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Wasn't ACM Jock Stirrup a Jag pilot in its early days?
Later commanded 2 Sqn (Jags) at Laarbruch.
Oh - and he's MRAF now - we haven't had one of those for a while ....
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Was looking at a Haynes technical book, but they have binned doing them
Can't say I'm surprised. Aviation books just don't sell. They never did all that well, but when a print run of maybe a couple of thousand or so is now seen as normal, you can see why it's no longer a viable proposition for the big companies. That good ol' internet has been pretty poisonous in some ways.
Can't say I'm surprised. Aviation books just don't sell. They never did all that well, but when a print run of maybe a couple of thousand or so is now seen as normal, you can see why it's no longer a viable proposition for the big companies. That good ol' internet has been pretty poisonous in some ways.
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I flew Jaguars for 9 years!
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??? I was wondering about his postings, neither of which I would have relished for that long.
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Ian Blacks "Tornado" book has been out for ages. They had a cut back last year that was well reported with the business going back towards mainstream car manuals. The aviation editor was busy with half his department being made redundant at the time. I didn't progress any work on it afterwards as what was drafted at the time didn't fit any other style. I also didn't bother pushing again either. Busy doing other things at the moment anyway that take my time.. Like rebuilding a SEPECAT Jaguar GR1A. WH904 is right, not many authors make money out of aviation books. For the time it takes to research such and write, large profits don't exist.
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Think he was more scared of my drive back to Norwich from BZN after the return from Carpet 06. Remember the conversations with the Auth of the problem as I was on the other side of the hatch, then droppers were gone..
Think he was more scared of my drive back to Norwich from BZN after the return from Carpet 06. Remember the conversations with the Auth of the problem as I was on the other side of the hatch, then droppers were gone..
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Indeed he was T93. Got his AFC after a nasty birdstrike whilst instructing on the OCU. Incapacitated stude in front seat IIRC, so couldn't jump out - landed safely.
Later commanded 2 Sqn (Jags) at Laarbruch.
Oh - and he's MRAF now - we haven't had one of those for a while ....
Later commanded 2 Sqn (Jags) at Laarbruch.
Oh - and he's MRAF now - we haven't had one of those for a while ....
Has he retired now? I wasn't aware of his promotion to MRAF.
