Just in case anybody doesn't know who John Farley is: [quote]John Farley OBE AFC CEng is a renowned test pilot.
He became a fighter pilot with the RAF and following training as an instructor, taught flying at RAF College Cranwell. He returned to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough) and spent 19 years contributing to the development of the Harrier. He retired as Chief Test Pilot BAe Dunsfold.
Five years as Manager of Dunsfold and a further two as Special Operations Manager at BAe Kingston completed his career with British Aerospace. In 1990 he became the first Western test pilot invited by the Russians to fly the MiG-29 fighter.<hr></blockquote>