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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jun 2012, 02:49
Replies: 24
Views: 11,830
Posted By scran

I'm in TVL doing some work and note 199 is the...

I'm in TVL doing some work and note 199 is the gate guardian here
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2012, 20:58
Replies: 29
Views: 7,885
Posted By scran

ORAC, You should check out the book "SWARM"...

ORAC,

You should check out the book "SWARM" by Michael Chrighton (same guy who wrote Andromeda Strain)..........:eek:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2012, 21:29
Replies: 84
Views: 30,813
Posted By scran

Taildragger, Mark Binskin was a cadet with...

Taildragger,

Mark Binskin was a cadet with me in 3FLT Camden in the early 70's :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2012, 01:34
Replies: 41
Views: 17,079
Posted By scran

Have seen an airborne shot of a Mod XXX Spitfire ...

Have seen an airborne shot of a Mod XXX Spitfire


YUp - that's the pic I have SAS
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2011, 22:03
Replies: 14
Views: 4,305
Posted By scran

6 SQN used to have a Crew Capsule as a training...

6 SQN used to have a Crew Capsule as a training aid - could be that (but if it includes a nosecone - unlikely)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2011, 08:46
Replies: 9
Views: 1,784
Posted By scran

Brian, I was with Defence, living in...

Brian,

I was with Defence, living in Canberra (with family) then posted to Sydney. I went unaccompanied, which meant Defence paid for my Sydney apartment etc for the 2 year posting in Sydney...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2011, 12:09
Replies: 7
Views: 2,112
Posted By scran

If you go back far enough, you will find several...

If you go back far enough, you will find several aerobatic teams have existed in the RAAF over the years. Several were from "operational" squadrons.

There were the "Black Panthers" (from memory)...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2011, 11:32
Replies: 202
Views: 29,248
Posted By scran

Gundog - 30% over CE - I assume it is junior...

Gundog - 30% over CE - I assume it is junior pilots that cause this.

Can I ask what manning of supervisory positions is? I.E. : do you have full manning of those positions, or are you short at...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2011, 06:42
Replies: 202
Views: 29,248
Posted By scran

Barry - what Oz said. :E FA18 - the lift...

Barry - what Oz said. :E

FA18 - the lift study was not directly linked to the White Paper (and I'm talking the 2000 WP here), but started sometime after - around early to Mid 2002 from memory.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2011, 06:24
Replies: 202
Views: 29,248
Posted By scran

Knight 121 - thanks for the clarification. :ok: ...

Knight 121 - thanks for the clarification. :ok:

Barry - OK - now name an aircraft that will take the same payload as a Bou into the same strip as a Bou....... :E

FA18 - ADF fell out of love...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2011, 06:48
Replies: 202
Views: 29,248
Posted By scran

With respect BR71 - re your comment about UH1Y...

With respect BR71 - re your comment about UH1Y being in "production" - when briefed by Bell in 2001 they went to great pains to explain that the Y was not a "new" aircraft/airframe, but rather a Mod...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2011, 07:03
Replies: 36
Views: 6,261
Posted By scran

Bushranger, Thanks. I wonder,...

Bushranger,

Thanks.


I wonder, however, if we went back to a Minister for each Service, would we be any better off - or would we have Minister's fighting each other, whereas now, supposedly,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2011, 02:56
Replies: 36
Views: 6,261
Posted By scran

Sorry Bushranger, can you confirm what separate...

Sorry Bushranger, can you confirm what separate Ministry handles major defence acquisitions please................
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Feb 2011, 02:50
Replies: 35
Views: 3,833
Posted By scran

Dick, Above on 1 Feb you stated (quote): ...

Dick,

Above on 1 Feb you stated (quote):

I put it to all of you once again – anyone in the services is being shockingly let down. If the leadership is so pathetic that it can’t even agree on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2011, 22:08
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Arrrj, I would, but I already know any call...

Arrrj,

I would, but I already know any call would be pointless - my mind is closed - remember? :eek:


And I didn't deride his as a PPL.......................
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2011, 20:31
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Guys, I don't see what this line of argument...

Guys,

I don't see what this line of argument has to do with the original thread.

Can you take it somewhere else and let this (willy issue) die a natural death...please
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2011, 06:26
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Gents - thank you for the supportive...

Gents - thank you for the supportive PM's.....................



