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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 16:11
Replies: 224
Views: 45,189
Posted By orionsbelt

Veteran's Card

I applied a couple of weeks ago and the Card arrived yesterday, valid until 2034.
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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2023, 13:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,130,189
Posted By orionsbelt

Alternative Opinion

Last Night on UK TV GB news program Neil Oliver at at approx. +26 minutes introduced Retired Col Douglas Macgregor
see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6I3wa3uOyI

for background see...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2022, 09:53
Replies: 13
Views: 2,244
Posted By orionsbelt

A bit off topic but: My bank have told me that...

A bit off topic but:
My bank have told me that I must have a full UK address to have a UK Bank account. You can use an offshore Bank but you do not get the UK Gov protection.
You have to prove it...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Nov 2021, 17:47
Replies: 114
Views: 17,380
Posted By orionsbelt

Dear ELMS77W I am not sure which world you live...

Dear ELMS77W
I am not sure which world you live in, but its not the real world. You are playing a computer game, that's all you are doing. You are not flying an AEROPLANE.
Real Flight simulators...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2021, 19:09
Replies: 35
Views: 9,432
Posted By orionsbelt

Not Married when in service

As I was not married when I left the RAF, my pension will die with me so my wife will receive nothing on my death. Stated clearly on my pension documents.
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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2021, 13:09
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,670
Posted By orionsbelt

If China is so outraged and innocent why is it...

If China is so outraged and innocent why is it selling submarines to Thailand (What's the threat to Thailand that it need these weapons?)

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is set to receive three Type...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Sep 2021, 12:12
Replies: 18
Views: 4,712
Posted By orionsbelt

Boeing B17 Fortress In RAF Coastal Command Service

This topic has previously covered on this Forum.
However the B17 saw active service with 206 and 220 Sqdns out of the Azores in 1943/44/45. My Father was a F/Eng on 220 Sqdn in 1943/44 at Lagens...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2021, 20:09
Replies: 15
Views: 5,346
Posted By orionsbelt

Sorry All But that is exactly the same...

Sorry All But that is exactly the same uniform (except for the SAC Badge ) as the working blue of Boy Entrants in 1950/60s
The material is far too rough for a Pilots delicate skin.
Take...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2021, 13:30
Replies: 23
Views: 5,828
Posted By orionsbelt

Why Typhoon, surly it should be F35B. Is the RAF...

Why Typhoon, surly it should be F35B. Is the RAF still pretending it has a global anty-ship capability.
Should the RAF get some input from Commander Ward DSC AFC.
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Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2021, 17:00
Replies: 117
Views: 29,305
Posted By orionsbelt

Come on Girls and Boys, how else will Boris get a...

Come on Girls and Boys, how else will Boris get a Knighthood?
It took years before HRH forgave John Major.
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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2020, 18:07
Replies: 12
Views: 5,046
Posted By orionsbelt

V Force - Radiation risk - Yellow Sun

Any body still around from V Force days. What was the radiation risk to ground crew from being in proximity to the Yellow Sun Mk 1 / 2 nuclear bombs with either ''Green Grass" or "Red Snow...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2020, 15:07
Replies: 111
Views: 137,019
Posted By orionsbelt

Humberside METAR current

Current EGNJ 151420Z 05006KT 010V100 4500 HZ SCT007 BKN013 20/16 Q1016 and this is 10/20 Kmtr inland, Suggest that the dew point / temp and wind were perfect for thick fog this morning which must...
Forum: Middle East
22nd Mar 2020, 14:48
Replies: 31
Views: 30,021
Posted By orionsbelt

Is this real or fake news

Emirates web sites in both London and Bangkok do not show this at 1440 Gmt 22/3, likewise friends with tickets from BKK- LDN STN have had no notification of this. Internet searches from London do not...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2019, 08:40
Replies: 752
Views: 347,716
Posted By orionsbelt

Boeing B-17 Fortress with RAF Coastal Command - Revised, Second Edition

Robert Stitts revised 2nd addition.
Just published by MMP publications

ISBN-10: 8365281546
ISBN-13: 978-8365281548

and available from online outlets.
For 206 and 220 Sqdn and other units...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jun 2019, 08:56
Replies: 7
Views: 5,315
Posted By orionsbelt

Google records all your online purchases

If you use G Mail, Google will keep a record of all the stuff you have ever bought online.
Go to
https://myaccount.google.com/purchases
As stated in this week Computer Mag.
You can delete each...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2018, 19:08
Replies: 6
Views: 2,058
Posted By orionsbelt

Why not talk to Mark Miller at de Havilland...

Why not talk to Mark Miller at
de Havilland Support Ltd (http://www.dhsupport.com/)
They are the Support Experts
Cheers ***
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
26th Oct 2018, 08:57
Replies: 0
Views: 659
Posted By orionsbelt

Talk Talk landline Phone settings

Yesterday Talk Talk announced that they will start charging in November for the 'Call Divert' function.
On checking my phone settings I found that call divert was selected. However this was not as I...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
14th Jun 2018, 10:18
Replies: 72
Views: 14,817
Posted By orionsbelt

£20 per hour flown max (£12-£15 usually ), no...

