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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2017, 22:13
Replies: 117
Views: 42,753
Posted By Ricorigs

Join the military for a reason

Everyone has a story and a preference for what to do and where to live but ultimately you sign away your life to do as you’re told for a life that elsewhere you can only dream of.

OP I think you...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2017, 21:39
Replies: 8
Views: 2,470
Posted By Ricorigs

Amazed the UK lack this capability

Forgetting Afghan for a moment we lack a specialised unit to do this role in the UK. Why is that?

What we managed in Afghanistan i doubt we’ll ever achieve in full tempo warfighting.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2017, 12:24
Replies: 481
Views: 355,508
Posted By Ricorigs

A bit like a fitness test run

MFTS will start lumbering like a fat oaf until it gets underway and start to work.

I maintain serious misgivings about the level of prep for its delivery (rotary side) and I think with everything...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2017, 18:12
Replies: 44
Views: 13,704
Posted By Ricorigs

9A endurance was around the 2hr mark in the UK...

9A endurance was around the 2hr mark in the UK depending on what you did. The next hot and dusty place the WC may prove to have better endurance like the 9A did which it became more akin to the Lynx...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2017, 23:31
Replies: 44
Views: 13,704
Posted By Ricorigs

Priorities?

Wildcat will come good eventually we just need a “ruddy good war” to fix it first because only then does money become available. AH didn’t arrive in the state it is now, Afghan helped.

As for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2017, 17:18
Replies: 39
Views: 29,813
Posted By Ricorigs

How to alienate people...

1) Ref retaining post failure I believe they can but to my knowledge never heard of anyone being forced to. There is no point after all.

2) Everything i've read here reaffirms what rumours I have...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2013, 14:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,631
Posted By Ricorigs

We'd Brits buy something capable but cheaper,I...

We'd Brits buy something capable but cheaper,I hope.

Potentially another U-turn on the carrier cat/traps decision if that happens.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2013, 10:43
Replies: 25
Views: 7,865
Posted By Ricorigs

Dave, I think that the good Group Captain is...

Dave,

I think that the good Group Captain is referring to the whole fleet of the joint aviation group in Bastion.

So in 2010 it was Sea Kings (Mk4/7), Apache, Lynx, Merlins and Chinooks.

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2013, 10:13
Replies: 111
Views: 14,815
Posted By Ricorigs

No unit is breaching anything

Daylight recces are only required if you planning to go below certain heights on the route or if you wish to land directly onto your selected point.

J2317.110 JHC FOB mentions the un-recce'd...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2013, 09:07
Replies: 111
Views: 14,815
Posted By Ricorigs

Silso, Fair point my bad england. I was...

Silso,

Fair point my bad england. I was referring to night flying in general not the unrecce'd sites being regularly practiced. Consider my bad typing hands slapped.


But on the unknown sites...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2013, 08:52
Replies: 9
Views: 2,714
Posted By Ricorigs

It is a bit like religion, politics and football..

Everyone has their own thing.

Prior planning prevents P**** poor performance.

I write everything on my map so I shouldn't need to refer to any docs in flight.
Blue for comms/black for nav/red...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2013, 06:54
Replies: 111
Views: 14,815
Posted By Ricorigs

HEMS by night

In principle I agree it isn't a terrible idea and could offer something.

But out of curiosity, please excuse the ignorance, how often would the aircrew in question get to practice flying into...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2012, 20:35
Replies: 240
Views: 109,389
Posted By Ricorigs

Sorry got another 2 left fielders.. A10?...

Sorry got another 2 left fielders..

A10? Perhaps one of the most perfect role constructed aircraft ever made.

Or ditch the tactical strike fighters and just buy B1 bombers instead.

You can...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2012, 20:31
Replies: 240
Views: 109,389
Posted By Ricorigs

I'm going left field with this... Mi28N...

I'm going left field with this...

Mi28N Havoc?

Mi 24 Hind?
Digitised of course and alot cheaper than the Agusta Westland efforts.

However if not,
US Marine 412, IR/EO camera plus crew...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2012, 20:19
Replies: 88
Views: 27,122
Posted By Ricorigs

I feel Siam has been getting a rough ride...

I feel Siam has been getting a rough ride unnecessarily.

I am currently serving and know the rules for my service right now and not from 1977. As we all reside in the joint tri-service world I...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2012, 18:57
Replies: 88
Views: 27,122
Posted By Ricorigs

Ha I am not Siam. I know him and a few...

Ha I am not Siam.

I know him and a few others on here.

But I love your thirst for conspiracy.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2012, 12:02
Replies: 88
Views: 27,122
Posted By Ricorigs

Actually I am not so confident that it is endex...

Actually I am not so confident that it is endex actually. I know in the Army that the receipt and wearing of wings commences before you are qualified on type.

I have seen numerous failed jet...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2012, 19:09
Replies: 77
Views: 17,177
Posted By Ricorigs

Oh jesus

Ok so they fly a nav and land on a field big whoop.

But the fact he went somewhere he could achieve something else at the same time he needs a suspension and dragging through the coals. What a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2012, 18:37
Replies: 88
Views: 27,122
Posted By Ricorigs

Really necessary?

I know Siam and I am qualified military aircrew although not RAF. (Thank god!)
I'm a bit disappointed he has had such rough criticism.

I think that him trading on his award of RAF wings is...
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