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Trivia Question of the Day

Last post by Rossian « Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:57 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by Capetonian » Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:19 am » in Crewroom
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I thought I'd start this topic as I'm sure all of us stumble across interesting 'trivia' as we peruse the media or indeed our own brains.

Here are...

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Wimmin and childer fust. Innit? Troopship on its way back from ZA wasn't it?

The Ancient Mariner
OH if right
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Last post by Rossian
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:57 pm
What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:45 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by CityofFlight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:36 am » in Crewroom
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Often, the day starts with a song in our head or the events will suddenly cue up music that seems the perfect soundtrack. Share yours here.

This...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:45 pm
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:25 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 am » in Crewroom
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Time to start a new one methinks.

Alison

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According to Alexa, it’s National Afternoon Tea week, which I’m sure that lots of you well educated and traveled members were aware :-bd

Rooibos...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:25 pm
Friday Jokes

Last post by EA01 « Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:13 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm » in Crewroom
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...

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I never fly QANTAS now,..havent since 2011 when this guy decided to ground a global fleet on a whim,...disgracefull
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Last post by EA01
Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:13 pm
Always a laugh...

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:00 pm
Posted in Effrika

by TheGreenAnger » Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:00 pm » in Effrika

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Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:00 pm
Rant of the Day v2.

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:31 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm » in Crewroom
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This one was getting a bit big too.

Admin/Alison

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Extract from the Telegraph today about Dick Turpin exhibition :
We were shocked to receive complaints to change his name but despite any potentially...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:31 am
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:30 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:20 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:30 am
Birthdays

Last post by EA01 « Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:06 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by probes » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:15 pm » in Crewroom
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Congrats to Pinky! :ymparty:
How do/did you celebrate?

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Why thank you Reddo, Wodrick, Mr & Mrs Ex-Ascot & Bob!.... :) .... much appreciated! Thank you
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Last post by EA01
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:06 am
The Capetonian WOE Thread

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:28 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:28 am » in Crewroom
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The continuation of The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III .

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Thank you. Only been to Kulusuk myself, in a Cessna 152.

How about this?
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Screenshot from 2022-08-09 05-26-17.jpg
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:28 am
Departed During 2022

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:40 am
Posted in Where Are They Now
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:42 pm » in Where Are They Now
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World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

CNN)Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed...

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The music from Grease is iconic and Olivia Newton John's performance was outstanding and so reminiscent of a specific time in life (for me at least),...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:40 am
Splash One Hornet in the Med

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:48 pm
Posted in Military Ops
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:41 pm » in Military Ops

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Super Hornet on USS Truman blown off deck in Mediterranean Sea

NAPLES, Italy — A U.S. Navy Super Hornet assigned to an aircraft carrier sailing...

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US Navy recovers jet blown off aircraft carrier from bottom of ocean

A US Navy team recovered a military jet from a depth of 9,500 feet in the...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:48 pm
MV-22B Osprey

Last post by talmacapt « Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:34 pm
Posted in Aviation Interests - Drones, Flight Sims and Spotters

by talmacapt » Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:34 pm » in Aviation Interests - Drones, Flight Sims and Spotters

Not sure if this is the correct thread.

I went to Helsinki today to see the USS Kearsarge, which was leaving harbour for exercises off the south...

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Last post by talmacapt
Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:34 pm
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:24 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Ex-Ascot » Thu Jan 09, 2020 11:47 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Admin, I know that you closed down the Markle bashing thread but we think under current circumstances the situation should be able to be debated here...

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Nutmeg playing up again.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:24 am
In Seine Beluga Whale

Last post by Pinky the pilot « Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:13 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:12 am » in Crewroom

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Rescuers face race against time to rescue beluga whale in France’s River Seine
“If we don’t feed him quickly, it’s hopeless,” said Lamya Essemlali,...

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Once tried some Beluga Caviar. Insanely expensive though...

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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:13 am
Robinsons - do they deserve their place?

