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Forum: Medical & Health
9th May 2018, 12:14
Replies: 24
Views: 23,153
Posted By Captain Kirk

Thank you OH - I just found a couple of great...

Thank you OH - I just found a couple of great threads - one here on PPRuNe - and I can see it is a bit of a minefield!

Here's a link in case anyone else is looking:
...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th May 2018, 11:45
Replies: 24
Views: 23,153
Posted By Captain Kirk

Insurance for Class 1 Medical

Hi - a quick question if I may... can anyone recommend a good insurance policy/company to cover Class 1 Medical? I've recently renewed my medical (after lettting it lapse for a few years) and it...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2018, 15:12
Replies: 6
Views: 5,231
Posted By Captain Kirk

Sirs, thank you for your very helpful responses -...

Sirs, thank you for your very helpful responses - PPRuNe proves its worth yet again - much appreciated!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2018, 03:12
Replies: 6
Views: 5,231
Posted By Captain Kirk

PVR Timeline...

Hey Gents/Ladies, it's been a while...!

Gently exploring the 'what next?' question - just for interest, does anyone have recent experience of the PVR timeline for someone with, say, about 30 years...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2015, 14:25
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

A great many on here evidently have no clue - not...

A great many on here evidently have no clue - not unreasonably given the specialist nature of the discipline - and therefore I think it IS helpful to rule out some of the wilder theories that serve...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2015, 00:37
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

Pabs... *sigh* not everything on here is...

Pabs... *sigh* not everything on here is conjecture and the AAIB do not have a monopoly on the experience used to determine the cause(s) of accidents. The video reveals a number of facts, not least...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 20:16
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

CM - I think your indignation is misplaced. If AH...

CM - I think your indignation is misplaced. If AH was the only casualty I would agree with you entirely that any premature comment is insensitive and unnecessary. But he wasn't. And scrutiny will...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 15:40
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

Thanks Courtney. To be clear though, once you...

Thanks Courtney. To be clear though, once you discount a bunch of causes you are left with just a few to decide between - I do think that the video provides enough to make some very clear deductions....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 13:47
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

Courtney - I didn't say that the video presented...

Courtney - I didn't say that the video presented all of the facts but it certainly reveals enough to determine the basics; indeed, you very helpfully list most of them, but actually not all. Some...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 00:58
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

Wander - if the PFCs fail they revert to manual -...

Wander - if the PFCs fail they revert to manual - the controls are heavy but the ac is perfectly controllable. But, IIRC, as long as the engine is windmilling the hydraulic pump will be developing...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2015, 12:18
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

It is very naive to imagine that an issue of this...

It is very naive to imagine that an issue of this gravity would not be discussed, or that the topic would not expand to embrace allied aspects, such as general considerations of risk.

And (IMHO)...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 20:03
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

LJ/Royalist - spot on. ATC - blimey, that...

LJ/Royalist - spot on.

ATC - blimey, that just looked like someone who had little idea of what they were doing...!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 19:57
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

I've just watched the video again and the...

I've just watched the video again and the pull-out does appear to be a single-plane pitch (no rolling) so a gate height at the top would have been valid, providing that speed was under control. It is...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 19:28
Replies: 1,757
Views: 988,083
Posted By Captain Kirk

Awful. And as others have already identified,...

Awful. And as others have already identified, very similar to GW in 99. A common factor is the difficulty of having a meaningful 'gate' in a rolling manoeuvre - a gate height is only valid if the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2013, 18:27
Replies: 9
Views: 2,147
Posted By Captain Kirk

Smile Sorted - booked into the The Soldiers’, Sailors’,...

Sorted - booked into the The Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club - very helpful lady in reservations. Thanks all for taking the time to reply - much appreciated.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2013, 08:38
Replies: 9
Views: 2,147
Posted By Captain Kirk

Thumbs up Mil accom in NYC?

Does anyone know if there is US military accommodation in New York City that UK personnel can use? I need accom for a 2-week self-funded course - not a jolly, so I want to keep the costs down. PM...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Apr 2012, 07:55
Replies: 22
Views: 2,548
Posted By Captain Kirk

Adam - no disrespect intended and I would not...

Adam - no disrespect intended and I would not presume to judge your wider abilities. However, I think that CDUK demonstrates a laudable desire to learn from his mistakes, not simply list them -...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2012, 21:36
Replies: 22
Views: 2,548
Posted By Captain Kirk

Adam - sounds like you need a better procedure......

Adam - sounds like you need a better procedure... write 'Flaps' on your kneeboard and then get in the habit of crossing it out when they come up, take your sunglasses off whenever the flaps are down,...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2012, 21:21
Replies: 89
Views: 9,343
Posted By Captain Kirk

Jeepers...

