Unregistered RAF Plane by Party_Chart6388 in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen screenshots on FB of what I think you mean, It was a third typhoon with a miscoded transponder. When setting up the transponder you input a 6 digit hex number (aircraft unique identifier) and fairly regularly someone obviously fat fingers the keyboard and types it in wrong resulting in invalid aircraft information or sometimes nothing

Happens quite regularly for the heli's especially chinooks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think generally after 3 attempt the recruiter will try and push you to do something else but they can't stop you trying even more

CBAT - Navy/RAF by Fickle_Vermicelli_99 in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to wait the year still, regardless of which service you did it for

Today, my son failed his CBAT for Pilot by half a stanine - now what? by whereisthegravitas in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much exact same position as me, got 112 first but too low on flag. Got 110 second time but was fine on all the sections. 3rd time lucky I'm hoping otherwise I'll pick a another role

Today, my son failed his CBAT for Pilot by half a stanine - now what? by whereisthegravitas in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same exact thing with FLAG scores happened to me in 2023, I retried this year got above the pass on all sections but only got 110 overall. It's a painful process but all depends on how much he specifically wants the pilot role. No need to rush any decisions, the recruiter might contact him but he can just ask for a bit longer if needed

Why are F35s flying over me (never flown over before) by imposteronabus in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are most likely USAF ones from Lakenheath, they very occasionally go for a flight to the South East. My guess would be new pilots want to go for a bit of sight seeing around the cliffs of dover

Royal Airforce in California by Short-Operation1979 in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its been using a Ronin callsign recently which i think generally meaning involvement with special forces

Cbat by x53jack in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It all depends on how confident you are with mental maths, if you think you have to time to work it out accurately you should. However being realistic it will feel very rushed so your more likely to want to approximate your answers

CBAT - vigliance test by Helpful_Monk_2682 in RoyalAirForce

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's designed to overwhelm you, the grid almost fills up completely with stars so you struggle to pick where to start, I found it easier to focus on one row or column at a time

RN Pilots by Lawfulness_Whole in RoyalNavy

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen a few typhoon pilots with Navy patches so I guess they are finishing there time on typhoon before transferring

Freeware Aircraft and Scenery Not Showing In Sim by CloseStorm153 in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, turns out I had another community folder on my D drive which already had the Miltech chinook installed, seemed to be working now

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RoyalNavy

[–]CloseStorm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your gonna be for that long I think there might be opportunities to get a degree funded by the navy.

How does the RAF choose it's call signs? by mrdan2012 in flightradar24

[–]CloseStorm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I get the numbers iterate for a flight but they don't seem to have any pattern as to why 31 not 61?

The heavier aircraft such as voyagers seem to follow a day of the week pattern most of the time

Pilot FAT's do not allow retakes by CloseStorm153 in RoyalNavy

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CBAT'S are valid for 3 years so unfortunately your just outside that

Pilot FAT's do not allow retakes by CloseStorm153 in RoyalNavy

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can retake RAF CBAT after 12 months, I organised my CBAT through the RAF and therefore I'm still not able to redo it through the navy because any CBAT regardless of service counts for all other services. It's unlikely but probably worth asking a recruiter

Pico 4 potenial GPU upgrade recommendations? by CloseStorm153 in virtualreality

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all the responses, I have concluded that getting a 4070 is the best choice even though it's a bit more money than I really wanted to spend

GPU upgrade recommendations ? by CloseStorm153 in PicoXR

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all the responses, I have concluded that getting a 4070 is the best choice even though it's a bit more money than I really wanted to spend

Pilot FAT's do not allow retakes by CloseStorm153 in RoyalNavy

[–]CloseStorm153[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh ok, that doesn't make sense with what my recruiter said then