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3rd Feb 2024, 15:21
Replies: 108
Views: 34,590
Posted By oldmansquipper

IMHO, an excellent program. But I can hardly...

IMHO, an excellent program. But I can hardly describe it as ‘enjoyable’.

I wonder….perhaps the film company concerned could produce similar ones dealing with the two contentious Red Arrows...
3rd Feb 2024, 08:13
Replies: 108
Views: 34,590
Posted By oldmansquipper

Devil Hmmm. They would appear to be Humans. So...

Hmmm. They would appear to be Humans.

So perhaps Bill and Happy suffered from that transient condition known as ‘cognitive impairment’ whilst reviewing the BOIs? They were both pilots after all....
21st Jan 2024, 22:12
Replies: 47
Views: 8,579
Posted By oldmansquipper

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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The GC was an armourer - so didn’t do ties....
4th Jan 2024, 23:04
Replies: 28
Views: 9,682
Posted By oldmansquipper

SLX - Red 5 is perhaps the most ‘uncomfortable’...

SLX - Red 5 is perhaps the most ‘uncomfortable’ one to read…🫢
3rd Dec 2023, 20:14
Replies: 41
Views: 27,240
Posted By oldmansquipper

That ‘nice’ Mr Maughan replaced ‘Cyclops’ Brown...

That ‘nice’ Mr Maughan replaced ‘Cyclops’ Brown in 64/65 time IIRC.
29th Nov 2023, 21:47
Replies: 63
Views: 10,621
Posted By oldmansquipper

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Five swords. Four Sabres & One Rapier Ahlhorn 1958
29th Nov 2023, 20:42
Replies: 63
Views: 10,621
Posted By oldmansquipper

I think Cliff Spink still flies a full sized one

I think Cliff Spink still flies a full sized one
25th Nov 2023, 10:30
Replies: 749
Views: 345,026
Posted By oldmansquipper

Smile I’ve just finished ‘Eject Eject’ and I found it a...

I’ve just finished ‘Eject Eject’ and I found it a very good read, indeed. Highly recommended.

Having worked on escape and survival systems for nearly 50 years - 11 of them in R&D with a well known...
19th Nov 2023, 21:11
Replies: 66
Views: 13,976
Posted By oldmansquipper

Not march out from MQ but I’m sure many Cold War...

Not march out from MQ but I’m sure many Cold War warriors will identify with this tale:

Decci (WTFIT?) late 70s. The notorious ‘Erks block’ had to be handed over between detached Sqn and new Sqn...
17th Nov 2023, 21:30
Replies: 287
Views: 160,340
Posted By oldmansquipper

Don’t worry folks, Grant Shatts is ‘reviewing’...

Don’t worry folks, Grant Shatts is ‘reviewing’ the Wedgetail order.

but…

What’s the betting that a final decision as to whether to revert to the original numbers will be made after the...
20th Sep 2023, 14:38
Replies: 157
Views: 67,027
Posted By oldmansquipper

I expect this one was lost, too. I mean, why else...

I expect this one was lost, too. I mean, why else would you go there?

...
18th Sep 2023, 14:06
Replies: 157
Views: 67,027
Posted By oldmansquipper

Mogwi I Had similar recently talking to...

Mogwi

I Had similar recently talking to London/Oxford when I was crossing their ‘feathers’ in the UHMRA (or at least where it used to be back in the day)

They Couldn’t see me as the K6 is wood...
8th Sep 2023, 16:17
Replies: 749
Views: 345,026
Posted By oldmansquipper

Derv. Is the author the same Mr Montenegro as got...

Derv. Is the author the same Mr Montenegro as got a much watered down bad press from same MoD PR machine earlier in the year? I wonder if the ‘words’ were a tad quid pro quo?
31st Aug 2023, 15:00
Replies: 284
Views: 82,671
Posted By oldmansquipper

Cool ahah! The trials and tribulations of Fat Albert...

ahah! The trials and tribulations of Fat Albert airways!.

3 days to get from Laughin Laarbruch to Naughty Nellis, but it was fun when we got there….
31st Aug 2023, 14:49
Replies: 75
Views: 17,989
Posted By oldmansquipper

I am extremely underwhelmed.

I am extremely underwhelmed.
30th Jul 2023, 21:36
Replies: 592
Views: 191,388
Posted By oldmansquipper

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible...

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible for assessing and approving trade related GEMs that came to HQSTC for staffing before going onwards…Some were pretty damn good. I had a few ideas...
28th Jul 2023, 14:44
Replies: 592
Views: 191,388
Posted By oldmansquipper

Devil Talking of rampant wokism…..(and ever so slightly...

Talking of rampant wokism…..(and ever so slightly off piste)

consider this phrase:

'The Global Majority’


According to my Veterans Breakfast date , this is the latest PC buzphraze....
26th Jul 2023, 20:56
Replies: 20
Views: 4,224
Posted By oldmansquipper

SB. looking at the seat in the prototype, the...

SB. looking at the seat in the prototype, the headbox looks a bit short on substance and technology. Could it be a “BF Badrich” seat variant then?

just sayin….

