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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2024, 22:40
Replies: 28
Views: 3,186
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Reminds me of an ex RN telegraphist I used to...

Reminds me of an ex RN telegraphist I used to work with who used to anounce the end of our shift with 'well that's it then Vic Ack' (VA - end of transmission)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 21:18
Replies: 370
Views: 128,084
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

....Not to forget, the (near vacuum) atmosphere...

....Not to forget, the (near vacuum) atmosphere between 60-70K feet and 300+km gives (how minimal) optic distortion, which is avoided, when the optics+camera are dangling under a balloon.....
...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Dec 2022, 12:51
Replies: 107
Views: 14,549
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

My Dad always Port and Starboard, but then he was...

My Dad always Port and Starboard, but then he was on Sunderlands ;)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th May 2022, 21:59
Replies: 31
Views: 4,376
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Firedog Malaya

Firedog Malaya
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2022, 11:01
Replies: 148
Views: 37,803
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Absolutely, it is well known that the aggregation...

Absolutely, it is well known that the aggregation of 'low level' information can provide more useful information than one individual piece of such information.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2021, 21:20
Replies: 29
Views: 9,714
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

I was born there! My Dad was on Neptunes. Always...

I was born there! My Dad was on Neptunes. Always raises an eyebrow when I tell people I was born on an airfield. I've never been back, although coincidentally we are staying in the area soon.... a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Nov 2020, 10:40
Replies: 21
Views: 5,457
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Bracketing - take several shots adjusting the...

Bracketing - take several shots adjusting the exposure for inside and outside light conditions as appropriate.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2018, 21:40
Replies: 172
Views: 51,554
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Genuinely saddened by the news of Danny's...

Genuinely saddened by the news of Danny's passing. RIP.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2018, 18:58
Replies: 6
Views: 2,724
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Yes, saw them over N Bucks low and slow heading...

Yes, saw them over N Bucks low and slow heading NE (home?)
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2016, 21:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,903
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Warmtoast

Indeed that is correct.. I think the particular episode referred to was when the skipper wanted to be piped aboard. Needless to say it didn't happen! But yes when my dad first went onto Sunderlands...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2016, 21:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,903
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

The mighty Flying Boat would alight on estuaries...

The mighty Flying Boat would alight on estuaries in Borneo to visit Dyak communities by motoring up the rivers.... On their return the beast was fired up and allowed to drift downriver using...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2016, 20:51
Replies: 23
Views: 7,496
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Heard in N. Bucks at about 1545, shook the...

Heard in N. Bucks at about 1545, shook the building I was in.
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 22:22
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,495,711
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Vinrouge, peekay4 - thanks for the info. Of...

Vinrouge, peekay4 - thanks for the info. Of course its the interrogation that initiates the transmission. Too much beer here methinks!
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 21:59
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,495,711
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

I'm not an expert but if ADS-B does not have a...

I'm not an expert but if ADS-B does not have a native timestamp what is the point of including positional information if there is no time associated with it? why would that be done?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 21:22
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,495,711
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

As a previous poster has stated each adsb...

As a previous poster has stated each adsb transmission is time stamped. I don't profess to know how FR24 aggregates its data (if indeed it does) but I can't see any advantage in them changing the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2015, 21:53
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,831,903
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

KLM DC2

I was in Darwin in 1984 and a (the?) KLM DC2 passed through on I guess the 50th anniversary of the race. I have some photographs somewhere.....
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2014, 11:01
Replies: 43
Views: 13,977
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

No memories due to having been born there in '56!...

No memories due to having been born there in '56! My dad was a Siggie on Neptunes at the time. Have yet to persuade him to come onto here.. Always raises an eyebrow when I say I was born on an...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2014, 11:35
Replies: 73
Views: 19,835
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Smile And vice versa RimBam, I remember scraping the...

And vice versa RimBam, I remember scraping the tops of transistors (probably OC71s) to get photo electric effects. Had a Philipps Electronic Engineer set which started me on a life long (so far)...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2014, 22:45
Replies: 35
Views: 13,945
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Indeed, my father on 209 squadron at that time...

Indeed, my father on 209 squadron at that time tells of bombs bouncing back inside the aircraft during the rush to get them out of the hatch!
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Apr 2014, 10:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,802
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

R/e the suggestiion about Exmouth - is topcliffe...

R/e the suggestiion about Exmouth - is topcliffe kid saying this could be an reflection of the VLF sub communication signal, and not the pingers at all?
I hope not...


Definitely not...but...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2014, 16:25
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,206,802
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

artifact harmonic of NW Cape (Exmouth Naval...

artifact harmonic of NW Cape (Exmouth Naval Station) VLF signal. Very powerful signals broadcast acoustically to submarines in the I.O.??


Navy VLF signals RF approx 9 - 35 khz the 'pinger' is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2013, 22:48
Replies: 22
Views: 4,896
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Roadster. Indeed. No doubt we studied the same...

Roadster. Indeed. No doubt we studied the same radio theory:O
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2013, 22:32
Replies: 22
Views: 4,896
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

I cannot fault your argument of course, but what...

I cannot fault your argument of course, but what I'm saying is that that your comment is so obvious that it should not need to be said. In the non theoretical world that I live why would I even think...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2013, 21:45
Replies: 22
Views: 4,896
Posted By Topcliffe Kid

Seems a bit nonsensical to me. The ERP is...

Seems a bit nonsensical to me. The ERP is irrelevant to the mode of transmission, but is a function of power into the antenna and the gain of the antenna. ..ERP is not practically affected by...
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