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Aug 24^th, 2007 at 10:48am

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Reply #1 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 11:38am

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Euuuuuurgh... Wink

The worst tanker in the RAF. Wink

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Reply #2 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 12:48pm

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Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 11:38am:

Euuuuuurgh... Wink

The worst tanker in the RAF. Wink

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to Gütersloh in a Herc Cry

I would not wish that on my worst enemy Grin

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Reply #3 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 1:18pm

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expat wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 12:48pm:

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to Gütersloh in a Herc Cry

I would not wish that on my worst enemy Grin

Matt

With that, I agree!

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Reply #4 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:02pm

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expat wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 12:48pm:

Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 11:38am:

Euuuuuurgh... Wink

The worst tanker in the RAF. Wink

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to Gütersloh in a Herc Cry

I would not wish that on my worst enemy Grin

Matt

Haha no lie!! San Diego to Hawaii in a jet...5 Hours. In a Herc....13 Hours!! It was awful!

Nice shot too, that plane looks like a stumpy MD-11 or DC-10 Grin

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Reply #5 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:07pm

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BigTruck wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:02pm:

Nice shot too, that plane looks like a stumpy MD-11 or DC-10 Grin

Well, to be fair, the Tristar couldn't be to much closer to a DC-10/MD-11 Grin

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Reply #6 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:17pm

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Where was this taken?

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Reply #7 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:35pm

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BigTruck wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:02pm:

expat wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 12:48pm:

Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 11:38am:

Euuuuuurgh... Wink

The worst tanker in the RAF. Wink

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to Gütersloh in a Herc Cry

I would not wish that on my worst enemy Grin

Matt

Haha no lie!! San Diego to Hawaii in a jet...5 Hours. In a Herc....13 Hours!! It was awful!

Nice shot too, that plane looks like a stumpy MD-11 or DC-10 Grin

Or a C172, 30+...being a transocean ferry pilot sounds cool until you take that into account.

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Reply #8 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:37pm

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Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order Cheesy

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Reply #9 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:49pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:37pm:

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order Cheesy

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

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Reply #10 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:52pm

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Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:49pm:

Mictheslik wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:37pm:

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order Cheesy

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

I guess that's inevitable considering the amount of money the RAF has (or doesnt have) to buy a replacement

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Reply #11 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:57pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:52pm:

Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:49pm:

Mictheslik wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 4:37pm:

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order Cheesy

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

I guess that's inevitable considering the amount of money the RAF has (or doesnt have) to buy a replacement

.mic

That's part of the problem - the replacement isn't being bought, but acquired (leased effectively) using one of the fashionable "PFIs". Sadly this has taken nearly 10 years to negotiate the PFI contract with industry. The Aussies decided they wanted the same aircraft (A330 MRTT), and have already had their first delivered, because they didn't prat around, and just bought them... Roll Eyes

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Reply #12 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 5:17pm

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Anark wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:17pm:

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

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Reply #13 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 6:06pm

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Anark wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:17pm:

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

Different. I have to say I thought their military trade was mostly King Airs and AWACs.

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Reply #14 - Aug 24^th, 2007 at 6:18pm

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Charlie wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 6:06pm:

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Anark wrote on Aug 24^th, 2007 at 2:17pm:

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

Different. I have to say I thought their military trade was mostly King Airs and AWACs.

I wouldn't know about King Airs because I imagine they'll cut in on short finals and I'm quite a way from the airport so I don't see that. Tristars have actually been the most common visitor these last few months as far I can tell though (although the E3D's still pay plenty of visits). But we've seen all sorts in here lately, F3s, Nimrods, Hawks and so on.

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