Last post by FD2 « Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:19 am
Posted in Rotary Nostalgia
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:30 pm » in Rotary Nostalgia
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An idea shamlessly stolen from elsewhere....but modified....

Twin engined helicopters look down on the single turbines and do not want to admit the...

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I was wondering... /:)
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Last post by FD2
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:19 am
Get to the Choppa with Ozzyman

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:08 am
Posted in Rotary Ops
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by G~Man » Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:44 pm » in Rotary Ops

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:08 am
We need more

Last post by G-CPTN « Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:18 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by G-CPTN » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:53 am » in Crewroom
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Folks,

for those who are being required to spend time in self-isolation, this site provides more than a source of information and entertainment - it...

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Hexham's RSG
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Last post by G-CPTN
Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:18 pm
When should pilots hang up their goggles?

Last post by reddo « Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:56 pm
Posted in Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by TheGreenAnger » Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:47 pm » in Non-Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat

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This article covers commercial pilots and ATPL's and sundry Sky Gods too, but I guess the underlying principle, reference age and medical status,...

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Groundies, especially HR et al, rarely have a sense of humour.

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Last post by reddo
Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:56 pm
Where do the OFSOs go ?

Last post by OFSO « Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:27 pm
Posted in Agony Aunt
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by OFSO » Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:50 pm » in Agony Aunt
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Once contracts exchanged we have to move out of present flat. Where do we go ? Anyone with a few rooms available in, say, a stately home or castle ?...

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Might as well delete this thread. Surrounded by IKEA packaging and likewise Amazon. Hands red and sore from screwdrivers, arse flat from sitting on...
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Last post by OFSO
Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:27 pm
Wot's for Tea, Ma?

Last post by talmacapt « Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:59 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by henry crun » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:01 pm » in Crewroom
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Am sat here at Castle Crun in front of a roaring log fire toasting hand-made crumpets and spreading them with gorgeous creamy local butter. Yummy!...

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Reindeer burgers, no bun, with garden fresh, wok vegetables tonight.

I will have a glass of port and watch the Turner sky.

Schools go back this...
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Last post by talmacapt
Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:59 pm
WTF is happening in the UK?

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:04 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by AtomKraft » Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:56 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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People I speak to hold normal opinions- but feel unable to express them.
Folk shrug, they don't understand what's happening, but they are sure it's...

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A friend has electricity contract up for renewal. Rising from 56pm to 77pm (variable) or 120pm fixed for a year.
What do the UK residents think is...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:04 pm
826 Naval Air Squadron - Falklands 40th Reunion and Operational Photos

Last post by Rossian « Sun Aug 07, 2022 1:20 pm
Posted in Military Nostalgia
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:14 pm » in Military Nostalgia

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I hope this is of interest.

826 NAS ‘Superstars’

Falklands Homecoming 40th Anniversary
Celebrated In London

The Falkland Islands ? Where...

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Both do, although they were the generation before me. I got on well with Geoff Bagwash as I called him (even though he was 2 ranks senior). A genuine...

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Last post by Rossian
Sun Aug 07, 2022 1:20 pm
Pilots holding

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:27 pm
Posted in Military Ops
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by Ex-Ascot » Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:47 pm » in Military Ops

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Well there is nothing new in this. In the 80s we had pilots holding for years and offered redundancy.

I was jolly lucky I went straight through the...

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Lack of currency and holds in training kills.

(see esp. para 71 on p24)

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:27 pm
Views of flying around Europe, north Africa and the Middle East etc

Last post by reddo « Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Posted in Experiences in Aviation
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by reddo » Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:22 pm » in Experiences in Aviation
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Just some views from the short tour.

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Nice one :) No views from me this week, I was off sick.
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Last post by reddo
Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:22 pm
Tesla Steps in It in California

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:28 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Aug 07, 2022 1:58 am » in Crewroom

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Tesla made misleading claims about Autopilot and Self Driving, California DMV claims

Tesla’s autopilot and self-driving claims are under fire...

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The triumph of imagination over reality.

California will be looking to claw back some of the tax rebates given to Tesla over the years.

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:28 am

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