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Old 22nd Jun 2021, 16:38
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ShyTorque

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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Ah, the sunshine and snorkelling det to Belize Shy?
It was tough, but someone had to do it.

[I have to admit, I really didn't like the place much at all. With very high OAT and over 95% humidity during the summer I was usually on the point of melting, especially in the cockpit. Then, being based in Germany, having to go from from operating plus 28C to -28C in the winter, or vice versa a couple of days later was "interesting". It was so stressful that those poor delicate Harrier pilots in the same block as us had to have air conditioned rooms. Helicopter pilots not so privileged].

There's a bit more to the above story, btw. We needed the AOC's personal permission to carry out a single engine transit. He willingly gave it, he was supposed to be on the aircraft and had no other way of getting back to the mainland! Not to mention the Air Commander and every RAF Harrier pilot in Belize at that time, some of whom had gone out to the island by a private speedboat. It had also broken down with steering failure and could only go round in tight circles!
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