Issue 1 2012The RAF Coningsby Journal

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Happy New Year one and all and welcome to this first edition of OnetoOne in 2012. I

am delighted to take over the role of Editor and would like to start by saying a very big thank you to Squadron Leader Gareth Davies, both for a thorough handover

and for all his hard work in making OnetoOne such an enjoyable and informative magazine.

Through Gareth’s direction,

OnetoOne aptly reflected a

momentous year for RAF Coningsby

in 2011 and I hope I can do likewise

during what seems set to be another

busy year ahead. Sadly, I also have

to start by saying goodbye to Flying

Officer Fi Taylor, my Deputy Editor,

who will be posted by the time the

next edition is published. Fi’s help

in producing this edition and the

support she gave Gareth has been

invaluable; very many thanks Fi and

good luck at RAF Leuchars. In this

first edition, we have tried to reflect

on the last year and especially

the Christmas celebrations. The

festive period began with the

OAP’s Christmas lunch, one of the

highlights of which was a rendition

of 12 Days of Christmas comically

acted out by the personnel serving

our guests. Classic Shakespearean

acting it was not but orchestrated

by our irrepressible Padre Elliott,

it proved huge fun for all those

watching and taking part.

As we begin 2012 and the season

of new year’s resolutions, we felt it

would be useful to provide some

advice and guidance on Health

and Well Being. With my OC FDS hat

on, it’s been fantastic to see so many

using the PEd facilities but in a series

of interesting articles on healthy

lifestyles, Flight Lieutenant Tracey

Affleck stresses the importance of

rest as well as diet and exercise.

Remaining with Force Development,

we have also highlighted 2

important training programmes,

the Human Factors Awareness and

Aviation Error Management System

training plus the introduction of the

General Service Respirator which is

replacing the S10. Both are essential

training for all Service personnel

and everyone is urged to contact

FDS admin to book on to courses.

I would like to finish by reflecting

on Gp Captain Sampson’s foreword

and the Padre’s Piece. The Station

Commander describes the many

challenges we will all face in 2012

and this will inevitably bring pressures

on us and our loved ones. I was

therefore particularly taken by the

Padre’s remarks when he says that,

whatever the ups and downs, life is

an adventure, full of mysteries and

we should make the most of it. As the

year unfolds and whatever is in store,

I hope OnetoOne can continue to

play its part in highlighting all our

achievements and the exciting

events and opportunities that come

our way.

Best wishes

A very warm welcome to the first OnetoOne of 2012. This edition contains a great

collection of impressive events

and activities that occurred in

the latter part of 2011 – it once

again highlights just what a

vibrant and lively community

and Station we live in.

I do have to say that looking

through the pictures, and despite

knowing otherwise, it does seem

like it all happened such a long

time ago!! Understandably,

this is the result of the life on

a busy frontline station and

whilst it is right to celebrate

our past successes, it is time

now to turn our attention to the

events of 2012. Looking ahead,

this year is shaping up to be

no less challenging: we have

a varied exercise programme

to ensure that our people are

best prepared as possible

for whatever is asked of the

Typhoon Force; 7FP Wing enter

a busy period of preparation for

their forthcoming Op HERRICK

deployment; we will prepare

to play our part in support

of Olympic security; with the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

celebrations the BBMF are

looking at an even larger display

commitment; and we plan to

celebrate the 100th ‘birthday’

of 3(F) Sqn in May and hold an

exciting and fun Families’ Day

in June. Of course, this list does

not include all of your ‘routine’

business, nor any potential

Operational deployments or

most importantly, the fact that

we will need to do this against a

backdrop of significant Service

and Civilian redundancies.

Without doubt, our degree of

success this year, exactly as in

2011, with be wholly dependent

upon the support of our Service,

Civilian and Industry colleagues

as well as family and friends.

We have a superb ‘family’ within

RAF Coningsby and the local

community; I look forward to

working alongside you all not

only as we tackle the tasks and

demands of 2012 together but

also as we find the time to have

some fun along the way!

CONTENTS ISSUE 1 2012

SQUADRON NEWS

XI Sqn 6�9(R) Sqn 917(R) Sqn 10

CHARITY

‘Movember’ 1�Children in Need 1�

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

OAPs Christmas Lunch 1�Turkey Trot 1�Carol Service 17Padres Piece 17

SAFETY

Human Factors and Aeronautical 18Error management Systems TrainingDefence Road Safety Week 18

PEOPLE & ACHIEVEMENTS

SWO handover �0Honours and Awards by CINC AIR �1HIVE ��Community Development ��

FORCE DEVELOPMENT

CO’s Cup – Review of �011 and the year ahead �8Health and Well Being including ‘Fun Day’ ��GSR Introduction �8Branston War hero �8Tribute to Wartime Hero �9

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Although already well documented, its worth reflecting on the achievements

of the Typhoon Force in 2011 as we look forward to another busy year in 2012. Last year was undoubtedly a year of firsts. Everyone began to spool back up after the Christmas break and the flying really picked up in February with the Squadron taking part in Exercise After Eight, which was organised and run by the members of 8 Squadron, RAF Waddington.

The Exercise not only

provided vital training for

the battle space managers

aboard the AWACS but also

allowed XI Squadron to work

back up to bona-fide 4-ship

operations. Over the course of

the 2 weeks, the Squadron got

the opportunity to work under

high-fidelity scenarios with a

link 16 picture provided by the

AWACS and regained core 4-

ship currency. All in all a good

start to the New Year and a very

useful one bearing in mind what

was in store for the Squadron in

the following months.

During March, the news was

dominated by the situation in

Libya. Once the Prime Minister first

floated the idea of a no-fly zone

over Libya, the Squadron was rife

with rumours that Typhoon would

deploy; during the evening of

17 March, a Warning Order was

issued and RAF Coningsby came

to life preparing equipment and

personnel for the first operational

deployment of Typhoon. XI

Squadron was handed the

challenge of becoming the first

Squadron to take Typhoon on

operations and the preparation

for Op ELLAMY had begun.

An advance party from the

Squadron deployed to Gioia Del

Colle, Italy on 20 March in support

of 10 aircraft. Over the following

days, these 31 personnel worked

round the clock to initiate the UK

input to the No-Fly Zone and on

23 March the Main Party arrived,

bringing XI Squadron to its full

complement.

Over the course of the next

four months, the Squadron not

only continued to provide vital

air policing over the skies of

Libya but also established the

Typhoon as a capable multirole

fighter, with the first operational

Enhanced Paveway II being

dropped from a Typhoon on the

12 April.

Shortly after the Squadron

had returned from Italy, Wg

Cdr Attridge bid farewell to the

members of XI Squadron and

handed over the reins to Wg Cdr

Rich Wells.

During the final quarter of the

year, the Squadron sent three

pilots out to Al Dhafra in the U.A.E

to take part in ATLC (Advanced

Tactical Leadership Course.) As

always the exercise provided

excellent training for all involved,

as well as a good tan to bring

back to the UK during October.

The start of 2012 has proved to

be a busy time for the Squadron,

planning and running Exercise

Double Diamond, 2 weeks of

high intensity air defence, air

interdiction and multi-role training.

All 5 Typhoon Squadrons were

involved, as well as Tornados,

Hawks, AWACS and Falcons from

XI SquADRON �011 HIGHLIGHTS AND �01� PLANS

Cobham Aviation. Ex Double

Diamond brought invaluable

training, enabling the Squadron

to practise a variety of disciplines,

and allowing the Typhoon Force

as a whole to operate as 8-ship

formations supporting Tornado

ground attack missions.

Next in store for XI will be

Exercise Magic Carpet which

will be taking place throughout

the month of February in Oman.

Magic Carpet will again provide

an excellent opportunity for the

Squadron to continue to build

on its multi-role skill set and

work up the Squadron’s newer

pilots. (Once again winter tan

optional).

After Magic Carpet the

Squadron will see another turnover

of manning, as several of our

more experienced pilots move on

to new challenges, making way

for a fresh influx from the OCU. In

the near term, the Squadron will

be bidding farewell to Flt Lt Guy

Lockwood who will be hopping

over the pond on exchange with

the United States Air Force, don’t

forget your skis Guy, they manicure

their pistes over there!

2012 looks set to continue

at a fast pace for the Typhoon

Force and XI Squadron in

particular, with the challenges of

providing Quick Reaction Alert

over London throughout the

Olympics, continuing to defend

the Falkland Islands over the

30th anniversary of the Falklands

War, and training up a new

generation of front-line Typhoon

pilots. It will be a busy year for us

all – bring it on!

