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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2023, 06:12
Replies: 32
Views: 7,789
Posted By Mk 1

The clue is in OPFOR designation - he's the...

The clue is in OPFOR designation - he's the 'enemy' at a training establishment. Gotta look like a bad guy in someone else's army so they use non standard uniforms and tactics.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jun 2023, 04:10
Replies: 117
Views: 45,998
Posted By Mk 1

Even trained military aviators sometimes don't...

Even trained military aviators sometimes don't recognise the symptoms. An F/A-18 pilot I know in the RAAF was last seen by his wingman in a gentle climb through 51,000 ft over the Gulf of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2023, 09:17
Replies: 10,321
Views: 4,599,067
Posted By Mk 1

Sure if this were a one on one confrontation -...

Sure if this were a one on one confrontation - Ukraine would definitely need to tighten its belt. But as the west are backing Ukraine - then they need to protect their other resource - manpower and...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2023, 09:11
Replies: 10,321
Views: 4,599,067
Posted By Mk 1

Problem is I don't thing the poor bloody...

Problem is I don't thing the poor bloody conscripts have much say in it. Plenty of stories of deserters being shot.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2023, 10:45
Replies: 12
Views: 2,273
Posted By Mk 1

Brilliant! Build a load of new landing craft, we...

Brilliant! Build a load of new landing craft, we now have the fatships plus 1... All we need is a force to actually use these assets. Cutting the MICV's numbers to only provide for 1 battalion is...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2021, 07:52
Replies: 62
Views: 24,201
Posted By Mk 1

That's part of the new AUKUS design - with a...

That's part of the new AUKUS design - with a flyscreen and opening window for the warm tropical waters to our North.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2021, 00:59
Replies: 30
Views: 8,473
Posted By Mk 1

Smile Given ShyTorque's earlier suggestion I guess that...

Given ShyTorque's earlier suggestion I guess that means Fighter jocks are left handed?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2021, 05:53
Replies: 87
Views: 32,135
Posted By Mk 1

Interesting reading the messages above. The vast...

Interesting reading the messages above. The vast majority are obviously in agreement that the withdrawal was handled badly. How was the withdrawal poorly handled and what would you have done...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 05:43
Replies: 1,268
Views: 246,673
Posted By Mk 1

VAERS can be accessed by anyone - you don't have...

VAERS can be accessed by anyone - you don't have to be qualified to enter data. So, if you get vaccinated but died of a totally unrelated burst Aorta or something equally bad, a coroner would list...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 05:38
Replies: 1,268
Views: 246,673
Posted By Mk 1

The overweight status or diabetes risk ground...

The overweight status or diabetes risk ground hasn't shut down the world economy. And if their medical condition is such that they cannot perform their role as a pilot isn't that what the annual...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
24th Aug 2021, 12:26
Replies: 1,268
Views: 246,673
Posted By Mk 1

I'm not a pilot. I do know that aeronautical...

I'm not a pilot. I do know that aeronautical pursuits involves science. Ergo, I would have thought that pilots would trust science more than say Tarot card readers or water diviners. From an SLF...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2021, 08:37
Replies: 11
Views: 3,217
Posted By Mk 1

Bring it! If for no other reason that they make...

Bring it! If for no other reason that they make awesome firefighting helitankers. And as we saw last summer, we need more (and locally based) of these fine assets.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2020, 12:42
Replies: 344
Views: 170,900
Posted By Mk 1

Or Tiger with thermal sights and high resolution...

Or Tiger with thermal sights and high resolution targeting optics might have been a smarter choice to supplement the Mk1 eyeball.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2020, 12:48
Replies: 240
Views: 108,926
Posted By Mk 1

B-58 trivia - at the aircraft's top speed, its...

B-58 trivia - at the aircraft's top speed, its tail defensive cannon's rounds actually had a 'tailwind'. Edit - nope not correct - aircraft forward speed 590m/s. Rounds travelling at 1030m/s.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2020, 07:06
Replies: 240
Views: 108,926
Posted By Mk 1

Hanger? Don't you mean standard tropical island?

Hanger? Don't you mean standard tropical island?
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2020, 09:29
Replies: 23
Views: 17,924
Posted By Mk 1

Thanks TDRacer. Interesting.

Thanks TDRacer. Interesting.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2020, 08:15
Replies: 23
Views: 17,924
Posted By Mk 1

Why the lack of development? More profit in the...

Why the lack of development? More profit in the bigger engines in the 60k+ lb thrust range? More demand? Or the lack of an airframe to match it to?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2020, 14:07
Replies: 255
Views: 180,858
Posted By Mk 1

Either the black humour dad joke of the year or...

