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Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2024, 10:47
Replies: 14
Views: 4,370
Posted By peterperfect

I only met Graham a couple of times and sad to...

I only met Graham a couple of times and sad to hear of his passing. Here is a photo of his flying course at Culdrose back in the early 70s....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2023, 12:07
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By peterperfect

Future payload to fully maintain operational...

Future payload to fully maintain operational capability surely should include at least a box of Ann's Pasties from the Lizard ?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2023, 09:36
Replies: 43
Views: 15,634
Posted By peterperfect

Concur, rats love chewing aircraft wiring and...

Concur, rats love chewing aircraft wiring and making nests out of various soft materials. pp.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2022, 17:15
Replies: 102
Views: 28,530
Posted By peterperfect

Was a B429 today, G-ODSA.

Was a B429 today, G-ODSA.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2022, 09:18
Replies: 335
Views: 86,652
Posted By peterperfect

Totally concur, we obviously don't want names but...

Totally concur, we obviously don't want names but can anybody actually stump up a shred of evidence that any ex-UK military aircrew are directly training Chinese military aircrew at the operational...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2022, 13:22
Replies: 5
Views: 2,564
Posted By peterperfect

The BBC had a helicopter up following his Range...

The BBC had a helicopter up following his Range Rover when he left number 11....its not exactly livecast-worthy news unless he got accosted en route to his flat.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2022, 06:26
Replies: 144
Views: 58,181
Posted By peterperfect

Camberwick ?

Camberwick ?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2022, 19:02
Replies: 179
Views: 63,988
Posted By peterperfect

Concur it's an awful tragedy and demands more...

Concur it's an awful tragedy and demands more sensitivity by previous posters. In addition, only the Mail can start the opening dialogue explaining how much the school he went to 3+ years ago cost...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2022, 06:36
Replies: 17
Views: 3,387
Posted By peterperfect

"£250,000 refurbishment".......must have used UK...

"£250,000 refurbishment".......must have used UK military procurement protocols and suppliers.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2022, 21:26
Replies: 13
Views: 3,160
Posted By peterperfect

As a result of all the lives lost and $millions...

As a result of all the lives lost and $millions (probably billions) spent on trying to counter drugs entering the country, where can you not buy illegal drugs in USA ?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2022, 09:05
Replies: 70
Views: 37,303
Posted By peterperfect

Henceforth to be known as Retsina 11

Henceforth to be known as Retsina 11
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2022, 12:28
Replies: 150
Views: 53,726
Posted By peterperfect

UKs Daily Mail Online smashing the graphic...

UKs Daily Mail Online smashing the graphic accuracy again ....

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1302x1002/daily_mail_b0c40f252c01bd76b8ceb68d8ba0be5556a849d6.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2021, 14:05
Replies: 2
Views: 2,020
Posted By peterperfect

Helicopter Ditching offshore Madagascar

I suspect not too many offshore equipped helicopters down there ? Quite a story of survival if they were free swimming without life rafts in the water for 12 hours?...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2021, 06:21
Replies: 5
Views: 4,069
Posted By peterperfect

They must be burning more fuel on positioning...

They must be burning more fuel on positioning than flying the actual route !
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2021, 19:55
Replies: 13
Views: 2,096
Posted By peterperfect

Unlikely that far aft, its right above the...

Unlikely that far aft, its right above the tailwheel in a narrow section of the tail boom.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2021, 13:19
Replies: 13
Views: 2,096
Posted By peterperfect

The photos in the BBC article are of a blue-grey...

The photos in the BBC article are of a blue-grey VIP Blackhawk variant, and closeups of the TRDC cover which for all the world look like a component was trying to escape. Just saying. pp....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2021, 12:00
Replies: 20
Views: 6,437
Posted By peterperfect

Well that video is shot in a sheet metal...

Well that video is shot in a sheet metal fabricator's shop for a start.....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2021, 11:46
Replies: 34
Views: 11,289
Posted By peterperfect

Well it will negate the long-standing joke "How...

Well it will negate the long-standing joke "How to you know if you are at a party with a former xxxxxxxx pilot" (Harrier, Concorde, U2, F117 etc etc you fill in the blank)
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2021, 11:21
Replies: 11
Views: 3,873
Posted By peterperfect

Porthmeor and Harbour Beaches in St Ives last...

