Originally Posted by
cynicalint
Daddy, Daddy, When I grow up I want to be a Red Arrows pilot! Sorry son, you can't do both!
Above average pilots do have an ego. They must have that to do what they do. But they can have an ego and not be a Richard Cranium. The Daily Mail love one Red for reasons we all know. I met him in a mess one day and he was in bully mode. Why was I there? Invited guest (and I was civilian in rank was my answer). Mentioned the incident to another officer whom was there at the time a few years later and his reply was "He could be like that! Countdown.