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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2021, 13:14
Replies: 20
Views: 7,785
Posted By orca

There’s a difference between ‘no regard to the...

There’s a difference between ‘no regard to the article’ (your words) and ‘reasonable inferences from the article’.

Equally there’s a difference between ‘random guesses’ and ‘musings of someone who...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2021, 07:36
Replies: 20
Views: 7,785
Posted By orca

I ‘get it’...but doing ones utmost to ensure...

I ‘get it’...but doing ones utmost to ensure there are no civilians in the area whilst employing Air Launched Cruise Missiles from (I assume) medium altitude - seems both the right thing to do and of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2021, 13:02
Replies: 40
Views: 16,994
Posted By orca

ROC Man. The ‘tradition’ of carrying...

ROC Man.

The ‘tradition’ of carrying underwear on the supersonic run is 100% cast iron fact. On my course one fellow did get the wrong end of the stick and wore them - he was quite the spectacle...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2021, 08:34
Replies: 55
Views: 17,951
Posted By orca

Spot on BV. And quite aside from AI an autonomous...

Spot on BV. And quite aside from AI an autonomous system can be wonderfully dumb - in a positive sense. No AI whatsoever required for the following:

Follow the ACO outbound to the millimetre....
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2021, 12:21
Replies: 431
Views: 195,246
Posted By orca

I wonder if they’ll reveal the secrets to Radar 2...

I wonder if they’ll reveal the secrets to Radar 2 - where it is, how much has it cost, when it will be fitted fleet wide, how does it compare to APG-79 and 81...for example?

Seems to me that one...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2021, 18:47
Replies: 14
Views: 7,415
Posted By orca

That’s quite a big ‘if’ isn’t it? Be found in...

That’s quite a big ‘if’ isn’t it? Be found in return for tracking the CASD....bargain.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2021, 17:48
Replies: 14
Views: 7,415
Posted By orca

How would the presence of P-8s at Prestwick stop...

How would the presence of P-8s at Prestwick stop a Russian submarine following a Trident boat? I can understand how they (P-8s) might let you know a Russian was out and about...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2020, 16:05
Replies: 7,479
Views: 2,420,044
Posted By orca

I know that we all know this...but the Task...

I know that we all know this...but the Task Group’s task is not ASW. ASW is an enabler that allows the Task Group to go about the task in hand. The same is true of DCA.
Carrier Strike is about three...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2020, 18:22
Replies: 5
Views: 1,756
Posted By orca

Beautiful. BZ.

Beautiful. BZ.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2020, 11:50
Replies: 12
Views: 2,434
Posted By orca

Whilst any such change is obviously laudable - I...

Whilst any such change is obviously laudable - I did hear AM Turner say that the entirety of the RAF annual fuel bill amounted to about that of 2 cross channel ferries. So a good step but probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2020, 20:44
Replies: 39
Views: 11,855
Posted By orca

Big boat for only two cats. Space behind the...

Big boat for only two cats. Space behind the island is hard to use mid cycle - but can be used for spotting jets before first launch or when a recovery is complete - because landing jets need to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2020, 13:34
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,792
Posted By orca

I agree that the aircraft needs to be...

I agree that the aircraft needs to be demonstrably safe to operate, just as everyone else probably (hopefully) agrees it needs to be operated safely.
I fear that the families’ search for definitive...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2020, 08:00
Replies: 20
Views: 7,460
Posted By orca

They wouldn’t - would they?😉 But to be clear...

They wouldn’t - would they?😉

But to be clear I do believe that synthetics are the answer to skill fade attributed to pilot hours in primary war going platform being ‘lower than historical norms’....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2020, 07:19
Replies: 20
Views: 7,460
Posted By orca

I honestly hate myself for saying this - but I...

I honestly hate myself for saying this - but I now believe, after decades of cynicism, that synthetic is the answer. Pilots do not need hours - they need skills.
I get the emergency handling, poor...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2020, 20:20
Replies: 15
Views: 7,069
Posted By orca

I witnessed a completely British Blue-on-Blue in...

I witnessed a completely British Blue-on-Blue in 2008. Brit JTAC, Brit Fixed Wing providing the laser spot, Brit AH firing the lethal ordnance. Just added for balance.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2020, 16:09
Replies: 124
Views: 37,035
Posted By orca

Fascinating thread. To summarise - we all...

Fascinating thread.

