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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Sep 2017, 17:27
Replies: 10
Views: 2,535
Posted By hirsute

Yuk - Oh, sorry, 10 characters: Yuk, Yuk, Yuk.

Yuk - Oh, sorry, 10 characters: Yuk, Yuk, Yuk.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 19:35
Replies: 49
Views: 17,778
Posted By hirsute

Only a couple? It worked fine...........

Only a couple? It worked fine...........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2014, 08:30
Replies: 359
Views: 160,290
Posted By hirsute

Argosies and UDI

A somewhat late contribution to this thread: two 267 aircraft were tasked with taking some signals stuff to Malawi via Tripoli, Kano, Leopoldville (as was), Elizabethville (as was) and onwards. We...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2004, 05:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,787
Posted By hirsute

Prang One: Oh Joy!!! Thanks for the link - ...

Prang One:

Oh Joy!!! Thanks for the link - great pics.

(I would have given my left b*ll*ck for an electronic HSI and twin GPS on my FGA9)
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2004, 04:57
Replies: 17
Views: 11,924
Posted By hirsute

"very fast and probably on take off flaps" ...

"very fast and probably on take off flaps"

If he had Havana fuel and was smart enough not to dump with an engine fire he would be a bit heavy!

Ergo, also a bit fast!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2004, 11:32
Replies: 36
Views: 11,895
Posted By hirsute

Good job by the crew but he WAS lucky! He...

Good job by the crew but he WAS lucky!

He might have had to land in Turkmenistan - you think Baku is bad?!!
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2004, 11:21
Replies: 17
Views: 5,747
Posted By hirsute

Just to get things out of perspective - ...

Just to get things out of perspective -

Where I am, a jet command (and I mean 737NG/757) gets US$900 per month!!

First Officer? US$600/month.

Where am I? A CIS '-stan.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2004, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 9,865
Posted By hirsute

Right! Lets stir things up....... (removes...

Right! Lets stir things up.......

(removes spoon from knapsack)

Would a male First Officer have survived as long?

(Retires to trench and dons tin hat)
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2004, 10:48
Replies: 638
Views: 68,720
Posted By hirsute

Echo 5 "Just out of interest - was there a...

Echo 5

"Just out of interest - was there a resulting Court of Inquiry after your escapade ?"

Filed an MOR which seemed to get sucked into the military black hole and heard nothing!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2004, 10:34
Replies: 34
Views: 6,153
Posted By hirsute

OK, maybe we need to define the question a bit...

OK, maybe we need to define the question a bit but we once got airborne in a Belfast from Dakar, Senegal, 25 minutes from the wake up call. And the hotel was 10 minutes from the airport.

Homeward...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2004, 11:49
Replies: 30
Views: 7,784
Posted By hirsute

I knew a few Flight Engineers in Transport...

I knew a few Flight Engineers in Transport Command who would have considered that a Super Model!

You can always trust an FE to take the Ugly One!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2004, 08:31
Replies: 638
Views: 68,720
Posted By hirsute

Just to stir things a bit - as an ex-Truckie who...

Just to stir things a bit - as an ex-Truckie who became a long haul cargo pilot for some years before moving on to the easy stuff:

I never had a problem with either an ALM or an AQM (apart from...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2004, 09:02
Replies: 17
Views: 2,576
Posted By hirsute

Like BEags I had a clockwork watch with a canvas...

Like BEags I had a clockwork watch with a canvas strap - a Hamilton. Excellent! held on to it from early 60's until PVR- time.

Recommendation (no shareholding, honest): Breitling Aerospace made of...
Forum: Freight Dogs
6th Apr 2004, 06:26
Replies: 103
Views: 28,140
Posted By hirsute

Hey Admiral - were we on that same flight out of...

Hey Admiral - were we on that same flight out of Saigon? Complete with giant live crabs in baskets?!!

Operating out of Tengah I think, not Seletar?
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2004, 04:46
Replies: 12
Views: 4,130
Posted By hirsute

You can say what you like about Air Astana but at...

You can say what you like about Air Astana but at least their maintenance is JAR-145!
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2004, 11:43
Replies: 10
Views: 2,675
Posted By hirsute

I too remember him at Oakington around '64, one...

I too remember him at Oakington around '64, one of the reasons being that, at our first briefing, he introduced himself as "Wing Commander Wandzilak - not 2-zilak".

What a great man - a privilege...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2004, 11:55
Replies: 13
Views: 2,407
Posted By hirsute

BEags: I hope so - the Eng ate them as I...

BEags:

I hope so - the Eng ate them as I recall; but then, that doesn't mean.......
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2004, 07:02
Replies: 13
Views: 2,407
Posted By hirsute

No joke really but.........I had a similar...

No joke really but.........I had a similar problem in a Hastings at Colerne a few years ago doing MCT; the last QM had left two sausages in the water boiler!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Mar 2004, 17:42
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,201,832
Posted By hirsute

The answer to the topic question is: "no, never...

The answer to the topic question is: "no, never had that pleasure" but, going back to the CW days, did you tin triangle guys ever spare a thought for the Whistling Wheelbarrows who carried your bits...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2004, 18:44
Replies: 12
Views: 4,130
Posted By hirsute

ael401 Incident was at Aktobe (Aktubinsk)

ael401

Incident was at Aktobe (Aktubinsk)
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Feb 2004, 15:17
Replies: 12
Views: 4,130
Posted By hirsute

B737-700NG. No damage, no injuries just a slow...

B737-700NG. No damage, no injuries just a slow departure off the end on to stopway. Aircraft back in service. Looks like the crew did a good job considering the runway end was no better than a...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2003, 14:47
Replies: 9
Views: 3,140
Posted By hirsute

I defy anyone who has experienced the monstrous...

I defy anyone who has experienced the monstrous bang followed by ominous creaking that a failing windscreen can make, to resist the urge to descend, reduce the cabin diff and get on the ground!...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2003, 18:20
Replies: 24
Views: 5,845
Posted By hirsute

Centuries ago, whilst taxying a Transmeridian...

Centuries ago, whilst taxying a Transmeridian Conroy CL-44 Guppy (look it up in the history books) for take off at JFK, on Ground freq:

"United 123 cleared on the Inner to 22 R, follow the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2003, 12:02
Replies: 26
Views: 9,289
Posted By hirsute

GE90's I think, not Trents.

GE90's I think, not Trents.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jan 2003, 13:56
Replies: 7
Views: 3,792
Posted By hirsute

MYTRAVEL GROUP PLC - DIRECTORATE CHANGE ...

MYTRAVEL GROUP PLC - DIRECTORATE CHANGE

MyTravel Group plc
10 January 2003

MyTravel Group plc Board Change

The Board of MyTravel Group plc announces that Mike Lee, Chief Executive, MyTravel...
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