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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2015, 14:23
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,672
Posted By Small Spinner

I think I remember something about sonobuoy...

I think I remember something about sonobuoy restrictions close to land, but we were always out in deeper water, and away from land.
Summer time over the continental shelf (Swapps) about as useful...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2015, 19:34
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,672
Posted By Small Spinner

Not saying that the whole combined capability and...

Not saying that the whole combined capability and joint servicing we would benefit from in joining the P8 MMA programme would not be great, but if the Kawasaki P1 is a bespoke maritime aircraft, with...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2012, 05:56
Replies: 927
Views: 425,117
Posted By Small Spinner

Not sure from a governance viewpoint how that...

Not sure from a governance viewpoint how that would work MM. The MAA have to be responsible for the safety of a UK crew, and therefore under their rule set, it would have to be UK registered. As I...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2012, 22:09
Replies: 927
Views: 425,117
Posted By Small Spinner

brickhistory That would be because USAF RC-135s...

brickhistory
That would be because USAF RC-135s are US registered, whereas Airseeker will have to be UK registered, unless there is a lot of jiggery pokery, and they somehow register it as a US a/c,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2012, 19:25
Replies: 2,041
Views: 561,856
Posted By Small Spinner

When on the project, and within 5 months of...

When on the project, and within 5 months of supposed first flight (which didn't happen for 2 years), I was asked by an aerodynamics / CofG engineer whether if they loaded the bomb bay with torpedoes...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2012, 21:44
Replies: 23
Views: 7,460
Posted By Small Spinner

I'm interested in exactly what regulations and...

I'm interested in exactly what regulations and safety case the aircraft will be working under. How do they expect to validate an aircraft some 30+ years old under MAA rules, with a safety case, which...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2011, 22:09
Replies: 98
Views: 19,043
Posted By Small Spinner

Sounds like you were doing a bit more talking...

Sounds like you were doing a bit more talking than listening with Sqn Cdr 'Harry'. :ugh:
On that I'll just watch the rest of this thread.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2011, 21:10
Replies: 98
Views: 19,043
Posted By Small Spinner

iRaven You really need to do a little bit more...

iRaven
You really need to do a little bit more research before commenting. Your mention about a one trick pony only disguises your lack of understanding about what that trick is all about. You have...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2011, 19:21
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Rigga, Not sure who you are directing the "Get...

Rigga,
Not sure who you are directing the "Get over the money thing". If it is me, I certainly don't want the 'cost thing' to be thrown back at engineers trying to keep an aircraft airworthy.
If it...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2011, 19:29
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

I'm not sure I was being particularly optimistic,...

I'm not sure I was being particularly optimistic, and I would agree that the MAA should definitely be independent:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2011, 18:45
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Having listened to the Inspector of RAF Flight...

Having listened to the Inspector of RAF Flight Safety today at a conference, it appears that the work done with Baines Simmons has put a structure, aligned to the civvy model, in place. But as tuc...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2011, 19:51
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Does anyone know whether members of PTs/MAA are...

Does anyone know whether members of PTs/MAA are required to undergo Human Factors Training, as any reference to a requirement does not seem to appear in the MAA document set?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2011, 18:46
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Unhappy Rigga (Quote) A friend tells me that a...

Rigga (Quote)

A friend tells me that a recent drive for maintenance efficiencies was thwarted by the lack of evidence to help remove unnecessary effort from scheduled maintenance - the "lack"...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2011, 09:27
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Mandator You are right, there is a tendency...

Mandator
You are right, there is a tendency for all organisations to fall back on box ticking, and ignore good advice, because it might cost money. Doing the minimum, and not embracing the safety...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2011, 19:25
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Tourist, this extract from H-C explains the...

Tourist, this extract from H-C explains the cultural issues behind current engineering decisions, which in many cases lead people to not even consider the sound judgement coming there way from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2011, 19:54
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

Tourist Your pomposity astounds me, and I'm...

Tourist

Your pomposity astounds me, and I'm just glad I never had the displeasure of flying with you.

'Survive to fight' seems like a good axiom to use here, in that by your logic the little...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2011, 19:24
Replies: 89
Views: 18,630
Posted By Small Spinner

When I started working on the project I was...

When I started working on the project I was assured that it would have first flight in 4 months, it never flew in the 2 years I was with BAe.
Around the same time an aerodynamics engineer was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2011, 17:41
Replies: 89
Views: 18,630
Posted By Small Spinner

Phil R quote The engineer's perspective of it...