£20 per hour flown max (£12-£15 usually ), no basic, Your doing it for Love arn't you? Your retired, You have got your pension what more do you want. All as said to by a Club owner.
Sorry mate I...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2018, 15:07
Replies: 133
Views: 144,520
Posted By orionsbelt

Read Lighting Boys 1 Chapt 7

Suggest you read Richard Pike’s, Lightning Boys 1, Chapter 7 ULP! told by Rick Groombridge, see pages 52 and 53. As one of the 29 Sqdn ground crew at that time, I knew Flt Lt Groombridge and I have...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2018, 17:53
Replies: 6
Views: 2,724
Posted By orionsbelt

3 Ship Typhoon over Essex today

Hi Chaps /Chapes's
Nice to see the RAF in this area again.
Around 1220ish today, a 3 ship Typhoon section orbiting around the Boreham / Hatfield Peveral /Witham area, Observed 3 Orbits,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
6th Mar 2018, 21:06
Replies: 6
Views: 2,239
Posted By orionsbelt

Use hyperlinks

Using excel 2007 onwards , i currently use 2013

In your spreadsheet select the cell to use as a hyperlink
From the main menu line
FILE HOME INSERT Page layout etc
select Insert
Within the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
22nd Nov 2017, 14:18
Replies: 19
Views: 2,638
Posted By orionsbelt

How to Fix U Tube video problems in Quantum FFV57

The following is from FF support forum - it worked for me

enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named ...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2017, 08:39
Replies: 2
Views: 1,862
Posted By orionsbelt

3 Ship Model German Marine F104 display team

This is something special. Also note the CBs and Towering CU

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also see SU30 display
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2017, 17:00
Replies: 47
Views: 13,861
Posted By orionsbelt

Tent Pegging Dive Bombers

My late Father (220 Sqdn B17 Flt Eng) often talked of observing a Sqdn of dive bombers, making a practice attack and the first 3/4/5 aircraft just tent pegged in one after another.
I am unable to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2017, 10:00
Replies: 13
Views: 5,046
Posted By orionsbelt

Observation of Videos

I hate making observations of event such as this, however if you view the first link I posted in full screen slowly you will observe at time 02 seconds a puff of what looks like smoke when the A/C is...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2017, 07:29
Replies: 13
Views: 5,046
Posted By orionsbelt

Royal Thai Air Force JAS 39 Griffin lost

Gripen Fighter Jet Crashes at Hat Yai Air Show, Pilot Killed - Southern Thailand Forum - Thailand Forum...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2016, 09:08
Replies: 78
Views: 28,952
Posted By orionsbelt

As BE says the picture is fixed as one bomb was...

As BE says the picture is fixed as one bomb was out of frame but 35 were droped.
In August 1964, 10/15 Sqdn with Victor B1a, Detached to RAAF Butterworth and 55 /57 Sqdn at RAF Tengha stood Dawn to...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
27th Sep 2016, 16:02
Replies: 5
Views: 2,391
Posted By orionsbelt

The rules or the air are part of CAP393, the...

The rules or the air are part of CAP393, the latest up to date version is at this link
https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=7523

Save as...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th May 2016, 15:00
Replies: 77
Views: 13,957
Posted By orionsbelt

Never 10.exe For Win 7 or 8.1 users

If You are using Win 7 or 8.1 yoy can install ''Never10.exe''
You can access the download from:-
Download Never 10 - MajorGeeks (http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/never_10.html).
This will...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2016, 20:11
Replies: 42
Views: 11,181
Posted By orionsbelt

If Af 1558 landed at 2220hrs why was the Tanker ...

If Af 1558 landed at 2220hrs why was the Tanker flying a hold at 25000 feet off the coast until nearly midnight? (FR24.com playback on AF1558 then look for tanker.) Or were the Boys just taking...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
11th Jan 2016, 14:03
Replies: 12
Views: 2,932
Posted By orionsbelt

MW You need to look at the costs and will it...

MW
You need to look at the costs and will it be worth it.
FYI I list below what it cost me in 2000 - 2002, I was a 1000hr PPL
IMC /Night /Aero’s ex Pitt’s owner.
I took early retirement at 54...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
24th Mar 2015, 23:27
Replies: 10
Views: 3,551
Posted By orionsbelt

I wouls suggest that it is more to do with the...

I wouls suggest that it is more to do with the operation of a Cathode ray Tube (CRT ) fitted in old style Televisions.

To Quote from Explain that stuff! Science and technology made simple...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2014, 18:35
Replies: 10
Views: 4,422
Posted By orionsbelt

see ...

see

http://www.armedforces.co.uk/raf/listings/l0006.html

take away 12 and 617Sqdns = 60 operational Aeroplanes
What happened to 15 Sqdn??

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Forum: Private Flying
31st Jul 2014, 14:19
Replies: 224
Views: 47,035
Posted By orionsbelt

Hi Mary Well yes T21 at RAF Cosford and...

Hi Mary
Well yes T21 at RAF Cosford and another machine at RAF Wattersham in 67/8
but was also doing PPL at that time. However my first love was Austers followed by Tigre Moths and as I wanted to...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2014, 17:34
Replies: 224
Views: 47,035
Posted By orionsbelt

Thermaling a Robin HR200

A few years back out of EGSR in a Robin Hr200 doing PFLs on to the small strip on Lavenham disused. Good student and very thermic day with a massive towering Cu above us, dropped 10 flap and 70 mph...
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