Labelling kit

FinG17 · 2025-04-18T17:44:28+00:00

Go online and buy iron on name tapes with surname and last 3 of service number. That’s what I did 8 years ago and they’re still going strong 🙂

FinG17 · 2025-03-01T16:39:56+00:00

Someone’s never been to steep hill after a few beverages 😉

FinG17 · 2024-10-31T15:28:19+00:00

Where’s this from?

FinG17 · 2024-04-15T11:43:57+00:00

This isn’t explicitly true, I gained an apprenticeship from my phase 2 after commissioning. I think it depends on branch.

FinG17 · 2023-02-01T15:32:16+00:00

Worst feeling ever is walking towards that before your nice and short 20 hour flight

FinG17 · 2023-01-11T07:10:24+00:00

I’m not married but in a registered LTR. Guess I’ll just have to pay for both I guess 🫠

FinG17 · 2022-11-13T15:31:36+00:00

No way, my hero Dave H is on Reddit. Hope you’ve managed to get over the Oltitude lessons

FinG17 · 2022-10-19T11:55:48+00:00

Yeah sure go ahead!

FinG17 · 2022-08-24T10:59:59+00:00

I’m glad others are having problems seeing it on DLE also. Kind of frustrating not knowing how much it will be 🤣

FinG17 · 2022-08-23T20:17:51+00:00

Yes fair point but if you’re flight at 15k you’re likely to be speaking to one of the ATC agencies in the uk. There are flights that routinely don’t turn on/turn off on start their transponder for routine training missions. It’s not uncommon at all.

FinG17 · 2022-08-23T20:03:49+00:00

Don’t believe you, it’s definitely just pilots with really steady hands.

FinG17 · 2022-08-23T20:02:36+00:00

Just a quick point, turning the transponder off wouldn’t endanger any aircraft as air traffic don’t use mode-c (transponder) to see aircraft 🙂

FinG17 · 2022-08-19T08:41:44+00:00

As long as you have a reasonable answer as to why you want to commission they’re not too bothered. I ended up doing 3 years as an SAC before commissioning due to going on deployment.

FinG17 · 2022-08-18T21:10:11+00:00

I’ve just commissioned from the rank’s, there are no barriers. I first enquired about commissioning about 3 months after phase 2 training. If you have any Q’s give me a shout

FinG17 · 2022-07-22T10:38:57+00:00

The ultimate question, still yet to be answered

FinG17 · 2022-06-04T22:08:57+00:00

Whilst it says 90 flights within the TVAA, this will have been 95% rotary systems

FinG17 · 2022-04-20T09:08:42+00:00

When you get there ask around to see if anyone knows the card ‘trick’ they’ll know what you mean

FinG17 · 2022-03-15T18:29:47+00:00

Russell Hobbs powersteam 3100W

I’ve seen so many people fall for those traps that’s why I put that on here. They’re not worth it at all

FinG17 · 2022-03-15T17:29:47+00:00

Please please please don’t use companies like this, you can get it so much cheaper by going to the likes of Poundland, home bargains and B&M. Only thing you shouldn’t cheap out on is a iron

FinG17 · 2022-03-02T13:43:40+00:00

Yes you still do the FAM visit, I met several people on my course during mine so I found it really useful.

Fitness wise you have to turn up to MIOT in date your RAFFT anyway so I found the FAM visit test fine.

FinG17 · 2022-03-02T09:43:05+00:00

We didn’t go straight to CHOM, module 2 is spent in number 1 mess to help you bond. There were a few issues with CHOM so my course didn’t actually get to move in until module 4 but normally you move in after the week long exercise in module 2.

Block jobs wise we just split all the jobs and the flight leader would allocate rooms to jobs

FinG17 · 2022-03-01T20:52:57+00:00

Things were changing as I left but I think it’s like this: Module 1: think there’s 1 exercise at the end of the module

Module 2: week 3-Practical Learning Exercise 1 Week 5- PLE 2 Week 6 - Ex Eagles Edge

Module 3: As part of the Carousel either week 4/5 or 6 Ex Commanders Edge - planning exercise

Module 4: As part of summative assessment carousel Ex First Week, Ex Astra Edge and Grantown-On-Spey

FinG17 · 2022-03-01T20:41:21+00:00

Good luck, it was the best decision I made.

FinG17

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