Either the black humour dad joke of the year or journalistic standards are slipping further...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2020, 12:22
Replies: 32
Views: 14,825
Posted By Mk 1

In reality its bad for everybody. When you have...

In reality its bad for everybody. When you have one manufacturer, you have complacency. Competition does improve the breed.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jan 2020, 12:17
Replies: 12
Views: 14,001
Posted By Mk 1

No idea why they thought that was necessary -...

No idea why they thought that was necessary - they have chosen to fly Lucky Air...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jan 2020, 14:09
Replies: 56
Views: 18,005
Posted By Mk 1

Choules is more than capable - equipped with a...

Choules is more than capable - equipped with a well dock and LCM8's.
https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-choules
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Jan 2020, 13:56
Replies: 20
Views: 5,886
Posted By Mk 1

Disagree. Awesome for morale and the country. ...

Disagree. Awesome for morale and the country. We may be burning like an afterburner, be we can still put on a great show, a great example of grit.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2019, 11:57
Replies: 134
Views: 98,863
Posted By Mk 1

Or that there have been 135 posts over weeks. ...

Or that there have been 135 posts over weeks. Talk about #firstworldproblems...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2019, 10:19
Replies: 215
Views: 284,539
Posted By Mk 1

RPG's are unguided - plentiful but unguided. Low...

RPG's are unguided - plentiful but unguided. Low probability of a hit - not designed for the task. SAM's on the other hand, have a much greater range, and are guided (usually heat seeking), they...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Dec 2019, 05:08
Replies: 283
Views: 77,997
Posted By Mk 1

Lookleft - kudos for your position and revealing...

Lookleft - kudos for your position and revealing it (I'm envious), but how does that make you any more qualified to comment on the worldwide climate than say a retail worker, a banker or a bus...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 09:25
Replies: 283
Views: 77,997
Posted By Mk 1

The whistle was blown on anthropogenic climate...

The whistle was blown on anthropogenic climate change in the late 1960's and definitely in the 1970's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_climate_change_science
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Nov 2019, 09:14
Replies: 283
Views: 77,997
Posted By Mk 1

No, the "historic" measurements you refer to are...

No, the "historic" measurements you refer to are confirmed from Ice cores that go back nearly a million years.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Nov 2019, 19:32
Replies: 211
Views: 155,093
Posted By Mk 1

The ban on single use plastics isn't about carbon...

The ban on single use plastics isn't about carbon footprint. Its an effort to try and keep the hundreds of millions of pieces of single use plastic produced every day from ending in landfill or...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2019, 22:07
Replies: 211
Views: 155,093
Posted By Mk 1

Rocchi, the average person weighs around 75kg's. ...

Rocchi, the average person weighs around 75kg's. Yet a couple of milligrams of VX, Sarin. or GB will kill you dead. That's far less than the concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. It's not about...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2019, 21:13
Replies: 50
Views: 38,137
Posted By Mk 1

Have watched a few of Sam's video's. He had some...

Have watched a few of Sam's video's. He had some very interesting titles, so I clicked.... Then spent 80% of the time watching Sam film himself rather than the aircraft/scenery etc. Interesting...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Oct 2019, 00:54
Replies: 28
Views: 12,579
Posted By Mk 1

I can see both sides of the arguments - but one...

I can see both sides of the arguments - but one thing puzzles me.... How can you supposedly NOT know of the danger of telling aircraft to make drastic changes in direction in a congested, carefully...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2019, 15:57
Replies: 1,259
Views: 581,366
Posted By Mk 1

Seems to be working pretty well here in Australia.

Seems to be working pretty well here in Australia.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Sep 2019, 15:51
Replies: 76
Views: 37,248
Posted By Mk 1

As a kid I was pax on a few of these flights. We...

As a kid I was pax on a few of these flights. We took off, climbed at some absurd angle (so it seemed), leveled off at cruise, the F/A's raced down the isle, handing out drinks, then back to collect...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Aug 2019, 09:49
Replies: 241
Views: 313,781
Posted By Mk 1

Thank you. A hero is someone who is otherwise...

Thank you. A hero is someone who is otherwise safe running in to a hazardous situation to rescue someone. For instance a bystander in the street running into a burning building to rescue someone. ...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
30th Jul 2019, 14:26
Replies: 15
Views: 10,156
Posted By Mk 1

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/799x533/aaf4jwc_1353e07c6d282fe41953136d881fa4ac30fa4ff6.jpg
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