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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2021, 12:41
Replies: 178
Views: 169,887
Posted By BossEyed

More salt with that, Beagle?

More salt with that, Beagle?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2021, 10:41
Replies: 178
Views: 169,887
Posted By BossEyed

chevvron, Boscombe was never "T&EE"; was there...

chevvron, Boscombe was never "T&EE"; was there ever any such thing? Maybe the likes of Pendine?

From A&AEE (in two incarnations) Boscombe became became DGT&E (for a very short period) then DTEO...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2021, 22:09
Replies: 7
Views: 3,209
Posted By BossEyed

Operation HONEY BADGER was also what the...

Operation HONEY BADGER was also what the astounding CREDIBLE SPORT "XFC-130Hs" (YMC-130Hs?) were being developed for.

https://youtu.be/fSFjhWw4DNo
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2020, 19:02
Replies: 42
Views: 18,876
Posted By BossEyed

Did he claim it wasn't his fault? After all, the...

Did he claim it wasn't his fault? After all, the householder had left the landing light on...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2020, 14:43
Replies: 43
Views: 24,004
Posted By BossEyed

Corporal Clott - what a thoroughly unpleasant...

Corporal Clott - what a thoroughly unpleasant thing to say. :rolleyes:

The Pilotaware system quite clearly has significant flight safety benefits, and the award is well-deserved.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2020, 10:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By BossEyed

Camera angle and lens foreshortening, I would bet.

Camera angle and lens foreshortening, I would bet.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2020, 21:32
Replies: 80
Views: 51,513
Posted By BossEyed

Engines, bar the odd blip (it comes to us all) I...

Engines, bar the odd blip (it comes to us all) I suspect your memory is better than most.

You should know that, were you ever to publish your memoirs, I bet I am not the only one to have already...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Nov 2019, 08:23
Replies: 3
Views: 1,625
Posted By BossEyed

One of the flightguides a year or so ago (can't...

One of the flightguides a year or so ago (can't remember if it was Pooley's or AFE) had over 800 UK airfields including strips. On top of that I'd estimate there are at least a couple of hundred...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Nov 2019, 17:01
Replies: 5
Views: 1,311
Posted By BossEyed

Very helpful summary, LTCTerry. For people...

Very helpful summary, LTCTerry.

For people reading this, don't forget that as an alien/non-US citizen you would also need to meet the TSA rules:...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2019, 15:21
Replies: 8
Views: 2,662
Posted By BossEyed

OK then: Copy what you see into e.g. MSWord, then...

OK then: Copy what you see into e.g. MSWord, then search and replace (with nothing) the bits you don't want (which will be a very quick job, since there are only two extraneous bits, repeated...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2019, 12:52
Replies: 8
Views: 2,662
Posted By BossEyed

Click 'Edit', then delete what you don't want.

Click 'Edit', then delete what you don't want.
Forum: Private Flying
12th Nov 2019, 17:58
Replies: 3
Views: 1,230
Posted By BossEyed

To help others: EBAW - Antwerpen / Deurne ...

To help others:

EBAW - Antwerpen / Deurne
EBBR - Brussels National
EBCI - Charleroi
EBKT - Kortrijk / Wevelgem
EBLG - Liege
EBOS - Oostende-Brugge
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 15:35
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,382
Posted By BossEyed

Very well said, Engines. This stuff is hard!

Very well said, Engines. This stuff is hard!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2019, 16:10
Replies: 157
Views: 45,086
Posted By BossEyed

CONSO, the B-2 rollout thing is a great story and...

CONSO, the B-2 rollout thing is a great story and far be it from me to suggest that AvLeak might have reasons to embellish how sensitive the planform was supposed to be that day, but... this is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2018, 17:29
Replies: 47
Views: 19,109
Posted By BossEyed

Boscombe was 1992. I vaguely remember it...

Boscombe was 1992.

I vaguely remember it wasn't called IAT but something a bit similar. (Pretty sure it predated the "Royal" name by quite a few years).

One quick Google later, and:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2018, 11:33
Replies: 110
Views: 72,905
Posted By BossEyed

I, too, was working there at the time. The C-5...

I, too, was working there at the time. The C-5 visit was a standard variant (IIRC), and was pre-planned. It had brought back 2x Sea King HAS Mk6 from sonar and sonics trials at AUTEC. I'm fairly sure...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2018, 14:31
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,382
Posted By BossEyed

Because it's not an airbrake; it's the lift fan...

Because it's not an airbrake; it's the lift fan cover.

Congratulations, everybody involved. :D
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2018, 17:57
Replies: 84
Views: 18,860
Posted By BossEyed

Always a favourite: Letter from the Duke of...

