RAF A330

[Hot_Charlie]

And not for the first time HC

You could say the RAF is trying to break with (recent) tradition!

[jab]

How about A330GBFOTT. "great big f*** off tanker transport"

Nah Glad its an A330 there good aircraft prefer them over the 767 ( which I belive was also a replacement looked at??) which I been in and not on a A330

The other advantage being of course that had we got the 767, there's a very good chance you could have flown one of the very airframes we received.

So if you had 767 civilians could of flown on them
Dont think OZ are getting 767 just Five Airbus A330MRTT (KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports) — to replace the dated Boeing 707s in aerial refueling and strategic transport roles entering service in 2010.

James

[Hot_Charlie]

So if you had 767 civilians could of flown on them

Don't quite see where you're coming from there? What I was eluding to is that had the FSTA contract been awarded to the rival consortium, yet another RAF tanker/transport fleet would be based around a fleet of well used ex-civilian airframes - in this case ex-BA 767s, as opposed to the brand new A330s being delivered.

[DaveB]

Well.. there had to be one I guess

ATB

DaveB

[markw]

Sorry Ant1981... we cannot fly civilians on the ac any more!

Tonks

http://www.airtanker.co.uk/

How about this for a scam - we all "enlist" for the day, then pay to leave the RAF after we've had our jolly on the VC10? I'm sure the lawyers and insurers would have a screaming fit but if we're enlisted, we're not civvies!

Alternatively, we arrange to be held hostage and you have to put on a rescue flight?

I'm trying to think outside the box here...

[Hot_Charlie]

Nice try!

[DaveB]

Made me laugh too I've always thought the 'military' have thought outside the box but I was never able to imagine what sort of box it was they were thinking of

ATB

DaveB

[Tonks]

Nice try indeed Mark, but I signed up for one day 23 years ago and am still in!!!!!

Still, I have had more than one go in a VC10... Dave, I think you were lucky we got you and DM up when we did!!!

Tonks

[DaveB]

Yes mate.. and I still consider myself very lucky indeed.. privileged is a better word. An excellent day leaving memories I will always cherish The most difficult thing of all is looking back at the shots and seeing they're from 2005 Where the heck have those 5 years gone

ATB

DaveB

[Chris558]

Yeh, I still have that copy of 'PC Pilot' with you Dave, and the other Dave flying the sim. How did they let you up in the real thing - I thought insurance, etc would be a problem? And was it a local (training) flight?