
Posted By Bert Angel

Should we ever have an elected head of state...

Should we ever have an elected head of state (President Beckham or Jordan?) then I am sure they would feel entitled to a level of financial support that would make the present Royal Family blush.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2012, 08:00
Replies: 19
Views: 5,921
Posted By Bert Angel

'Formation check-in' must take a long time!

'Formation check-in' must take a long time!
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2011, 07:29
Replies: 48
Views: 9,702
Posted By Bert Angel

A few years ago the then Staish at Lyneham was...

A few years ago the then Staish at Lyneham was interviewed on TV about the Station's role in mounting an overseas operation, in which everyone had bust a gut to prep aircraft to deploy. He said...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2011, 05:22
Replies: 128
Views: 35,367
Posted By Bert Angel

Runaway Gun: That was, of course, an...

Runaway Gun:



That was, of course, an incident involving a K model Hercules (I know, they all look the same......) which, rather interestingly given the discussion of this topic, had a 4 person...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2011, 06:44
Replies: 128
Views: 35,367
Posted By Bert Angel

There are a lot of dials in that ...

There are a lot of dials in that



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Nov 2011, 11:25
Replies: 4
Views: 2,250
Posted By Bert Angel

Absolutely, and hats off to the team from...

Absolutely, and hats off to the team from Wickenby for doing so. As I write the aircraft are still in Albert, the team had to abandon them due to the weather last weekend (something about going back...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2011, 22:35
Replies: 4
Views: 2,250
Posted By Bert Angel

Sadly due to the weather the DH2 was unable to...

Sadly due to the weather the DH2 was unable to appear over the Thiepval or Hawker Memorials on Remembrance Day, but it was able to fly today, making it the first DH2 to fly over the Western Front...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 21:59
Replies: 75
Views: 16,422
Posted By Bert Angel

It was also a factor of the number of emergency...

It was also a factor of the number of emergency exits, US aircraft being rather better served than ours.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2011, 17:10
Replies: 267
Views: 90,201
Posted By Bert Angel

Big rumour, coming from ACOS Manning, is that...

Big rumour, coming from ACOS Manning, is that under the new scheme you'll be out at 55 with your gratuity but not get your pension until 60.

Where's that yellow & black.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2011, 09:38
Replies: 4
Views: 2,250
Posted By Bert Angel

DH2 to the Somme

Just thought I'd post this link to our blog for a very special Remembrance Day event:

AIRCO DH.2 (http://wickenbydh2.wordpress.com/)

We are flying the replica Airco DH2 based at Wickenby in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2011, 09:56
Replies: 88
Views: 21,172
Posted By Bert Angel

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2011, 08:01
Replies: 54
Views: 13,628
Posted By Bert Angel

It does raise an 'interesting' situation - if you...

It does raise an 'interesting' situation - if you need to serve to age 60 to get your pension then how does that fit with having 'lean, deployable forces'? With fewer places in the services can we...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2011, 11:02
Replies: 120
Views: 25,060
Posted By Bert Angel

Guys, stop all this trivial ranting when you...

Guys, stop all this trivial ranting when you don't know the facts.

From the horse's mouth (so to speak!):

Accommodation on base was requested but we were told it was all fully booked. Hotac...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2011, 10:03
Replies: 0
Views: 2,641
Posted By Bert Angel

Major Lanoe Hawker VC, DSO Memorial

This November will be the 95th anniversary of the death in action of Major Lanoe Hawker VC, DSO. He was the first ace of the RFC, the first pilot to be awarded the VC for aerial combat and the first...
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