Bookworm - do you really lookout ALL of the time? Of course not - it is not possible.

Yes, PCAS only alerts you to cooperative threats but having an alert against, say, half the threats is a 50%...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2012, 15:00
Replies: 89
Views: 9,343
Posted By Captain Kirk

BP - I concede that money is, of course, an issue...

BP - I concede that money is, of course, an issue for many - and I certainly do not mean to imply that it is irresponsible for those who cannot afford a PCAS to fly without one. However, that is a...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2012, 12:00
Replies: 22
Views: 2,548
Posted By Captain Kirk

The day you think you have nothing more to learn...

The day you think you have nothing more to learn you should stop flying - because you are either:

1. Perfect, so you might as well retire at the top of your game rather than risk going downhill.
...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2012, 09:24
Replies: 89
Views: 9,343
Posted By Captain Kirk

"It's a bit like having the early GPS's that...

"It's a bit like having the early GPS's that gives you lat and long only. Not very practical."

Adam - you are deluding yourself.

A PCAS that had only a light bulb that came on to warn that an...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2012, 20:18
Replies: 89
Views: 9,343
Posted By Captain Kirk

A blast from the past...

I see that this thread is still going.

To those that think their lookout is unassailable, read this Accident Report - a redacted version of the full report is available online here:

[ARCHIVED...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2011, 16:01
Replies: 17
Views: 4,741
Posted By Captain Kirk

Seaworld - I went there last year and was bowled...

Seaworld - I went there last year and was bowled over when I asked about mil discount - wondered if there might be 10% off or some such but the whole family was ushered in for free. At the main...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2011, 19:52
Replies: 24
Views: 8,328
Posted By Captain Kirk

Fox2, IIRC your rent needs to cover 125% of the...

Fox2, IIRC your rent needs to cover 125% of the interest on the loan amount. If you can pay off some of the capital (pension gratuity?) then you may be able to make the sums work - at least it would...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2011, 20:05
Replies: 24
Views: 8,328
Posted By Captain Kirk

Naming and Shaming!

There are 2 related but separate issues now being discussed:

A number of mortgage providers, but certainly not all of them, will provide ‘Consent to Let’ if you already have a mortgage with them...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2011, 16:15
Replies: 24
Views: 8,328
Posted By Captain Kirk

Military Mortgages

If you are currently serving, thinking of remortgaging your family home but presently living elsewhere for service reasons, then read on:

I recently wanted to remortgage my family home but was...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2010, 20:55
Replies: 22
Views: 6,545
Posted By Captain Kirk

The trouble is that starting at 12 and searching...

The trouble is that starting at 12 and searching rearwards severely degrades your chance of seeing traffic that you are most likely to be in conflict with. I was hoping that things might have moved...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2010, 17:54
Replies: 22
Views: 6,545
Posted By Captain Kirk

Thanks Re-heat, that’s the sort of detail I was...

Thanks Re-heat, that’s the sort of detail I was interested in. So the lookout scan starts from 12 o’clock? Can anyone confirm if this is still the approved technique, as currently taught?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2010, 12:05
Replies: 22
Views: 6,545
Posted By Captain Kirk

RAF Lookout Training

Out of interest, can someone describe the current RAF ‘lookout scan’, as taught during flying training? Has it changed at all in the last year or so? Just curious to see how it has changed since my...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2010, 09:48
Replies: 71
Views: 10,219
Posted By Captain Kirk

Predictably, I see some pompous drivel appearing...

Predictably, I see some pompous drivel appearing about cause and effect! So 9/11 happened because we invaded Afghanistan right? No wait...Iraq? No...hang on, er....

Back on topic....I accept...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2010, 13:53
Replies: 71
Views: 10,219
Posted By Captain Kirk

Nutloose - very prescient. Look here...

Nutloose - very prescient. Look here (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703822404575019042216778962.html). Gist of which is....

The Afghan government banned ammonium nitrate...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2009, 19:29
Replies: 2
Views: 1,789
Posted By Captain Kirk

9 Sep

I have refrained from posting this before for fear of planting an idea in some idiots head but now it is more appropriate to share a concern. Can I urge one and all to be especially vigilant...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2009, 20:16
Replies: 16
Views: 3,033
Posted By Captain Kirk

Only one sqn had songs written about it??? Your...

Only one sqn had songs written about it??? Your repertoire must be very limited! And why mask Shiney six?!!

Now Pr000ne, I served with both auspicious sqns and the fishing season closed at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2009, 20:03
Replies: 16
Views: 3,033
Posted By Captain Kirk

Pr000ne, If you want to read history then do...

Pr000ne,

If you want to read history then do it properly - I think you'll find that quite a few sqns vacated their airstrips in a bit of a hurry in the early days of WWII. What would you have...
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