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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2016, 08:27
Replies: 68
Views: 37,755
Posted By Proman

Aren't the workshops listed?

Recently the workshops have been evacuated because of safety/structural issues with the roof. Ironically I believe it's because of failings in the laticed and longspan roof. These were built in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2013, 12:38
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,436
Posted By Proman

Great training continues...

Bizarre, the comments about military training.

FBH - who are Bristow - already/currently train military SAR pilots and crew in the UK...the training will not change at all. And it will remain...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2006, 10:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,462
Posted By Proman

Happy to oblige and send you the mpeg on a disc....

Happy to oblige and send you the mpeg on a disc. But do you know whether it's the main South Today programme (which I get living in Hants) or the Oxford opt-out (which I don't receive). Perhaps you...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2006, 09:20
Replies: 59
Views: 17,372
Posted By Proman

Cyprus 1963, NEAF, and as a (then) service brat...

Cyprus 1963, NEAF, and as a (then) service brat the Canberras sometimes kept us awake at night across the bay from Aki in Paramali.

I asked my Dad what the noise was and heard 'Cameras'.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2006, 12:34
Replies: 274
Views: 34,376
Posted By Proman

Much of this is a red herring. What Col. Collins...

Much of this is a red herring. What Col. Collins is saying is that we don't have the resources to match the demands, role or aspirations of our political masters on the world stage. Do many diagree?...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2006, 12:23
Replies: 12
Views: 2,386
Posted By Proman

IMHO: Offer someone like DHL, UPS or Global...

IMHO: Offer someone like DHL, UPS or Global Express a space for a sticker on the finished a/c and their marketing dep't may bite. At least if they're savvy it'll generate a news release and some...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2006, 12:17
Replies: 9
Views: 1,828
Posted By Proman

'Fact is the demand for a part-work on the RAF...

'Fact is the demand for a part-work on the RAF just isn't there'.

If you believe Col Tim Collins, demand for the RAF isn't there either. The worrying fact is that there is neither the level of...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2006, 08:39
Replies: 9
Views: 2,321
Posted By Proman

Identified now by the scaffold which is holding...

Identified now by the scaffold which is holding it up (and since the Police moved out, the tumbleweed blowing down the corridors).
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2006, 12:13
Replies: 55
Views: 7,779
Posted By Proman

Or, given this may be a long race, if peaceful...

Or, given this may be a long race, if peaceful means don't work (and let's hope they do) Iranian F-14's - versus - Typhoon?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2005, 10:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,105
Posted By Proman

Andrew North certainly has good contacts, but...

Andrew North certainly has good contacts, but it's not the same as being well informed. He's been in Kabul for a number of years, and likes the posting, as the BBC's continuing bill at the luxury...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2005, 07:59
Replies: 34
Views: 7,597
Posted By Proman

Talking Shipmates - BBC1

Some classic moments in this new series featuring the Senior Service. Rating humour at its best viz:

Small fire extinguished quickly in engine room about an hour out of Plymouth.
Producer...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2005, 13:07
Replies: 6
Views: 1,704
Posted By Proman

How did you see them at 0400? I've just spent a...

How did you see them at 0400? I've just spent a week in Agde and it was pitch black until 0630. And at high altitude? (Not doubting you, just intrigued) :-) .

Mind you could have been the pair...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2005, 09:00
Replies: 88
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Views: 8,110
Posted By Proman

We all do responsible jobs. On that basis...and...

We all do responsible jobs. On that basis...and presuming you are not taking mind distorting drugs yourself...don't you welcome the fact that this may help put weaker souls off abusing themselves.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2005, 12:40
Replies: 64
Views: 9,957
Posted By Proman

Sad reading (i.e. I'm sure I had better things to...

Sad reading (i.e. I'm sure I had better things to do at the time I found this), but you'll find the latest gen on civvy equivalents at the bottom of this page:
...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Oct 2005, 10:00
Replies: 7
Views: 2,707
Posted By Proman

Two dead in Hampshire crash

BBC and Southern Daily Echo report light aircraft crash, with two dead near Lymington.

A/C was found by farmer at 14.00 yesterday afternoon, but apparently had crashed sometime during Saturday...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2005, 08:48
Replies: 25
Views: 7,830
Posted By Proman

Try the Vintage Aviation Museum at...

Try the Vintage Aviation Museum at Bournemouth...I'm pretty sure they've got a full Bucc cockpit in original condition (and obviously including seats). From memory it's XK527.

Also last time I...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2005, 12:07
Replies: 5
Views: 2,171
Posted By Proman

Many thanks Collapsar, very thorough and I'll...

Many thanks Collapsar, very thorough and I'll circulate it to colleagues. Don't know what we'll talk about in the bar in future...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2005, 12:24
Replies: 5
Views: 2,171
Posted By Proman

Based on personal experience yes for Herrick, but...

