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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Training, the next step?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 47
Training, the next step?
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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Top Gun Maverick
- Replies: 91
- Views: 8496
Re: Top Gun Maverick
The advantage of having it recorded on TV is that the mushy bits can be fast forwarded.
? Did he charge for using his own aircraft for the final scene?
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:27 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: 50th Anniversary Scheme for GAF Tornado
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1727
Re: 50th Anniversary Scheme for GAF Tornado
https://www.key.aero/article/how-italia ... rs-tornado
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpREUkDhXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb8orWi2jwo
And the German one is unlikely to make a pass over RAF Cottesmore either!
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: 50th Anniversary Scheme for GAF Tornado
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1727
Re: 50th Anniversary Scheme for GAF Tornado
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦. π§πͺ All credit to GAF for a splendid attempt to commemorate a very versatile workhorse. OK, it does look like a German version of our local ice cream vanβ¦ just imagine what the Italian version would have looked like! Long may it be exhibited in an aircraft museum. It illustrates how several ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 617 Mascot move to Marham?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 750
Re: 617 Mascot move to Marham?
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ In the interest for free speech, supported by all military aviation enthusiasts, the info shown in this link might broaden the mind of some readers. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331841 Apparently it is a matter for the RAF .? Personally, I would let sleeping dogs lie. A reflectio...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: CAR INSURANCE
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3633
Re: CAR INSURANCE
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ Still on the general subject of insurance but House this time. After four days on various sites I found that my current companyβs increase from Β£150 to Β£196 is the lowest increase available to me. Blah blah blah βincreases in replacement parts, etc from helpful people over the phoneβ If only...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: F-35 Now Certified To Carry Nukes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1133
Re: F-35 Now Certified To Carry Nukes
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ From the article above mentioned: Nuclear arms control expert Hans Kristensen noted that a U.S. F-35 fighter wing based at Lakenheath in the United Kingdom is almost certainly to be equipped for B61-12 delivery, based on an accidentally posted contract for construction of shelter facilities ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5162
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: F1 2024
- Replies: 188
- Views: 12152
Re: F1 2024
I found that a giraffe was not even useful for close up. Far too unwieldy, the legs got in the way and the horns were difficult to sharpen.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: F1 2024
- Replies: 188
- Views: 12152
Re: F1 2024
The wheel nut incident was quite a highlight. A short βpieceβ about the operation of the nut system would be interesting.
Will the Saudi green hawks be flying over Jeddah?
Who will be second?
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5162
Re: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields
:roll: πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ The article was written for military personnel. Thunder acknowledged that his colleagues were aware of the hazards, as are most airfield regulars. There are signs posted for visitors who can read and recognise the dangers. Jobsworth is the author of the piece. Preaching to the convert...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5162
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: F1 2024
- Replies: 188
- Views: 12152
Re: F1 2024
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦. ποΈ is the downside of WhatsApp? Privacy Concerns: Guarding Your Personal Data WhatsApp, although designed with user convenience in mind, raises significant privacy concerns. While its end-to-end encryption ensures message security during transit, it collects an array of user data, such as c...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: CAR INSURANCE
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3633
Re: CAR INSURANCE
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ Β£558 (Vulcan!!) up to Β£750, argued down to Β£685. Based on 3000miles or less per year. cars seem not to be repairable but large parts are just replaced by main dealerships. Who needs sensors embedded in plastic panels to inform the driver that a collision is about to happen. ..?. Have a good ...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15516
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
Good point. Plan B then
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What phone do we all use?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1866
Re: What phone do we all use?
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ I notice that the trimphone is cordless Malcolm, that must be convenient ;) As a substitute for the reduction in working Red phone boxes I settled for Tesco pay as you go Doro flip phone. Big keys https://www.doro.com/en-gb A replacement battery cost around Β£11 after several years use. Each ...
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15516
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ According to Google when asked βdo nuclear weapons give off radiation?β Moderately. They have an instrumentally detectable radiation because both weapon uranium and weapons-grade plutonium are radioactive. However they emit alpha particles which are relatively easy to stop. Electricity gener...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Lakenheath - nuclear store
- Replies: 85
- Views: 15516
Re: Lakenheath - nuclear store
πΊπ¦ π» πΊπ¦ How did the Woke word get into this thread? Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination". Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as racial injustice, sexism, ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:50 pm
- Forum: RAF Lakenheath
- Topic: Lakenheath February Closures (12,16-19/2)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1643
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Possible Tax scam
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1003
Re: Possible Tax scam
I received one for Β£583.** refund from a gmail account on Sunday. Thanks for the link Ian