Hairy Flypasts
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Hairy Flypasts
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Robert Prest says in "F-4 Phantom - A Pilot's Story" that all pilots have a story about a 'hairy flypast' and proceeds to relate a story ending with the successful placement of a formation of Lightnings and Phantoms over Gutersloh in foul weather.
Would anyone have any similarly entertaining stories they can relate here I wonder?
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Gareth
Robert Prest says in "F-4 Phantom - A Pilot's Story" that all pilots have a story about a 'hairy flypast' and proceeds to relate a story ending with the successful placement of a formation of Lightnings and Phantoms over Gutersloh in foul weather.
Would anyone have any similarly entertaining stories they can relate here I wonder?
Cheers
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It was the end of January 1987. I know because I was part of the support squadron on parade for the graduation. It was carnage !! 
There was a video but not sure where you could find it - ask Dukesy maybe ?! 
There was a video but not sure where you could find it - ask Dukesy maybe ?!
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I'm sure it's been mentioned before on Pprune and you definitely get to see it on the FLAC and the FSC at Bentley Priory.
Essentially, it's passing out day from IOT with all the proud mums and dads watching the parade when a pair of Phantoms do a flypast. After the first go, they fly a big loop and re-attack. One of the Phantoms flies pretty low - in blower I think - and then pulls up overhead the parade. As a result, the jet blast blows off peoples hats, flags go flying and, IIRC, the band also get a good blast too.
Legend has it, the Staish was waiting for the guy when he landed!
Would love to see it again if anyone could post it on Pprune.
Essentially, it's passing out day from IOT with all the proud mums and dads watching the parade when a pair of Phantoms do a flypast. After the first go, they fly a big loop and re-attack. One of the Phantoms flies pretty low - in blower I think - and then pulls up overhead the parade. As a result, the jet blast blows off peoples hats, flags go flying and, IIRC, the band also get a good blast too.
Legend has it, the Staish was waiting for the guy when he landed!
Would love to see it again if anyone could post it on Pprune.
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I seem to remember Mike Jenvey mentioning that he was at the Cranwell flypast/through.
Don't know where this was, probably Swinderby, vaguely remember the pic was in Air Clues.
Don't know where this was, probably Swinderby, vaguely remember the pic was in Air Clues.
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Silly Flypast 1 Herc + 4 Jags
http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Thummers04.WMV
I was in this and didn't realise how close we came to ploughing into the mast(s). That was as silly as I need!
I was in this and didn't realise how close we came to ploughing into the mast(s). That was as silly as I need!
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there will be no hair on a guy walking under this one ..... 
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/61434/...ly_low_flying/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/61434/...ly_low_flying/
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http://www.helicopterservice.com.au/...Thummers04.WMV
I was in this and didn't realise how close we came to ploughing into the mast(s). That was as silly as I need!
I was in this and didn't realise how close we came to ploughing into the mast(s). That was as silly as I need!
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I think there was an interesting flypast at the disbandment ceremony for one of the last Victor squadrons, ie 55 or 57 - I forget which. If anyone could enlighten me on this event I would be very grateful :-) I would especially love to quietly get a picture or two, to hand back to the perpetrator, who returns to these shores next week.
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The arrival of - I think it was 9 - VC10K's en mass back at BZZ at the end of GW1 was somewhat special.
Remember all 9 of them taxying back to the Terminal with a Guinness lorry (with drogue deployed) acting as the "follow-me".
Remember all 9 of them taxying back to the Terminal with a Guinness lorry (with drogue deployed) acting as the "follow-me".
