A-level results today....

[Cdr]

heh fraid so

Intel Officer

 

[old.ignus]

Ha a suit in a uniform. So while you're tied to your computer screen I'll be driving across the world in a big truck full of bombs, miles away from the enemy mind you, apply for a commision and learn to fly helicopters. Bo Selecta!!!

 

[Cdr]

oooh rotary, dont fancy fast jets?

 

[FatBusinessman]

Originally posted by old.ignus
...I'll be driving across the world in a big truck full of bombs, miles away from the enemy mind you...

International arms dealer?

 

[echo]

Originally posted by old.ignus
You going in as a rupert? I'll be off to RAF Halton soon hopefully.

RAF Halton's a bizarre place, but the bar's cheap enough, and that's what matters!

 

[old.Fweddy]

Originally posted by Cdr
oooh rotary, dont fancy fast jets?

Helicopters are way cooler than jets.

And I still don't know my results

 

[Cdr]

heh

The only Heli I'd like to fly is the Apache - but the RAF havent got any of them

But, you cant beat going 400 knots at 200 feet

 

[old.ignus]

when you're flying fixed wing you only need skill when you're landing, taking off and evading the enemy. In a rotary wing you need skill all the time.

 

[sonicyouth]

Originally posted by FatBusinessman
International arms dealer?

Nah, he'd just sell it over ebay.

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by Cdr
heh

The only Heli I'd like to fly is the Apache - but the RAF havent got any of them

But, you cant beat going 400 knots at 200 feet

The army have, sadly they haven't learn't how to fly them properly as yet sp most probably won't be in service until the end of this year

I would prefer to fly a Spitfire

 

[old.ignus]

Originally posted by Embattle


I would prefer to fly a Spitfire

which one, I think the supermarine was the best model personally, but I'd prefer a mustang, you can fly further and faster.

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Embattle
The army have, sadly they haven't learn't how to fly them properly as yet sp most probably won't be in service until the end of this year

I would prefer to fly a Spitfire

Exactly, but I'm not joining the army

And you cant go straight into the Army Air Corp, you have to do a tour as a grunt before you can apply.

Although the Mustang was a better plane (made better by the British, of course), I'd rather go for a Spitfire - mk.1. Why I hear you cry? Cos I like the looks of the spit more than the P51. Such a sexy looking aircraft.

 

[old.ignus]

I have a third cousin in the army air corps, he flys helicopters.

 

[Cdr]

Aye, if I did want to go into the army, the Army Air Corps is what I'd like to do - the apache is such a lovely chopper.

 

[Scouse]

I've got a lovely chopper.


Or so ignus was telling me earlier

 

[Cdr]

mehh

I knew someone would make that joke

I poo-poo you and your chopper.

 

[Meatballs]

Originally posted by old.Fweddy
Helicopters are way cooler than jets.

It depends on the situation, and how long ago you've watched Top Gun. Dogfighting must be hellova exciting, but popping up over a hill, and letting a barrage of missiles out into some terrorist compound and then gunning them down with machine guns would be hellova cool (IF YOU DONT GET BLOWN UP FIRST)

The aptitude tests and all the interviews you have to do make being a jet pilot for the RAF quite hard, 2 friends of mine applied, one just managed to get an interview for being a navigator i think, the other is going to be an air traffic controller afaik.

 

[Scouse]

Originally posted by Cdr
mehh

I knew someone would make that joke

I poo-poo you and your chopper.

My chopper comes nowhere NEAR poo.






(I predict that you'd predicted that one too...)

 

[-adz-]

Noooooooooooooooo don't do CS at Kent you'll die!!



adz (BSc CS @ UKC :O )

 

[old.Fweddy]

Originally posted by Meatballs
Dogfighting must be hellova exciting

How much aerial combat is dogfighting and how much is firing a missile at a dot eight miles away that your HUD has to circle so you can see it?

 

[Cdr]

Although you still get trained to use guns, and dogfighting techniques (called tail chasing in training), the chances of you actually using it in a modern conflict are slim.

You can kinda see this because originally the Eurofighter wasnt fitted with a cannon (so it kinda lost its dogfighting ability).

But even so, you're still a sitting duck in a heli

And nothing can be more fun than doing 400 knots at 200 feet.

 

[Embattle]

I'd rather do 600+ knots at 100ft

 

[old.Fweddy]

Originally posted by Cdr
But even so, you're still a sitting duck in a heli

You can be a sitting duck in a jet, it all depends on what you're up against.

And doing 150 knots at 40 feet is most interesting.

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Embattle
I'd rather do 600+ knots at 100ft

pfft, you'd get told off for doing that

True about being a sitting duck in a jet - esp if you have the Yanks on your side. But I think overall you're much safer.

I'm not saying that I dont like helis - infact, I'd love to fly them.

But, in the RAF - almost all the pilots go in to be fast jets - and they only become heli or multi-engined when they get chopped

They wont admit to this, but you ask them who they hate the most, and I bet you they say the 'Fast jet wankers'

 

[old.ignus]

Getting really nervous now uke:

No I'd prefer a heli, touching down and letting a bunch of grunts jump off then climbing to cover them, sounds ace. I tell you what, lets all agree that harriers are the coolest, hovering gracefully and going full pelt at 100ft everyones a winner.