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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2021, 13:39
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Sad news indeed, had the great pleasure of...

Sad news indeed, had the great pleasure of working with John both on the OCU (under it's varied names) and LXX .. and then again after I left... he was Jury Officer at Swindon Crown Court for a good...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2019, 10:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Shackman Herc engines were electronically...

Shackman

Herc engines were electronically "synchrophased" ... synchronised first, to all run at exactly the same rpm, then "phased" so that the blades lead or trailed the "master" (either inboard...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2017, 08:34
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

postimage.org is getting some half-decent reviews...

postimage.org is getting some half-decent reviews on several forums (forii ?? :O ) that I use .... :O
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2016, 18:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Anti swing chute, as the load "pivots" under the...

Anti swing chute, as the load "pivots" under the extractor chute it has a tendency to "pendulum" .. this "sideways" operating chute stops that .. :)

Leastways, thats how this FE always understood...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2016, 20:43
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Smudge .. there are always idiots somewhere...

Smudge .. there are always idiots somewhere looking for the chance to demonstrate their stupidity, sometimes the Reds had more than their fair share... I was lucky enough to do several Reds support...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2016, 09:55
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Late 70's / early 80's ... I was on a 6A call...

Late 70's / early 80's ... I was on a 6A call out taking the water based hooligans and one of their ribs across the pond, doppler was being a pig and the LORAN then failed, just as we hit some crap...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2016, 10:52
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

AA, Vol 2 of Service News was published in April...

AA, Vol 2 of Service News was published in April 1975 ... the opening line of the article may give some hint of how long the problem has been in the "public eye" .. but probably known about before...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 17:20
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Lockheed Service News Vol 2 No 2 page 10 had an...

Lockheed Service News Vol 2 No 2 page 10 had an article on "microbial growth", and Vol 10 No 3 page 8 had a large article on "Chemical Control of Fuel Tank Infestation" which covers the matter at...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2016, 18:03
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Huge72 .. place correct but I've got it listed...

Huge72 .. place correct but I've got it listed under May 02 .. either way .. it was very wet and very windy !!

:)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 08:55
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

It did get a tad wet at times .... somewhat later...

It did get a tad wet at times .... somewhat later in time .....

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85356592/Wind5.JPG


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85356592/Rain14.JPG

:)
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2015, 16:00
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Despite having many photos from the FI the only...

Despite having many photos from the FI the only one with a cartoon in it is :

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85356592/134%20-%20The%20Team.jpg

Smudge might cringe at this one, sorry we...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2015, 10:29
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Aeroid "The Green Barrows" - Hercules...

Aeroid

"The Green Barrows" - Hercules display formation, 4 Hercules often led by the inimitable and never forgotten S** V**** ... a Gentleman of the first degree :)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2015, 12:05
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Smudge (and others) apologies for the lateness to...

Smudge (and others) apologies for the lateness to this, and the length of the following ..but the "supersonic" tale .... (due to age/senility I need a trip to the loft to retrieve logbooks to get the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2015, 13:53
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Ex-Ascoteer... If memory serves it was around...

Ex-Ascoteer... If memory serves it was around 1999 that the change to metric took place ..... could be wrong .. the change to full digital gauges came some time later ...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2015, 10:13
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

For AA then .. quick tale regarding fuel gauges...

For AA then .. quick tale regarding fuel gauges .... when the fleet was "metricised" (?) and we went from those simple "lbs"(where we all knew the numbers by instinct) to those weird "kgs" things ......
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2015, 09:27
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Overwhelming memory of the "Heart of...

Overwhelming memory of the "Heart of Fayetteville" was the "blues & twos" arrival of the sheriff and his posse of deputies - 4 car loads if memory serves - when a load of fireworks were set off near...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 17:15
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

and lastly for today .. if you think that Oman is...

and lastly for today .. if you think that Oman is always hot and sunny .... Thumrait May 2002 ...

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/633/vg27AK.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 17:01
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

AA might recognise some of these motley lot ......

AA might recognise some of these motley lot ... Laikipia (Kenya) 2001

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/905/j7z1RA.jpg

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/538/zZVEmi.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 16:51
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Made a "little" work for smudge and his...

