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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2020, 14:37
Replies: 136
Views: 45,801
Posted By Vendee

I was referring to your propensity to...

I was referring to your propensity to convict/condemn without factual evidence.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2020, 14:02
Replies: 136
Views: 45,801
Posted By Vendee

I really hope you are not eligible for jury...

I really hope you are not eligible for jury service.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2020, 13:03
Replies: 136
Views: 45,801
Posted By Vendee

So much for your impeccable sources then. Quite...

So much for your impeccable sources then. Quite sad really.[/color]
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2020, 08:52
Replies: 136
Views: 45,801
Posted By Vendee

I guess the damage to this Chinook will be...

I guess the damage to this Chinook will be repaired fairly easily but this isn't always the case for wirestrikes. A few years ago, Apache ZJ202 out of Wattisham hit a HT cable in the local area. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2020, 21:13
Replies: 63
Views: 32,646
Posted By Vendee

To be pedantically correct, the last RAF air to...

To be pedantically correct, the last RAF air to air kill was 25th May 1982 in RAFG. ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2020, 08:36
Replies: 1,128
Views: 475,337
Posted By Vendee

Pray tell me what critical information the PIA...

Pray tell me what critical information the PIA 8303 crew were missing? The "how to land an aircraft safely" information? Its like me driving into a brick wall at 70mph and complaining that my car...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jun 2020, 08:50
Replies: 18
Views: 4,620
Posted By Vendee

I used them a couple of times in the 80's when...

I used them a couple of times in the 80's when travelling to and from RAFG. Yes they were quicker but the noise and vibration was akin to flying in a Herc.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2020, 07:51
Replies: 1,128
Views: 475,337
Posted By Vendee

Not sure the PIA 8303 crash had anything to do...

Not sure the PIA 8303 crash had anything to do with a design flaw. From the information currently available, that crew would have crashed whatever aircraft type they were flying.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2020, 20:03
Replies: 15
Views: 5,158
Posted By Vendee

It was before my own time at Abingdon but it...

It was before my own time at Abingdon but it looks like runway 36 and it finished up across the road on the old WW2 era dispersal.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2020, 13:00
Replies: 29
Views: 11,042
Posted By Vendee

Glad to hear you are well John. You won't...

Glad to hear you are well John. You won't remember me by name but I was a "Sooty" on XV when you were serving on that sadly departed squadron and I still remember that morning at Muharraq when you...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2020, 07:54
Replies: 29
Views: 9,212
Posted By Vendee

I've got the "Directors cut" version of the...

I've got the "Directors cut" version of the original film which runs to 3.5 hours. IMHO its best watched in German with English subtitles rather than watching a dubbed version. I visited the U Boat...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Jun 2020, 07:37
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

Sorry, I appreciate that you are trying to help. ...

Sorry, I appreciate that you are trying to help.
I did also email Ryanair and I've just received a reply stating that my flights "have not been cancelled" but of course that just means they haven't...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2020, 21:09
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

Ford Cortina, they are not sold out. I must admit...

Ford Cortina, they are not sold out. I must admit that I can't explain how your phone app reckons there are flights on my travel days but even the Ryanair customer service guy admitted that the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2020, 15:12
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

So I braved the Ryanair call centre today (only...

So I braved the Ryanair call centre today (only 50 minutes on hold) to be told, in a nutshell, "Yes, it appears that we no longer fly to/from that destination on the days that you are booked to fly...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jun 2020, 15:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

The booking is still live on Ryanair's website...

The booking is still live on Ryanair's website when I log into "My Bookings" but there are no advertised flights on the days we are booked to travel.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jun 2020, 12:49
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

There are only three flights per week each way on...

There are only three flights per week each way on that route. It looks like they have moved each flight on by one day. Same for all of September.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jun 2020, 11:40
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

Well that's not going to happen. My guess they...

Well that's not going to happen. My guess they will wait until just before online check in opens which in this case is 12th July. I might try their phone line support, which I believe has you waiting...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2020, 21:20
Replies: 6
Views: 2,769
Posted By Vendee

Yes, it does seem like that these days.

Yes, it does seem like that these days.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st May 2020, 10:59
Replies: 18
Views: 2,392
Posted By Vendee

Ryanair flight no longer listed

So we had a couple of Ryanair trips booked this year. Our June trip to Marseilles was cancelled and we are waiting (probably forever) for our refund.We have a second flight booked in September from...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th May 2020, 21:11
Replies: 106
Views: 16,317
Posted By Vendee

I got the same for a return flight starting 20th...

