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27th Feb 2024, 14:06
Replies: 93
Views: 24,599
Posted By Timelord

OK, so delete Stn Cdr and insert OC Ops. What...

OK, so delete Stn Cdr and insert OC Ops. What then?
27th Feb 2024, 11:55
Replies: 89
Views: 24,632
Posted By Timelord

Search and Rescue pilot filling a post at “The...

Search and Rescue pilot filling a post at “The Home Of The Fighter Pilot”. Now THAT is flagrantly breaking the rules!
27th Feb 2024, 10:02
Replies: 93
Views: 24,599
Posted By Timelord

So, to take Lossiemouth as an example: Corporal...

So, to take Lossiemouth as an example: Corporal with 6 kids gets the Old Manse and the Stn Cdr, whose kids are over 18, gets a semi on windy ridge. Have I got that right?
13th Feb 2024, 16:47
Replies: 122
Views: 18,027
Posted By Timelord

Just re reading that letter the phrase that jumps...

Just re reading that letter the phrase that jumps out to me is; “…..our descent into self hatred…..”. Why would a young person of any ethnic background or sexual orientation decide to fight for the...
12th Feb 2024, 18:16
Replies: 122
Views: 18,027
Posted By Timelord

Hmm. “Absolute standards”- yes. “For example no...

Hmm. “Absolute standards”- yes. “For example no women……” .no
12th Feb 2024, 17:39
Replies: 122
Views: 18,027
Posted By Timelord

Post hoc ergo propter hoc But surely we can...

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

But surely we can agree that lowering vetting standards to encourage more BAME entrants to officer training and Intelligence Corps is a bad idea. That proposal is what...
12th Feb 2024, 15:51
Replies: 122
Views: 18,027
Posted By Timelord

I agree, and the new CAS seems to be making the...

I agree, and the new CAS seems to be making the right noises about the job being “flying and fighting”. An assertion that until quite recently incurred disciplinary action.
1st Feb 2024, 21:12
Replies: 108
Views: 34,615
Posted By Timelord

“Pilot Error” was not one of the choices...

“Pilot Error” was not one of the choices available. If it’s judged to be their fault the possible “verdicts”;were:
1. Error of judgement
2. Negligence to a minor degree
3. Negligence to a gross...
1st Feb 2024, 18:46
Replies: 108
Views: 34,615
Posted By Timelord

I think the answer to motive is in Wratten’s...

I think the answer to motive is in Wratten’s character. I don’t know if it’s in the documentary but I remember the Paxman interview. Paxman pointed out the “no doubt whatsoever” requirement and...
28th Jan 2024, 18:25
Replies: 7,427
Views: 2,379,677
Posted By Timelord

But they didn’t.

But they didn’t.
12th Jan 2024, 21:14
Replies: 75
Views: 20,536
Posted By Timelord

Thank you LB. As read by Noel Coward in “ In...

Thank you LB. As read by Noel Coward in “ In which we serve”
12th Jan 2024, 07:22
Replies: 75
Views: 20,536
Posted By Timelord

I agree about Jeremy Bowen last night. He also...

I agree about Jeremy Bowen last night. He also failed to mention the small point that the Houthis had attacked a British warship going about its lawful pursuits in international waters. That alone is...
9th Jan 2024, 17:02
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,466
Posted By Timelord

Hmm, sounds a bit dubious. The news of Kennedy’s...

Hmm, sounds a bit dubious. The news of Kennedy’s death came through on a Friday evening so everyone would have been in Happy Hour. If you had an engine fire over Liverpool I’m not sure you’d take it...
9th Jan 2024, 13:54
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,466
Posted By Timelord

I think this has all been addressed somewhere...

I think this has all been addressed somewhere earlier in this thread but neither of those reports cover two salient issues:
1. There was turbulence from the hangars when the wind was from a certain...
9th Jan 2024, 07:46
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,187,466
Posted By Timelord

I was a Nav Rad on a different Squadron at...

I was a Nav Rad on a different Squadron at Waddington at the time and it says much that as my age advances and I have more and more trouble remembering names I have no problem bringing that...
19th Dec 2023, 12:38
Replies: 28
Views: 8,123
Posted By Timelord

So, the pistol was in a back pack. I doubt that...

So, the pistol was in a back pack. I doubt that he was toting a back pack during an embassy cocktail party so did he leave it in the cloakroom or in his car?
18th Dec 2023, 16:18
Replies: 13
Views: 3,275
Posted By Timelord

Although we were busy with Falklands and GW1, it...

Although we were busy with Falklands and GW1, it is a measure of how much bigger the RAF was then that we conducted those operations without seriously compromising high priority UK and RAFG tasks. I...
15th Dec 2023, 15:49
Replies: 76
Views: 15,766
Posted By Timelord

Actually, I rather admire the Guards for sticking...