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We bid farewell to the pilots of O P C O N ( M R ) 6 . The graduates

were Flt Lt Ed Saunders (6 Sqn) and Flt Liam Pucill (3 Sqn). They were the first 29(R) pilots to complete the mulit-role course syllabus, which included live A/G drops. The OPCON7 course also completed training. The graduates were Flt Lt Adam Crickmore (11 Sqn) and Flt Lt Gaz Bewick (6 Sqn).

In addition to new wingmen,

we also ramped up the QPIC to

ensure there would be enough

staff QPIs to meet the increase

in student numbers. Course

completers were Sqn Ldr Rich

Tuer (OC B flight), Flt Lt Jamie

Norris and Flt Lt Graham Cooke.

The squadron weapons

shop, lead by Flt Lt Andy Hawkes

and Flt Lt Andrew Tidmarsh,

have begun training a new

crop of QWI candidates. The

course consists of four pilots

and two fighter controllers.

After completion of the in-

depth ground school phase

the course will begin flight ops

in February.

The engineers began taking

delivery of Block 8 aircraft in

early November and have to

date accepted a total of five

aircraft. Several members of

the engineering team were

recently awarded AOC 1 Gp

Commendations, in the New

Years honours list, in recognition

of their outstanding efforts. The

recipients are FS Chris York, Chf

Tech Stevie Dryburgh, Chf Tech

Lee Lowrey, Chf Tech Al Norton,

Chf Tech Sid Siddiqi, Sgt Liam

Whelan and Cpl Dave Griffiths.

On December 9, the

squadron hosted the unveiling

ceremony of a refurbished

English Electric Lightning

painted in 29(R) Squadron

colours. FS Chris York, FS

Carlos Proctor and Chf Tech Al

Norton of the 29(R) Squadron

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

WERE BuSy MONTHS FOR

THE WARRIORS OF �9(R)

SquADRON. WE CONTINuED

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED

OPCON SyLLABuS, AND

BEGAN TRAINING THREE NEW

OPCON AND TWO PANDORA’S

BuzzARD COuRSES.

engineering team, dedicated

much of their own spare time

to the restoration effort. The

aircraft is being loaned to 29

Sqn by its owner, Mr Neil Airey

of Lakes Lightnings, and was

put on its plinth outside the sqn

on 22 January.

On December 21, a change

of command ceremony was

conducted at the RAF Coningsby

Officers’ Mess. Wg Cdr G A

Pemberton took over the reigns as

OC 29 and the Sqn said farewell

to Wg Cdr Al Seymour. We wish

him the best for his upcoming

OOA and for his future career.

The social calendar was

also busy during the holiday

season, with several morale

enhancing squadron events;

the Christmas Draw, Christmas

party and the pilots lunch.

No doubt January will be another

busy month for 29(R) as we

continue to deliver the task.

Lt Heath Hoppes, uSN

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The year began, as many others have, with an assortment of radar, weapons and defensive

equipment trials as a prelude to Trial HIGHRIDER. However, the focus soon changed with the Typhoon’s deployment to Italy and Op ELLAMY. In the first weeks, the Sqn worked around the clock to deliver key software updates to improve survivability, before testing began on improvements to weapons, communications and targeting systems. Over the course of the Operation, 17 (R) Sqn delivered in excess of 9 formal Trial Reports as well as other essential tactical advice to the Front Line.

Concurrently, a small team

made it out to the USA on

Trial HIGRIDER to ensure that

long term development of the

Typhoon continued and best

use of this unique resource was

made. Testing with the US 422nd

TES yet again provided valuable

feedback on Typhoon capability

in coalition operations.

After ELLAMY, the Sqn had to

pick up those trials postponed

earlier in the year.

It was business as usual back in

the UK, with further development

of Typhoon software. Ground and

flight testing of the latest radar

standard, T2P, has delivered new

software to the Tranche 2 fleet,

improving Typhoon capability,

and directly supporting

northern QRA.

Throughout 2011, the Helmet

Equipment Assembly (HEA)

went through thorough testing

on the aircraft by the pilots and

staff of 17, in particular Frankie

“Awesome!” Buchler who was

particularly taken with the

capability introduced. This work

culminated in the Front Line

squadrons starting their work with

the new helmet towards the end of

the year, introducing a significant

step forward in capability.

17 has also been closely

involved in advancing and

developing the weapons and

aircraft systems for the Typhoon of

the future. This has included work

on the METEOR missile system,

trials involving Passive Infra-Red

Airborne Tracking Equipment

and future radar and defensive

aids systems. Most of this work

has been completed while

working closely with industry, a

relationship that is vital for us to

get what we want in the future.

Certainly, the Squadron has spent

many days at Warton, either flying

the most recent software loads in

the BAE Systems’ test aircraft or in

the simulator. This work has been

hugely beneficial.

Spinning up For �01�With the Typhoon having

accomplished much in 2011,

many more questions are being

asked of the fleet for 2012.

Moving through January the

agenda is already packed full

of new challenges for the team

to tackle.

HIGHRIDER in the spring will

take 17 and its aircraft out to the

US. An abundance of resources,

airspace and assistance from

the USAF makes HIGHRIDER

an invaluable detachment for

the Squadron. Several trials

including essential work with

the Defensive Aids Sub-System,

will be carried out during the

detachment, as well as full testing

of a new software standard in

an operational environment

that can only be emulated in

the USA.

It is of course, the year of

the London Olympics and the

TES will have a heavy Olympic

involvement. In direct support of

the Olympic team the Sqn XO is

already in full trials swing, testing

the latest in sprinting spikes and

aerodynamic lycras. Fleet wide

reports (with photos if allowed

by the regulator) will follow in the

coming months.

2012 has already seen

changes in the squadron, with

a few of the team moving on;

Sqn Ldr Weekes, Flt Lt Ball, Flt

Lt Saunders, Flt Lt Steel, Flt Lt

Waskett-Booth and Fg Off Walker.

All were invaluable members

and each have the best wishes

for the future from everyone

at 17.

There have also been new

additions to the team. 17 Sqn

would like to welcome Sqn

Ldr Kilvington, Flt Lt Forbes, Lt

Humphries, Flt Lt Bartlett and

Flt Lt Rennie. Good luck going

into 2012.

Finally congratulations to

Sqn Ldr Will Saunders and Flt

Lt Nic Saunders on their new

arrival, Amelia Kathryn Elizabeth

Saunders, who is already being

tested on Typhoon system

knowledge.

Capability upgrades,

ventures overseas and a fresh

and budding new team will set

17 (R) Squadron up for another

eventful and successful year.

Excellere contendeStrive to excel.

17(R) SqN

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This captured the

imagination of SAC

Lucy Stewart who took

the opportunity to sell

cupcakes to colleagues within

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Baking for Children in Need

the Regional Medical Centre.

Her efforts raised £25 towards this

year’s grand total of £26.3m which

will go towards helping the lives of

children all across the UK.

Surely one section could really stand out as the overwhelming participant of such a

challenge – Yes! You are correct – it’s the armourers!!!

For a second consecutive year

twenty-one Weapon Technicians

from the Armament Engineering

Flight, lead by Senior Aircraftman

(Technician) Danny Halliday,

grew moustaches throughout

the month of November as part

of the Movember challenge.

The Movember Foundation

is a Men’s Health Charity that

supports, amongst other areas,

research and education in

the field of prostate cancer.

Since 2004 the Foundation has

organised an annual month-long

event involving the growing of

moustaches to raise awareness

and funds for men’s health issues.

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SAC Halliday said: “After a

good response in 2010 we strived

to raise even more this year.” He

added: “The team are pleased to

have raised £893 so far, with a few

more donations still to come.”

At the end of the 30 day ‘grow-

a-thon’ the overall best ‘tash went

to SAC (T) Nick Guest for width

and bushiness; there was no prize

other than the respect for having

the most furry top lip!

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SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS LUNCHOVER TWO HuNDRED LOCAL SENIOR CITIzENS ATTENDED THE ANNuAL CHRISTMAS LuNCH AT RAF CONINGSBy ON WEDNESDAy �0 NOVEMBER �011.

Acting StationCommander, Wing

Commander Paul

Godfrey, Station

Executives and Media and

Communication Officer, Mrs

Caroline Hogg were on hand

to welcome the guests to the

Sergeants’ Mess.

Wg Cdr Godfrey thanked

the guests for their continued

support to the Station; he then

joined in with the festivities along

with his colleagues, serving

food, singing Carols, handing

out raffle and bingo prizes that

had been donated by Station

personnel.

