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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2020, 15:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

C**ts, the lot of them. Utter c**ts.

C**ts, the lot of them. Utter c**ts.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2018, 22:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Those with access to ASIMS will be able to see...

Those with access to ASIMS will be able to see his “not a parting shot” at the Air Cadet hierarchy. To be fair, it comes as close as he ever has in the last five years to uttering something...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2018, 18:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Aerospace Ground School/ Aerospace Ground...

Aerospace Ground School/ Aerospace Ground Squadron/Aviation Ground School/Aviation Ground Squadron. What AGS stands for differs from document to document.

I’m not kidding. Two years down the line...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2018, 18:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Interesting hypothesis, invalidated by the recent...

Interesting hypothesis, invalidated by the recent news that the projected number of recoverable Vikings is now down in the forties.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2018, 10:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

There is a point in having a go. Not so much for...

There is a point in having a go. Not so much for the engineering failure, which is clearly not of his making, but for his abject failure to treat with any kind of decency, courtesy or respect the men...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2018, 14:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Rumour Control has it that 645 were told at...

Rumour Control has it that 645 were told at 1200hrs on Sat. The rest of the organisation was filled in after endex on Sunday.

I can only assume that c*** Middleton learned nothing from his...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2018, 11:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

FTRS=Failed To Resettle Successfully.

FTRS=Failed To Resettle Successfully.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2018, 01:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

To be fair, it soon becomes clear to anyone who...

To be fair, it soon becomes clear to anyone who talks to her that what she doesn’t know about aviation can just about be fitted into the Grand Canyon. Probably couldn’t give a cogent explanation if...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2018, 22:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

A perfect ar$e, to be exact.

A perfect ar$e, to be exact.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2017, 21:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

I heard that around 50-60 expressed an interest....

I heard that around 50-60 expressed an interest. Some didn't make the cut and others were brushed-off sight unseen by some AEFs that are well-staffed already. I know of one currently cleared to fly...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2017, 15:34
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

You've got to be kidding me. I realise that FTRS...

You've got to be kidding me. I realise that FTRS service with the Air Cadets is seen increasingly by the volunteer cadre as an old folks home for retired incompetents who wouldn't survive 6 months in...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2017, 12:00
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Utter c0ck. Exercise 5- Effects of Controls 2,...

Utter c0ck. Exercise 5- Effects of Controls 2, Engine Start and Taxiing. And at my old sqn, the cadet had to deal with radio calls and a busy GA circuit in a very pretty part of the world with an...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2016, 17:03
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Just Curious, Enigma- was the Sweden bit pukka...

Just Curious, Enigma- was the Sweden bit pukka gen? Everything else is pretty much consonant with what I've heard. Just heard nothing about disposal the other airframes that aren't being kept.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2016, 10:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Got an update yesterday on how the plan to...

Got an update yesterday on how the plan to augment the AEFs is hitting the skids in a number of different ways. Figured it was going to be bad before the brief, but it's considerably worse than I...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2016, 15:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Requires auth at Regional HQ and HQ 2FTS. Until...

Requires auth at Regional HQ and HQ 2FTS. Until very recently auth at the 2FTS level was either Wg Cdr Flying or Comdt 2 FTS personally. Not that he has a fetish for micromanagement or anything...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2016, 18:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Ref ACO SNCO/WO pilots and instructors- they're...

Ref ACO SNCO/WO pilots and instructors- they're still civilians, not subject to military law. The only way staff would benefit would be that they could claim pay when they're on courses.

Also, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 01:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

I know Sir Christopher posts here so I'll choose...

I know Sir Christopher posts here so I'll choose my words carefully. Anyone who says this is either lying, is delusional, or fundamentally doesn't understand what's going on.

This was done...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 01:08
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Sorry, LJ, but you seen to be about as well...

Sorry, LJ, but you seen to be about as well informed about Air Cadet gliding as the rest of the RAF, including the 2FTS brain trust.

If you go back and peruse the 2012 report, you'll see that...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2016, 16:17
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Ref Leon's plan for the K21s... For the...

