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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2018, 19:33
Replies: 14
Views: 4,380
Posted By Exmil

Nice to see it in service at last. Still remember...

Nice to see it in service at last. Still remember the opposition in the combat sim shouting "where the f"Łk did that come from?"
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2018, 07:50
Replies: 49
Views: 14,602
Posted By Exmil

Funding for Infra was largely delegated back to...

Funding for Infra was largely delegated back to the TLBs on 1 April this year, so the RAF is now in control of some its budget and the planning for Infra.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2017, 12:09
Replies: 44
Views: 9,996
Posted By Exmil

Zero viz approach

Many years ago, down south, we were airborne as a single F4 from MPA. Wx forecast was white, prob grn, tempo ylo in showers. We pulled up over west Falkland half way through the sortie to check the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2017, 17:36
Replies: 18
Views: 7,249
Posted By Exmil

I thought my old SD hat, starring on the boss's...

I thought my old SD hat, starring on the boss's head, did a sterling job!
Mind you, the new one I received in exchange took longer to break in than the one I'd had since Cranwell and had survived a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2016, 07:59
Replies: 108
Views: 27,299
Posted By Exmil

I was a stude doing the combat phase of the F4...

I was a stude doing the combat phase of the F4 OCU when the film came out. Our course watched it and had a laugh at some of the sequences. I did get to use one of the "moves" many years later. On...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2012, 10:32
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

Jag superior to Phantom - not

No, get off the fence Courtney (I agree with you).
There was an ex Jag pilot on my F4 OCU course; I think that says enough.
I loved the way you could chase a Jag down at low level and even if you...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2012, 09:00
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

FI F4 aerial snag

Need to consult log book for event-to-evidence time.

There are a couple of preceding photos as well....

Ex
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2012, 09:14
Replies: 20
Views: 8,231
Posted By Exmil

Sustained 9G

I had the pleasure of flying in a Belgian F16 some years ago and was invited to earn my 9G pin by sustaining 9G+ for more than 30 Sec. A spiral descent in full burner did the trick, but it was a...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2012, 10:31
Replies: 646
Views: 156,506
Posted By Exmil

Fat Al's crewie

I was on the same sqn as Fatal; I remember the first day he was on the flying programme crewed with "Crash".

There was a Flt Cdr who was a bit of a control freq. (sic) nicknamed TAD.

On a...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2012, 13:27
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

FI F4 aerial snag

See #51. Did he ever receive the photos I brought back?

Great timing (by Biffo?) to be there as the crew suffered a "lapse in concentration".

From memory, it was port wing low, almost 90 AOB,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2012, 10:29
Replies: 13
Views: 3,863
Posted By Exmil

Phlying hours in the cold war

Averaged out how many hours do you all reckon you were flying each day on 43 Squadron during the 80's?
I was on "the other squadron"; abbos flew about 30 hours a month, more experienced people flew...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2012, 08:52
Replies: 191
Views: 37,162
Posted By Exmil

OCU

Graduating from the OCU was not a foregone conclusion; my course of 8 on the F4 OCU had one pilot and one nav chopped. The hawk was a reasonable prep, but working as a crew and with a radar was...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2012, 13:47
Replies: 1,221
Views: 968,115
Posted By Exmil

RAF aircrew sidearms issue

OK, so it was a few years ago, but sidearms were issued for the Balkans conflict. As other posts say, we were expected to be picked up by CSAR fairly quickly - and they would be heavily armed. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2012, 10:17
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

F4 taxying in afterburner

RAF Wattisham, early 90s.
I am duty adult up the tower, looking towards the runway after a pair of 56 Sqn F4s have landed and are taxying behind us when I am asked a strange question.
Air tragic:...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2012, 12:11
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

Funnily, I don't think we took the cable. On...

Funnily, I don't think we took the cable.

On the same det we hit an albatross at 480 kts over Queen Charlotte Bay. It punctured the radome and took out the radar and ute hyd, damaged the LH aux...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2012, 10:53
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

hairy moments with weather/fuel in FI

I'm not sure if there is anywhere else Brit F4s routinely operated that had 4 seasons in a day. The TAFs that read blue tempo yellow were frequent and I enjoyed a similar experience to Ali's at MPA...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2012, 12:35
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

Wheels up roller

In the late 80s I was on a practice parade at RAF Leuchars which was taking place outside the old Ark Royal hangar, about 100 yards from runway 09 piano keys. Whilst the SWO and parade commander were...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2012, 14:44
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

How high?

I'm sure more than a few people have tried this.

