Chairborne 09.00hrs
7th Mar 2016, 15:49
Here goes: I may have been the victim of an enormous wind-up here...
After seeing Capt. Eric Brown lecture a few years ago, I was told by the Branch Chairman that his nickname "Winkle" was not personal to him, but an official designation awarded to the shortest pilot in the FAA. A Signal was even sent round the Fleet announcing this when he joined. (He seems to have kept the official nickname upon retirement.)
Can anyone from the FAA verify this? Or have I just been spun a convincing story?
After seeing Capt. Eric Brown lecture a few years ago, I was told by the Branch Chairman that his nickname "Winkle" was not personal to him, but an official designation awarded to the shortest pilot in the FAA. A Signal was even sent round the Fleet announcing this when he joined. (He seems to have kept the official nickname upon retirement.)
Can anyone from the FAA verify this? Or have I just been spun a convincing story?