Ref Leon's plan for the K21s...

For the umpteenth time. (Please excuse the all-caps, but it's central to the disposition and siting of VGSs before The Cull.)

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT ALL...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2016, 15:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Wingtip orderly for launches and towing,...

Wingtip orderly for launches and towing, attaching the cables, pushing and pulling under the supervision of sqn staff and Flight Staff Cadets.

Oh yes, FSCs are disappearing too. The Brain Trust...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2016, 06:55
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

With Tern Hill and Wethersfield being sold off,...

With Tern Hill and Wethersfield being sold off, we are now looking at going from 27 sqns in 2012 to perhaps as few as 6 sqns by 2019 if no alternative sites can be found. Remember, though, as Pippa...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 00:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

CFS is demanding 500hrs P1 on the Vigilant at...

CFS is demanding 500hrs P1 on the Vigilant at present. Having recently been in touch with three of the binned sqns, I can count on one hand the number of people thinking of applying to cross train...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2016, 19:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Most of us on the sqns have heard the figure £25k...

Most of us on the sqns have heard the figure £25k apiece thrown around, Pobjoy.

No idea if this is pukka gen though.

And they ARE pants as a training aid and the CGS instructors will...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 21:51
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

That's great, Mary, but those cadets are probably...

That's great, Mary, but those cadets are probably being paid for by the bank of mum and dad. I understand there are some training bursaries out there, but they simply can't hope to replace the scale...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2016, 19:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

I'm surprised about the level of hand-wringing...

I'm surprised about the level of hand-wringing going on amongst volunteers over whether or not to sign the petition. Sure, some are subject to QRs but, in reality, what are the powers at be going to...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2016, 22:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Isn't it an amazing coincidence that the...

Isn't it an amazing coincidence that the blueprint for recovery from this cluster**** bears an uncanny resemblance to the plan Middleton was pushing four to five years ago as RC North- long before...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2016, 16:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

According to some impeccably-placed sources who...

According to some impeccably-placed sources who will be in the bar of a certain ivy-covered, red-brick officer's mess just outside Sleaford tonight, it will finally be tomorrow when the verdict will...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2016, 20:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Whoever it was needs a good rogering with last...

Whoever it was needs a good rogering with last year's Christmas tree. To be honest, the only thing that surprises me now in this whole saga is the depths of stupidity to which various decision makers...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 21:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Final decision is now at the ministerial level. ...

Final decision is now at the ministerial level.

Personally, I've made the decision to get on with the rest of my life. Best of luck to everyone who chooses to remain working for free trying to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2016, 19:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Well, looks like 621 is going to be homeless....

Well, looks like 621 is going to be homeless. :sad:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-minister-mark-lancaster-announces-release-of-mod-sites-for-development

IIRC, the Plan A for glider...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2015, 21:45
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Buckley Boy: Thank god for that... but don't...

Buckley Boy:

Thank god for that... but don't give them ideas. Your "plan" leaves huge swathes of the country completely uncovered and, IMHO, would be completely unacceptable.

Leon:

Correct....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2015, 11:04
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

MPs? If the basing plan is anything like...

MPs?


If the basing plan is anything like what's suggested, I'd imagine the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Ni might like to know. I know First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, is the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2015, 23:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

Buckley Boy, On scale of Impeccable to...

Buckley Boy,

On scale of Impeccable to "Curveball", how reliable and well-placed is your source? Put another way, how much of your own money would you be willing to bet on your info being gen?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2015, 08:49
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

I wish I shared your optimism, A&C, but what's...

I wish I shared your optimism, A&C, but what's going to be done with them when they have been recovered? My cynicism stems from the recurring point that the fact that those who have been operating...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2015, 17:23
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Cat Funt

A self-congratulatory email went out today, with...

A self-congratulatory email went out today, with 2 FTS patting themselves on the back for getting a Viking airborne in just 19 short months from the beginning of the fiasco.

IIRC, three quarters...
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