To summarise - we all accept the Sharkey is ‘right if arc’ in his bitterness towards another service but it seems he is not alone in his readiness to criticise others based...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2019, 06:04
Replies: 24
Views: 6,653
Posted By orca

Excellent. The delicious irony of the wannabe...

Excellent. The delicious irony of the wannabe querying the approach of the wannabe!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2019, 21:19
Replies: 59
Views: 15,631
Posted By orca

What’s a trigger pulling drone?

What’s a trigger pulling drone?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2019, 20:56
Replies: 1,432
Views: 475,531
Posted By orca

Don’t forget we ‘paid to be different’ on the...

Don’t forget we ‘paid to be different’ on the F-35B not the A. If you want As...and it’s understandable that you do...you might want to factor in all those bespoke UK weapon integrations onto the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2019, 14:35
Replies: 23
Views: 8,272
Posted By orca

Izod - I wonder how those figures were arrived...

Izod - I wonder how those figures were arrived at. The chance of surviving two tours (as quoted) is a simple square of the chance of surviving one. That would indicate no learning, same op tempo, no...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2019, 08:06
Replies: 14
Views: 8,119
Posted By orca

I don’t think that’s true. If you want to get a...

I don’t think that’s true. If you want to get a four ball on the deck quickly in good weather then a break is probably way more fuel efficient than splitting for two pairs approaches. Easier too. In...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2019, 07:16
Replies: 10
Views: 4,779
Posted By orca

Yes indeed. Should be doing practice intercepts...

Yes indeed. Should be doing practice intercepts over the North Sea, not actually doing a job. After all, when they get the once in a generation chance to splash another aircraft they need to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2019, 12:28
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

If moustaches and oxygen masks aren’t compatible...

If moustaches and oxygen masks aren’t compatible someone needs to tell the USN immediately...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2019, 16:21
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

Just to clarify the above. I’ve flown LOX, GOX...

Just to clarify the above. I’ve flown LOX, GOX and OBOGS. I’ve flown clean shaven and with a (tatty attempt at) a beard. I’ve had smoke and fumes. I’ve ‘toggled down’ in anger; but I really, really...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2019, 16:16
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

A fair comment if you can join the dots between...

A fair comment if you can join the dots between beard and hypoxia
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2019, 20:13
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

LJ - it appears that we agree; no one has yet...

LJ - it appears that we agree; no one has yet scientifically quantified the risk.

MPN11 - conversely I think that the presence of a dense beard would lessen the risk of injury in a flash...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2019, 18:13
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

LJ, Deliberately being pedantic - but that...

LJ,

Deliberately being pedantic - but that link takes me to a page that simply says (at the bottom) that it is impossible to achieve a good seal with facial hair - not how this was found out, how...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2019, 07:11
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

Has anyone ever actually done leak and flow...

Has anyone ever actually done leak and flow checks with and without a beard on O2 masks, firefighting BA or CBRN rig? In the sense that a report would be available identifying the actual (if any)...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 18:47
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

What risk is made more likely or the results more...

What risk is made more likely or the results more severe by the presence or absence of facial hair?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 14:44
Replies: 197
Views: 127,633
Posted By orca

No issues whatsoever wearing a beard under an...

No issues whatsoever wearing a beard under an oxygen mask.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 12:05
Replies: 7,479
Views: 2,420,044
Posted By orca

The USMC programme of record is for 353 B models...

The USMC programme of record is for 353 B models and 67 C models.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2019, 06:22
Replies: 190
Views: 137,629
Posted By orca

I always feel the ‘how many has it saved vs how...

I always feel the ‘how many has it saved vs how many has it cost’ argument to be too simplistic.

No life is replaceable obviously but I do believe we would be better looking at ‘how many has the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2019, 07:48
Replies: 190
Views: 137,629
Posted By orca

Hi Beagle, I would struggle to think of a...

Hi Beagle,

I would struggle to think of a PEFATO as a high risk exercise. From memory (of having messed up one in particular) you had to ‘get on with it’, sort your energy out and then make a...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2019, 19:22
Replies: 190
Views: 137,629
Posted By orca

I may have misunderstood but wouldn’t the sign...

I may have misunderstood but wouldn’t the sign off to which you refer in your first para be conducted after the display flying work up was complete?

I don’t disagree with your other points but wrt...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2019, 11:53
Replies: 190
Views: 137,629
Posted By orca

Reading para 1.4.106 and the paras leading up to...

Reading para 1.4.106 and the paras leading up to it - the case for Circus to be carried was strong; the case to be considered as SC was in my opinion weak, and the means by which they achieved SC and...
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