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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2018, 07:07
Replies: 44
Views: 11,820
Posted By Davita

Senator John McCain was the Senator for our...

Senator John McCain was the Senator for our region when I lived in Scottsdale, Az. We're Canadian but dearly wanted to get a green card and stay in Scottsdale instead of snowbirding to and fro...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2018, 18:48
Replies: 154
Views: 39,903
Posted By Davita

Both John and Jack were forced to learn how to...

Both John and Jack were forced to learn how to eat with knife and fork as they became F/O's.....much to their disdain. I recall being Jolly Jacks F/E on Hastings at Changi when, on a training...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2018, 13:19
Replies: 161
Views: 32,888
Posted By Davita

Thanks...that's probably why I never encountered...

Thanks...that's probably why I never encountered such stupidity....;)
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2018, 23:39
Replies: 161
Views: 32,888
Posted By Davita

As the VC10 Flight Engineer Leader it's lucky I...

As the VC10 Flight Engineer Leader it's lucky I didn't check the F700 and find this kind of nonsense. I would have personally charged any person indulging in this stupid subterfuge and hope it would...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2018, 00:00
Replies: 161
Views: 32,888
Posted By Davita

As the first commissioned Flight Engineer on 10...

As the first commissioned Flight Engineer on 10 Sqn I can say I never encountered any Captain who was not a gentleman. Most had been Captains in Transport Command or Bomber Command and were well...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2018, 14:43
Replies: 132
Views: 35,783
Posted By Davita

My feelings as well! I was being 'walked-out'...

My feelings as well!
I was being 'walked-out' of my MQ at Brize Norton when the admin F/O said "you need to take down that TV antenna!' I said I thought the new tenant would appreciate a free...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2018, 01:52
Replies: 132
Views: 35,783
Posted By Davita

My most humiliating time in the RAF was the day,...

My most humiliating time in the RAF was the day, on retirement, when I had to return my trusted aircrew Omega watch. In those days most civilian companies would present their retiree with a watch.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2018, 13:44
Replies: 18
Views: 3,560
Posted By Davita

What seems to be the problem...I click on my...

What seems to be the problem...I click on my Faves 'PPRuNe' and instantly get everything I ever saw before. Please don't tell me I'm living in the jungle in Bali and still getting excellent internet...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2018, 12:44
Replies: 46
Views: 8,916
Posted By Davita

My first trip overseas after 3 years as a Halton...

My first trip overseas after 3 years as a Halton brat, as a new corporal, was to RAF Butterworth to service our detached Sqdn of Canberras sent from Binbrook to bomb the Malay Communist rebels in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2018, 06:22
Replies: 8
Views: 1,768
Posted By Davita

Do the B747-200 aircrafts designated as USA Air...

Do the B747-200 aircrafts designated as USA Air Force One still use a Flight Engineer?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2018, 01:15
Replies: 13
Views: 3,918
Posted By Davita

Interesting fact! I'd heard of Jan Smuts, and...

Interesting fact!
I'd heard of Jan Smuts, and been to the RAF Officers Club and seen his statue, but never knew he actually formed the RAF....nor, I confess, even gave him a second thought.

As a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 23:34
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

Re: post # 136 from rolandpull. Hearing that...

Re: post # 136 from rolandpull.
Hearing that story scares the crap outta me....and it isn't the first time such an episode happens when pilots stretch the limits.

Lion Air also went below limits...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 09:06
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

hehehe...you could have covered yourself by...

hehehe...you could have covered yourself by adding.... fifty miles south of Darwin and fifty miles north of Adelaide....
Then you only need to hide from the 29,853 inhabitants of Alice Springs...the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 00:23
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

I know the GAFA and have flown it numerous times...

I know the GAFA and have flown it numerous times but I'm sure other members would like to hear where it is....and I'd love to hear your explanation of the acronym...:)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2018, 00:18
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

1. I was waiting to see who would understand that...

1. I was waiting to see who would understand that quote as our pants were generally soiled (3-man crew team effort)...you are the only one :ok:
2. In those CV880/B707 days after-flight crew would...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2018, 14:09
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

I'm repeating that I also had the recurring dream...

I'm repeating that I also had the recurring dream of flying through buildings but always thought it was my memory of reality as many landings of my last 16 years, before retiring, was on R/W 13 at...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2018, 12:55
Replies: 143
Views: 48,709
Posted By Davita

Many times when civilians know you were an...

Many times when civilians know you were an aviator you get questions so I developed standard answers like ...
Q. What was the most exciting moment of your career?
A. Payday.
Q. What was your most...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2014, 04:08
Replies: 38
Views: 7,433
Posted By Davita

My family was lodged at RAF Fairford Married...

My family was lodged at RAF Fairford Married Quarters when I underwent VC10 training at BOAC Cranebank. We were the first to occupy those Qtrs, built for USAF personnel, after they left.
It had...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2014, 03:48
Replies: 26
Views: 5,597
Posted By Davita

Most retirees in civil jobs are gifted a watch on...

