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Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Aug 2016, 22:39
Replies: 6
Views: 1,336
Posted By Wiley

Thanks for the replies. One site,...

Thanks for the replies.

One site, (Wirecutter) sings the praises of the Logitech Marathon. The Best Wireless Mouse | The Wirecutter (http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wireless-mouse/)

Has...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Aug 2016, 11:50
Replies: 6
Views: 1,336
Posted By Wiley

The USB 'plug' I preferred to should probably be...

The USB 'plug' I preferred to should probably be called the dongle. (?) It's a pretty basic cordless mouse, and it requires the dongle for the computer to recognise it. It is not bluetooth.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
30th Aug 2016, 09:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,336
Posted By Wiley

using a cordless mouse with a MacBook

I've gone across to the Dark Side - or some might say, I've moved over from the Dark Side - and bought a MacBook. Mostly, it's been a positive experience, although involving more than a little...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2016, 23:02
Replies: 1,758
Views: 2,135,898
Posted By Wiley

I haven't trolled through all the comments, so...

I haven't trolled through all the comments, so I'm probably repeating what's already been said. Firstly, as an ex-EK 777 driver, may I offer an enormous 'well done' to the cabin crew. Convincing pax,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Oct 2012, 22:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,669
Posted By Wiley

Thanks to all who replied.

Thanks to all who replied.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Oct 2012, 22:22
Replies: 8
Views: 1,669
Posted By Wiley

Problem connecting an iPad to a wireless network

An elderly friend recently moved into an old people's home and the family bought her an iPad so she could remain in touch with the world. She asked me, (very much a 'dark side' man), to set the iPad...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2012, 04:07
Replies: 94
Views: 51,279
Posted By Wiley

‘The Odd Angry Shot’ starred (comedian) Grahame...

‘The Odd Angry Shot’ starred (comedian) Grahame Kennedy, not Brian Brown, and, although not a bad film, was pretty unrepresentative of the way the Oz SAS did their business in SVN. (The ‘required’...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2012, 10:24
Replies: 44
Views: 12,645
Posted By Wiley

I have to agree with the comments about Keith...

I have to agree with the comments about Keith Park.

I do volunteer work in an old people's home and one of the fellows who I see there, whose name is Monty, was Keith Park's dentist. (OK, I'll...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2012, 13:18
Replies: 146
Views: 31,718
Posted By Wiley

A couple of years ago, I was overnighting in...

A couple of years ago, I was overnighting in Birmingham when my FO sliced his eyeball quite seriously with a papercut - at 5.05 on a Friday afternoon. For reasons I won't go too deeply into here, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2012, 07:38
Replies: 7
Views: 2,125
Posted By Wiley

When you consider that the flying they do is far...

When you consider that the flying they do is far from point to point mainstream airline ops, but includes SAR, ops into remote, unprepared fields, highland ops in places like PNG (where the airfields...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2012, 22:54
Replies: 23
Views: 6,969
Posted By Wiley

I can confirm that, and before that, we gave a...

I can confirm that, and before that, we gave a bunch of Sabres to the Malaysians. I well remember that Malaysians grounded most if not all of the fleet within days of them arriving in Malaysia.
...
Forum: Middle East
4th Jul 2012, 09:56
Replies: 21
Views: 8,603
Posted By Wiley

Take a moment to thank the Amighty you don't have...

Take a moment to thank the Amighty you don't have to wear the old EK 'Confederate Grey' with the unspeakable red tie...

That red tie made it look like your tongue was hanging out. Cheap 'n nasty...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2012, 23:08
Replies: 752
Views: 348,772
Posted By Wiley

Along similar lines, and one I've recommended...

Along similar lines, and one I've recommended here before, is:

Written quite soon after the war, it's unusually frank (and bitter), and very critical of the RAF 'System'.

One story in it comes...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2012, 08:13
Replies: 752
Views: 348,772
Posted By Wiley

If the Vietnam war is your particular interest,...

If the Vietnam war is your particular interest, try:



I was put on to it by an American I met back in the 1970s. He had served with the author in the Au Shau valley fighting and said that,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2012, 05:25
Replies: 197
Views: 61,662
Posted By Wiley

Am I having a major 'senior moment'? In my addled...

Am I having a major 'senior moment'? In my addled brain, I recall the first RAAF 'A' model as A97-005 and the last, A97-016.

There were (are?) some who said the Herc was a bit like an MG - they...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2012, 02:13
Replies: 23
Views: 19,099
Posted By Wiley

In the days when the RAN had FW FJ and HMAS...

In the days when the RAN had FW FJ and HMAS Melbourne had a flat top, the word was that RAN A4 pilots were not allowed to land on USN carriers because they didn't have the proper USN certification...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2012, 21:00
Replies: 8
Views: 5,205
Posted By Wiley

Back in the 1970s, I visited a friend who was...

Back in the 1970s, I visited a friend who was doing an exchange tour with the USAF (non flying) at HQ TAC in Norfolk. Hard as I found it to believe then (and even now), he told me that the USAF was...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2012, 22:52
Replies: 11
Views: 4,049
Posted By Wiley

The couple of times I paxed through Gan on VC10s,...

