The instructor I flew with most at basic (56 course Leeming) was from Tipparary. I am from Belfast.
We became good friends. T.C. loved his practical jokes and he got me a hum dinger one day.
The trip was dual general handling in JP 3 XM453 and he hammered me from start to finish. At the end of an hour he called a full stop landing after a few rollers and so we landed.
As I turned off the active I received yet another thump on the right arm followed by the words "Happy 12th of July you protestant bastard". Our laughter had to be brought under control so that I could see to taxi back to the pan.
I hadn't noticed the date but it was of course the 12th.
Beer was consumed at 1700 sharp that evening.
