Did you know that registration to Fighter Control is completely free and brings you lots of added features? Find out more....
Search found 324 matches
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Road base exercise Baana 23 with RAF Typhoons etc.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2746
Re: Road base exercise Baana 23 with RAF Typhoons etc.
Fantastic and interesting pictures, thanks for posting them!
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:12 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
- Replies: 124
- Views: 14491
Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Well, in the civvy world when |I was flying the Clubs puddlejumpers, if you hadn't flown for four weeks you had to have a check ride before hiring one out. Given an £80million pound aircraft solo after 3 years no flying??? , no couple of circuits even in a two-seater???What on earth are the twin st...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:07 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
- Replies: 124
- Views: 14491
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:24 pm
- Forum: RAF Coningsby
- Topic: Coningsby Opening Hours Week Commencing 11th September 2023
- Replies: 3
- Views: 724
Re: Coningsby Opening Hours Week Commencing 11th September 2023
Should be some night Flying next week for cobra warrior, surprised theyve not extended the opening hours for it. They’re this weeks times, I expect the airfield will be open later next week for the night flying part of the exercise, unless you meant get a bit of night flying in this week in prep? 👍
- Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
- Replies: 217
- Views: 8119
Re: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
It was a great game, had me beyond the edge of my seat!
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 8:06 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
- Replies: 217
- Views: 8119
Re: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
Rugby Union is so technical now you only need to fart at the wrong time to give away a penalty. Accidental head contact results in a sending off - it was accidental so ok a yellow but not a red, rugby is meant to be a collision sport. Rugby is a contact sport, there is no other way for the game to ...
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
- Replies: 217
- Views: 8119
Re: Rugby World Cup 2023 - RWC
An inexplicably poor Argentina tonight who couldn’t get even the basics right most of the time. Hard to see where England are after playing opposition like that, but at this stage it’s the points that matter, and fair play they took the chance even with 14. The head contact is a difficult one, World...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:02 pm
- Forum: Airshow & Event Photography
- Topic: RAF Coningsby Familys Day 2023 (Big post)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3509
Re: RAF Coningsby Familys Day 2023 (Big post)
Some crackers in there Daniel, well done!
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: RAF Coningsby
- Topic: Coningsby Families Day
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6415
Re: Coningsby Families Day
The people causing the problems,will not be reading this on FC Next Time Close the roads,Close the Spotters Car park on Thursday to stop the Camper Vans staying overnight and close the Spotters Car Park on Families Day Issue Parking Tickets and get Tow Trucks around to move them on And FYI I did wa...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: RAF Coningsby
- Topic: Coningsby Families Day
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6415
Re: Coningsby Families Day
Commentary inside the station said the F35 display was delayed because of roadside spectators at the runway end (07) needed to be moved but were being ‘difficult’, and the Civil and RAF Police were ‘dealing with it’.
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: EV battery info
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1390
Re: EV battery info
Always wondered why nobody developed a small foldable solar panel. Then you could spread it across the windsreen like a sun-shield, plugging the other end into a slot on the dash so the car trickle-charges itself. Even a few hours during the day while you're working should give a little bit more ra...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: EV battery info
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1390
Re: EV battery info
New hybrid petrol or diesel cars will still be available to buy after 2030 until 2035 here in the UK anyway, and of course perfectly serviceable used ICE vehicles will be available to buy for at least a decade after that. There’s a lot of fear and scaremongering out there around EVs, particularly at...
- Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:11 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Achtung Messerschmitt!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1945
Re: Achtung Messerschmitt!
Excellent shot that, well done!
- Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: RAF Coningsby
- Topic: Cobra warrior departure times
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4283
Re: Cobra warrior departure times
Hi Posted a similar question on the Waddington section. I am curious as to what times departures have been generally ? Planning on a drive from north west on Tuesday Thanks MIKE Only CW visitors here are Saudi Typhoons, the main visiting aircraft action is all happening over at Waddington really. L...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:37 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Albanian migrants to the UK
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1358
Re: Albanian migrants to the UK
I see Tooks is unsure how to stop the small boats Hey, don’t shoot the messenger! 🙂 I was only saying I don’t see how they’ll be stopped unless a different approach is taken, and with more resources. What is being done at the moment is having little to no effect. My link was to try and explain why ...
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Albanian migrants to the UK
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1358
Re: Albanian migrants to the UK
Your password has expired: if you had to go to Italy for example you would renew your passport rather than buy a rubber dingy and row across the channel - exactly my point PS it's much much easier to renew from a valid passport rather than letting it expire! Careless I had this question in my head ...
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pending Winter Power Cuts
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2189
Re: Pending Winter Power Cuts
Out of interest, what happens with type 1 diabetics who are insulin depended - I understand it needs to be stored in a fridge, would it be affected if the fridge was off for Three hours? My dog was diabetic and needed insulin injections twice a day. We had a little mesh/gel pouch to keep the insuli...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Scottish Football Fans
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1746
Re: Scottish Football Fans
think like a lot of these things it’s more nuanced than that. There was some initial argy bargy over the result, and one side in particular perceived that the police response to that had been one sided/poor, so they took to the streets to say so, which brought their opponents onto the streets etc. ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Scottish Football Fans
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1746
Re: Scottish Football Fans
Not sure the riots in Leicester were sport related at all.. unless you know different? Apparently they were - something to do with an India v Pakistan cricket match played in August, so it's now Hindus v Muslims on the streets of East Leicester. Inter-faith relations in the East Midlands have been ...
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:42 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Coningsby 17/02 - Sun, Rain and Night Shots (pictures added)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3515
Re: Coningsby 17/02 - Sun, Rain and Night Shots (pictures added)
Nothing to add really, same as everybody else, brilliant set of pictures.