ISS served up a lovely Christmas

lunch menu comprising Starter:

tomato soup with herb croutons

or pate with red onion and

sultana chutney. Main course:

roast turkey; honey and mustard

roast gammon or vegetarian nut

roast. Desert: Christmas Pudding

or hot chocolate fudge cake;

followed by warm mince pie, tea

and coffee.

On behalf of all the guests,

A HIGH VISIBILITy ‘ELVIS’ SuIT WAS THE

CHOICE OF OuTFIT FOR THE WINNER OF

THE TuRkEy TROT FuN RuN; CORPORAL

CHRIS SuTTON, WHO WORkS IN THE

AIRCRAFT WEAPONS ENGINEERING

SECTION AT RAF CONINGSBy.

He completed the 4k run around the village of Coningsby well ahead of fellow

competitors, for which he won the prize of a bottle of wine and a chocolate orange.

Best dressed lady and best

dressed gentleman each won

a box of chocolates and a box

of biscuits: Sergeant Amanda

Flint entered the race as a ‘Tinsel

Christmas Tree’ but the ‘Joker’

did not reveal his identity; he just

disappeared back to work after

collecting his prizes!

Station Commander, Group

Captain ‘Sammy’ Sampson

sounded an air horn to start

the fun run on Wednesday 14

December 2011, amongst the

hardy competitors who turned

out on the day, were a ‘Caveman’

and ‘Ozzy Osbourne’.

The Physical Education Flight

team, who organised the fun run,

invited Station personnel to burn

off a few extra calories before the

Christmas holidays. And raise

money for local charity - Coningsby

Allsports – at the same time!

Coningsby Allsports is a local

charity which aims to keep

youngsters aged from 8 – 21

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equipment.

TuRk

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District Councillor for Tattershall, Mr

Stan Avison, thanked the Station

Commander for inviting the

group to the Station once again;

ISS for the lovely food; Civilian and

RAF personnel for serving the food

and refreshments; Mrs Val Bye for

organising the event and Mr Doug

Eke who provided background

music on the piano.

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Larkfleet customers can also benefit from The Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme, an independent initiative to help members of the armed forces buy a home to suit their individual needs.

Eligible homebuyers could be lent between 15 and 50 per cent of the value of a Larkfleet

Homes property. For more information on The Armed Forces Home Ownership Scheme visit www.afhos.co.uk.

On top of all this, the MoD’s Long Service Advance of Pay (LSAP) scheme can also assist you to buy your own property. Eligible personnel can receive an interest-free loan of up to £8,500 which can be put towards a property deposit.

Sometimes practical help is as important as financial assistance and Larkfleet Homes is very experienced in assisting customers moving from overseas. The company’s staff can help sort out paperwork and put you in touch with suppliers of everything from removals services to pet care.

Karl Hick, Larkfleet Homes’ managing director, commented: “Larkfleet understands the housing needs of members of the armed forces and offers the Ezy-forces scheme to help make the move into a new home as simple as possible.” Larkfleet currently has several developments in the East Midlands and East Anglia within easy travelling distance of RAF Coningsby.

There are new Larkfleet homes for sale in the village of Eye near Peterborough, in Oakham in Rutland, and in Bourne, Donington and Deeping St James in Lincolnshire.

You can contact a sales adviser on 01778 391555 for more information on Larkfleet’s Ezy-forces package or visit the website at

www.larkfleethomes.co.uk for information on the full range of Ezy options and all current Larkfleet developments.

All Lakfleet’s Ezy options are subject to terms and conditions.

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16 onetoone 17ADVERTISEMENTS ISSUE 1 2012 PADRE’S PIECE ISSUE 1 2012

Just a few days ago, my wife and I were having dinner with a friend. Over dinner our conversation

reflected on the past twenty five years or so of life and all the ups and downs that we had experienced. For my part, I have known bereavement, redundancy, homelessness,limited finance, limited work

opportunities, working overseas,

career change, and if I put my

mind to it I’m sure the list would

go on.

My friend shared her

experiences, and during

the course of her telling her

story a certain word kept

recurring. For my friend, her

perspective and experiences

were summed up by the word

“adventure”. Whether my friend

was successful in life or things

went against her, my friend saw

her story as an adventure. One

adventure after another.

Now thinking about her

story, is that not what our lives

should be, an adventure. There

SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE PADRE HAS A MAGIC WAND AND CAN WAVE IT AND EVERyTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT. OTHER PEOPLE THINk THAT THE PADRE OR CHAPLAIN OR VICAR IS IN SOME WAy IMMuNE FROM REAL LIFE AND THE REAL ISSuES THAT EFFECT EVERyDAy PEOPLE.

PADRE’S PIECE

are many people who have

sacrificed the best because of

the good. Many people remain

status quo thinkers and have lost

their sense of adventure. Life is a

mystery but we must never give

up on it, we must wrestle with it

and grapple with it even if we

cannot make sense of it. The

last few years have been very

difficult for many people and

2012 is going to be much more

of the same.

I suggest that what we need

is a slight change of perspective.

Whatever the New Year may

bring, whatever the successes,

whatever the troubles or

difficulties, let us try to see them

as opportunities to learn from

and adventures to be had.

In the bible there is a verse

that reminds me that whatever

we go through God will never

leave us or forsake us. If you

would like to know more speak

to any chaplain.

In closing, if you are in the

Falklands look me up and remind

me, it’s an adventure!

Service and Civilian personnel along with

members of the Church

of the Holy Spirit

congregation, sang Christmas

Carols during a Service held

outside the Station Headquarters,

RAF Coningsby on Thursday 15

December 2011.

The Station Padre, Reverend

(Wing Commander) Mike

Elliott led the service which was

interspersed with seasonal good

cheer, including a rendition of

the Twelve Days of Christmas by

twelve willing participants who

acted out their parts with gusto, to

the accompaniment of three wise

men playing guitars and a piano.

Hot chocolate, mulled wine

and mince pies were enjoyed by

everyone.

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18 onetoone 19ADVERTISEMENTS ISSUE 1 2012SAFETy ISSUE 1 2012

It is a fact that we are in the business of putting aircraft in the sky; after all, we are the Royal Air Force.

It is also a fact that ‘Human Factors’ and errors affect us all in our everyday life; it’s not just something that happens to Aircrew, or to the Engineers who service the aircraft or even solely in work. Everyone, and I mean everyone, makes mistakes, bad judgement calls, speed on the way into work, breaks the rules, take shortcuts, take unnecessary risks and were then surprised

when a horrible consequence impacts our lives. Accidents, or perhaps more appropriately labelled as incidents, happen.

Mr Charles Haddon-Cave QC

was charged with investigating

the events which led to the sad

loss of Nimrod XV230 in 2006.

The investigation report is a long

but very thorough look into the

‘chain of events’ surrounding the

aircraft, and more importantly,

the tragic loss of so many lives.

The Military Aviation Authority

(MAA) was established in

response to one of the many

recommendations from the

report. There are more than 100

further recommendations in the

report; clearly something had to

be done.

‘Human Factors’ (HF) is

not just about the individual,

but also the system we work

in. The Foundation Workshop

currently being run here at

RAF Coningsby investigates

the relationships between

the rules and procedures,

the equipment and their

configuration, the environment

and us, human beings. It

looks at leadership, teamwork

and communication. Through

some student interaction, we

look at the ‘Error Zone’, the

organisational, physical and

mental factors that affect us all

on a daily basis. It then asks the

question what happens when

something gives and what can

we do about it to prevent it from

happening again?

Think of an Iceberg, imagine

one serious fatal accident at the

top above the water. How many

near misses are just under the

water level? How many more

reportable incidents are under

that and, even further down in

the depths of the dark murky

water, the hundreds of unsafe

acts, the “phew, I got away with

that one”? The Aeronautical

Error Management System

is there to encourage an

open and just culture to stop

those unsafe acts and to

promote reporting of incidents.

Reporting incidents means

they can be investigated and

everyone can learn the lessons

before something more serious

happens. The workshop also

investigates error and blame,

and then moves onto error

management to highlight the

importance that we MUST get

this right NOW.

So, how does this affect me? I

sit behind a desk? Or I cook the

food in the Mess? Why should

I be bothered? Because this

does, unequivocally, without a

shadow of a doubt, affect every

single person in the RAF.

The case studies are

fascinating; what do you think

really happened on the Costa

Concordia? Who is going to get

the blame?

