Overheard a conversation between a UT and his instructor on the correct procedure for firing Very's from ATC...
Insturctor: "the last thing you do after firing is to make sure that the Very has burnt out and has not set the ground on fire."
U.T. "ok - watch it and make sure nothing catches fire."
Next they go out on to the balcony for the practical.... All goes to plan, and a green Very streaks across the sky. Both the instructor and UT watch it, then deciding nothing more would happen come back into the VCR.
Less than 2 minutes later Fire Control calls up asking if we would like them to "go and put out the raging inferno we had just created on the grass by India Dispersal?"
Cue two very shocked faces
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Unsurprisingly a crate of beer appeared in the fire station later that afternoon, along with a very embarrassed instructor!