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Old 1st Jun 2009, 09:33
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Heirs to the Throne all gone Rotary Wing

Is it right that both near-heirs to the throne have gone rotary?

BBC NEWS | UK | Harry reveals flying self-doubt

I forsee a number of problems here:

1. British Military Aircraft, especially RW, seem to have , or have had, a big problemwith Airworthiness and fitness-for-purpose - Chinook, Sea King, Puma, Merlin etc.

2. Helicopters don't actually fly, they are just so ugly, the earth repels them!

3. The brothers are cooking for eachother!

Irrespective of the lack of kudos (in 2.) and 'elf-and-safety (in 3.) aspects, this the correct environment for the 'almost-the-next-in-line' or is this a conspiracy to someday get us a King Peter or Queen Zara????

And before anyone else says it

"The RAF don't have to work as hard as the Army," he joked.
He's quite right, of course, but then he should have worked harder at school, so he could have joined the posh Crab-Air, rather than roughing it with teeny-weeny cabs!!!!!!
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