FDS are running HF Foundation

and AEMS courses everyday

up until 31 Mar 12. All Service

personnel are mandated to

attend. If you are not in date

with HF (the competency is lifed

for 2 years), give TDF a call (ext

7861) and get your name down,

it won’t be a waste of time.

FS kev Frisby, FS Trg Development and HF Instructor

HUMAN FACtors AND AEroNAUtICAL Error MANAGEMENt sYstEMs trAINING

WHAT DO THE TERMS HuMAN

FACTORS FOuNDATION AND

AERONAuTICAL ERROR

MANAGEMENT SySTEMS TRAINING

REALLy MEAN? AND PERHAPS MORE

IMPORTANTLy, WHy ARE WE DOING IT AND HOW DOES

IT AFFECT ME?

This event runs in parallel with National Road Safety week and the theme this year was ‘2

Young 2 Die.’ The AA alongside

F & S Windscreens were invited

onto the Station to offer free

winter vehicle checks and make

minor repairs to windscreens of

personnel.

MTT&S staff arranged and

delivered the following activities

on Station: issue of hi-visibility

jackets to cyclists; advice about

safe driving in winter conditions,

showing of DVD entitled

‘2Young2Die’ for all Service and

Civilian personnel.

The Mums and Toddlers group

invited MTT&S staff to their meeting

in the Clinton Park Community

Centre, where they tried out Brake

Reaction Testing Equipment and

beer goggles - which distort vision,

simulating the effects of alcohol.

PC Pete Smith, the Defence

Community Police Officer visited

RAF Coningsby Nursery to chat to

children about road safety, he took

props to help the children visualise

situations and take part in practical

tasks as part of the ‘Street Feet’

lesson aimed at 3-5 year olds.

Organiser of the road safety

week at RAF Coningsby, Sergeant

Carl Hickman said: “This year,

in order to relay our road safety

message to as many people as

possible in the RAF Community, we

decided to take a ‘road show’ to

many locations on and off Station.”

On a more serious note, Sgt

Hickman said: “As a stark reminder

of what could happen if people do

not heed road safety advice, we

placed a mock-up of a crashed car

with a mangled cycle underneath

it, near the Station exit.”

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Peter is married to Julie and they have a daughter Ann-Marie, a teacher, who now

lives in Turkey and a son Craig who is a SAC Logistic Chef at RAF Kinloss in Scotland. Mr

Hainsworth officially handed his

cane (the symbol of a Station

Warrant Officer) over to his

successor WO Kenny Watson on

Monday 14 November 2011.

In time honoured tradition,

fellow Warrant Officers gathered

to escort Mr Hainsworth from

the Station for the last time on

Thursday 17 November 2011;

they fixed the gift of a garden

bench which they bought for

him, to a trailer and pulled/

pushed him around Station

Headquarters building to give

his colleagues a chance to bid

him farewell and wish him good

luck for his retirement after 37

years in the RAF.

Peter said: “Throughout my

SWO HANDOVERvaried career I have thoroughly

enjoyed myself facing the many

challenging roles presented to

me and to end as the Station

Warrant Officer makes me

extremely proud.”

WO Kenny Watson takes

up the post of Station Warrant

Officer on this his fourth tour at

RAF Coningsby; he was previously

at the base in 1987, 1996 and

2005. He began his RAF career

at RAF Swinderby in 1977; and

subsequently served on many

RAF bases in the UK and overseas

in Bosnia, Afghanistan and the

Falkland Islands.

Kenny was born in 1960 in

the town of Dundee, Scotland

and attended Dens Road Junior

School; his family reside in Forfar.

He is married to Angie, a nurse

and has two grown up children,

Kirsty and Adam and a son-in-

law, Richard; 3 cats, 3 guinea

pigs and works as a volunteer

at a Greyhound Rescue Centre.

In his free time, Kenny tries to

get out as much as possible

with the Station Running team,

particularly at cross country and

is a regular in the Gym, both as

an attendee and in his capacity

as a Physical Training Leader.

In taking up his new post, Mr

Watson said: “It’s great to be

back at RAF Coningsby for my

final tour.” He added: “Having

spent my entire career so far

working in logistics, I’m looking

forward to the challenges that

being the Station Warrant Officer

will bring.”

PEOPLE AND ACHIEVEMENTS ISSUE 1 2012

SWO PETER HAINSWORTH HAS BEEN THE

STATION WARRANT OFFICER AT RAF

CONINGSBy SINCE JuNE �009. HE

JOINED THE RAF IN AuGuST 197� AND

HAS COMPLETED TOuRS OF DuTy ON

VARIOuS uk RAF STATIONS, MOD

ABBEy WOOD IN BRISTOL AND AT

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NEAR BLACkPOOL. THROuGHOuT My VARIED CAREER I HAVE THOROuGHLy ENJOyED

MySELF FACING THE MANy CHALLENGING ROLES PRESENTED TO ME AND TO END AS

THE STATION WARRANT OFFICER MAkES ME EXTREMELy PROuD.

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SGT FEENEY (959) 29 SQN LS&GCM

CPL MACARTHUR S (335) SEF LS&GCM

CPL WRIGHT E (699) 3 SQN LS&GCM

FLT LT WALTON (619) 29 SQN AOC 1 GP COMMENDATION

CPL O’NEILL M (895) 17/41 SQN AOC 1 GP COMMENDATION

CPL ECCLESTON P (757) 41 SQN AOC 2 GP COMMENDATION

FLT LT CARTER A (782) 11 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

FLT LT HEAP R 3 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

CT ROEBUCK S (283) 11 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

CT SALT J (172) 11 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

SGT NELSON P (289) 3 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

SAC MCCARTHY L (858) 29 SQN OP ELLAMY COMMENDATION

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SGT THORPE(869) GEF OSM AFGHANISTAN with CLASP

CPL JEEVES S (772) ATC OSM AFGHANISTAN with CLASP

CPL LANG D (690) GEF OSM AFGHANISTAN with CLASP

CPL PHILLIPS R (394) MTMS OSM AFGHANISTAN with CLASP

On 13 Dec 11 Air Chief Marshal

Sir Simon Bryant,

C o m m a nd e r - i n

Chief Air Command visited RAF

Coningsby.

As well as using the visit to

gain an understanding of the

HONOURS AND AWARDS LIST OF RECIPIENTS

issues faced by the Typhoon

Force, he took the opportunity

to honour some of the personnel

who have served the Station, RAF

and the United Kingdom over the

last 20+ years. In his speech, he

expressed his gratitude not only

to the individuals who have

worked so hard to deserve

recognition but also to their

friends and families who have

faced sacrifices and hardship

in order to afford their loved

ones the support to serve the

RAF with exceptional loyalty

and ability.

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HIVE is an information network available to all members of

the Service Community - serving personnel both married and

single, together with their families and dependants, as well as

locally employed civilians and contactors.

The HIVE Information Officers offer an

extensive range of information on:

• Relocation

• Deployment

• Local unit and civilian facilities

• Places of interest

• Transport and travel

• Schools and further education

• Housing

• Healthcare facilities

• Employment and training opportunities

As well as a confidential referral service to a wide range

of military and civilian welfare and support agencies.

Community Clinics

CAB Clinic: Thursdays

(By Appointment) Clinton Park

Community Centre

CSA Clinic: Monthly

(Appointments via SSAFA) TDF

Solicitors Clinic:

Wednesdays 1200-1300

Station HIVE

Mortgage Clinic:

Wednesdays 0930-1130

Station HIVE

Community Support Clinic:

Fridays 0930-1130

Clinton Park Community Centre

(HIVE, SCSO, Chaplaincy, SSAFA,

ISS, CDO, PMS, Defence Housing)

Notices:

Applying for service families accommodation should now be

done electronically if possible at: http://defenceintranet.

diiweb.r.mil.uk/DefenceIntranet/Admin/ApplyforSFA/

There will be a variety of half term and Easter holiday

children’s activities organised by the Station Youth workers.

Contact the HIVE for more information.

The Lounge (above Heroes Bar) is open Mon – Fri 1130-1330 for

specialist teas / coffees / drinks. Bring your own lunch and

relax in the comfortable surroundings, watch the wide screen

TV or challenge your friends on the networked PS3’s.

DEPLOYING?