In the late 80s a Royal Air Force F4 OCU crew followed a profile similar to Terry's dad, managing to exceed FL660. They proudly called Victor Mike...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2012, 11:52
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

Canopy open <60 kts

RP
The same way you ended up with afterburner coming out of the intakes...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2012, 10:25
Replies: 283
Views: 131,228
Posted By Exmil

Falkland Islands - I learnt about flying...

Hi Ant T. I brought that photo back to the UK (thanks for the hospitality; a great couple of days). The crew, I am led to believe, were distracted ;) and ended up a little lower than optimal. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2009, 11:42
Replies: 60
Views: 32,949
Posted By Exmil

F4 low flying

I was down south around the time of the alleged low flying incident and visited Biffo - great photo! The investigation revealed copper wire splatter on the engine blades that might have matched the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2009, 12:57
Replies: 85
Views: 13,116
Posted By Exmil

F104 video link

Try here: F104 Starfighters at RIAT | Aviation | Veoh (http://www.veoh.com/collection/aviation/watch/v285029EfbYxzk8#)
although there's too much talk and not enough jet noise.
I agree with a number...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2008, 18:08
Replies: 21
Views: 5,181
Posted By Exmil

Twit?

ZH785
"was that for the elderly readers amongst the F4 fraternity?"
Are you auditioning for Jongleurs? It would be good if it was funny. Go find another forum and be a w*nk*r there.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2008, 16:06
Replies: 21
Views: 5,181
Posted By Exmil

True Soddim. My first hand experience of the...

True Soddim.
My first hand experience of the first twit was in the air and on the ground - I maintain my opinion regardless of rank reached. For a second opinion, he was awarded "The Most Hated...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2008, 15:50
Replies: 21
Views: 5,181
Posted By Exmil

Ex F4 crew watch

I agree with your first comments Soddim and Forget. Sod 'em and forget 'em.
That said, there was the odd twit... Scottish Group Captain, wheels up roller at Leuchars...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2008, 14:23
Replies: 23
Views: 4,887
Posted By Exmil

Familiarity breeds contempt

I had the fortune to be about 100 yards away from the F4 doing the wheels up roller at Leuchars. Allegedly, experienced front seater was going through evolution of the circuit chat to the back seater...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2008, 14:05
Replies: 31
Views: 6,724
Posted By Exmil

The two Hawk guys looking at the Spit.................................

Unless you flew St Andrew's Cross with a scottish-based squadron in the late 80s, SOP is for guy up front to actually look at the a/c they are formating on. Guy in back can then take a nice photo......
Forum: Flight Testing
29th May 2008, 11:57
Replies: 64
Views: 19,374
Posted By Exmil

Spinning modern aircraft

Jig Peter,
I once experienced a spin in an F4 - very high rotation and oscillation. See attached Youtube video for an idea of what it was like....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2008, 09:17
Replies: 23
Views: 4,887
Posted By Exmil

F4 comment

It's been a while since I posted, but having flown all 3 Brit F4 variants feel able to coment.
Re Sparrow ballast - Nuther A2 and Beags - you're right.
Re handling - "if it judders, use the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2005, 10:36
Replies: 33
Views: 7,538
Posted By Exmil

Turn 'n' burn or stand off?

Having worked on some future studies I would agree with the majority of views: if you can stay out of sight and get a kill, that's the best option (the targets' phrase is "where the f*%k did that...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2004, 13:29
Replies: 10
Views: 1,696
Posted By Exmil

Late 80s and early 90s Bears were generally OK...

Late 80s and early 90s Bears were generally OK when found and would hold up coke cans for some reason - no hand gestures seen other than a friendly wave. Personally, mask and dark visor was order of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2004, 09:43
Replies: 28
Views: 5,676
Posted By Exmil

As end of first tour you will probably have to...

As end of first tour you will probably have to "take it like a man", especially in the current environment.

In my experience, you will struggle with non-RAF ROs; for some reason PMA seem to ignore...
Forum: Flight Testing
7th Sep 2004, 17:06
Replies: 12
Views: 5,396
Posted By Exmil

Being OTC qualified by a different route (not...

Being OTC qualified by a different route (not ETPS), and with at least one Masters, I think it is worth pursuing a post-grad piece of paper to show something for your efforts for after you leave the...
Forum: Flight Testing
7th Sep 2004, 13:34
Replies: 8
Views: 2,135
Posted By Exmil

I could let Crummer reply, but to answer your...

I could let Crummer reply, but to answer your question:
Does the first para really mean “Test Pilots” (ETPS) or just training for those pilots and engineers who will test in-service aircraft?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2004, 13:19
Replies: 427
Views: 247,018
Posted By Exmil

F4 wheels-up roller

I watched said wheels-up roller on the Fletchers from about 50 yds. Received a bolly from the WO at the time as I was supernumery officer on a practice parade - facing away towards the threshold...
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