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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2008, 21:17
Replies: 46
Views: 6,943
Posted By Wee Jock

£7million compared to the...

£7million compared to the £9999999000000000000000000000000000000 that G Brown is promising to save his sorry arse....thats the equivalent of about 4 pence I think. Or a trillionth of a painting in...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2008, 22:00
Replies: 51
Views: 7,899
Posted By Wee Jock

When you remember getting half killed in the...

When you remember getting half killed in the crush to look out the window of the tower during Farnborough airshow because Brian Trubshaw is in the carpark....and nobody knows who Brian Trubshaw...
Forum: ATC Issues
13th Aug 2008, 21:31
Replies: 18
Views: 2,144
Posted By Wee Jock

Did both, if had to do it all again wouldn't...

Did both, if had to do it all again wouldn't bother with the RAF, too many people up their own ar$e$. Plus took a pay RISE to train with NATS. Do the math.
Forum: ATC Issues
19th Mar 2008, 14:18
Replies: 19
Views: 2,901
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool I'm very happy, but I'm a domestic engineer now -...

I'm very happy, but I'm a domestic engineer now - don't know how I found time to go to work. Missus, four kids and the dog to look after - must go and sort the laundry.
:ok::ok::ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2008, 21:13
Replies: 28
Views: 7,301
Posted By Wee Jock

Michelle Goodman, you're a class act. Stunning...

Michelle Goodman, you're a class act. Stunning citation, stunning airmanship. What politicians do to deserve people like this putting their necks on the line every day I've no idea... because Brown...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2008, 22:11
Replies: 207
Views: 47,905
Posted By Wee Jock

I haven't read all the previous posts but my...

I haven't read all the previous posts but my friend's 22 year old son was killed in Afghanistan Feb 2007. Marine Ben Reddy RIP - a young life ended too soon.
Forum: ATC Issues
5th May 2007, 14:31
Replies: 30
Views: 4,346
Posted By Wee Jock

Haven't been in for a while and just seen this....

Haven't been in for a while and just seen this. Seen you post so much sense in this forum and others over the years, Scott, something that's becoming a rarity in so many walks of life.

Good luck,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2007, 09:29
Replies: 40
Views: 10,761
Posted By Wee Jock

That's the way to do it, true professionalism and...

That's the way to do it, true professionalism and courage.

Well done , Rachel, hope you're safely home.

:ok:
Forum: ATC Issues
9th Apr 2007, 10:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,898
Posted By Wee Jock

Sqn Ldr Harry Nicholson

Anyone who was at Leuchars 1977-80 will remember Harry when he was SATCO there. Harry seemed to be going for the record of how many female assistants he could get posted in at once, and I think at...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2007, 21:31
Replies: 25
Views: 10,477
Posted By Wee Jock

Following on from the snow and ice cock-ups, how...

Following on from the snow and ice cock-ups, how about the JENGO who thought up the wizard idea of clearing snow off the pan with hosepipes at Leuchars, in January, before global warming had been...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2006, 19:54
Replies: 601
Views: 223,099
Posted By Wee Jock

Tragic. What a sad day. Sincere condoleces to all...

Tragic. What a sad day. Sincere condoleces to all family and friends.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Sep 2006, 11:38
Replies: 87
Views: 22,030
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool My most vivid memory of the 146 is the Royal...

My most vivid memory of the 146 is the Royal Squadron jet which almost came a cropper at Stansted when it landed on one engine. (It was all over the news, servicing error, no oil seals in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2006, 21:12
Replies: 10
Views: 2,131
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool 'That we may wear As brave a heart as they.' ...

'That we may wear
As brave a heart as they.'

What an amazing man.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2006, 19:02
Replies: 119
Views: 43,041
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Spitfire vroooming to Cranwell for air day,...

Spitfire vroooming to Cranwell for air day, mistakes Waddington for Cranwell, doesn't believe the controller who points out he's vroooming the wrong direction. So pilot reports initials at Waddington...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2006, 18:05
Replies: 35
Views: 6,064
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool In the Guard Room log book at Cranwell: SAC...

In the Guard Room log book at Cranwell:

SAC Bloggs was taken into custardy....

;)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2006, 13:35
Replies: 36
Views: 4,898
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Slightly off topic but a true story - friend of...

Slightly off topic but a true story - friend of mine did a tour in Gan and on his last day was in his room packing whilst his batty got on with the cleaning. Batty is wailing a bit about how much...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jun 2005, 23:22
Replies: 23
Views: 4,321
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Yes, NATS publishes it's own figures, and bear in...

Yes, NATS publishes it's own figures, and bear in mind that Waddington is open 24 hrs. Farnborough isn't. In 2003 a LARS aircraft called Farnborough on average every 3.5 minutes. I think A Watch...
Forum: ATC Issues
23rd Jun 2005, 16:49
Replies: 23
Views: 4,321
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool LARS is funded from route charges via...

