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Post by phil on Aug 22, 2020 20:34:59 GMT 12
PM sent.
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Post by phil on Jul 2, 2020 18:58:49 GMT 12
We have them already, the King Airs with all the bells and whistles. No, EMAC is separate.
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Post by phil on May 31, 2020 16:29:42 GMT 12
Yes, both the single story wooden H blocks, and the main two story A to F Block. A-F Block was last redecorated 20 years ago when I lived in it. They are all pretty much past their used by date, considering they were all mostly built during WW2.
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Post by phil on May 31, 2020 14:39:06 GMT 12
Maybe they could syphon of some money for the Ohakea visitor/museum complex....long overdue We need new barrack accommodation and water infrastructure before something like that.
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Post by phil on May 25, 2020 19:50:58 GMT 12
The current crown, often referred to as the 'Queen's crown', is more correctly known as St Edward's crown.
The previous crown, often referred to as the 'King's crown' and used by Queen Elizabeth's father, was the Tudor Crown.
Neither are exclusively for a king or queen to wear.
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Post by phil on Dec 29, 2019 16:30:19 GMT 12
Has anyone seen one of these coins before ... would love to get one if you can part with it No pic showing.
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Post by phil on Sept 26, 2019 12:57:49 GMT 12
Presumably Mk11 Depth Charges.
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Post by phil on Sept 5, 2019 21:02:59 GMT 12
There are other cases of aircraft shooting themselves. In 98 a Skyhawk managed to collect one of its own rounds, I seem to recall Jug Jackson may have been the pilot. We had to stop gunnery from the macchis in 99 or 2000 as the 50 cal rounds were hitting the airframe when ricocheting. One impacted the front canopy which is the incident I think that finally woke everyone up to the fact it was happening.
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Post by phil on Jul 31, 2019 17:33:08 GMT 12
One of the buildings that formed part of the radar station at Piha is still in RNZAF service, it is the domestic building at Kaipara Air Weapons Range.
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Post by phil on Jul 12, 2019 19:38:40 GMT 12
At my daughters school of 400 , yoghurt has been banned because one child is dairy ïntolerant ", so 399 children cant have milk products , ie milk , cheese , butter , and youghurt in their lunches . My response to the school was said to be intolerant and unhelpful.So from a very early age our children are learning that its great to object and get your own way and stuff everyone else. Or, the kids are rightly learning to acknowledge and care for minorities who cannot change how they were born even if others in the community can be unhelpful and intolerant Our neighbour's kid can go into anaphylaxis if dairy-products touches their skin and this is much more likely to be the reason it has been cut even if they can't tell you as much for privacy reasons - You can't trust the school bullies not to "accidentally" try it out for fun. You'll find the same situation at schools/kindys etc where a kid has a nut allergy - no peanut butter etc. Or little miss allergy can learn not to eat the foods that affect them. Fortunately this nonsense is usually limited to kindergartens, because at that age the children are too young to know better so there isn't really any other choice.
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Post by phil on Jun 10, 2019 22:50:10 GMT 12
One must ask the question how did this individual manage to get onto the base with a vechicle and into a hangar, noting the security that now surrounds the air force bases? Through some kind of contractor gate. And how exactly do you stop someone driving a car if they just turn up on the flight line?
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Post by phil on May 28, 2019 18:38:38 GMT 12
If I were a betting man, my money would be on the C-130J.
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Post by phil on Jan 31, 2019 18:20:49 GMT 12
Those figures are pretty misleading without any context.
Each pay sector and tier has 13 steps for each rank, but very few people are earning above step 7, and a fair few will not have reached step 7 yet, so will actually be on steps 3, 4, 5 or 6. Those figures quoted include a large number of pay levels that no one would actually be receiving, especially at the upper end.
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Post by phil on Jan 23, 2019 16:56:05 GMT 12
Stu Bain has kindly sent through this one from when he was an RNZAF Armourer: That is still the Armourer coin.
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Post by phil on Dec 15, 2018 22:01:55 GMT 12
Armament trade has had one for many years, I got mine some 20 years ago. Back then we purchased them, now I believe they are presented on completion of either Mechs or Techs course. I was presented with a 6 SQN coin on leaving, and I have a Lockheed Skunk works coin presented to me by a member of their staff last year.
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Post by phil on Dec 2, 2018 15:08:28 GMT 12
The contractors gave the air force the CAD/PAD requirements for the life of contract (30 Years) at the very start. This gave the air force 2-3 years to get the first order in. They dropped the ball and did not place the order. there is no "world wide shortage" there are quite simply none available until more are manufactured. This has lead to a reduced fleet as the CAD/PAD becomes life expired, leading to increased flying on the remaining aircraft, which in turn accelerates them into the phase service. The lack of CAD/PAD effects both the seat and canopy system. The contractors are doing all they can to deliver aircraft to the line with the limited parts available, including working the weekends to carry out minor scheduled servicing's and repairs. 'there is no "world wide shortage" there are quite simply none available until more are manufactured.' So, that would be a shortage then, world wide?
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Post by phil on Oct 24, 2018 16:33:51 GMT 12
I'd rather see news of three new Frigates.
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Post by phil on Oct 18, 2018 22:05:10 GMT 12
HAURAKI ALERT || We will be conducting an exercise in the Hauraki Gulf near Whangaparaoa Peninsula from 15-19 October 2018.
The exercise will involve night helicopter operations from 16-18 October and we apologise in advance for any disturbance this may create. Our personnel will also be using the Tamaki Training Centre at Whangaparaoa throughout this exercise.
For further information, please contact Base Operations Auckland on 09 417 7442 or akbaseoperations@nzdf.mil.nz
Taken from the NZDF Community Alerts FB page.
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Post by phil on Sept 18, 2018 22:20:43 GMT 12
I got two pairs of Deltas on recruit course in 1996, and was lucky to do so as most others got dreadful shoes called Viscounts. The Deltas were much easier to polish.
These days we get patent leather shoes, and they don't really need polishing at all. Not sure of the brand though. They have much more comfortable soles than the older shoes, but the soles do wear out a bit more quickly as they are softer composition.
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Post by phil on Sept 9, 2018 21:25:03 GMT 12
There is now a tri service course delivered by the Defence College. When I did mine a few years ago it was a two week course called Foundation Instructor course. It goes part way towards getting the Level 4 Certificate in Adult Education.
There is also an advanced instructors course, but I was always too busy either teaching or designing courses to get on that one.
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