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Discuss Pompey News: "After 10-Year Wait, Navy Finally Gets Its Hands On New Planes" in The Fleet Air Arm on Navy Net; Lossie would certainly be the most appropriate given the connections to both services. I also understand it's the preferred choice too beacsue of the noise impact of the F-35 and access to good airspace for ...
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About LinkBacks- 25-07-12, 22:10 #11Senior Member
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Lossie would certainly be the most appropriate given the connections to both services. I also understand it's the preferred choice too beacsue of the noise impact of the F-35 and access to good airspace for training. Sadly, as ever, it'll probably come down to lobbying from local MPs!
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26-07-12, 06:14 #12Moderator
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Originally Posted by Handler 
Noise abatement completely rules Culdrose out. All indicators point toward Lossie.
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I tend to agree Monty. I suspect that the major factor in Lossie's favour is that with the impending closure of Leuchars, it will become the only RAF base remaining in Scotland.
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MMFor good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.
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26-07-12, 09:20 #14Are the old seahawks of the dummy deck still running ? Not that they caused much noise.
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Downtown Lossie shakes like a leaf when the Tornado, takes off!!!! Ps wouldn't fancy being a chockhead on smash and crash on the end of 23 when a F35 B is on full throttle Originally Posted by Montigny-La-Palisse 
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28-07-12, 08:05 #16Moderator
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Just Sea Harriers with restricted throttle now. Always gets the viewing gallery twitching when they start taxying around. Originally Posted by Handler
28-07-12, 09:53 #17Thanks for the update MLP, those old Hawks used to give their Puff and Chuff drivers some Walter Mitty moments !
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