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Middle East Beast



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear happy gulfer,

Are you referring to the Al-Salam facility?
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happy gulfer



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, I work for BAE at the King Faisal Air Academy at the Riyadh Air Base
Cheers
HG
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

happy gulfer wrote:
No, I work for BAE at the King Faisal Air Academy at the Riyadh Air Base
Cheers
HG


And, WHY wouldn't you be a "happy gulfer" "working" there???

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear NCTBA,
OMG - another person happy (or content, at least) with his lot in the Kingdom.
The proper authorities had better move fast to stamp this out before it spreads.

Regards,
John
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear NCTBA,
OMG - another person happy (or content, at least) with his lot in the Kingdom.
The proper authorities had better move fast to stamp this out before it spreads.

Regards,
John


Don't expect a pandemic. Smile
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
Dear NCTBA,
OMG - another person happy (or content, at least) with his lot in the Kingdom.
The proper authorities had better move fast to stamp this out before it spreads.

Regards,
John


Working across the runway from the academy, ya shoulda heard the BAe employees talking about the employees at the academy and their comfy lifestyle and work requirements. They were SO envious!

The only downside that I could see was that the academy taught those hot-shot fighter pilots (something that I'd done before). I prefered the slow-going AWACS crews that didn't have all the swagger and the need to prove themselves as the fastest and the bestest on a daily basis.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear NCTBA,

Old saying (from the USMC):

You can always tell a fighter pilot - but you can't tell them much.

I still recall with pleasure the arrogant and abusive fighter pilot at Chu Lai who, upon doing his pre-flight inspection, discovered a monkey wrench in the jet intake.

A note was attached:

"You found THIS one."

My, talk about an attitude adjustment.

Regards,
John


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing Shocked Laughing
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also in saudi



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Saudi military, including the Air Force, is primarily for show. Don't expect many of the students at King Faisal Academy to be very bright. The curriculum is dumbed-down. The academy is hardly a tertiary school. It is, at best, a junior high school.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How do you know if someone is a pilot ?

He tells you.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
How do you know if someone is a pilot ?

He tells you.


Not always... Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47 wrote:
How do you know if someone is a pilot ?

He tells you.

Uncle Scott, how do you know if someone is an English teacher? Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the tyops.
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