ATCAdam
18th Jan 2011, 22:33
Quick heads up:
BBC Radio 4 will have a programme on the Reds at 11:00 tomorrow.
BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Red Arrow Rookies (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xhhvk)
"'Red Arrows' pilots are top guns, the best the RAF has to offer. Controversial, perhaps, in wartime: some commentators think such key RAF resources would be better used in Afghanistan. Others regard the morale-boosting and PR benefits of the team as a vital tool in the nation's armoury. "
"An actual display costs serious money for the air shows that book them - and any overseas displays must be funded entirely by sponsors - essential when pressures on Defence budgets are only likely to increase in coming years."
Looks like it will follow a similar chain of thought/debate as this topic http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/436770-time-bin-red-arrows.html , which should make it worth a listen.
Hopefully it will be available on iPlayer afterwards for those who miss the programme.
-Adam
BBC Radio 4 will have a programme on the Reds at 11:00 tomorrow.
BBC - BBC Radio 4 Programmes - Red Arrow Rookies (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xhhvk)
"'Red Arrows' pilots are top guns, the best the RAF has to offer. Controversial, perhaps, in wartime: some commentators think such key RAF resources would be better used in Afghanistan. Others regard the morale-boosting and PR benefits of the team as a vital tool in the nation's armoury. "
"An actual display costs serious money for the air shows that book them - and any overseas displays must be funded entirely by sponsors - essential when pressures on Defence budgets are only likely to increase in coming years."
Looks like it will follow a similar chain of thought/debate as this topic http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/436770-time-bin-red-arrows.html , which should make it worth a listen.
Hopefully it will be available on iPlayer afterwards for those who miss the programme.
-Adam