Most retirees in civil jobs are gifted a watch on retirement...RAF aircrew have to return theirs...:sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2014, 08:11
Replies: 35
Views: 13,906
Posted By Davita

Thanks lauriebe for the info...I'd forgotten what...

Thanks lauriebe for the info...I'd forgotten what the names were but your post has recalled.
I had to stay at Minden once to help out at that RAF Unit. I was sent over from RAF Butterworth where I...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2014, 13:48
Replies: 35
Views: 13,906
Posted By Davita

I was at RAF Seletar when they had Sunderlands...

I was at RAF Seletar when they had Sunderlands but I was on the other side where we flew Chipmunks from the runway. I was seconded to the MAAF (Singapore Wing) as a ground engineer instructor.

It...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2014, 05:03
Replies: 63
Views: 25,579
Posted By Davita

One day Manila to Hong Kong....Captain said "OK...

One day Manila to Hong Kong....Captain said "OK Dave, make the speech"
Caught a little off guard I picked up the mic and said. 'Morning Ladies and Gentlemen...we are currently flying over the South...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2014, 15:35
Replies: 63
Views: 25,579
Posted By Davita

BA taxying behind Lufthansa at LHR. ATC advise...

BA taxying behind Lufthansa at LHR.
ATC advise BA to go around Lufti to enable slot time.
Lufti to ATC "Vy Speedbird go front of Lufthansa"
reply from ?
"Early this morning they put towels...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2014, 00:47
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Davita

Lancman is correct...and aided my memory...the...

Lancman is correct...and aided my memory...the airport in Negombo was RAF Katunayaka. Negombo is the name of the city in a country we used to call Ceylon.....now Sri Lanka.
When I was a Halton Brat...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2014, 22:45
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Davita

I remember I did a trip on a Hastings as a...

I remember I did a trip on a Hastings as a ground-crew member of a Canberra squadron from RAF Binbrook. It was just before the Suez crisis.
The Hastings picked us up at Binbrook and I'm fairly sure...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2014, 12:51
Replies: 18
Views: 6,069
Posted By Davita

I recall RAF Habbaniya (outside Baghdad) was...

I recall RAF Habbaniya (outside Baghdad) was before Mauripur (west-east) but cannot remember before that....unless RAF Idris in Libya or maybe RAF Luqa in Malta?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2014, 07:58
Replies: 48
Views: 11,233
Posted By Davita

I confess to know nothing about the RAF Tristar...

I confess to know nothing about the RAF Tristar but in its civil role it was not a commercial success.
Lockheed even bribed Comany executives, including my own Co's Director of Flight Operation, to...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2014, 14:37
Replies: 48
Views: 11,233
Posted By Davita

Not trying to argue...especially on this...

Not trying to argue...especially on this nostalgic occasion...but cannot agree with this quote by TheChitterneFlyer...'I can also concur that it's the best flying office that was ever built.'

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2014, 05:59
Replies: 51
Views: 42,261
Posted By Davita

Devonianflyer quote/Davita edited...I'm 6'4" (and...

Devonianflyer quote/Davita edited...I'm 6'4" (and a bit) and was chopped! It's all in the individual's proportions rather than a specific overall height. I fell short on the butt-knee...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2013, 09:12
Replies: 114
Views: 52,177
Posted By Davita

Freddie still lives in UK but doubt he will...

Freddie still lives in UK but doubt he will answer the question of the 'Shepherd'.

I knew him when he had just left the RAF as a National Service pilot. He started as a reporter for the Kings Lynn...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2013, 12:25
Replies: 15
Views: 2,316
Posted By Davita

hahaha good one dctyke...sadly mrs davita has...

hahaha good one dctyke...sadly mrs davita has more use for her freezer and anyway, here in Bali, it is sacred for the deceased to be ceremoniously BBQd.

I've given strict instructions for this...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2013, 11:49
Replies: 15
Views: 2,316
Posted By Davita

I guess there has to be some rules. Like the...

I guess there has to be some rules.
Like the one where I was pensioned after Premature Voluntary Retirement (PVR) in 1974 but, if and when I die, my wife gets nothing..... nor would have even if I...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2013, 11:34
Replies: 61
Views: 14,021
Posted By Davita

Mission is the Afghan farmers are already...

Mission is the Afghan farmers are already planting next years poppy seeds.

Afghanistan: where the poppies blow | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2013, 11:32
Replies: 61
Views: 12,922
Posted By Davita

The topic 'is the RAF training etc..etc' The...

The topic 'is the RAF training etc..etc'
The answer.... of course...that's why we were called 'The Brylcream Boys' :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2013, 11:42
Replies: 78
Views: 19,048
Posted By Davita

Goudie...I think your memory serves you well...

Goudie...I think your memory serves you well because I seem to recall the same, although I think it was short-lived.

I started on the 3rd entry of the established Air Eng program that I posted...
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