LARS is funded from route charges via Eurocontrol:

How LARS is funded
7. The current level of funding for LARS is approximately £1.6 million per year. The service is paid for via
the Eurocontrol...
Forum: ATC Issues
24th Jan 2005, 17:21
Replies: 6
Views: 1,659
Posted By Wee Jock

Post Gerald was a very brave man, God bless him.

Gerald was a very brave man, God bless him.
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2004, 11:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,299
Posted By Wee Jock

Why not ring the Manager ATS up and ask him (Alex...

Why not ring the Manager ATS up and ask him (Alex Bristol) he's a very helpful chap. And if there was a class A CTR someone must have been controlling it - did you try Approach, or the Tower even?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2004, 16:37
Replies: 119
Views: 21,087
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool I'd chuck in: 'Investors in People' ...

I'd chuck in:

'Investors in People'

estate agents

traffic calming

most of the A1
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2004, 09:08
Replies: 268
Views: 51,489
Posted By Wee Jock

Thumbs up Just one of the 20,000 names on the Air Force...

Just one of the 20,000 names on the Air Force Memorial at Runnymede, mentioned above:

Plt Off William Arthur Lynch RAF(VR)

Beaufighter pilot of 236 Sqn, lost over the Freisien Islands on 28th...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2004, 20:11
Replies: 100
Views: 20,227
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Why has the Flt Lt in the first picture got a...

Why has the Flt Lt in the first picture got a ladies' sanitary product in his hand? (Judging by the blue string....)

And I always thought the pink medals were for doing the hokey cokey.

:ok:...
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Sep 2004, 14:02
Replies: 67
Views: 6,810
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Might as well limit everything in case you fall...

Might as well limit everything in case you fall off your chair (seen that done more than I've ever felt the need to limit a FIS).
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Sep 2004, 13:54
Replies: 17
Views: 1,779
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Hi PA7/Sonic, nothing changed since I bailed out,...

Hi PA7/Sonic, nothing changed since I bailed out, then????

(And still limiting a FIS, I trust........):E
Forum: ATC Issues
30th Sep 2004, 08:51
Replies: 67
Views: 6,810
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool DFC wrote: 'It is not that the provision of...

DFC wrote:

'It is not that the provision of a FIS can ever be limited..........no, no, no a full FIS has to be provided at all times to all aircraft on frequency.............but at many units the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2004, 09:50
Replies: 11
Views: 2,000
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool If I could work out how to do it, I'd post a...

If I could work out how to do it, I'd post a picture of my LAC Dad doing his National Service in 1950, wearing his No. 1 with a very fetching belt. There's nothing new under the Sun.....
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Jul 2004, 23:18
Replies: 20
Views: 2,881
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool TopBunk, add my 27 years to HD's (hi Bren) 31 and...

TopBunk, add my 27 years to HD's (hi Bren) 31 and I've never heard of your rule of thumb either. HD's an Old Dog but he invented most of the tricks...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2004, 23:04
Replies: 14
Views: 2,340
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool 'Hello' magazine exclusive - 'Cooped up with the...

'Hello' magazine exclusive - 'Cooped up with the Chickens in their love-nest'.

National Enquirer - 'I was abducted and roasted by alien chickens'.
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jun 2004, 13:58
Replies: 144
Views: 15,617
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Duxford is of course only part of the IWM and...

Duxford is of course only part of the IWM and maybe we should be dealing with the organ grinders and not the monkeys. Take a look at this lot:

Trustees of the Imperial War Museum
President: HRH...
Forum: Private Flying
27th May 2004, 22:48
Replies: 144
Views: 15,617
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool My father-in-law landed on the Queen's section of...

My father-in-law landed on the Queen's section of Sword beach with Lord Lovat's Commandos on D-day. He's no longer with us, God bless him, but I know where he'd tell IWM to stick their £8. He once...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Apr 2004, 11:32
Replies: 9
Views: 1,347
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Take a look at www.flyontrack.co.uk which has...

Take a look at www.flyontrack.co.uk which has already got a lot of stuff covered. And if you've got a genuine complaint, why not just make it through the system that's already in place as Chilli...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2004, 19:26
Replies: 427
Views: 247,512
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool A man's aeroplane indeed but this girly managed...

A man's aeroplane indeed but this girly managed to blag a lift in the back of one in 1981 - I was the 43(F) squadron ops girly and it was my last detachment to Akrotiri before I got promoted. My...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2004, 10:06
Replies: 36
Views: 6,410
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool Here's a couple of what not to do's - -don't...

Here's a couple of what not to do's -

-don't visit the control tower and stand to attention when an aircraft lands, and don't fight over who's turn it is to watch the jets with the binoculars when...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2004, 11:53
Replies: 81
Views: 16,978
Posted By Wee Jock

Cool A bit of a late reply to Lucifer's rant about...

A bit of a late reply to Lucifer's rant about accountants conferences and Christmas dinners, but to answer some of his/her asumptions I don't, never have and never will work for BA, I'm not a...
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