Porthmeor and Harbour Beaches in St Ives last night plus the northern sky an hour after sunset on the way home from a perfect Tapas evening meal after a few Tributes at the Sloop Inn. Need I say any...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2021, 16:59
Replies: 132
Views: 37,359
Posted By peterperfect

Excellent to read that at DOEs specific request,...

Excellent to read that at DOEs specific request, the often excluded aviator's verse will be included in the singing of the hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Serve":
O Spirit, whom the Father sent...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2021, 05:15
Replies: 122
Views: 57,917
Posted By peterperfect

fish Its a Ria.

Its a Ria.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2021, 20:40
Replies: 122
Views: 57,917
Posted By peterperfect

Mercer is MP for Plymouth, Moor View. He was nice...

Mercer is MP for Plymouth, Moor View. He was nice and succinct though.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2021, 21:29
Replies: 75
Views: 21,483
Posted By peterperfect

Contra-rotating helicopter now based on Mars

Fellow Rotorheads, I think it's a great time to jointly celebrate the fact that a rotary-winged unmanned aircraft is now based on Mars following NASAs successful Perseverance Rover landing today....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2021, 20:11
Replies: 278
Views: 59,320
Posted By peterperfect

Argus pulsejet in a V1 Doodlebug. Never heard one...

Argus pulsejet in a V1 Doodlebug. Never heard one live (of course) but surely they were unique, including the enigmatic sound of silence during terminal phase ? UAV/UAS but nevertheless an aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2021, 10:37
Replies: 44
Views: 21,989
Posted By peterperfect

Looks like a Samoan tattoo artist's impression of...

Looks like a Samoan tattoo artist's impression of the wartime Dazzle camouflage used on ships....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2021, 08:17
Replies: 110
Views: 79,807
Posted By peterperfect

These mannequins had quite a presence in the...

These mannequins had quite a presence in the Swissair Biz Lounge at Zurich a few years ago, marketing Breitling....
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2020, 07:38
Replies: 86
Views: 18,937
Posted By peterperfect

I bet it still smells of OX 38 !

I bet it still smells of OX 38 !
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2020, 11:07
Replies: 16
Views: 5,123
Posted By peterperfect

Talking Memory is horizontal viz less than 1000m due to...

Memory is horizontal viz less than 1000m due to moisture (aka foggy) but on reflection wasn't that hamlet with the 90 degree turns generically referred to as Cowsxxt Corner ?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2020, 13:12
Replies: 16
Views: 5,123
Posted By peterperfect

The two 90 degree bends through Gatenby hamlet...

The two 90 degree bends through Gatenby hamlet south of Leeming when RNEFTS was based there certainly filtered the sober from the drunk coming back to base late at night.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2020, 15:07
Replies: 90
Views: 27,733
Posted By peterperfect

Concur, but the PR machine wheels still turn in...

Concur, but the PR machine wheels still turn in the background. There was a BBC video on TV with a RAF Sqn Ldr being interviewed on the flight deck just before the RN Commander, but his 10 seconds...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2020, 14:40
Replies: 90
Views: 27,733
Posted By peterperfect

Talking https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1429/mid_35e67039fc86f2772930a884629bd1340f9993fc.jpg
In 1980, 824 NAS definitely helped the USS Midway Battlegroup turn the tide protecting...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2020, 07:24
Replies: 86
Views: 18,937
Posted By peterperfect

XM833 left 737s books in 1981. By the look of the...

XM833 left 737s books in 1981. By the look of the more faded paint aft of the Tx joint, is it all XM833 or just the rear half ??
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2020, 07:34
Replies: 13
Views: 5,380
Posted By peterperfect

Good point Saints, a Soviet politician would...

Good point Saints, a Soviet politician would claim they were a successful deterrent in that case !!!. I've visited the Caspian Sea a few times and the first massive drilling barges (cut into sections...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2020, 21:28
Replies: 13
Views: 5,380
Posted By peterperfect

So how does the thrust issue work..... do the...

So how does the thrust issue work..... do the pilots (I assume they are called pilots) select a thrust setting on the limited number of centre console levers, (most must surely be trim related) and...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2020, 08:29
Replies: 18
Views: 4,298
Posted By peterperfect

I favour it being the "not smart person" option....

I favour it being the "not smart person" option. Unless the distress smoke flare could be activated from the cockpit it needed manual activation and that could only be by the living dummy on the...
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