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Flying training in trouble?

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:03 pm
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by ricardian » Sat Nov 12, 2022 8:46 am

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Former RAF Senior Instructor Tim Davies reveals how the RAF training system was wrecked by privatisation (and how pennies could have saved a $100...

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.., and at a safe distance
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:03 pm
RNZAF Orions: Final Flight, January 31, 2023

Last post by Karearea « Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:33 pm
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by Karearea » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:36 pm

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A more detailed schedule at this link for the last flight of the RNZAF Orions today:

Southern residents will be treated to the final flight of...

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Saw the Orions yesterday in the distance, very low, just a few seconds' glimpse - enough to realise it was them, raise a glass and say God speed and...

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Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:33 pm
Near Ace - Korean War

Last post by Boac « Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:42 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:04 am

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US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes – and kept it a secret for 50 years

Seoul, South Korea
CNN
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Royce Williams was a real life...

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PHX - what an amazing story!

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Last post by Boac
Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:42 am
Oh dear - red faces as well?

Last post by 4mastacker « Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:34 pm
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by Boac » Sat May 14, 2022 7:36 am
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Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:34 pm
3 Countries, One New Fighter Jet

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:12 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:52 pm

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Japan, Britain and Italy to build jet fighter together
The deal aims to put an advanced front-line fighter into operation by 2035.

Japan,...

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How denying F-22 sales to allies led to a U.K.-Japan-Italy stealth plane project
It's a missed opportunity for domestic U.S. businesses that...

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Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:12 pm
B-21

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm

Pentagon to unveil its newest nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider

WASHINGTON - America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm
Prosecutions resulting from the 'Irish troubles'

Last post by Boac « Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:30 am
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by Boac » Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:46 pm

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I was under the impression that ALL cases were to be dropped following the GF agreement. Why has this Army man been tried and convicted when the...

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Thanks for correcting my false understanding. Yet another government 'con'.

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Last post by Boac
Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:30 am
British Dragonfire laser weapon test fired.

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm

by TheGreenAnger » Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm

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MBDA and its partners in the DragonFire consortium say that they have successfully carried out the first static high-power laser firing...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm
Penis In The Sky

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:58 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Nov 08, 2022 3:09 am

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Air Force insists penis-shaped flight path aimed at Russian base in Syria was not intentional :-o
Yeah, right. [-X

The U.S. Air Force is...

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Nope. never done that. Nobody saw me do it. There's no way you can prove anything!

Pareidolia Sir, while some might see a penis, I see two large...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:58 pm
US B-52 Bombers To Australia

Last post by FD2 « Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:41 pm

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China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia

A news report says the United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable...

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Well done - in your eye China.

Keep an eye on your women Aussies! ;)))

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Last post by FD2
Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 pm
Ex-military pilots lured to China…..

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:01 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:42 pm
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Ex-UK pilots lured to help Chinese military, MoD says

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Former U.S. military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia
Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan “pursuant to a request...
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Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:01 pm
Seabed Warfare Part 1

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:53 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:16 pm
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The recent attacks against the Nordstream pipelines in the Baltic Sea have, once again, focused NATO on the strategic vulnerability of its members...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:53 pm
Royal Navy Aircraft carrier breaks down again.

Last post by jimtherev « Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:24 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:15 am
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HMS Prince of Wales breaks down day after leaving Portsmouth.

UK’s biggest warship suffers propeller shaft damage off south coast after setting sail...

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And back again, as was always expected that the poxy things would have to do.

Why was that 'always expected', U.P?

Because Rosyth is the only...
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Last post by jimtherev
Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:24 pm
US Testing Brand New $92 Million Massive Helicopter

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:20 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:31 am

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A Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion upgrade is tested.

I really enjoy these videos, showing, as they often do, the important role of testing, and of the...

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I love that MTOW of 88,000 lbs! The Mk 1 Sea King was 20,500 lbs and we thought that was a major step from the Whirlwind in training.

It is an...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:20 pm
British F35B down in the Med

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:11 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:40 pm
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Depending on where you look on airframe costs thats about $115m down the plughole.
Edit: BBC now say the cost is £92m.

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I haven't seen the text of the MOD report but surely it didn't say as quoted in the Telegraph the left engine was not producing enough power ?...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:11 am
Norway has had enough of the NH90

Last post by FD2 « Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:31 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:24 am

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Gwladys Fouche
Fri, 10 June 2022,
By Gwladys Fouche

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said it would axe its fleet of NH90 military helicopters and ask for a...

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I'm not surprised the Norwegians have lost patience. I haven't tried to find the spec of the version they ordered though I suspect it's much more...

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Last post by FD2
Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:31 pm
Chinese F-35s (Sort of)

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm

Pentagon halts deliveries of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a component manufactured in China

The Pentagon says it’s temporarily stopping...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm
The Truss and Johnson flights to Scotland

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:24 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:22 pm

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Oh the irony, he’s flying to Scotland in a French built aircraft =)) =)) =))

RAF News - 1 August 2022

It seems these two Falcon 900s have been...

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Nah - the partners just wanted the junket of a flight to and from Scotland IMO.

Junket:-
an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:24 pm
A400M corrosion?

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:28 am
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by ricardian » Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:07 am

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A400M corrosion in various places

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I think your question mark is well placed ricardian, as none of the better regarded aviation news sources are reporting this unattributed story as...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:28 am
India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier

Last post by G-CPTN « Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:57 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:20 pm

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India’s first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world’s naval elites

India joined an elite league of the world’s naval powers on Friday,...

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I would be wary of a complicated machine designed and built by novices.

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Last post by G-CPTN
Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:57 pm
The farce that has wrecked the SAAF.

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:09 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:33 pm

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Depressing beyond words!

The sharp end of the SA Air Force (SAAF) – its Gripen fighters – have been grounded for over a year and, despite...

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This is indeed bad news TGA. We had a combined BDF and SAAF exercise here some years ago. We had a few Gripens here. One of the pilots was their...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:09 pm
Finns preparing for war?

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:30 pm
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by talmacapt » Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:16 pm

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Latest news.

The main road (E75) from Helsinki north to, eventually, Norway will be closed about 200km north of Helsinki from 25/9 to 30/9 as the...

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Around 1965/66 the Soviet Early Warning line was extended from the 240 nm arc from Russian and East German territory to an arc from the SW corner of...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:30 pm
Oh Zephyr winds that blow on high...

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:04 am

by TheGreenAnger » Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:04 am

Tell me now how long I should fly...

Zephyr, a solar-powered, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Airbus Defence and the US...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:04 am
Splash One Hornet in the Med

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

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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
Pilots holding

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

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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

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