Serving Personnel

Pre-Deployment Brief

1ST AND 2ND MONDAY

OF THE MONTH

Station Church 1400 HRS

SSAFA FH Personal & Family Support

Workers. Tel: 01526 347846

Out of hours:

0207 463 9358

Community Centre DiaryClinton Park, Tattershall

Monday: Parent & Toddlers 0930-1130

Tuesday: Keep Fit 1930-2030

Wednesday: Youth Club 8-12 yrs 1730-1900

12-15 yrs 1930-2100

Thursday: Weight Watchers 1000-1100

Rainbows 1800-1900

Boxercise 1930-2030

Craft Club 1900-2200

Friday: Community Support Clinic 0930-1130

For details contact the HIVE

Find UsStation HIVE(Above Heroes Bar)

RAF Coningsby

Mon – Fri 0830-1430

Coningsby HIVEClinton Park Community

Centre, Tattershall

Mon – Fri 0900-1200

Contact: Coningsby HIVE 01526 347868 / 347279

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IF yOu’RE A ‘GLASS HALF EMPTy’

PERSON yOu MAy LOOk AROuND

CONINGSBy AND TATTERSHALL

AND THINk THAT NOTHING MuCH

HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST yEAR.

HOWEVER, HERE IN COMMuNITy DEVELOPMENT, WE TAkE ON A

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LOTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS

THAT WILL IMPACT ON MANy LIVES

OF SERVING PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Community Development in 2011team building opportunities to

BTEC students.

The Clinton Park Community

Centre benefitted from a lick of

paint in the foyer and meeting

room. Then later in the year,

Jacqui Roberts was appointed as

the new coffee shop manageress

and has completely over hauled

the facility re branding it as the

Cupcake Café. Residents can

now access the Cupcake Café on

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

and Friday mornings and sample

some of the beautiful cakes and

breakfast choices on offer.

The Community Centre has

also had a change around to

increase the availability of space

for existing and new groups. We

now have a variety of groups

running in the building for the

young and more mature residents,

Information for which can be

collected from the HIVE at the

Community Centre or on Station.

On Station a Youth Engagement

Team has been developed, the

team deliver team building and

motivational work in the schools

and support visits for young

people on to station.

Links with the local community

have developed further and

have enabled us to have free

days out at Tattershall Castle,

reduced rates at Tattershall

Farm Park, free Family Learning

activities and a visit from the

National Bookstart Bear.

So, what does 2012 hold

in store? Plans are in motion

for holiday activities, the

Youth Engagement Team are

finalising a presentation about

RAF Coningsby that can be

delivered in all the schools, the

Clinton Park Community Centre

will continue to be renovated

as money is raised and we will

continue to look at developing

new groups in the building that

will benefit families during their

tours at RAF Coningsby.

The main effort of the

Community Development Officer at

the start of 2012 will be to complete

the Community Profile and Needs

Analysis for RAF Coningsby. The

Needs Analysis questionnaire will

be available for personnel and

their families to complete and the

responses will inform the work of

Community Development over

the next two years. This document

will be available to complete

around April time so please grab

one, fill it in and return it. Help us

to help you.

For further information please

do not hesitate in contacting the

Community Development Officer

on 07799273033

2011 started with the completion of the Multi Use Games Area, a joint venture

between the RAF Benevolent Fund and Coningsby Town Council to enable a variety of games to take place on the Allan Barker Recreation ground situated between Coningsby and Tattershall.

We also saw the re-installation

of the Thorpe Park play area and

the re-vamping of the Main Site

area through the Airplay project,

a much needed boost to play

facilities for children and young

people living in the area.

Our Airplay Youth Team

was completed in 2011 with the

appointment of our sessional

worker and the team are now

managing and delivering a

whole host of youth activities

for young people aged 8+. The

team have started new youth

clubs held at the Clinton Park

Community Centre; they are

working in local primary and

secondary schools; they set up

a Deployed Dependants Group,

delivered holiday activities

and they supported the Youth

Engagement Team in delivering

JOB VACANCY STATION YOUTH WORKER

RAF CONINGSByThere is a vacancy for a Station Youth Worker at

RAF Coningsby. The post is funded through the Airplay project.

Working 18 hours per week, the role of the Station Youth

Worker is to support the management and delivery of youth

provision for RAF Coningsby; the majority of the work is

centred in generic youth work sessions. The Station Youth

Worker will be responsible for the development of accredited

learning opportunities for young people, supporting

volunteers, ensuring sessions are run within protocol and

adhere to appropriate health and safety regulations and

face to face delivery of a variety of sessions. This post will

enable candidates to work with dependants and civilians

with an office base at the Clinton Park Community Centre.

The management of the Station Youth Worker is provided

by the Community Development Officer and 4Children.

Applicants must have experience of working with

young people.

For more information please contact the Community

Development Officer on 01526 347865

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After a fantastic year of sporting competition, the 2011 CO’s Cup was won by BSW for

the second year running; all 12 events were extremely well attended which was particularly impressive given the Ops, Dets and workloads of our personnel faced. A short summary for each of the events follows:

uNIHOCThursday �7 Jan. This was the first event in this year’s

competition, with all but one

team attending, the winners were

17 Sqn with 41(R) Sqn following

closely in second place.

VOLLEyBALLTuesday 1� Feb.The second event also saw

the majority of teams entering

with BBMF taking first place,

CO’S CuP �011

C4I second and 41 Sqn third,

positioning them on the top of

the leader board for both events.

BASkETBALLThursday 17 Mar. When it came to basketball,

they were relieved to have

the assistance of Cpl Godwin,

an experienced umpire who

refereed all the games. 17(R)

Sqn were again victorious, with

29(R) Sqn nibbling at their heels

only 2 points behind. 41(R) Sqn

were still sitting at the top of the

leader board, however, the lead

they had from second place was

closing fast.

SuPERSTARSWednesday �0 Apr. This event coincided with Op

Ellamy and therefore a large

proportion of the teams did

struggle to field full teams. GEF

took the opportunity to show

their strength and stamina by

taking first place, followed by SEF

and yes, you guessed it, 41(R)

Sqn. SEF played their joker and

therefore jumped 17(R) Sqn in to

overall second place with 41(R)

Sqn remaining on top.

ORIENTEERING WITH A WET CHALLENGETuesday �� May. This event is commonly known

as wet and wild for a very good

reason!! Again, only half the

teams were able to attend but

those that did made the most

of it and enjoyed (!) themselves.

With half the team canoeing

for stamps and the other half

running around Tattershall

lake doing the same, it was a

sight to behold! 41(R) Sqn kept

their winning theme taking first,

MSC/TSC were second and

TTF third. The overall winners

were still 41(R) Sqn, SEF second

with BSW starting to make their

appearance in the top 3.

RACkET SPORTS Monday 1� Jun. Racket Sports saw 14 out of 18

teams entering with BAE playing

their joker and being victorious,

BSW were second (even without

their RAF tennis players in

attendance!) and 29(R) Sqn

third. 41(R) Sqn had finally lost

their winning streak, they were

however, still in the lead with 198

points. BSW moved from third to

second place and were well set

in their pursuit of first place.

GO-kARTING Thursday 1� Jul. For those that attended, you will

undoubtedly agree that this was

a great success. The day ran

smoothly with minimal bumps and

crashes resulting in a very close

leader board. 29(R) Sqn took the

winners podium only 1 lap ahead

of 3(F) Sqn with BBMF taking third.

41(R) Sqn were still overall top!

�-A-SIDE FOOTBALLMonday 1� Sep. Another fantastic event achieving

100% team attendance. In gale

force winds, some really excellent

football was played by all the

teams. Some heated games

towards the end were expected,

leading to an exciting couple of

Semi’s and Final games. Ultimately,

LS took the title with BBMF and

DSS following. After 9 months of

competition, SEF threw 41(R) Sqn

off the top of the leader board by

a mere 8 points and BSW were now

only 4 points away in third.

FuN RuNFriday �0 Sep. One of the only events that

saw all teams fully fielded. A

4-mile run along local roads

and riverside saw the runners in

MSC/TSC taking first place, 17(R)

Sqn were second and FSS third.

SEF remained on top, but only 8

points ahead of BSW.

ROWING CHALLENGE Wednesday �1 Oct. This was a fantastic effort from

those that attended. A special

mention should be given to the

STATION COMMANDERS CuP �011 FINAL STANDINGS

POSITION TEAM CO’s CuP POINTS SCORED JOkER PLAyED1 BSW 377* YES

2 MSC/TSC 341* YES

3 SEF 333 YES

4 C4I 320* YES

5 BBMF 313 YES

6 BAE SYSTEMS 313 YES

7 41 SQN 299* YES

8 17 SQN 293 YES

9 LS 275* YES

10 29 SQN 244* YES

11 FSS 242* YES

12 DSS 226* YES

13 GEF 188* YES

14 3 SQN 162* YES

15 TTF 150 YES

16 OPS 143* YES

17 MT 84 YES

18 11 SQN 32 YES

3 representatives from LS that

managed the event alone, their

limbs must have been feeling it

later! MSC/TSC were again first,

BSW second and BBMF third.

