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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 13:14
Replies: 24
Views: 4,768
Posted By Ken Scott

That’s one way to extend the range of an F35 I...

That’s one way to extend the range of an F35 I suppose…
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 16:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,773,126
Posted By Ken Scott

Perhaps if you’re talking about a gliding school...

Perhaps if you’re talking about a gliding school specifically?

East Midlands UAS was formed at Newton in 1941 (as Nottingham UAS) and remained there until the base closed in 2000, before moving to...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 10:44
Replies: 22
Views: 3,840
Posted By Ken Scott

It also contrasts badly with the modern...

It also contrasts badly with the modern predilection of awarding a campaign medal for every minor skirmish and even the new ‘Wider Service Medal’ for those who weren’t involved in these so they don’t...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2024, 10:23
Replies: 22
Views: 3,840
Posted By Ken Scott

The campaign to deny the men of Bomber Command...

The campaign to deny the men of Bomber Command their own medal, in light of these losses and the courage of those involved who night after night climbed into their aircraft faced with the virtual...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 13:30
Replies: 16
Views: 2,388
Posted By Ken Scott

Whilst I have no issue with the idea behind this...

Whilst I have no issue with the idea behind this medal and indeed the range of GSMs available for pretty much every operational deployment it does rather jar with the resistance put up for so many...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 15:30
Replies: 12
Views: 2,396
Posted By Ken Scott

Correct… but the IP might work with the cadet...

Correct… but the IP might work with the cadet force and not have No 1s so considers it the No 2 cap. The usual pprune approach is one of excessive pedantry and pointless attention to irrelevant...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 12:26
Replies: 12
Views: 2,396
Posted By Ken Scott

The SD hat worn with No 2 dress by officers… may...

The SD hat worn with No 2 dress by officers… may also be worn with No 1 dress!!!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 21:58
Replies: 12
Views: 2,396
Posted By Ken Scott

Sadly they no longer make RAF hats. I bought my...

Sadly they no longer make RAF hats. I bought my Bates in the mid 1980s for the princely sum of £50 (£150 equivalent today), I still have it but had to retire it from every day use about 15 years ago...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 10:35
Replies: 35
Views: 6,041
Posted By Ken Scott

I instruct at my local RAFAC Sqn, last week I was...

I instruct at my local RAFAC Sqn, last week I was talking to a group of the Civilian Instructors (ie the adult staff) and I mentioned the situation in Gaza. Cue blank looks from one and I had to...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 13:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,632
Posted By Ken Scott

Mog: a wonderful and dare I say it, very British...

Mog: a wonderful and dare I say it, very British piece of understatement.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 16:03
Replies: 38
Views: 6,485
Posted By Ken Scott

Maybe BAE would like to ‘lease’ (at a substantial...

Maybe BAE would like to ‘lease’ (at a substantial discount) some shiny new Hawks to the Reds for the obvious PR benefit of their aircraft being displayed by the premier AT?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 15:42
Replies: 224
Views: 46,027
Posted By Ken Scott

No second chance email received so far, perhaps I...

No second chance email received so far, perhaps I shouldn’t have sent them an angry email regarding their failure to automatically send me one on my (relatively) recent retirement..!!
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 12:50
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By Ken Scott

We had exactly the same issue at the Secret...

We had exactly the same issue at the Secret Wiltshire Airbase in the early 90s. On the acquisition of a colour photocopier the nav would plan the route and we pilots would make a copy each rather...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 12:27
Replies: 224
Views: 46,027
Posted By Ken Scott

Applied for mine but told ‘we’ve reached the...

Applied for mine but told ‘we’ve reached the limit for applications’. Apparently I’ll get a chance to apply again later…

I should have received one automatically having retired within the last 5...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 14:26
Replies: 47
Views: 8,822
Posted By Ken Scott

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/570x742/img_5533_a0d0495832c70c288bce16dc4d7c2ec197773312.jpeg
This from 1972, wearing a collar & tie under his flying suit… but then he’s only the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 12:05
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By Ken Scott

I still have my ‘Pengy Piece’ from my FI det, we...

I still have my ‘Pengy Piece’ from my FI det, we all made them for each other on our crew although some were better than others and the poor ones were usually left behind… mine was made by my captain...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 15:04
Replies: 47
Views: 8,822
Posted By Ken Scott

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/125x175/img_5527_6892d194ea0f2ac9fa99a5e6475fd4b0dbd62147.jpeg
Never mind the tie, the pilot flying the Hurricane prototype is wearing a Trilby…
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 13:45
Replies: 47
Views: 8,822
Posted By Ken Scott

I have a vague recollection of wearing blues (No...

I have a vague recollection of wearing blues (No 2 with tie) flying to Berlin in a Jetsream as part of my multi-engine cse in 1991… again when acting as co-pilot in a Jetstream flying to St Mawgan...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 14:45
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By Ken Scott

Circa 2000 I was tasked to fly to Nellis for the...