Always a favourite: Letter from the Duke of Wellington dispatched from Spain in Aug 1812:
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2018, 16:25
Replies: 18
Views: 5,241
Posted By BossEyed

Hence Ted's logo: ...

Hence Ted's logo:
https://www.the-toy-box.com/ekmps/shops/d3262f/images/Vintage-Put-Mustard-on-it-Food-Advertising-Pin-Badge-753-p.jpg

Top chap! :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2018, 21:03
Replies: 23
Views: 3,808
Posted By BossEyed

No, you are fine. (Super) Dimonas and...

No, you are fine.

(Super) Dimonas and G109Bs are TMGs for EASA (and SLMG for UK PPLs) as per the table on page 1 of this thread..
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2018, 13:50
Replies: 6
Views: 1,391
Posted By BossEyed

Is the question asking for a strip for an...

Is the question asking for a strip for an occasional visit, or somewhere to be based?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2018, 15:46
Replies: 17
Views: 4,151
Posted By BossEyed

It's a Northrop F-5F Tiger II ...

It's a Northrop F-5F Tiger II

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1200x800/northrop_f_5f_tiger_ii_2c_switzerland_air_force_jp6842833_bd4f30d6624b1128cd517171b364050cf9ac26af.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2018, 12:06
Replies: 20
Views: 5,137
Posted By BossEyed

In BN's HC Mk.1 guise there was a very discreet...

In BN's HC Mk.1 guise there was a very discreet brass memorial plaque to DL mounted on the aft face of the interseat console.

It was there during the original FADEC development trials on that...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2018, 14:50
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,382
Posted By BossEyed

The first Type 23, NORFOLK, initially had a...

The first Type 23, NORFOLK, initially had a lovely varnished hardwood flight deck. Fabulous for cocktail parties, not so good for flight operations. One of the first FOCFT tasks was to scuff it up,...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Aug 2018, 11:44
Replies: 99
Views: 24,320
Posted By BossEyed

And if you need and therefore have got that, why...

And if you need and therefore have got that, why not just display it?

Electronics are not inherently better; sometimes simple is the way to go, using the environment rather than man-made...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2018, 14:09
Replies: 22
Views: 8,638
Posted By BossEyed

That HeliHub article proposes that it is the SB>1...

That HeliHub article proposes that it is the SB>1 Defiant.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Aug 2018, 15:20
Replies: 99
Views: 24,320
Posted By BossEyed

That would require the altimeter sub-scale to go...

That would require the altimeter sub-scale to go down to below 770 hPa / 23 inHg. This is my sceptical face. :8
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2018, 12:09
Replies: 29
Views: 6,197
Posted By BossEyed

Frustratingly, PPRuNe blocks part of this link -...

Frustratingly, PPRuNe blocks part of this link - so replace the * with an o and you'll find some reasoned discussion of this.

The "news" organisations we rely on really are poor these days. :(...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2018, 12:04
Replies: 431
Views: 194,184
Posted By BossEyed

First flight "hoped to be" 2035? No rush, then. ...

First flight "hoped to be" 2035? No rush, then.

Ah, some reports say "Operational" by 2035; the "first flight hoped by 2035" is from the Beeb (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44848294).
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Jul 2018, 11:19
Replies: 12
Views: 2,121
Posted By BossEyed

Harvey Plourde. And he spelled it "Compleat", as...

Harvey Plourde. And he spelled it "Compleat", as an homage to Izaak Walton.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2018, 14:07
Replies: 69
Views: 18,143
Posted By BossEyed

I know you did; I'm simply pointing out that your...

I know you did; I'm simply pointing out that your PIC lines have no "proof" in them other than your formal statement that "all entries are correct" - which covers the Instructor entry as well.
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2018, 12:03
Replies: 69
Views: 18,143
Posted By BossEyed

A line in the logbook with the Instructor's name...

A line in the logbook with the Instructor's name in the 'Captain' column and 'PUT' in "Holder's Operating Capacity" provides the same level of proof as all your PIC lines do.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2018, 08:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By BossEyed

It's evident from that image that they were...

It's evident from that image that they were always intended to be on the military register though: You can see where the allocated military serial has been covered in tape.

I suspect that image...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2018, 11:50
Replies: 19
Views: 3,420
Posted By BossEyed

Fascinating stuff, Harry. Your two links...

Fascinating stuff, Harry.

Your two links above seem to have got stuck together, so I've split them for other readers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30394137
...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2018, 10:53
Replies: 98
Views: 34,194
Posted By BossEyed

As if there was any doubt about the man's (lack...

As if there was any doubt about the man's (lack of) integrity:

Disgraced Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner hid houses and even his guitars in bid to avoid paying £7m debts...
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