MSC/TSC dislodged SEF off the

top of the leader board, BBMF

were second and BSW third. All

points were very close at this

point so it was anyone’s Cup!

SPORTS quIzWednesday 16 Nov. A fantastic attendance from all

but a couple of teams with the

added attractive of drinks in the

Heros Bar! It was commented

that it was “the best Quiz in

years”, though it was Cpl Dave

Hankinson that said that and he

created the quiz so you’ll have to

make your own minds up on that

one (!?). C4I, SEF and BSW were

placed in that order… some

might say phones were used to

Google – PEd Flt say integrity!

MSC/TSC was firmly making a

play for overall first remaining

top of the leader board.

10 PIN BOWLINGWednesday 7 Dec.

16 out of 18 teams attended which

made for a very successful event

to finish the CO’s Cup year off on

a high. BSW won followed by BAE

and 3(F) Sqn. Leaving it late and

coming up on the proverbial rails,

the overall winners were BSW! Who

said it was the scribbly Wing?

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yEAR AFTER yEAR MOST PEOPLE

MAkE NEW yEAR RESOLuTIONS TO

EXERCISE REGuLARLy, EAT WELL, GIVE uP

SMOkING, DRINk LESS AND GENERALLy AIM

TO LEAD HEALTHIER LIFE STyLES.

The rationale is laudable, because following such basic rules can cut heart disease risk by 80

percent, diabetes risk by 90 percent and cancer risk by 50 percent, according to the Harvard Nurses’ Health Study. But by the end of January (if not before), most of us fail to keep our promises to ourselves. The reason for this is because we normally try to be too radical and change everything rather than just a little tweak in the right direction.

For instance, healthy eating

does not mean depriving

yourself of the foods you love or

staying unrealistically thin, but

rather about developing a well-

balanced, satisfying relationship

with food. A little of what you like

isn’t going to hurt; its when you

have too much. A healthy diet

which includes a balance of food

groups, vitamins and minerals, is

essential for a long and active life.

Heavy alcohol intake is not good

for health in many ways. Alcohol

can affect the liver both from its

toxic effect and, if it’s stored as

fat resulting from excess calories,

it can cause the liver to enlarge

and increase abdominal girth.

Reducing your alcohol intake

will help you to lose weight and

increase your health, but no one

is saying don’t drink but just try to

cut back a little. In January, the

gym has become swamped with

people wanting to train everyday/

twice a day, 7 days a week. This

is difficult for anyone to stick to

and generally once people fail

to train on one day they lose

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Health, Wellbeing & ‘Fun Day’the incentive or conversely end

up hurting themselves because

they have done too much. It is

recommended that we should

train a minimum of 3 x a week for

50 minutes; those wishing to lose

weight and increase their fitness

may benefit from taking this to 5

x a week, however, rest days are

essential and required for your

body to heal and maintain itself.

Other top tips for making 2012

a healthy year for yourself is to

consider how much sleep you

are getting. Sleep is essential for

energy, health, productivity, and

emotional balance. And most

people don’t get nearly enough.

Many of us want to sleep as

little as possible or unfortunately

feel like we have to. But just

as exercise and nutrition are

essential for optimal health and

happiness, so is sleep. The quality

of your sleep directly affects

the quality of your waking life,

including your mental sharpness,

productivity, emotional balance,

creativity, physical vitality, and

even your weight. No other

activity delivers so many benefits

with so little effort! According to

the National Institutes of Health,

the average adult sleeps less

than 7 hours per night. In today’s

fast-paced society, 6 or 7 hours

of sleep may sound pretty good.

In reality, it’s a recipe for chronic

sleep deprivation. While sleep

requirements vary slightly from

person to person, most healthy

adults need between 7.5 to

9 hours of sleep per night to

function at their best. Laughter is

also a powerful antidote to stress,

pain, and conflict. Nothing works

faster or more dependably to

bring your mind and body back

into balance than a good laugh.

Humour lightens your burdens,

inspires hope, connects you to

others, and keeps you grounded,

focused, and alert. So make

sure that you do balance your

work with your social life and

ensure that time is made to

enjoy yourself. You will reap the

benefits as will your health.

HOW LONG DOES yOuR BODy TAkE TO PROCESS ALCOHOL IN THE BODy?

On average, it takes about one hour for your body to break down one

unit of alcohol. How quickly alcohol is processed in your body and the amount that stays in your blood is affected by different factors including the following:• Size/weight. People who are

smaller and weigh less will feel the

effects of alcohol more quickly

because overall they have less

tissue to absorb alcohol.

• Whether you’ve eaten. Food slows

down the rate of absorption which

is why alcohol affects you more

quickly on an empty stomach.

• Type of drink. Alcohol mixed

with water or fruit juice is

absorbed more slowly, while fizzy

drinks or mixers speed up the

absorption process.

• Age. Younger people tend

to be smaller, weigh less, and

are less experienced in dealing

with the effects of alcohol. It

therefore has a greater effect

on them and do more damage

than it would to an older person.

As people get older changes

such as increased body fat

and decreased water content

affect how alcohol is processed,

making older people more

susceptible to the effects.

Gender. It’s a fact that alcohol

affects women more quickly

than men. Women generally

are smaller and weigh less

than men and have less tissue

to absorb alcohol. Women’s

bodies are made up of more fat

and less water than men’s. So,

if a man and a woman are the

same size and drink the same

amount, the alcohol is stronger

in the woman’s blood than in

the man’s and she will get drunk

more quickly and feel the effects

for longer. Women have lower

levels of the enzyme that breaks

down alcohol, so alcohol will

stay in their system longer and

have a greater effect. Women

also feel the effects of alcohol

more quickly than normal just

before a period and during

ovulation. The contraceptive pill

can have the opposite effect: it

takes longer for the alcohol to

leave the body, and a woman

may drink more than she realises

before she feels the effects.

Women who drink heavily on a

regular basis are more likely to

damage their health than men.

That’s why the recommended

drinking guidelines are different

for men and women.

• Medication. Whether you’re

taking medication and, if so,

what type can affect the body’s

processing ability. It can also

take longer if your liver isn’t

working normally.

How Long Does Alcohol Stay in the Body? By David J. Hanson, Ph.D.After alcohol is absorbed into the

bloodstream it leaves the body

in two ways. A total of about

ten percent leaves through the

breath, perspiration, and urine.

The remainder is broken down

through the process known as

metabolism. The rate at which

alcohol is metabolized is the

same for virtually everyone

regardless of their height,

weight, sex, race or other such

characteristics.

Alcohol is metabolized

at the rate of .015 of blood

alcohol concentration (BAC)

every hour. Thus a person with

BAC Level Metabolism Time in Hours

.10 6.66

.08 5.33

.05 3.33

.02 1.33

a very high BAC of .15 will have

no measurable alcohol in the

bloodstream after ten hours (.15

divided by .015 = 10). Here are

some other examples:

BAC can continue to rise for a

period of time after the last drink

is consumed. We can easily

control the rate at which our BAC

rises and how high it goes. Here

are some hints:

Don’t be fooled. Standard

drinks of beer, wine, or liquor

(mixed drink or straight spirits)

each contain virtually identical

amounts of pure alcohol. When

it comes to alcohol, a drink is a

drink is a drink and are all the

same to a breathalyzer.

Estimate the Blood Alcohol

Concentration (BAC) you would

reach when drinking over a

variety of time periods.

Although we can control

how high our BAC goes, we

can’t speed up our metabolism

of alcohol. Drinking coffee,

exercising or taking showers

and similar behaviours have no

effect on alcohol metabolism.

Only time can do that.

To avoid hangovers keep

BAC low, no higher than about

.05 to .06. There is no scientific

or clinical evidence that any

of the hangover “remedies”

on the market are of any value

whatsoever. There is some

evidence that, other things

being equal, clear distilled spirits

such as gin and vodka are less

likely to cause hangovers. But it’s

always best to avoid drinking too

much alcohol.

WHAT’S THE LAW ON DRINk DRIVING?

The Road Traffic Act, 1988, states that in the UK, the alcohol limit for drivers is 80 mg of alcohol per 100

ml of blood, 35 mg per 100 ml of breath or 107 mg per 100 ml of urine. In most other European countries, the limit is less, usually 50 mg per 100 ml of blood.