Circa 2000 I was tasked to fly to Nellis for the first rescue of a C130J that had broken down there. We of course (as a C130K) were cock-a-hoop at the prospect. We parked alongside, handed over their...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 16:42
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By Ken Scott

There is a common theme to many of these stories,...

There is a common theme to many of these stories, that of the ‘it’s the last one so you can’t have it’ ilk. I was in RAF Sek Kong, we were deploying out to an island for a few days (Ping Chau or...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 10:27
Replies: 159
Views: 34,559
Posted By Ken Scott

Not strictly a supply issue but this did involve...

Not strictly a supply issue but this did involve members of the supply branch (aka ‘movers’).

I was tasked to fly to Keflavik to collect a load that was listed as ‘priority freight’ and I would...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2023, 11:11
Replies: 11
Views: 4,130
Posted By Ken Scott

Plenty of non-commissioned recipients as I read...

Plenty of non-commissioned recipients as I read it, especially Warrant Officers. Admittedly they fill out the lower awards but it would be rather surprising to see Cpl Sir Anthony Bloggs amongst the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2023, 11:55
Replies: 13
Views: 2,858
Posted By Ken Scott

​​​​​​​Perhaps because hundreds of British...

​​​​​​​Perhaps because hundreds of British servicemen were killed and wounded in order to prevent the Islands from being called ‘Las Malvinas’?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2023, 11:56
Replies: 16
Views: 4,286
Posted By Ken Scott

Some years ago I wrote a sketch for a Sqn review...

Some years ago I wrote a sketch for a Sqn review about FC’s trusty and reliable’130Sleigh’ being replaced by the ‘Sleigh400’, and its non-availability on Christmas Eve due to the latter being...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 16:31
Replies: 16
Views: 4,286
Posted By Ken Scott

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/465x650/img_5080_400819d736e4b2f7d90ee2d2b2af68a9a0d52191.jpeg

I’d have imagined that F Christmas would have upgraded his approach to GPS by now…...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 14:30
Replies: 10
Views: 2,639
Posted By Ken Scott

Ah, the Jetstream… an execrable aircraft in my...

Ah, the Jetstream… an execrable aircraft in my opinion, unpleasant handling, appallingly noisy, I couldn’t wait to finish my training on it. Then I suppose it didn’t help going to it from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 09:28
Replies: 76
Views: 16,239
Posted By Ken Scott

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/284x177/img_5333_f22dead11a43ddc3974e232efa36bf9a8ea91dd1.jpeg

Even within the bounds of dramatic inaccuracies there surely must’ve been someone...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2023, 16:13
Replies: 12
Views: 4,107
Posted By Ken Scott

1997 would have been Flt Lt Andy Lewis I believe.

1997 would have been Flt Lt Andy Lewis I believe.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 13:36
Replies: 76
Views: 16,239
Posted By Ken Scott

Per angusta ad augusta…? I gave up Latin at...

Per angusta ad augusta…?

I gave up Latin at school over 45 years ago so I’m a little rusty… google translate struggled with this too but came up with ‘through difficulties to August’… I assume...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2023, 10:58
Replies: 94
Views: 19,712
Posted By Ken Scott

Actually I think people are recruited for pilot...

Actually I think people are recruited for pilot or UAV separately although no doubt there is some crossover (and I knew plenty of pilots who did tours on UAVs). The medical requirements are the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2023, 08:04
Replies: 94
Views: 19,712
Posted By Ken Scott

I can, I too had the misfortune to have him as my...

I can, I too had the misfortune to have him as my QFI for my initial OCU. His instructional technique did rely principally on shouting and violence, with an ample dose of boasting of his own...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2023, 14:44
Replies: 94
Views: 19,712
Posted By Ken Scott

My experience of creamies was rather different....

My experience of creamies was rather different. Having breezed through flying training themselves they pretty much all seemed to have the attitude ‘it’s easy, I can do it so why can’t you?’

Couple...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 12:55
Replies: 86
Views: 26,974
Posted By Ken Scott

Not sure there’s a hard & fast rule on that? We...

Not sure there’s a hard & fast rule on that? We had a pilot in the C130J who’d transferred from the AAC, he wore a specially-made badge on his flying suit, half AAC & half RAF wings, never saw him in...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 12:08
Replies: 66
Views: 14,222
Posted By Ken Scott

Our first MQ (Filby Road at Coltishall) we...

Our first MQ (Filby Road at Coltishall) we endured the full white glove march-out, despite having scrubbed the house to what we considered an IOT spotless condition we were charged £5 for a tiny spot...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 10:00
Replies: 19
Views: 3,352
Posted By Ken Scott

I only flew 552 a couple of times on ULAS, an...

I only flew 552 a couple of times on ULAS, an early pre-solo circuit detail with Neil Pearson and a Nav intro with Pastle.

XX614 I flew 5 times whilst on the CFS cse in 1995, she seems to have...
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