The 'new' Typhoon is amazing to watch taking off. Just like the old Lightnings. Down the runway a little the straight up. Joys of living and working near to Lossiemouth
Cor you are lucky Al livein nr a live airbase with the typhoons as coltishall is now a prison an dead as a doornail but back in the days when it was a airbase with the lightnings it was very exciting as you never knew when one would crash as i see an heard the pilots ejecting right over my head an watched the plane go down as the bolts on the radar nose cone came lose an were ingested in to the engines an it crashed about 3 mls away as as us kids rode up on bikes to see just the tail stickin up that was the only bit i could reconiseThe 'new' Typhoon is amazing to watch taking off. Just like the old Lightnings. Down the runway a little the straight up. Joys of living and working near to Lossiemouth
Another split brain Thanks for the welcome Rick, I dreamt of getting my hands on some of the nice little air pumps you have over the pond, but alas, not to happen.Welcome Ed from another Aviation type......almost 50 years under me belt as an Airframe and Powerplant type here in the US. Retired a little over a year ago.......sure do miss the smell of JP4 in the morning. Enjoy the Forum.....we're mostly crazy here and those that aren't prolly wish they were
Rick H.
Thank youWelcome Ed
Thank you Lee. As a member of the youngest service, I was willing to sacrifice my safety and check the room service and hotel rooms if ever sent on detachment. Unfortunately, I was unable to ensure the safety of the other services as I was never detached anywhere..... That's not to say my willingness to be put in harm's way ever wavered, I would have jumped in front of a late bar, or club sandwich and taken the hit to protect any of my distant comrade relatives.Great another crabfat!
Thank you Lee. As a member of the youngest service, I was willing to sacrifice my safety and check the room service and hotel rooms if ever sent on detachment. Unfortunately, I was unable to ensure the safety of the other services as I was never detached anywhere..... That's not to say my willingness to be put in harm's way ever wavered, I would have jumped in front of a late bar, or club sandwich and taken the hit to protect any of my distant comrade relatives.
Thanks JoeWelcome aboard Edward
Working on aircraft gives a very warm fuzzy sensation, usually on Lady's mile beach in Akrotiri (if you were lucky enough to get there) after a couple of cold ones... But more so, knowing we were able to give the Army a lift if they needed one and teach the RN how to fly something that didn't float
Thanks Andy. You were there a few years before I got there (98 - 00) - TPF on the test bed.........and it`s a warm welcome from me too Ed ,
Andy
(Also ex RAF,was at Marham from Apr `90 to Dec `92).
I'm confident that mine looks nothing like this (nor will). I'm having issues with paint right now; the gulf war desert pink I've chosen is a nightmare. It reacts when applied by brush or airbrush and no matter how I think it (or not), it will not apply properly (Gulf war pink by Xtracrylix). The model itself is also a pig, nothing lines up, and I'm regretting getting a Kitty Hawk.Hi Ed welcome to the group. I'm a big fan of Jags and the Kitty Hawk builds up nice but does put up a fight. Look forward to seeing it. My effort but still needs a RAF pilot
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