But I don't need encouragement to continue :E



Oh - in an earlier post, I called Dick a Tool. For this I unreservedly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2011, 06:23
Replies: 35
Views: 3,833
Posted By scran

Not only Richmond - the dreaded Defence Closed...

Not only Richmond - the dreaded Defence Closed Mind fraternity do the same thing at ALL the Military Control Zones. :eek:

I'd tell them Dick, but I left the military and they ignore my closed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2011, 02:55
Replies: 35
Views: 3,833
Posted By scran

OMG!!!! :eek: :eek: HOW DARE...

OMG!!!! :eek: :eek:



HOW DARE THEY!!!!!! := :=
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2011, 01:51
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick, I worked as a Tower Controller at...

Dick,

I worked as a Tower Controller at Williamtown, Butterworth, Darwin and Amberley. At EACH location I controlled without "owning" the airspace to the Control Zone boundary. At Williamtown...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2011, 22:17
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick, Don't bother - I'm not going to talk...

Dick,

Don't bother - I'm not going to talk to you - there would be no point.


Tower having airspace would not have helped this situation. No way in the world......................


I was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2011, 10:41
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Hey Dick....I just went back to your original...

Hey Dick....I just went back to your original thread:

The problem? I think it was caused by an air ambulance aircraft on approach to 12.


So as I said, you have absolutely NO IDEA what the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2011, 10:21
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Guys, I take no pride in what I have said...

Guys,

I take no pride in what I have said there.

I have been a military controller, at Williamtown,and Darwin when he was held, and in Air Force HQ. not just some ****-kicker - Late in my...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2011, 08:48
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick, You continue to argue for arguments...

Dick,

You continue to argue for arguments sake.

You have been proved factually wrong several times.

You refuse to acknowlegde when you have been proved wrong.

To answer your questions -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jan 2011, 06:06
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick, I've done two tours of Willy as a...

Dick,

I've done two tours of Willy as a controller, been rated in every control position there.

If, as you state, you were on Tower frequency, then procedures have not changed and Tower...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2011, 09:11
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Max1 - yes, Tower did own all the airspace at the...

Max1 - yes, Tower did own all the airspace at the time. Dick has been told that SEVERAL times :eek:





Don't confuse Dick with facts - remember - the concrete has set!!!


WHo has the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2011, 02:31
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Creampuff. :D :D :D :D :D :D :ok:

Creampuff.


:D :D :D :D :D :D :ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2011, 01:55
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Arrrj: I reckon the following line is...

Arrrj:



I reckon the following line is why I reacted so:

"In Dick's defence I think that you are all missing the point."


To use your analogy: I've driven in several overseas countries -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2011, 00:52
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick, Dick,...

Dick, Dick, Dick...............................:rolleyes:


This is getting tiresome - don't you ever get sick of being like this?

Your lack of understanding about several issues in your post...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2011, 05:20
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Oh - and Dick, you need to have a word with...

Oh - and Dick,

you need to have a word with this "Submarine" friend of yours.




I'm sure, in the current climate, the UK would happily "unload" an excess Nuke or two to us for a bargain...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2011, 03:02
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Sorry Dick, been away watching Jimmy Buffett fall...

Sorry Dick, been away watching Jimmy Buffett fall of stage................


Dick - my final words:

Twice now you have been held at Willy, and come on here to make a big song and dance about...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2011, 02:47
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

no comment.................................. ...

no comment..................................




No, changed my mind (perhasp it isn't that closed........:eek:)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jan 2011, 20:40
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Well done Lads - correct use of factual...

Well done Lads - correct use of factual information...:ok: :ok: :D




unlike others who start threads like this...........:eek: :ugh: :yuk:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2011, 23:17
Replies: 21
Views: 4,844
Posted By scran

Tee Emm, GCA (or more correctly...

Tee Emm,


GCA (or more correctly Prescision Approach Radar - PAR - the kit you needed to provide a Ground Controlled Approach) was withdrawn mid to late 90's from all RAAF Bases.

And no, could...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jan 2011, 22:35
Replies: 248
Views: 29,992
Posted By scran

Dick - the last para of your post says it all. ...

Dick - the last para of your post says it all.

"One day, I can assure you, we will get someone competent in charge of military air traffic control and very quickly they will look around the world,...
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