devoting some of those hours having fun in Chinooks
Perhaps all Flying Order Books should be amended to say that under no circumstances may anyone enjoy flying military aircraft in order to appease the tabloids and 'anti-everything' members of the public. The MoD/RAF would do well to stick up for itself and explain that routine training is, er... routine, and to practice navigation you have to go somewhere. Saying sorry when you haven't done anything wrong ain't the answer.
Anyway, I'm sure civpop have forgotten all about it by now: apparently Billie Piper might or might not be up the spout.