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Now that Scampton is not going to be fully refurbished what does the future hold? Is the CRC going to stay where it is or get moved on again? If so where to? Is Boulmer going to close, what about the school?

Obviously this is the unofficial rumour network so feel free to repeat what you heard from a bloke down the pub.

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Accs

Accs

Scampton will have to stay up surely until ACCS enters service, we can't waste any more money to move the CRC again, can we...? :PDT_Xtremez_42:
lol

As for the School, Waddo would make sense but when did that have any part of our branch decisons?
 
Scampton will stay until ACCS - I personally reckon that Boulmer will be reviewed when ACCS is due to be installed - the romour is 1 CRC @ CY the other who knows at the mo.
 
So where does Leeming fit in to the murky picture? lmao.

Oh well, not long now and I can apply for a job with NACMA or NC3A. Then I can laugh at the whole thing from their side of the fence.
 
Leeming will be a TCW/Chopper base. No point in co-locating a CRC there. How about CY and somewhere close enough that should CY fall over the same crew can move to the fully functioning standby?

Just a thought.
 
OK with CY being home for the ARS, but the DARS could co-locate at Leeming being home to TCW and therefore likely to be deployed in conjunction.

Wherever the DARS goes it has to be easy to get out to theatre, but with the lack of decent airlift capability maybe we should find somewhere near a port and then it's a hop, skip and a jump on to a ferry? Portsmouth anyone?

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oldhamboy1967 said:
maybe we should find somewhere near a port and then it's a hop, skip and a jump on to a ferry? Portsmouth anyone?

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Why would a bunch of scopies want to be surrounded by matelots????? Is there something we should know . . . .
 
Hmmmm said:
How about you just shut up shop and go home letting Mr Typhoon do it all on his own? ;)
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Mr Typhoon can't do it by himself . . . Fighter Controllers are 'the 3rd person in the cockpit' . . . . ******
 
mad_collie said:
Why would a bunch of scopies want to be surrounded by matelots????? Is there something we should know . . . .
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Needs must, and it's gotta be better then being surrounded by either:

a) Pongoes on 16AA Bde and RAP Tp or...

b) Aircrew on the jet.

I much prefer the fish-head option.:PDT_Xtremez_19:
 
mad_collie said:
Mr Typhoon can't do it by himself . . . Fighter Controllers are 'the 3rd person in the cockpit' . . . . ******
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and you're absolutely right they can't do their job without us! :PDT_Xtremez_32:
 
"3rd person" ........... yawn. One presumes you are talking about increased SA, or are you on about ROE, switches safe etc. Regardless, I think the term 'controller' is outdated.

On the other hand, I may just be fishing......................
 
Hmmmm said:
"3rd person" ........... yawn. One presumes you are talking about increased SA, or are you on about ROE, switches safe etc. Regardless, I think the term 'controller' is outdated.

On the other hand, I may just be fishing......................
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I'm talking about the whole ball of wax - Battlespace Management. Or did you think that they got a L16 picture via a crystal ball bought on Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
 
oldhamboy1967 said:
I'm talking about the whole ball of wax - Battlespace Management. Or did you think that they got a L16 picture via a crystal ball bought on Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
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Isn't that what the engineers are for? My only observation that wasn't slightly tongue -in-cheek was questioning the term "controller". One doesn't see much controlling going on.

On the other hand, I still question the need for 2 CRCs, 1 ACC and the CGY remote. Seems like a little bit of pointless empire building to me.

Off to the river, 'tackle' in hand:raf:
 
Hmmmm said:
On the other hand, I still question the need for 2 CRCs, 1 ACC and the CGY remote. Seems like a little bit of pointless empire building to me.

Off to the river, 'tackle' in hand:raf:
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You're spot on about the pointless empire building . . . .
 
mad_collie said:
Mr Typhoon can't do it by himself . . . Fighter Controllers are 'the 3rd person in the cockpit' . . . . ******
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Now that we have Typhoon who is the 2nd man in the cockpit? Or do scopies get upgraded for that?
 
The Green Scopie said:
Now that we have Typhoon who is the 2nd man in the cockpit? Or do scopies get upgraded for that?
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What are scopies going to get upgraded to - plankton???
 
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