Phil R quote
The engineer's perspective of it is that the MoD is notorious for presenting poorly-written, ever-changing specifications, designing things already exist, ordering off the shelf then...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2011, 19:40
Replies: 619
Views: 108,775
Posted By Small Spinner

On the other side of the coin, I'm intrigued as...

On the other side of the coin, I'm intrigued as to statements that those making decisions are well aware of the airworthiness issues. I would bet that either through ignorance, turning a blind eye,...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2011, 20:33
Replies: 70
Views: 14,770
Posted By Small Spinner

Their formation "salute, walk to airplane (sic),...

Their formation "salute, walk to airplane (sic), salute, climb ladder, strap-in, close canopy, salute, start engines, salute, etc" is a complete waste of time! It's like something out of 'Strictly...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2011, 12:10
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

The MAA have a direct access through to the...

The MAA have a direct access through to the Defence Environment Safety Board and then the SofS, which theoretically gives them supposed independence from their line of authority, although as you...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2011, 18:16
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

Squidlord Seems an odd characterisation, not...

Squidlord
Seems an odd characterisation, not least since the MAA is part of the MoD! The only justification I can see for it is the independent reporting. Perhaps this is a line that MAA members are...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2011, 13:43
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

Tuc Airworthiness comprises 4 pillars; Safety...

Tuc
Airworthiness comprises 4 pillars; Safety Management System, Standards, Compliance and Independence. The above example knocks all 4 on the head straight away, leaving MoD’s airworthiness system...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2011, 22:35
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

AA The problem is based, primarily, in the fact...

AA
The problem is based, primarily, in the fact that those tasked with airworthiness have no vested interest in it's success. They need to be teamed with pilots and fly their charges close to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2011, 18:30
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

Where are we at the moment with the Duty Holder v...

Where are we at the moment with the Duty Holder v Rank v competence?

I know they are not properly in place, but is the senior rank the suitable person to hold the position of Duty Holder?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2011, 19:45
Replies: 70
Views: 18,198
Posted By Small Spinner

Airworthiness & Safety Post Haddon-Cave

I decided to post a new thread in reply to one that disappeared


QuoteA and C
More paper, less inspection
I would take a guess that the end result of the MAA will be much more paperwork (&...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2011, 10:03
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,528
Posted By Small Spinner

For national interest, read stability. For...

For national interest, read stability. For stability read growth.

All the other excuses are minor in comparison. The west (mainly UK and US, with Italy, Germany and France (who have separate...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2011, 19:55
Replies: 2,041
Views: 561,856
Posted By Small Spinner

Quote: Believe it or not most of the early build...

Quote: Believe it or not most of the early build flaws were pointed out by Joe Blogs on the shop floor with decades of engineering experience only to be ignored by management with little or no...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2011, 14:51
Replies: 202
Views: 50,105
Posted By Small Spinner

Winco The RAF must learn to put someone in...

Winco

The RAF must learn to put someone in place at the begining of a project and leave them there until the end of it, or at least close to the end.

There becomes no accountability when things...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2011, 10:50
Replies: 202
Views: 50,105
Posted By Small Spinner

it is in the implementation that it falls over. ...

it is in the implementation that it falls over.

Absolutely. Where that implementation goes wrong is where PTs or PMs make decisions about airworthiness, when they don't have the knowledge,...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2011, 10:34
Replies: 2,041
Views: 561,856
Posted By Small Spinner

As stated in another thread, my gut feeling is...

As stated in another thread, my gut feeling is that there are far too many issues to make this a viable and more importantly safe platform.

On reflection, it should have been cancelled 8 years...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2011, 20:49
Replies: 32
BAE
Views: 6,369
Posted By Small Spinner

Herc, You are right. I have always been uneasy...

Herc,
You are right. I have always been uneasy about the full on criticism of BAE, as the level of oversight has been pathetic. The set up of the company management and engineers exacerbate the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2011, 20:22
Replies: 2,041
Views: 561,856
Posted By Small Spinner

I echo all your plaudits about the old girl, but...

I echo all your plaudits about the old girl, but my gut feeling goes the other way re the MRA4. Being associated with the programme only for a brief period, I think there were more to come, and too...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2011, 18:34
Replies: 202
Views: 50,105
Posted By Small Spinner

Spot on davejb I used to think it was...

Spot on davejb

I used to think it was because the project managers did not know enough about engineering, but actually they are too close, and too involved in the engineering decisions, regardless...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2011, 17:53
Replies: 202
Views: 50,105
Posted By Small Spinner

AQA5 the self licking lollipop that is project...

AQA5
the self licking lollipop that is project management, kicks in, and what gets me is that no one quantifies how much they actually cost, and the delays that accrue.
The MOD have adopted the...
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