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Old 11th Nov 2013, 21:09
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Flt Lt ******, fined a further 10 pigs for letting the Sqn down by flying an utterly cr@p flypast!!
For a completely opposite telling off (and with total thread drift).. I heard of the display Vulcan crew who were authorised to carry out a flypast at a small air show en-route to their main event. After their fly through, the tower called up with a request.. could they have another flypast as they had just received a couple of cancellations and they had about 10 minutes to fill before the next aircraft? Telling ATC not to tell anyone, the Vulcan crew came to the fore and flew their full display as a favour.

A few days later, the Display pilot was called to see the Station Commander, hats on, and was given a telling off for flying an unauthorised display. As he left the office, wondering how he had been found out, the Stn Cdr's PA asked the miscreant to re-enter the Stn Cdr's office. On entering, he was congratulated by a grinning OC, and presented with the trophy from the small air show for the best display of the day.
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