Actually, I rather admire the Guards for sticking with their “archaic BS and ceremonial” whilst everyone else caves in to the latest fads and political fashions.
15th Dec 2023, 11:21
Replies: 1,392
Views: 459,661
Posted By Timelord

Good to hear that NATO could easily outmatch...

Good to hear that NATO could easily outmatch Russia, but what about NATO minus the Trump USA?
11th Dec 2023, 15:21
Replies: 76
Views: 15,766
Posted By Timelord

I’m sure, but I didn’t realise MoD had the power...

I’m sure, but I didn’t realise MoD had the power to stop film makers using military insignia.
11th Dec 2023, 15:10
Replies: 76
Views: 15,766
Posted By Timelord

They seem to have an awful lot of firepower for...

They seem to have an awful lot of firepower for their size.
11th Dec 2023, 12:55
Replies: 76
Views: 15,766
Posted By Timelord

Ah, OK, that explains a lot. It’s an Intellectual...

Ah, OK, that explains a lot. It’s an Intellectual Property thing. Actually, as a drama, I thought it was OK.
11th Dec 2023, 10:59
Replies: 76
Views: 15,766
Posted By Timelord

What is it with the cap badges and wings? Is it ...

What is it with the cap badges and wings? Is it just ignorance or are they suggesting a different organisation to the RAF?
10th Dec 2023, 19:17
Replies: 11
Views: 3,617
Posted By Timelord

It was before my time on Vulcans but I do know...

It was before my time on Vulcans but I do know that in the early days of the V Force they only took experienced aircrew, so that may account for the age question. By the time I got there they were...
8th Dec 2023, 10:05
Replies: 114
Views: 51,752
Posted By Timelord

So, finally got to watch it: Disney+ £4.99,...

So, finally got to watch it: Disney+ £4.99, Firestick £34, and it was….Ok. But the credits indicated that there were such things as “ Shepherd” pilots in WW2. Obviously there were cases of helping a...
5th Dec 2023, 09:18
Replies: 7
Views: 2,376
Posted By Timelord

Write to Douglas Ross, MP for Moray (Lossiemouth...

Write to Douglas Ross, MP for Moray (Lossiemouth and Kinloss). He takes a close interest in this subject.
4th Dec 2023, 11:32
Replies: 114
Views: 51,752
Posted By Timelord

Thanks Sally and Nutty, casting has failed but I...

Thanks Sally and Nutty, casting has failed but I have found a cable that fits the I pad at one end and the tv at the other so that is tonight’s project. As to the lack of nav lights that has been...
3rd Dec 2023, 23:04
Replies: 114
Views: 51,752
Posted By Timelord

So, you talk me into it, I join Disney + using my...

So, you talk me into it, I join Disney + using my I pad only to discover that my (not very) smart tv doesn’t support it and I’ll need a fire stick or similar at £40+ or have to watch it on the I pad....
3rd Dec 2023, 15:37
Replies: 114
Views: 51,752
Posted By Timelord

OK you smooth talker, you convinced me!

OK you smooth talker, you convinced me!
3rd Dec 2023, 14:56
Replies: 114
Views: 51,752
Posted By Timelord

Do Disney + films ever make it on to other...

Do Disney + films ever make it on to other platforms (Sky, Netflix, Prime?) and if so after how long. Or do I have to stump up?
3rd Dec 2023, 14:19
Replies: 11
Views: 3,617
Posted By Timelord

That and “Where the big birds fly” : Standard way...

That and “Where the big birds fly” : Standard way to fill an hour when you had to organise a visit.!
1st Dec 2023, 14:48
Replies: 4
Views: 879
Posted By Timelord

Thanks BB and YS. What bothers me about this...

Thanks BB and YS. What bothers me about this particular piece of disinformation is that it is being put out on the RAF “official “ X account (and who knows where else) and may, one day, be taken as...
30th Nov 2023, 19:01
Replies: 4
Views: 879
Posted By Timelord

Veterans “In their own words” .Vulcans

I have just watched a clip on the RAF twitter account of “ Veterans in their own words” which featured someone (groundcrew I think) talking about their Vulcan experience.

He states that the...
28th Nov 2023, 21:21
Replies: 94
Views: 19,104
Posted By Timelord

Students are streamed after EFT (Tutors /...

Students are streamed after EFT (Tutors / Prefects). Preferences can be expressed but of course, “The needs of the service are paramount” . Once streamed every course failure will be dealt with on...
27th Nov 2023, 20:06
Replies: 35
Views: 7,496
Posted By Timelord

New film, “Battle over Britain”

Saw a review today of a new film coming to the cinema: “Battle over Britain”. From the same team that did “Lancaster Skies” so I look forward to the informed opinions of PPruners. From the trailer...
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