The couple of times I paxed through Gan on VC10s, my main memory is of (it always seemed) EVERY off duty man on the island in attendance at Air Momements (in the wee, wee hours of the morning) to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2012, 06:21
Replies: 592
Views: 117,627
Posted By Wiley

The Iranians have a second choke point - the...

The Iranians have a second choke point - the Sharjah-owed but Iranian-occuppied island of Abu Musa, located centrally in the Gulf immediately to the north of Dubai. (Most airline pilots who've flown...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2012, 21:53
Replies: 30
Views: 6,094
Posted By Wiley

That's exactly what the Swiss have been doing for...

That's exactly what the Swiss have been doing for decades, Buster.

But I concede, you have a point. The Swiss situation is very different to what we have here.

It must be 20+ years since...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2012, 09:37
Replies: 592
Views: 117,627
Posted By Wiley

If I was a betting man, I'd probably be willing...

If I was a betting man, I'd probably be willing to lay a small wager that the Emirate of Sharjah, whether it likes it or not, by the end of the year and thanks to the USMC, may well be again in...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2011, 02:45
Replies: 197
Views: 61,662
Posted By Wiley

Of their many complaints about RAAF support – (or...

Of their many complaints about RAAF support – (or their perceived lack thereof) – by the Army when the RAAF provided the helicopter support, the one that drew the most passion from Army was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2011, 04:56
Replies: 202
Views: 29,278
Posted By Wiley

An interesting debate about the same topic here:...

An interesting debate about the same topic here: http://elpdefensenews.b l o g spot.com/"Big Money for Caribou Replacement".

The C-27 is by no means ideal, but God help us all if we go European...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2011, 20:51
Replies: 34
Views: 6,691
Posted By Wiley

In 1973, while with SAR Flight at Butterworth, we...

In 1973, while with SAR Flight at Butterworth, we did a training flight up in the hills to the east of Butterworth in the SAR Flight Huey B. (It must have been a Friday and the knucks must have...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2011, 06:36
Replies: 41
Views: 18,888
Posted By Wiley

The F111 was acknowledged (if with GREAT...

The F111 was acknowledged (if with GREAT reluctance) as having inadequate performance when compared with contemporary Soviet aircraft of the day. This was rammed down the very unwilling throats of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2011, 21:48
Replies: 41
Views: 18,888
Posted By Wiley

I can't speak for any Amberley Lincolns, but the...

I can't speak for any Amberley Lincolns, but the Townsville Lincolns, ex-10 Sqn 'long nosees', (I think all the RAAF Lincolns ended up as 'long noses', but may be wrong on that), were towed across to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
22nd Nov 2011, 10:24
Replies: 20
Views: 2,822
Posted By Wiley

Myself, I'm waiting with bated breath to see how...

Myself, I'm waiting with bated breath to see how many holes both the nurses' union and the hospital management's lawyers find in the Fair Work Australia legislation and how easily both sides will...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2011, 22:36
Replies: 11
Views: 2,085
Posted By Wiley

My God... if I was made to eat Marmite, I think...

My God... if I was made to eat Marmite, I think I'd want to go to war with the people forcing it on me.

Now Vegemite... that would be another matter altogether.

Peace, brother.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2011, 00:01
Replies: 70
Views: 23,681
Posted By Wiley

And many others as well, I fear. I read somewhere...

And many others as well, I fear. I read somewhere many years ago that since records were kept (which I understand was the American Civil War, so let's say 1861), in every war since, the percentage of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2011, 22:01
Replies: 449
Views: 39,949
Posted By Wiley

At the risk of maintaining the current thread...

At the risk of maintaining the current thread drift, but continuing the "furious agreement" with both Frank and Blanik, re uniformed Service people versus civilian Public Serfs: back in my RAAF days,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2011, 08:45
Replies: 34
Views: 5,822
Posted By Wiley

Max Collins, (the man many of a cetain age will...

Max Collins, (the man many of a cetain age will remember as the best trumpet player in the world who didn't need a trumpet) used to, pre flight, note at what window the most likely passenger was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Sep 2011, 09:10
Replies: 449
Views: 39,949
Posted By Wiley

Oz media today having a wonderful time NOT...

Oz media today having a wonderful time NOT getting an answer from a number of Labor politicians to the question: "Has Kevin Rudd been in touch with you raising the subject of a leadership challenge?"...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Sep 2011, 04:07
Replies: 449
Views: 39,949
Posted By Wiley

I saw this very droll comment today on the Andrew...

I saw this very droll comment today on the Andrew Bolt blog.

I couldn't have put it better myself.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2011, 07:47
Replies: 160
Views: 67,504
Posted By Wiley

It seems to me that some incredibly clever men -...

It seems to me that some incredibly clever men - the engineers and designers at Boeing and Rolls Royce - put an incredibly large number of hours into coming up with a system that would give crews...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
3rd Sep 2011, 08:41
Replies: 20
Views: 7,659
Posted By Wiley

Anyone who cared to do so could troll through my...

Anyone who cared to do so could troll through my posts here on PPrune from some years ago to see I've sung this song about losing and lost handling skills before... (and was howled down very firmly...
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