😉
17th Jul 2023, 14:11
Replies: 592
Views: 191,388
Posted By oldmansquipper

back in the day……. it was recognised that...

back in the day…….

it was recognised that there were two ways to skin a cat - ground based promotion wise. 1. Command 2. Technician

neither route had (generally) access to the higher echelons...
15th Jul 2023, 17:52
Replies: 40
Views: 9,984
Posted By oldmansquipper

Initial reaction? Bugger! I wonder why…. ...

Initial reaction? Bugger!

I wonder why….

To paraphrase dreadful social meejah…”DOES ANYBODY KNOW……..?”
5th Jul 2023, 07:54
Replies: 251
Views: 100,551
Posted By oldmansquipper

The stats for the meteor in service are pretty...

The stats for the meteor in service are pretty grim. The 2 seaters were extremely difficult to exit. Perhaps Ironic that the current test vehicles are, of course….Meteor 7.5s and have been used to...
1st Jul 2023, 14:09
Replies: 310
Views: 99,772
Posted By oldmansquipper

Smile BOTR Can’t you see? This is all part...

BOTR


Can’t you see?

This is all part of the master(can I say that?) plan. Clearly, the more WASPs who become disillusioned and give up, the sooner the ‘woke’ agendabendas succeed.
...
15th Jun 2023, 20:38
Replies: 6
Views: 2,912
Posted By oldmansquipper

Glad nobody appears to be hurt.

Glad nobody appears to be hurt.
4th Jun 2023, 20:20
Replies: 26
Views: 5,355
Posted By oldmansquipper

The Northrop seat was pretty basic and very low...

The Northrop seat was pretty basic and very low tech. MB initially fitted their advanced and very capable seat to the NASA T38s as a ‘loss leader’. USAF are generally pretty anti MB (conversely,...
2nd Jun 2023, 22:00
Replies: 310
Views: 99,772
Posted By oldmansquipper

Facts?

Uplinker

you mustn’t let the facts (census data etc) get in the way of a good meejah story.

Simply watch any recent Programme on TV - especially the commercial channels. All the ‘families’ and...
28th May 2023, 20:29
Replies: 10
Views: 3,221
Posted By oldmansquipper

Ensure you state clearly your ethnicity, gender...

Ensure you state clearly your ethnicity, gender and orientation when applying.

You know it makes sense!
27th May 2023, 21:33
Replies: 592
Views: 191,388
Posted By oldmansquipper

Latest ‘no ****, Sherlock’ moment…from the meejah...

Latest ‘no ****, Sherlock’ moment…from the meejah machine.

Wiggy thinks Vlad is a very nasty man, and could be vindictive if he loses in Ukraine.

4FS!

Did the Air Marshall think Vlad was...
18th May 2023, 16:57
Replies: 251
Views: 100,551
Posted By oldmansquipper

Ok. I’m convinced. It’s going on order. (39 years...

Ok. I’m convinced. It’s going on order. (39 years in RAF Survival Systems Engineering followed by 11 years with MBA SSE & seat development, makes it a must read for me of course)

Downsizer. I was...
7th May 2023, 18:26
Replies: 97
Views: 29,093
Posted By oldmansquipper

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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VMC Redefined? 😉 Well done. 🫡👍🏼🇬🇧
30th Apr 2023, 14:49
Replies: 38
Views: 6,384
Posted By oldmansquipper

On Tucano students knee pads, when visiting...

On Tucano students knee pads, when visiting Valley in the 90s:-

“RIP OFF POCKET FROM HERE!”

The legend was to aid the steely eyed jet jocks in the bar on Fridays…

allegedly. 😎
30th Apr 2023, 14:33
Replies: 60
Views: 12,972
Posted By oldmansquipper

From the film ‘Planes’ by the ‘Pixar’ design...

From the film ‘Planes’ by the ‘Pixar’ design studios ?

That’s what it looks like to me….
21st Apr 2023, 21:17
Replies: 16
Views: 3,896
Posted By oldmansquipper

212 ‘Wh*te, Anglo Saxon, Privileged’ peeps...

212

‘Wh*te, Anglo Saxon, Privileged’ peeps are not necessarily confined to the Amer E Kann tribe. 😉
17th Apr 2023, 14:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,896
Posted By oldmansquipper

excellent programme IMH0. Very powerful. ...

excellent programme IMH0. Very powerful.

However, she is clearly a ‘wasp’ and cannot hope to survive in the current meejah environment.
6th Apr 2023, 14:25
Replies: 592
Views: 191,388
Posted By oldmansquipper

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-boss-says-he-is-rea...

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-boss-says-he-is-ready-to-test-the-limit-of-the-law-to-improve-diversity-in-the-force-leaked-transcript-reveals-12851128

So…has he survived?
1st Mar 2023, 22:21
Replies: 98
Views: 35,670
Posted By oldmansquipper

ah yes…”NMS” ….another wonderful idea (along with...

ah yes…”NMS” ….another wonderful idea (along with MDGs, out sourcing, relentless contractorisation, CoCo etc etc). I’m sure several promotions were reward for that initiative.

As an aside….

I...
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