Made a "little" work for smudge and his associates in my time .. although I don't think he was actually involved in either of these .. both are birdstrikes in the Falklands on separate detachments...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 16:40
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

3 from the Arnhem 2003 commemoration airdrops,...

3 from the Arnhem 2003 commemoration airdrops, amazing how many folks there were on the ground to watch the para drop

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/913/S7Lc0n.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2015, 16:33
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

One almost identical to Billy's .. ...

One almost identical to Billy's ..

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/57/03vc10nl0.jpg

and from another perspective ...

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/73/22vc10dr2.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2015, 12:02
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

SVK .. very close ... :) generally EATAPRUNE was...

SVK .. very close ... :) generally EATAPRUNE was

E - Engine Anti-Icing
A - ATM
T - Tail & Wing Anti-icing
A - Air Conditioning
P - Pressurisation
R - Radome Anti-Icing (later removed)
U -...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2015, 22:14
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

MD .. pretty good .. close enough to help out any...

MD .. pretty good .. close enough to help out any baby eng having problems ....

now .. can you also do ..

EAT-A-PRUNE

and

FAAJIVEE
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2015, 14:16
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

I think Dougie M is a founder member of SODCAT...

I think Dougie M is a founder member of SODCAT .... :)

Certainly AA qualifies under the "AT" portion of the acronym ... :)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2015, 19:14
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Billy .. nice photos .. but definitely no 177 in...

Billy .. nice photos .. but definitely no 177 in that lot !! Some personal ones you might not wish all over t'internet however !!

PM sent as well ...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2015, 12:25
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

I think the major problems with the tech pubs was...

I think the major problems with the tech pubs was the fact that, for reasons known only to someone in procurement, we did NOT get/use the Lockheed Dash 1 (-1) documents .. but everything was...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2014, 22:05
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

BomberH.... whist your tale has a certain "ring...

BomberH.... whist your tale has a certain "ring of truth" to it .. a few points to add for completeness ...

In the early days of the "Belize Slip" (or reinforcement/deployment call it what you...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2014, 19:18
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Smuj .. declassification not needed on a lot of...

Smuj .. declassification not needed on a lot of them .. Pembury, Pendine and Staunton all used for "beach training".... as well as publicity ... Top Gear a few years back had a 70 Sqn Herc landing to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2014, 10:35
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

ahh .. Red Flag .. one of the few digital pics...

ahh .. Red Flag .. one of the few digital pics on this system ... tasked to fly from Nellis to McCarren to pick up some bits sent over by CivAir ... interesting views on the way in :)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2014, 19:42
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Dug out a few photos I'll scan some more later .....

Dug out a few photos I'll scan some more later .. but... how close do you get to a VC10 during AAR ???

answer .. VERY !

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/904/8F7A5k.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2014, 18:43
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Wasaloadie .. you forgot the famous one with the...

Wasaloadie .. you forgot the famous one with the para's ... a prepared sick bag of thick vegetable stew ... a little turbulence ... some overacting into said sick bag .... then a long look inside.....
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2014, 21:33
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Smudge .. that story is applied to nearly every...

Smudge .. that story is applied to nearly every Loadie who had "character" .. but I believe the original predates even Pedro by some years ... First time I heard it, B*** D*****d was the Loadie and...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2014, 12:22
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Regarding the "bucket" .. was it P*** T*** (RIP)...

Regarding the "bucket" .. was it P*** T*** (RIP) who covered the opening in cling film just prior to Lima Echo partaking of its comforts ??? :)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2014, 12:17
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

1.3 .. the only tape that seems to come close...

1.3 .. the only tape that seems to come close .. now my past "stocks" have been depleted is this stuff ..

Gorilla Glue UK | TAPES (http://uk.gorillaglue.com/eng/tapes/)
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2014, 08:21
Replies: 4,774
Views: 1,562,406
Posted By OmegaV6

Ahh ..... the Deci sched ... if you didn't send...

Ahh ..... the Deci sched ... if you didn't send someone to the shop to buy either an electric train set or a scalextrix (spelling?) ... your departure clearance always seemed to be delayed !! :)
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