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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2022, 19:02
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,411,234
Posted By NickPilot

It's not named for Elizabeth II

It's not named for Elizabeth II
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2022, 02:40
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,411,234
Posted By NickPilot

Wait till you hear about the Phantom!!

Wait till you hear about the Phantom!!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2022, 01:41
Replies: 31
Views: 7,601
Posted By NickPilot

I have to ask...does one get a tie in such...

I have to ask...does one get a tie in such circumstances?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2020, 05:24
Replies: 247
Views: 87,299
Posted By NickPilot

Model I built recently... ...

Model I built recently...


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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2015, 20:42
Replies: 34
Views: 14,563
Posted By NickPilot

I'm a little surprised Textron haven't...

I'm a little surprised Textron haven't developed/marketed this as an optionally crewed platform.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2015, 01:22
Replies: 1,628
Views: 481,718
Posted By NickPilot

Ordinance…? Nimrods stopping noise after...

Ordinance…?

Nimrods stopping noise after 9pm…or no cricket on Sundays?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2015, 03:05
Replies: 100
Views: 27,784
Posted By NickPilot

And this is 2015 when the current wishes of the...

And this is 2015 when the current wishes of the people seems to have overridden statements made by people a hundred or more years ago in most of the world. So how about if someone actually asks the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2015, 03:38
Replies: 40
Views: 7,383
Posted By NickPilot

Just to add to the chorus of people saying this...

Just to add to the chorus of people saying this is ridiculous…

I grew up in the uncharted wastelands of North Yorkshire where Vulcans, Phantoms, and Buccs flew over our school at ridiculously low...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 01:38
Replies: 6
Views: 3,544
Posted By NickPilot

MCAS Yuma Hawk Accident

Here in The Colonies the news is reporting that a civilian operated "T-59" Hawk has crashed at MCAS Yuma killing a Marine in a vehicle that was struck on the ground. Pilot and passenger reported as...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2015, 04:47
Replies: 50
Views: 16,419
Posted By NickPilot

In the Airbus family the sidestick allows one a...

In the Airbus family the sidestick allows one a nice little table from which to eat one's dinner.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 04:23
Replies: 18
Views: 7,326
Posted By NickPilot

And yet now in 2015 the F-16 is a far more...

And yet now in 2015 the F-16 is a far more relevant aircraft in all phases than the F-4 was in the 1990s…gotta love the Phantom, but the F-16 of today is a far cry from the "VFR Only, target missing,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2015, 03:03
Replies: 1,628
Views: 481,718
Posted By NickPilot

Well that explains why Ardent, Coventry, and...

Well that explains why Ardent, Coventry, and Sheffield weren't hit, doesn't it..?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2014, 02:50
Replies: 152
Views: 30,182
Posted By NickPilot

Not codswallop CJ...Colts are some of the only...

Not codswallop CJ...Colts are some of the only revolvers that rotate the cylinder counterclockwise from the shooter's viewpoint. I keep a S&W .357 as my 'nightstand gun' (ahhh...the Colonies) and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2014, 00:48
Replies: 48
Views: 11,427
Posted By NickPilot

I can't really speak for GA since it's been quite...

I can't really speak for GA since it's been quite a few years since I flew much GA, but at my airline there is annual training (Computer Distance Learning modules) on interception procedures. This...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2014, 22:27
Replies: 152
Views: 30,182
Posted By NickPilot

I bought a 1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1 about a year...

I bought a 1944 Enfield No.4 Mk1 about a year ago. Only put a few dozen rounds through it but it's unbelievably accurate with no optics. I cant imagine firing it without hearing protection though!...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2014, 03:11
Replies: 152
Views: 30,182
Posted By NickPilot

BSB...that seems a shame. Pistol ammunition and...

BSB...that seems a shame. Pistol ammunition and regular range time seems like cheap insurance.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2014, 02:51
Replies: 152
Views: 30,182
Posted By NickPilot

I'm always amused and bewildered whenever a...

I'm always amused and bewildered whenever a thread pops up about UK sidearms. It seems all those who actually carried them always claim that they couldn't hit a barn/would likely shoot...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2014, 17:26
Replies: 152
Views: 30,182
Posted By NickPilot

I owned a (.380/9K) PPK a few years ago and had a...

I owned a (.380/9K) PPK a few years ago and had a friend who owned a (.32/7.65mm) PP. I shot them both quite a bit on the range and while I loved both it was hard to get through 30 rounds without a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2014, 13:55
Replies: 46
Views: 8,094
Posted By NickPilot

Yes Google is a wonderful thing, and since a...

Yes Google is a wonderful thing, and since a Google search did not reveal any UK format designation, only the US "MQ-9A" and the name "Reaper" I thought I'd ask somewhere where people might actually...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2014, 05:14
Replies: 46
Views: 8,094
Posted By NickPilot

UK MQ-9 Reaper Designation?

Dear Royal Air Warriors,

As a Civvie pilot it just struck me tonight reading the news report of the imminent Reaper deployment to Iraq that I have never seen a "Role.Mark" designation attached to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2014, 04:43
Replies: 165
Views: 36,674
Posted By NickPilot

Given that Flightglobal.com reported this week...

Given that Flightglobal.com reported this week that "Tornado Could Fly Into 2030s", what are the chances of it staying in RAF service into the 2020s now that the world is not a warm, fuzzy place full...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2014, 01:06
Replies: 1,628
Views: 481,718
Posted By NickPilot

Apologies in advance if it's a silly question,...

Apologies in advance if it's a silly question, but as someone with a pure civvie background, but who is a little familiar with the Global Express, given the potential upgrade to add maritime...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2014, 21:37
Replies: 54
Views: 9,448
Posted By NickPilot

Does #4 appear to be shutdown?

Does #4 appear to be shutdown?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2014, 22:23
Replies: 33
Views: 7,522
Posted By NickPilot

I seem to be in the minority here, but I'll play...

I seem to be in the minority here, but I'll play Devil's Advocate and side with the OP. Things in Libya have deteriorated to the point where the Embassy is suspending operations, clearly a sign for...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2014, 15:10
Replies: 116
Views: 22,780
Posted By NickPilot

Air Pig-The outbreak in the primate facility in...

Air Pig-The outbreak in the primate facility in Reston acutally WASA Ebola, not SHF. It was a new strain which is now known as Ebola Reston (guess why). It did infect several workers at the facility...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2014, 15:48
Replies: 116
Views: 22,780
Posted By NickPilot

A lot of the public's perception of Ebola traces...

A lot of the public's perception of Ebola traces back to Richard Preston's early 1990s book "The Hot Zone". While a good read, Mr Preston hyper-senstationalized some aspects of the disease. That...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 21:53
Replies: 29
Views: 5,759
Posted By NickPilot

I'm just a lowly civvie pilot, but I've spent...

I'm just a lowly civvie pilot, but I've spent enough time in the skies over Georgia to know that the GA ANG doesn't operate F-15s.

Which I suppose could be why a GA ANG F-15 Instructor Pilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2014, 14:46
Replies: 74
Views: 39,791
Posted By NickPilot

Contrails formed by pressure drop are short...

Contrails formed by pressure drop are short lived. Trails formed by engine exhaust are usually longer lived, depending on atmospheric conditions. The ones in the photo are definitely exhaust...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2013, 17:17
Replies: 92
Views: 20,809
Posted By NickPilot

Having spent more time that I care to remember in...

Having spent more time that I care to remember in Eastern NC I can say that a nuclear detonation in that area would have done hundreds of dollars worth of damage.
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