Thread: Employment Opportunities

Originally Posted by DeeJay

If I'd read this anywhere else I'd reckon someone was having a good old leg pull.
How the heck does something like that fly??.
It must either hoot along or be extremely lightweight
Such tinny wings

DeeJay, it is difficult to appreciate their size in these photos. They are actually about 3-4m long, but yes, the wings look positively puny.

If you olok close, this one has come back from a mission and has one rocket still on its RH side.

As I said, these are at Kandahar. Here at Tarin Kowt we have three different UAV capabilities. The ADF has a Boeing Scan Eagle. The US Spec Forces fly a 'TigerShark'...and the Dutch have just bought back a monster of a UAV called..............'Sparrow'.

I'll see if I can get some comparative photos.

Doh!

Originally Posted by RobHay

Oh ! I see ......Its a male helicopter

If U were making reference to a prominent part of the helo...it could be said that he also had an older bloke problem...his proudest bit has a bloody big crack in it....can't say I have ever experienced the problem...as I'd have to be doing something fairly energetic to smack it into the ground!!!

Originally Posted by BBC

Rob, I have just been reflecting on your comments above.....I now understand
...............it was a plea for help!!!

Sorry mate, we are on the way...I have retasked a chopper and some nasty boys that like hanging out of them ....pack a bag and get ready to bolt!

Cheers,

BBC

Okay! Thanks.....I have pack my warm weather gear(Stubbies, singlet and flip-flops), and 15 plus sunscreen lotion ( can you get higher than that?), passport is up to date and the nasty bug shots, will I need personal protection? can I bring my sling-shot? , told the Boss I will be back in a year or two and to hold my position open for me, told the Missus I will be back in a year or two and to hold my position open for me, strange I didn't know that those two knew each other, must have gone to the same school as they both said something similar....something about it been a relief.....but I corrected them, I told them I wasn't going on a relief mission, told them I was going to give BBC a hand for awhile, I mean how much effort does it take to crash a helicopter, probably be able to do it with my eyes closed. Dust storms don't worry me...Missus reckons I've been walking around in a cloud for years, reckons I will fit right in there.

Tell ya boyos to look for me in the back yard, behind the shed, Have we got an e.t.a on that?...they can hot extract me from there.......K? ......K?.......

Originally Posted by RobHay

Okay! Thanks.....I have pack my warm weather gear(Stubbies, singlet and flip-flops), and 15 plus sunscreen lotion ( can you get higher than that?), passport is up to date and the nasty bug shots, will I need personal protection? can I bring my sling-shot? , told the Boss I will be back in a year or two and to hold my position open for me, told the Missus I will be back in a year or two and to hold my position open for me, strange I didn't know that those two knew each other, must have gone to the same school as they both said something similar....something about it been a relief.....but I corrected them, I told them I wasn't going on a relief mission, told them I was going to give BBC a hand for awhile, I mean how much effort does it take to crash a helicopter, probably be able to do it with my eyes closed. Dust storms don't worry me...Missus reckons I've been walking around in a cloud for years, reckons I will fit right in there.

Tell ya boyos to look for me in the back yard, behind the shed, Have we got an e.t.a on that?...they can hot extract me from there.......K? ......K?.......

Does the Missus know there is another Boss...or, are the Bossus and the Missus interchangeable...? Man....U will be in trouble if the Missus thinks she has some competition and call on U!!

Did U buy yourself an IR Strobe Light from Bunnings on the way home?

Originally Posted by BBC

If U were making reference to a prominent part of the helo...it could be said that he also had an older bloke problem...his proudest bit has a bloody big crack in it....can't say I have ever experienced the problem...as I'd have to be doing something fairly energetic to smack it into the ground!!!

You could probably explain it by saying that she got bored.................. and left

Some photos snapped of CH47s around the base here at Tarin Kowt. Strange to think but, these are the fastest helos in theatre:



















All the birds are from 5 Aavn Regt, Townsville.

The Chooks can defend themselves from ground attack, with Electronic Counter Measures...flare system, and guns....a mini gun on each side and a machine gun on the back ramp, as such:









For those who have never heard a mini-gun being fired....it is one of the most distinctive...RRRrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiipppppiiiinnnnngg gg sounds you have ever heard...once heard...never forgotten.