Based on personal experience yes for Herrick, but it took a debate with HQPTC medals section who needed to see Op order. A note from OC saw them right. And yes, if you're in Af you'll get a NATO...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2005, 08:34
Replies: 19
Views: 19,408
Posted By Proman

The same Queen

This came up in Afghanistan last year. A group of Commonwealth types were discussing this - as we got the NATO medal as well as the OSM. General opinion was that it was OK for the UK to wear one or...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2005, 11:46
Replies: 42
Views: 8,067
Posted By Proman

We mustn't forget that the greatest heroes are...

We mustn't forget that the greatest heroes are often unsung.

As an example I'd cite the recce pilots who went over 'the day after' to take pictures of bomb damage. The enemy surely knew they'd be...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2005, 15:35
Replies: 16
Views: 2,645
Posted By Proman

Still waiting...someone said all the medals...

Still waiting...someone said all the medals offices for tri-service have been combined at Innsworth. For Afg, I was issued with a NATO medal while there, and this can be worn in place of the Queen's...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2005, 16:04
Replies: 74
Views: 3,606
Posted By Proman

Please Moderators, I totally understand those who...

Please Moderators, I totally understand those who say remove this thread but I'm with Bob Viking...I nearly just wet myself.

Oh, the joy of youth!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2005, 12:53
Replies: 11
Views: 2,102
Posted By Proman

Katie buffs up

Somewhere in a US TV archive there's a very rare piece of footage from this night. Kate Adie writes in her autobiog that she and her camera team had gone to bed (separate beds) when hell broke...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2003, 23:32
Replies: 11
Views: 1,406
Posted By Proman

Can you make a sentence from these two words:...

Can you make a sentence from these two words: chance, fat. If nothing else the differences in allowances gave us something to talk about with US and Aus colleagues...and if the packages are 'the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2003, 15:11
Replies: 16
Views: 1,460
Posted By Proman

...and can spell. (NO, NO, NO, I'm only...

...and can spell.


(NO, NO, NO, I'm only joking...it's a joke...)
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2003, 13:50
Replies: 16
Views: 1,460
Posted By Proman

Before this goes too far, I agree with the above...

Before this goes too far, I agree with the above sentiment about medical staff...but that applies to all reservists. We are part-time, not second-rate.

The reason many of us serve is a commitment...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2002, 12:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,159
Posted By Proman

Very interesting...always impressed at how well...

Very interesting...always impressed at how well Americans come over on interview. It was especially interesting that the 'subjects' had real stories and conflicts in their lives.

If it had been...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2002, 12:28
Replies: 21
Views: 10,746
Posted By Proman

'...a whole Boeing 707...'. What, engines and all?

'...a whole Boeing 707...'. What, engines and all?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2002, 12:22
Replies: 22
Views: 5,149
Posted By Proman

This reminds me of the bold solution to some of...

This reminds me of the bold solution to some of Africa's most pressing problems, raised in the 1970's; Dehydrated water.

I've never seen any tho'.........
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2002, 15:04
Replies: 2
Views: 1,676
Posted By Proman

IOT communications triangle

Ah, the benefits of old age. How the mind goes. Can someone younger help me, please.

I'm putting together some media/communications training and want to use the triangle they teach at IOT/ROIT on...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2002, 15:16
Replies: 16
Views: 1,685
Posted By Proman

The whole tenet of PR is this: bad news will...

The whole tenet of PR is this: bad news will always travel on its own but needs responding to, and all good news needs promoting and managing. An organisation with bad PR, or even no PR will have a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2002, 14:47
Replies: 1
Views: 861
Posted By Proman

Desert DPM

Can anyone help me locate Desert DPM to buy please? Needed a week on Friday (Aug 23, not doing anything terribly exciting) and stores are out/hoarding their last sets.

Also does anyone have...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2002, 14:35
Replies: 8
Views: 1,605
Posted By Proman

My view is that Affinitas are creaming the top of...

My view is that Affinitas are creaming the top of the service. I wanted Life Insurance as a RAux AF Officer.

They wouldn't touch me as 'I'm part time', and then 'Because you don't get a monthly...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2002, 14:25
Replies: 19
Views: 2,364
Posted By Proman

'Fraid discipline is as the full-time service....

'Fraid discipline is as the full-time service. This isn't second rate, just part-time. If you're going for officer, you'll get lots of preparation though and Cranwell will place a lot of store on it....
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2002, 12:28
Replies: 19
Views: 2,364
Posted By Proman

I'm a Fg Off with a RAuxAF Sqn...great fun and I...

I'm a Fg Off with a RAuxAF Sqn...great fun and I don't know why I waited so long to get involved.

Selection processes vary but it's important to understand that RAuxAF is part time, not second...
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