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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Nickolas » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:18 am

I Do 'parking clinics'.
Parking;
- Side of road so you don't have to call a cab to get to the kerb,
- Multi storey car parks (specialty is teaching people to miss the large immovable concretey bit. (They never move, honest)).
- Parallel parking (See 1st item).
- Bay parking (nose in or arse in first (You choose)).
- general avoidance of the other numpties around you.

Not tried anything without a reverse gear yet.
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Mayfly » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:23 am

aircrew don't park aircraft they abandon them, parking 'em is what they have groundcrew for :p
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:24 am

Sorry, but somehow I rather doubt that the RAF will be calling on you too soon! :p
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:57 am

Maybe there's something wrong with my mum, but she's an excellent parker, and I was ready to put on a high vis vest and re-park all the MEN at Coningsby the other day who had 6 foot gaps either side of their cars X( ~x( and the idiot who parked diagonal :-o strangely enough he didn't stay long =))

Strikes me its the other sex who can't park :p =))
I'll take a photo when I'm there next time =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:59 am

Morning Helen, working as the Coningsby on the Hill Parking Warden now? :-o
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:03 am

=)) bless em, they need a parking warden, some of them ;) =)) =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:06 am

Get yourself some white paint and a brush and nip up one evening after flying has finished. Then just mark the carpark out with straight white lines. I'd love to see the reaction from the regulars in the morning! =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:15 am

LOL So would I =))
Don't temp me ;) =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:15 am

Go on, do it! ;)
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:16 am

You clearly havn't seen my painting skills =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:23 am

That would make the parking even more fun! =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:15 pm

Move each line in a couple of inches :ymdevil: and watch people try and park =)) =)) :ymdevil: :ymdevil:
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:45 pm

You're an EVIL woman! :-o
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:27 pm

:D =)) :ymdevil:
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:39 pm

What style of uniform are you planning on wearing?
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:19 pm

Nothing but a high vis vest obviously =)) =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:20 pm

:-o :-o :-o :-o :-o ;)
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Spitfire » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:26 pm

Surely this all pales into insignificance behind .........

THIS

What an achievement :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:41 pm

Blimey David, that's OLD news!
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Iggie » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:08 pm

Dan4th wrote:
MadNaddy wrote:And IGGIE WILL DIE X(



...aged 99 and a half IN his sleep with a
big GRIN on his face!

Danf.

That'll suit me just fine.....I think?
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:26 pm

And this lady who's off to Afghanistan

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_a ... 344981.ece

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairf ... 90525.aspx

Although the articles are a bit old now lol :)) but would still like to bring this to your attention ;)


The reason is simple, many of the women who go through flight training turn out to have better flying skills than the average male pilot.


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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Spitfire » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:56 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Blimey David, that's OLD news!


Whoops ...... am I behind ... again ...... :ymblushing: :ymblushing:

Sorry - it's the excitement of the weekend ... what with meeting SM and all =)) =)) =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Saracenman » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:50 pm

being in the presence of Divinity does cause that from time to time =))
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Mayfly » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:11 am

The ratio of females going through flying training is is very low in comparison to men - I have no idea of the reason, it could be they don't apply in the first place or they don't make the grade to be selected.

I think any woman who makes it in a mans world should rightly be proud of herself but I think its also worth mentioning that the Israelis have had front line combat pilots since the '70s or maybe even before that.
We didn't even allow female pilots until 1998.
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Re: Female Typhoon Pilot

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:30 am

Spitfire wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Blimey David, that's OLD news!

Whoops ...... am I behind ... again ...... :ymblushing: :ymblushing:
Sorry - it's the excitement of the weekend ... what with meeting SM and all =)) =)) =))



Crikey, you're EASILY impressed! =)) :-o :p
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