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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2003, 00:01
Replies: 41
Views: 6,003
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

An old BOAC Captain, jaded by years of responding...

An old BOAC Captain, jaded by years of responding to inane questions at drinks parties, just used to say that he 'travelled in aluminium tubing' which normally did the trick.

Or How about ' I...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2003, 23:55
Replies: 39
Views: 6,203
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

ORAC, Pads were put on his chest...

ORAC,

Pads were put on his chest post-mortem, by medics looking for vital signs.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2003, 19:09
Replies: 14
Views: 1,595
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

See ...

See
www.fleetairarmarchive.net/vengeance/News.html

Our last WW2-built carrier. Looks like there is an effort being made to get her back to Blighty.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
5th Aug 2003, 23:16
Replies: 5
Views: 883
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Just back from an Adriatic trip down the Croatian...

Just back from an Adriatic trip down the Croatian coast - can highly recommend it. Hundreds of unspoiled islands, no pikey cheap tourism, wonderfully clean water, friendly people, good...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2003, 18:53
Replies: 17
Views: 1,913
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

As the invasion/occupation of Iraq is now...

As the invasion/occupation of Iraq is now justified by Bush and Blair as the removal of a vile regime, no democracy, human rights abuses, killings etc, any chance that they might do the Saudis as...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2003, 22:11
Replies: 17
Views: 1,913
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

I seem to remember that T Bliar told us...

I seem to remember that T Bliar told us passionately before the war that time had indeed run out, that we just had to steam in and grab those weapons from 'hundreds, maybe thousands' of sites.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2003, 18:38
Replies: 11
Views: 2,052
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Is there an upper limit to the number of jets you...

Is there an upper limit to the number of jets you are allowed to trash in a career?! ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2003, 18:26
Replies: 56
Views: 12,212
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

It is better to be on the ground, wishing you...

It is better to be on the ground, wishing you were in the air, than the other way around.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2003, 00:00
Replies: 14
Views: 2,135
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Luckiest parachutist/aircraft interaction I have...

Luckiest parachutist/aircraft interaction I have heard of was the guy who landed just in front of a running warbird (P51 I think) at an airshow. The canopy caught on the spinning prop, which began...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2003, 22:08
Replies: 9
Views: 1,130
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

I know that you gentlemen try hard to avoid...

I know that you gentlemen try hard to avoid returning vertically to terra firma under nylon . I once unwisely opened an old, round canopy at TV standing on my head, and after a horrendous opening...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2003, 22:02
Replies: 9
Views: 1,155
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Gibson will fly the mission in a bloodstained...

Gibson will fly the mission in a bloodstained vest. The Lanc will be named 'Millennium Falcon'. :rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2003, 20:19
Replies: 67
Views: 13,214
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

This entire fracas must be blamed on Tony Draper,...

This entire fracas must be blamed on Tony Draper, typical, ring the doorbell and run like hell...;)
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2003, 15:28
Replies: 53
Views: 5,166
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

An earlier poster suggested that the parading of...

An earlier poster suggested that the parading of POW's to the world on telly might at least safeguard them from the risk of being 'disappeared' subsequently.

There is an unconfirmed report this...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2003, 15:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,749
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

If the septics do capture Bin Liner in the next...

If the septics do capture Bin Liner in the next few days, I bet they keep it very, very quiet until the job has been done on Saddam. Otherwise there will be an bigger wave of anti-war protest if...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2003, 13:38
Replies: 1
Views: 1,033
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

I know someone whose toddler got into the garden...

I know someone whose toddler got into the garden shed and pulled the pin on an ELT kept there. Eventually a Sea King appeared (this was 20 miles west of Cambridge), and stern bollocking/hapless...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th Mar 2003, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 4,417
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

This is a classic MAN BITES DOG story! ;)

This is a classic MAN BITES DOG story! ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2003, 09:19
Replies: 12
Views: 1,177
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Red Arrows? Beware imitations!

I see that a bunch of middle-aged business types, flying suits distended by many a good City luncheon, have bought some red Gnats for £200K apiece and plan to hit the display circuit 'in homage to...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Aug 2002, 09:22
Replies: 21
Views: 3,030
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

A disused airfield in East Anglia, NOTAMED for...

A disused airfield in East Anglia, NOTAMED for weekend parachuting activity, two student canopies in the air, and two C130's come blasting right through the overhead, very scary indeed. Enquiries via...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2002, 09:22
Replies: 18
Views: 2,482
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

A disused airfield in East Anglia, NOTAMED for...

A disused airfield in East Anglia, NOTAMED for weekend parachuting activity, two student canopies in the air, and two C130's come blasting right through the overhead, very scary indeed. Enquiries via...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2002, 12:00
Replies: 11
Views: 3,647
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

The Corby Commandos - were the the three-baggers...

The Corby Commandos - were the the three-baggers that used to arrive on the Corby halftrack?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2002, 10:13
Replies: 6
Views: 1,038
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Good scheme, thanking the locals for putting up...

Good scheme, thanking the locals for putting up with all the low flying by laying on.......more low flying! ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2002, 10:05
Replies: 66
Views: 15,240
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

A horrible accident, but what about those Russian...

A horrible accident, but what about those Russian seats though, eh? It was reported that the Yanks were looking into buying some, as being better than any escape system in current Western service....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Jul 2002, 14:54
Replies: 80
Views: 33,522
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Shame that nobody has yet mentioned Neil...

Shame that nobody has yet mentioned Neil Williams. Apart from all else that he did, his incredible feat of flying an aircraft with a failed mainspar inverted back to the airfield, approaching...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th May 2002, 10:10
Replies: 14
Views: 1,563
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Jubilee Concorde paint job?

I hear that there is a plan to do a bit of extra decorating on the Concorde that will be barrelling up the Mall as centrepiece of the big Jubilee flypast. The idea is to write GOD SAVE THE QUEEN...
Forum: Cabin Crew
30th Apr 2002, 14:57
Replies: 68
Views: 12,331
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

I believe that the world's least sophisticated...

I believe that the world's least sophisticated pax are to be found on Haj charters - there are dire stories of people trying to brew up on spirit stoves on the floor, etc. (I think that a Saudi jet...
Forum: Questions
12th Apr 2002, 15:09
Replies: 25
Views: 4,813
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Yes, I have seen the front rows blocked off on...

Yes, I have seen the front rows blocked off on Ryanair and been told that is is 'to help balance the aircraft":confused: Sounds like BS to me.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2002, 09:21
Replies: 19
Views: 2,003
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Yes indeed, much respeck to the B of B Flight. ...

Yes indeed, much respeck to the B of B Flight.

It was a good moment in an impeccable ceremony, and nice to see both the Queen and the D of E craning their necks up throught their sunroof to watch...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2002, 13:31
Replies: 68
Views: 8,253
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

"Close down RAF' says Naval whippersnapper

I can't believe that nobody has yet responded to the suggestion set out in today's 'Daily Torygraph' letters page - it's just made for a pprune inter-service barney!

Basically a Lt Ernest...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2002, 18:14
Replies: 4
Views: 455
Posted By Surly Bondslipper

Post Chinooks plumb new depths - Official!

While perusing that great paragon of quality journalism, the Daily Mail, this morning, I was surprised to be informed, as part of a huge Afghanibollox graphic, that the US Special Forces' Chinook's...
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