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Old 28th Jul 2017, 01:45
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Will's chopper job

OK - Palace PR, and a warm fuzzy story.
But you still get the sense that William is a good bloke. Pretty grounded and sensible.
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And he is a good bloke who doesn't do airs and graces despite his position
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A job well done. I hope the memories help cope with the smell of new paint everywhere

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Something that still puzzles me is does Bond operate a two man crew on their air ambulances, if so it would be an expensive way to operate.

To add, I do not recall ever seeing a police or air ambulance, rotary operation with more than pilot, unless it was during training and check flights.
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Its not Bond anymore its Babcock, and some HEMS/AA operations are SP, some are MP - customer choice.
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That operation is, as I understand it, Multi Pilot due to their 24 hr role (inc NVG).
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Overhawk and QTG ...... That makes sence in respect custmer choice and night flyin and night landings.

In the case of HRH, it makes sense him being multicrew for a variety of reasons including security, I happy he completed his last sortie without any security issues, but odd that the media stated when is last shift would be!

There also used to be a rumour that HRH never went solo during RAF training, can anyone confirm or dismiss that? I find it difficult to beleive.
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His training is exactly the same as anyone else's ....it makes no doubt difference who you are .
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Old 29th Jul 2017, 07:56
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Originally Posted by nigelh
His training is exactly the same as anyone else's ....it makes no doubt difference who you are .
I don't think anybody gives a stuff either way nige but you know that statement ain't quite correct have you forgotten the days when RAF stations all but closed when a red helicopter flew in the same county - Shawbury even had some daft rule that your car had to be parked somewhere else.
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"Forgotten the days" being the appropriate phrase MOSTAFA.

There's not been protected airspace for Royal Helicopter flights for almost two decades!
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Missing woman hit by police van in Hethel has died - Latest Norfolk and Suffolk News - Eastern Daily Press
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Was HRH given an exemption for corrective vision upon entering RAF flying training, or is that allowed these days? Just wondered.
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Didn't have spectacles when at Valley,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTntJwJ6Rlw
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I feel sure he did before, but may be wrong, contact lenses?
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Yes, he wore glasses to fly, just like a whole load of other military pilots.
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I had a general ask about mine, and I told him not to worry, I took them off for flying
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Is corrective vision allowed in the RAF for ab initio now, it's just I asked this question to a RAF UAS squadron commander in relation to my daughter, but he wasn't sure. Does anyone know lnow the answer, I should add my daughter is only very distantly related to the Queen, as we all are.
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