I got the same for a return flight starting 20th June. The 20 working days all looks positive until you read it carefully. The 20 working days starts from when your refund request is approved. That...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th May 2020, 14:34
Replies: 27
Views: 6,518
Posted By Vendee

That was 2 Hangar. It was AirUK's main hangar for...

That was 2 Hangar. It was AirUK's main hangar for quite a few years but they vacated it when hangar 8 was completed. Hangar 2 also used to house 74 Squadron back in the St Faith days. The old AirUK...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th May 2020, 09:51
Replies: 27
Views: 6,518
Posted By Vendee

Thanks for the hangar info. I was aware of the...

Thanks for the hangar info. I was aware of the WW2 accidents. There are a couple of memorials in Hellesden. The second one was just behind the Boundary pub.
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6051600...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2020, 21:17
Replies: 19
Views: 5,796
Posted By Vendee

It was around about 170 hrs when I first worked...

It was around about 170 hrs when I first worked on the RB199 in 1987. When I returned to Tornado in 2008, some were lasting over 1000 hrs.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2020, 18:09
Replies: 19
Views: 5,796
Posted By Vendee

The stator stages on a gas turbine hot section...

The stator stages on a gas turbine hot section always look completely knackered on strip down. The RB199 was no exception. The M07 HPNGV module would be full of cracks and burning but it wasn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2020, 15:40
Replies: 351
Views: 223,841
Posted By Vendee

That's not completely true. They decided to...

That's not completely true. They decided to cherry pick parts of the WHO's advice when it suited them i.e. allowing reduced standard of PPE for health workers when we failed to provide enough.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2020, 08:50
Replies: 351
Views: 223,841
Posted By Vendee

You do have to be careful about "new case"...

You do have to be careful about "new case" figures because these are dependant on how much testing occurs in each country but you are right, the UK is in a worse state than France or Germany and we...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2020, 10:48
Replies: 27
Views: 6,518
Posted By Vendee

Just curious..... where are they siting that new...

Just curious..... where are they siting that new hangar? Is is going on the eastern apron, north of H8 or are they putting it on the grassed area between H7 and H2?
Nice to see that they are doing...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2020, 09:22
Replies: 351
Views: 223,841
Posted By Vendee

Really??? How about telling people not to go to...

Really??? How about telling people not to go to pubs and restaurants but not forcing those places to close down. How did that work out? Same with getting adults to self distance to stop the spread...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2020, 15:05
Replies: 27
Views: 6,518
Posted By Vendee

I spent 12 fun years on AirUK and KLMUK...

I spent 12 fun years on AirUK and KLMUK maintenance at NWI. From trying to prevent a F50 prop from turning during start up (Trying to locate an engine fuel leak but with hindsight a stupid thing to...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2020, 13:30
Replies: 101
Views: 37,211
Posted By Vendee

Perhaps because they have paid into the...

Perhaps because they have paid into the healthcare system for all their working lives and now expect that system to look after them?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2020, 08:50
Replies: 12
Views: 4,923
Posted By Vendee

We live a few miles from Mildenhall so we get to...

We live a few miles from Mildenhall so we get to see them most days. They look amazing at night at low level in forward flight with their green rotor tips:-
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 09:17
Replies: 20
Views: 7,765
Posted By Vendee

I wouldn't say unprecedented. When I joined as...

I wouldn't say unprecedented. When I joined as groundcrew in 1975 it was thought to be a job for life but during my career there were redundancies, some of them compulsory. I took voluntary...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2020, 11:00
Replies: 10
Views: 2,852
Posted By Vendee

Private message sent.

Private message sent.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2020, 08:56
Replies: 10
Views: 2,852
Posted By Vendee

As Nutty suggests, these units were only stripped...

As Nutty suggests, these units were only stripped down by the manufacturer. I think occasionally on the Sqn or engine bay test bed, we might swap out the T1 actuator or the turndown actuator but I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2020, 09:11
Replies: 129
Views: 36,899
Posted By Vendee

The Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk...

The Stanford Training Area (STANTA) in Norfolk has a 1200 ft concrete runway which was build for the Harrier force in the 70's/80'S...
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