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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 10:42
Replies: 69
Views: 6,318
Posted By Mal Drop

I've got an MA in Classics, but as a Hellenist, I...

I've got an MA in Classics, but as a Hellenist, I don't get to flex my linguistic ὁδός-cred as much as I'd like at the local kebab van.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 05:05
Replies: 9
Views: 3,059
Posted By Mal Drop

Clem was one of the finest gentlemen I had the...

Clem was one of the finest gentlemen I had the privilege of serving with. Behind his sometimes slightly gruff exterior was an exceptional aviator with a heart of pure gold. He was a legend amongst...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2021, 03:19
Replies: 32
Views: 8,750
Posted By Mal Drop

Wait. It's a knife? I always thought it was a...

Wait. It's a knife? I always thought it was a bottle opener ...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2020, 21:18
Replies: 76
Views: 49,637
Posted By Mal Drop

Spot the 'Mal Drop' competition. The video...

Spot the 'Mal Drop' competition.

The video definitely omits the really fun part of the flypast. Also, bear in mind that as the weather was pretty gusty that day, we had chin-straps on and there...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2015, 19:52
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Well Smudge, it seems that my memories of the...

Well Smudge, it seems that my memories of the place don't match yours, but I still don't see a need for the rolling-eyes twunticon.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2015, 18:51
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

You know those weekends that people can go on and...

You know those weekends that people can go on and pretend they were in the forces ...

United Airlines passengers 'abandoned' in Goose Bay...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2015, 22:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

If the discotheque didn't allow pneumatic drills,...

If the discotheque didn't allow pneumatic drills, then I didn't go in.

Manoeuvre chrysanthemum accommodation.

/End of spelling test.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2015, 21:59
Replies: 100
Views: 25,275
Posted By Mal Drop

Once the sextant and LORAN C were taken out and I...

Once the sextant and LORAN C were taken out and I no longer had to collect a chicken from in-flight catering to sacrifice before three star astro shots, I developed the role into 'crew entertainments...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2015, 08:47
Replies: 107
Views: 17,454
Posted By Mal Drop

Bobster, in a race to blame Obama for everything,...

Bobster, in a race to blame Obama for everything, you seem to have gone on a poorly-executed 'I can haz copypasta' exercise in which 'Muammar Qaddafi' suddenly becomes 'Moammar Gadhafi'.

It's a...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2015, 17:20
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

When IFF was a Flt Cdr on 24 Sqn, I may have sent...

When IFF was a Flt Cdr on 24 Sqn, I may have sent him a 'weather lovely, wish you were here' postcard from Trondheim.

/More accurately, from near Trondheim...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2015, 11:09
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

AA62, GBII/61 was a Vichy bomber squadron based...

AA62, GBII/61 was a Vichy bomber squadron based in Blida (Algeria) that operated Douglas DC-7s.

Source: Sutherland, J. and Canwell, D. (2011) Vichy Air Force at War, Barnsley, Pen & Sword Aviation.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2015, 12:25
Replies: 5
Views: 2,618
Posted By Mal Drop

From Air Gunner - The Men Who Manned the Turrets...

From Air Gunner - The Men Who Manned the Turrets (Alan Cooper, 2009, Pen & Sword Publishing)

IF I MUST BE A GUNNER
If I must be a gunner,
Then please Lord grant me grace,
That I may leave this...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2015, 12:25
Replies: 90
Views: 55,204
Posted By Mal Drop

Pics taken by one of my guests at the graduation...

Pics taken by one of my guests at the graduation parade (with crappy little point and shoot 35mm film camera).

Toom on early pass ......
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2015, 11:45
Replies: 90
Views: 55,204
Posted By Mal Drop

If anyone has a decent copy they could PM me with...

If anyone has a decent copy they could PM me with I would be most grateful. I was the cadet standing in front of No. 2 flight with a pointed stick (and one of the few who kept his hat on).
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 21:27
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

' ... recovered our l̶o̶a̶d̶m̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ captain...

' ... recovered our l̶o̶a̶d̶m̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ captain from under a stack of five people and plugged h̶e̶r̶ him back into the intercom.'

I'm getting flashbacks of a 47 Sqn trip.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2015, 17:22
Replies: 63
Views: 20,605
Posted By Mal Drop

I doubt that a full and frank discussion of the...

I doubt that a full and frank discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of Saudi-Arabian compound-hopping (and 'furniture' constructed from slabs of tonic water) whilst waiting for the initial...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2015, 14:12
Replies: 114
Views: 17,357
Posted By Mal Drop

From Welby's own Blog...