WHAT IS THE LAW ON AVIATION DRINkING LIMITS? Under the Railway and

Transportation Act 2005, aviation

personnel are subject to a limit

of 20 milligrams (mg) of alcohol

in 100 millilitres of blood – four

times more strict than the current

road user alcohol limit of 80 mg.

Licensed aircraft maintenance

engineers are subject to an 80

mg limit, as are professional

mariners. These rules are also

laid down in CAPs 563.

How much can I drink and stay under the limit?There is no foolproof way of

drinking and staying under the

limit. The amount of alcohol

you would need to drink to

be considered drink driving

varies from person to person. It

depends on:

your weight Your gender (men tend to

process alcohol faster than

women)

• Your metabolism

• Your current stress levels

• Whether you’ve eaten recently

• Age (younger people tend to

process alcohol more slowly

Even small amounts of alcohol

can affect your ability to drive so

the only safe advice is to avoid

any alcohol if you are driving.

NB - The human body produces

alcohol throughout life 24/7. It’s

ENJOy A DRINk…BuT DRINk SAFELy…

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called endogenous ethanol

production and the volume of

alcohol produced depends to

some degree on what foods

have been eaten. On average,

it appears that people can

produce about one ounce of

absolute or pure alcohol each

day. However, the law doesn’t

distinguish between alcohol

produced in the body and that

which is consumed.

How alcohol affects driving and flying:Many of the functions that we

depend on to drive safely are

affected when we drink alcohol:

the brain takes longer to

receive messages from the eye;

processing information becomes

more difficult; and instructions to

the body’s muscles are delayed

resulting in slower reaction

times. Blurred and double vision

can also occur, which means

the ability to see things correctly

whilst driving is reduced. People

are also more likely to take

potentially dangerous risks

behind the wheel/cockpit if

they’ve been drinking alcohol.

How would I be tested for drink driving?Even small amounts of alcohol

affect your ability to drive and

the only safe advice is to avoid

any alcohol if you are driving or

flying.

Driving: If the police want to

investigate whether you are over

the drink driving limit, they will

carry out a screening breath test

at the roadside using a breath

screening instrument, sometimes

referred to as a breathalyser. If

you fail this test, or if they have

other grounds for believing you

were driving impaired through

drink, you will be arrested and

taken to a police station. At the

station you will be required to

provide two breath specimens

into an evidential breath testing

instrument. The lower of the two

readings will be used to decide

whether you are above the drink

driving limit. If the evidential

breath sample is up to 40% over

the limit you have the right to

replace your evidential breath

specimen with blood or urine. The

police officer will decide which it

will be. If your evidential samples

show that you are over the limit,

you will be charged. The police

can carry out a breathalyser test

if you have committed a moving

traffic offence, or been involved

in an accident, or have given

the police grounds to believe

you are over the limit. The police

are allowed to stop any vehicle

at their discretion, and will often

set up drink driving check points

over periods such as Christmas

and New Years Eve. Since 2009

RAF Police can conduct a drink

drive test if they suspect a person

to be over the limit.

Flying: Spot checks can be

conducted at any time and if any

person suspects any member of

aircrew is over the limit they can

request a test.

What’s the punishment if I get caught drink driving?Anyone caught drink driving will

be banned from the road for at

least 12 months, and fined up to

£5,000. You could also be sent

to prison for up to six months.

Imprisonment, the period of

disqualification and size of fine

depend on the seriousness of the

offence. If you’re caught drink

driving more than once in a 10

year period, you’ll be banned for

at least three years.

Civilian pilots that are caught

over the limit can face a raft

of actions depending on their

alcohol levels. These range from

jail, suspended jail sentences,

loss of career and suspension.

RAF Pilots would face suitable P1

action.

Tips to prevent drinking and driving:Arrange within your group of

friends who’s going to be the

designated driver. A designated

driver is the person who abstains

from alcohol on a night out so

they can drive the rest of their

group of friends home safely. If

you live somewhere with good

public transport links – take

advantage of them. If you’re

planning on staying out beyond

the last train or bus, make sure

you’ve got a couple of taxi

numbers.

If you have no option but

to drive, stick to zero alcohol

beers, mocktails or standard soft

drinks. Not every night out has

to involve a bar or pub - book a

table at a restaurant or try one

of our alcohol-free nights on the

town ideas.

WHAT ARE THE RECOMMENDED LIMITS OF ALCOHOL DRINkING?

Men should drink no more than

21 units of alcohol per week

(and no more than four units in

any one day).

Women should drink no more

than 14 units of alcohol per

week (and no more than three

units in any one day).

Pregnant women. The exact

amount that is safe is not

known. Therefore, advice from

the Department of Health is that

pregnant women and women

trying to become pregnant

should not drink at all. If you do

choose to drink when you are

pregnant then limit it to one or

two units, once or twice a week.

And never get drunk.

WHy DRINk SENSIBLy?In general, the more you drink

above the safe limits, the more

harmful alcohol is likely to be.

and binge drinking can be

harmful even though the weekly

total may not seem too high. For

example, if you only drink once or

twice a week, but when you do

you drink 4-5 pints of beer each

time, or a bottle of wine each

time, then this is a risk to your

health. Also, even one or two

units can be dangerous if you

drive, operate machinery, or take

some types of medication. The

more you drink above the limits,

the greater the risk of developing

serious problems such as: liver

disease (cirrhosis or hepatitis);

stomach and pancreas

disorders; depression; anxiety;

sexual difficulties; muscle and

heart muscle disease; high blood

pressure; damage to nervous

tissue; serious accidents; some

cancers; obesity (alcohol has

many calories).

WHAT IS A uNIT OF ALCOHOL?One unit of alcohol is 10 ml (1cl)

by volume, or 8 g by weight, of

pure alcohol. For example:

One unit of alcohol is about equal to: Half a pint of ordinary strength

beer, lager or cider (3-4% alcohol

by volume),

A small pub measure (25 ml) of

spirits (40% alcohol by volume),

A standard pub measure

(50 ml) of fortified wine such as

sherry or port (20% alcohol by

volume)

There are one and a half units of alcohol in: A small glass (125 ml) of ordinary

strength wine (12% alcohol by

volume),

A standard pub measure

(35 ml) of spirits (40% alcohol

by volume). Many wines and

beers are stronger than the

more traditional ordinary

strengths. A more accurate

way of calculating units is the

percentage alcohol by volume

(% abv) of a drink equals the

number of units in one litre of

that drink.

For example: Strong beer at

6% abv has six units in one litre.

If you drink half a litre (500 ml) -

just under a pint - then you have

had three units.

Wine at 14% abv has 14 units in

one litre. If you drink a quarter of

a litre (250 ml) - two small glasses

- then you have had three and a

half units.

Three pints of beer, three

times per week, is at least 18-20

units per week. That is nearly

the upper weekly safe limit for

a man. However, each drinking

session of three pints is at least

six units, which is more than the

safe limit advised for any one

day. Another example: a 750 ml

bottle of 12% wine contains nine

units. If you drink two bottles of

12% wine over a week that is 18

units. This is above the upper

safe limit for a woman.

Isn’t alcohol good for you?For men aged over 40 and for

women past the menopause, it

is thought that drinking a small

amount of alcohol (1-2 units per

day) helps to protect against

heart disease and stroke.

Adding up your unitsIf you drink a large (250ml) glass

of wine, your body takes about

three hours to break down the

alcohol. If you drink one pint

of beer, your body takes about

two hours to break it down. One

pint of strong lager is equivalent

to three units, so this will take

longer. However, this time can

vary depending on the factors

mentioned above.

If you have a few drinks during

a night out, it can take many

hours for the alcohol to leave

your body. The alcohol could still

be in your blood the next day.

This means that if you drive the

day after an evening of drinking,

you could be over the legal

alcohol limit.

know your unitsTo lower your risk of health

problems, the NHS recommends

that:

Men should not regularly drink

more than 3-4 units of alcohol

a day .

Women should not regularly

drink more than 2-3 units of

alcohol a day

‘Regularly’ means drinking

these amounts every day or on

most days of the week.

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�8 onetoone �9FORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUE 1 2012

On 22 November

2011, the site of four

new Council homes,

Cooper Close in

Branston, was officially named

in honour of local hero and WWII

pilot, Flying Officer William (Bill)

Cooper, who resided in the village

at the time of his tragic death.