From Welby's own Blog (http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/blog.php/23/reflections-on-dresden):

'What a sadness then that late in the evening someone showed me a headline in the Daily Mail...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2015, 20:21
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

I also recall that S** V**** was involved in the...

I also recall that S** V**** was involved in the tryjack story and had been given membership of the RAF Escaping Society afterwards. I think there was something up on the wall of 30 Sqn about it when...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2015, 20:27
Replies: 14
Views: 2,447
Posted By Mal Drop

Another plea for the link here please TBT, muchly...

Another plea for the link here please TBT, muchly indebted.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2015, 20:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

There were a few mnemonics for problem solving, I...

There were a few mnemonics for problem solving, I vaguely remember BANGGEARO for the Touchdown Switch. From memory it was:

Bus Not Tied
Anti-skid
Nacelle pre-heat
GTC Door
Gear Latch
Engine...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2015, 22:17
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Experience has shown that's usually safer to...

Experience has shown that's usually safer to alter reality than challenge an STS Staff Nav...

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/photoboris/Aircraft/RevPic_zps7d6efd1a.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2015, 21:01
Replies: 12
Views: 2,395
Posted By Mal Drop

Having bailed from uni to join up I'd suggest the...

Having bailed from uni to join up I'd suggest the degree before joining. You'll have the time to work on the sorts of skills needed for a successful application and could get a 'taster' with a UAS.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2014, 15:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

RAF C130K - Check. Palm trees - Check. Para...

RAF C130K - Check.
Palm trees - Check.
Para DZ Markers - Check.
Formation Drop - Check.
Location - Answers on a postcard...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2014, 10:13
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Ah yes, the Riyadh det... I remember getting...

Ah yes, the Riyadh det...

I remember getting into theatre just after New Year to be placed in a compound with the STS 'SkyRats' who were to train up the non-TS qualified crews in the art of desert...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2014, 15:20
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

I still remember the sign outside Stn Ops at...

I still remember the sign outside Stn Ops at Akronelli showing a stick man wearing breathing apparatus which some wag had altered to read 'LE line-dancing'.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2014, 15:54
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Fond memories of being despatched from the party...

Fond memories of being despatched from the party room in the Hamilton Princess as a Student Nav/Student Captain pair to get in some booze for the compulsory hours-long debrief. In the local...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2014, 18:14
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

The CARP tables were generally OK for temperate...

The CARP tables were generally OK for temperate climes at near sea-level but it didn't take the brains of a rocket surgeon* to realise that at a few thousand feet up and ISA plus scorchio, the air...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2014, 08:46
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

It's fascinating to see just how much my...

It's fascinating to see just how much my generation of operators (late 1980s onwards) missed out on in the formative days of Albert's big RAF adventure, especially east of Aden. But I suppose that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2014, 18:35
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Another S** V**** fan here, without a doubt the...

Another S** V**** fan here, without a doubt the finest operator I have ever served with; an exemplary officer, and someone in whom I had absolute trust. I remember when I returned to the fleet (after...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2014, 19:16
Replies: 27
Views: 6,446
Posted By Mal Drop

The Apollo ADL604 LORAN bolted beneath the Nav's...

The Apollo ADL604 LORAN bolted beneath the Nav's radar was a very accurate system in GW1 but as we got the cheap version it tended to have fits of the vapours above 150 kts.

And there was no pilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2014, 22:31
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

I actually had a very high opinion of 'Rolex'...

I actually had a very high opinion of 'Rolex' when he joined LXX as a skipper, one of the best at developing good operating habits in the Co's he flew with.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2014, 16:04
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

I seem to recall that device being brought to a...

I seem to recall that device being brought to a party room in Norway on one of the first GE routes of a young M****n E***y (NATO reporting Name 'Squeezy').
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2014, 12:25
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

Taken by NATO Reporting Name 'Bonny Lad' - a most...

Taken by NATO Reporting Name 'Bonny Lad' - a most excellent chap who caused significant breathing difficulties for the RAF contingent at his wedding by selecting a hymn with the line 'the purple...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2014, 21:44
Replies: 6
Views: 1,939
Posted By Mal Drop

If it's not already in the parameters for your...

If it's not already in the parameters for your literature search, try 'URCMR'.

The Uniform Regular Core Manpower Requirement (URCMR) was a manpower drawdown exercise carried out whilst I was at...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 20:57
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,064
Posted By Mal Drop

So, not a movements team working from the wrong...

So, not a movements team working from the wrong diagrams and the trial version of a Captain's heated cupholder?
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