Flying Officer Cooper died

saving his crew from their Stirling

aircraft in 1943, returning from

Germany. Representatives from

RAF Waddington, Coningsby

and Cranwell attended the

official street-naming and

handover ceremony. Also in

attendance were members of

the 214 Squadron Association

BRANSTON WAR HERO COMMEMORATED

(Cooper’s former squadron);

the Royal British Legion; High

Sheriff of Lincolnshire Robin

Battle; Lord Lieutenant Tony

Worth; North Kesteven District

Council Leader Cllr Mrs Marion

Brighton OBE; and NKDC

Chairman Cllr Ian Cartwright

MBE. But the VIP of the day was

Bill Shaw of Stratford-upon-

Avon - nephew of Flying Officer

Cooper - who had travelled with

his wife Kay especially to visit

the site of Cooper Close and

officially open the new Council

homes. Bill was reunited with

Branston Village postmistress

Joyce Northey at the ceremony,

who at the age of just 16 had

delivered the telegram to Flying

Officer Cooper’s wife Esther

with the sad news of his death

in 1943.

Bill was utterly thrilled that

the name of his uncle would

live on long into the future,

and thought the houses were

‘fantastic’. Although Bill never

met his uncle, he gave the

crowd an extremely moving

speech about the life of his

uncle, which he had been

told as a child by his parents.

Researching his uncle’s life and

the circumstances leading up

to his tragic death in 1943 has

become Bill’s life work since

his retirement.

Bill said: “I am absolutely thrilled

that my uncle’s name will live on

through these fantastic houses

– the fact that North Kesteven

District Council has named the

street after him is a wonderful way

to honour his name.”

Councillor Stewart Ogden,

Executive Board Member for

Housing, said that the council’s

reinvigorated focus on building

new affordable homes, made

possible and brought forward

through its successful bid to the

Homes & Community Agency

was of great benefit to District

residents at a time when there

are over 1,000 people on the

housing register.

“These new homes will make a

substantial difference for people

in need and contribute towards

us meeting our affordable

housing targets. We greatly look

forward to being able to offer

them for rent to tenants in need

as soon as possible,” he said.

by North kesteven

NORTH kESTEVEN DISTRICT COuNCIL HAS OFFICIALLy NAMED A NEW ROAD AFTER A FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT AND WW� PILOT, FLyING OFFICER WILLIAM GEORGE COOPER.

The GSR was accepted

into Service in Aug 10 and

will be introduced at RAF

Coningsby from Nov 11.

The current S10 Respirator will be

phased out and all RAF personnel

must be fully trained in the GSR by

Apr 14.

Station Personnel Conversion

The conversion for Station

personnel will involve a 1 day

course and will include initial

issue, initial training, drills and

confidence testing. Courses

are conducted monthly at the

FP Trg Flt and it is imperative

that the trg is fully supported to

INTRODuCTION OF THE GENERAL SERVICE

RESPIRATOR (GSR)BACkGROuND

THE CHANGING CBRN THREAT AND

IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGy

HAVE NECESSITATED A

REPLACEMENT FOR THE S10 RESPIRATOR

WHICH, ALTHOuGH STILL EFFECTIVE,

HAS REACHED THE END OF

ITS PLANNED SERVICE LIFE.

ensure that all RAF Coningsby

personnel are converted to the

GSR by Apr 14.

The plan is to conduct 4 courses

per month with 36 personnel on

each course with courses starting

in Jan 12. That obviously means

144 personnel can be trained

each month. It is also imperative

that Stn Personnel secure a place

on a conversion course as soon

as possible to help the overall

push to getting all stn personnel

trained; contact Ext 7329 (FP

Admin) to secure a place. Note

that personnel will be issued their

GSR at the Stn FP Trg Flt when they

attend the conversion course.

Op HERRICK Personnel

Use of the GSR in theatre is

effective from 1 June 2012.

Therefore, those personnel

deploying on Op HERRICK prior

to that date will deploy with their

S10 respirator, not the GSR. For

those who are due to deploy

on Op Herrick after 31 May 12,

you will deploy with the GSR

and will be required to attend

a GSR conversion course prior

to completing Individual Pre-

Deployment Training (IPDT).

Corrective Lenses

Corrective lenses for GSR are

held in place by carrier slots

inside the GSR face piece. The

process for obtaining corrective

lenses is as follows:

• Appointment with Unit Medical

Officer (UMO) to raise F Med 79

and MOD Form 640.

• Individual referred to optician

for prescription.

• Individual returns to UMO with

prescription.

UMO forwards prescription to

the corrective lens supplier at

least 21 days prior to individuals’

scheduled GSR training. The

procedure is as follows:

• Upon completion of the F Med

79 form the UMO reproduces 3

copies of the form.

• One is retained for medical

records and the remaining

2 should be faxed or posted

to the GSR corrective lens

supplier:

Fax: 0044 (0) 20 8861 1075.

Post: Brian Lever, JB Fashions/

Revel International Ltd, Unit 1,

Lexus House, Rosslyn Crescent,

Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 2RZ.

• Lenses made and issued to

individual.

NB It is essential that lenses are

fitted by CBRNIs at initial issue

of GSR.

Deadlines

The timeline for Station conversion

to GSR is as follows:

a. Jan 12 – 144 personnel

converted each month on 4

courses of 36 personnel.

b. 31 May 12 – All Op HERRICK

personnel to be converted to GSR.

c. 6 May 13 – S10 Respirator

training ceases on Station.

d. Apr 14 – RAF to be fully GSR

converted

If anyone has any questions, don’t

hesitate to contact Flt lt Dave Black,

OC FP Training Flt, ext 7575.

CONINGSBy PAyS TRIBuTE TO WARTIME HERO

Officers from RAF

Coningsby recently

acted as pall-

bearers at the

funeral service for a decorated

RAF veteran, Mr Robert Wareing,

on 14th December at Scunthorpe.

During the early part of World War

Two Mr Wareing flew as part of

106 Squadron from Coningsby.

His sequence of operations flying

from the station resulted in the

awards of two Distinguished Flying

Crosses. Originally a Sergeant, he

was commissioned with a seniority

date of 10 Aug 1940 and joined

106 Squadron as a Pilot Officer

in November 1940 when the Sqn

was based at RAF Finningley. Flying

in a Handley-Page Hampden he

undertook his first operation in

January 1941 as second pilot,

before moving to RAF Coningsby

with the Squadron in February of

that year. On his eighth mission, 4/5

April 1941, he attacked the German

Battlecruiser ‘Scharnhorst’ in Brest

Harbour. For his actions that night

he received the Distinguished Flying

Cross (DFC), the first ever awarded

to a 106 Squadron member.

“One night in April, 1941, this

officer was captain of an aircraft

detailed to carry out a low level

attack on two enemy battlecruisers

at Brest. When making his attack,

Pilot Officer Wareing came down

to 1,000 feet but owing to the

darkness he was short of his

target. He was immediately met

by a terrific anti-aircraft barrage

and searchlights. Despite this,

he pressed on but was unable

to identify his target. Undaunted,

however, he decided to make

another attack and, regaining

height, flew over the target area

for about 40 minutes and finally

made a successful attack on one

of the ships dropping an extremely

heavy bomb which was seen to

burst either on the ship or on the

dockside. This officer displayed

great coolness and courage in the

face of tremendous opposition.”

His second DFC was awarded

in December 1941, probably

as a result of the conclusion

to his successful, tour with 106

Squadron, with whom he flew on 33

operations. After serving with 106

he was posted to RAF Cottesmore

as an instructor. Not much is known

about his career during this period

although it is safe to say that he

continued his fine work as he was

twice Mentioned in Dispatches, in

June 1943, and January 1944.

By the end of 1943 Wareing

was back on the operational

scene, flying with the ‘Pathfinders’

as the pilot of a Lancaster in 582

Squadron. He would have flown

on many of the most dangerous

and costly Bomber Command

operations during the first few

months of 1944. Following the D-Day

landings in June 1944 the RAF was

engaged in helping the advance,

and on one of these operations

on 8 August 1944 attacking a

target near Caen, while a pilot of a

Lancaster III ‘ND817’, Wareing was

shot down and made a prisoner of

war. Wareing was held until May

1945 in Stalag Luft 1, a camp near

Barth in Germany.

After leaving the RAF Mr

Wareing pursued a successful

career as an accountant. This

gallant gentleman passed away

on 26th November 2011 at the

age of 94. Station Commander

of Coningsby, Group Captain

‘Sammy’ Sampson said, “It was

a privilege for RAF Coningsby

and in particular the officers who

attended, to have been asked

by Mr Wareing’s family to help

celebrate his life.” He went on, “He

was a courageous pilot, and a

shining example to the personnel

of today’s Royal Air Force”.