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They just finished another in Scone. Watched it from my garden in Perth. Wondered what the heck the RAF were doing flying after 1230 on a friday until one went over the house feckin low 
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Saw the same show floppy from the shade of the canopy of the petrol pumps at Tesco Perth and later in the rush hour q at Inveralmond roundabout 
Smiter minors well impressed as the 8 intrepid aviators zoomed around just above our heads. Oh and Joe Public do notice things, the young lady pumping gas next to me was well up on the fact that Diamond Nine appeared deficient by the scale of 1 
Good show chaps! Just remember those of us summering in the sandpit while you entertain the crowds at airshows / extravaganza's various .
Smiter minors well impressed as the 8 intrepid aviators zoomed around just above our heads. Oh and Joe Public do notice things, the young lady pumping gas next to me was well up on the fact that Diamond Nine appeared deficient by the scale of 1 Good show chaps! Just remember those of us summering in the sandpit while you entertain the crowds at airshows / extravaganza's various .
Watched them taxi-in at EDI yesterday pm. whilst waiting for the the Easy' to STN. Much excitement, Dads' shouting at their kids', crowded windows, and moby' cameras out. Worth every recruiting/PR penny, and the VC10 departure' for a bonus.
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Clarify something for me, please...
From the above posts I am under the impression that it was a pilot that suffered a broken arm... doesn't the Red Arrows have a back-up pilot? The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels do.
Or was it an aircraft that had a mishap... in which case a similar question arises... spare airplane (T-birds & Blue Angies have one each too)?
From the above posts I am under the impression that it was a pilot that suffered a broken arm... doesn't the Red Arrows have a back-up pilot? The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels do.
Or was it an aircraft that had a mishap... in which case a similar question arises... spare airplane (T-birds & Blue Angies have one each too)?
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From http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/teamnews/...6B0555D90A3142
Unfortunately one of our pilots (Flight Lieutenant Andrew ‘Boomer’ Keith, who flies as Red 3) has suffered a fracture to his hand following a fall, and therefore the Red Arrows will fly an eight-ship display for the next few weeks. The Team trains hard during the winter to practise an eight-ship variant of their display just in case unforeseen accidents of this kind befall our pilots. The reason that we do not have a spare pilot is that one spare pilot could not possibly learn to fly in all of the positions in the Red Arrows’ very complex display to the required standard – he/she would have to be superman!
Boomer’s hand is healing well so we will hope that he will be fully back in action with the Team before too long. Other than having one less aircraft flying, our displays will carry on as normal – weather permitting of course!
So Iccarus, what's all the mis-information about him setting off the MDC, or are you referring to a past Arrows incident?
Unfortunately one of our pilots (Flight Lieutenant Andrew ‘Boomer’ Keith, who flies as Red 3) has suffered a fracture to his hand following a fall, and therefore the Red Arrows will fly an eight-ship display for the next few weeks. The Team trains hard during the winter to practise an eight-ship variant of their display just in case unforeseen accidents of this kind befall our pilots. The reason that we do not have a spare pilot is that one spare pilot could not possibly learn to fly in all of the positions in the Red Arrows’ very complex display to the required standard – he/she would have to be superman!
Boomer’s hand is healing well so we will hope that he will be fully back in action with the Team before too long. Other than having one less aircraft flying, our displays will carry on as normal – weather permitting of course!
So Iccarus, what's all the mis-information about him setting off the MDC, or are you referring to a past Arrows incident?
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ABO944 said:
"Couldn't see a thing, so just closed the eyes and hoped for the best!"
Sounds like the vast majority of F4 landings I've ever been involved in. Sitting waiting for the earth to arrest the rate of descent - flaring is for wimps!
"Couldn't see a thing, so just closed the eyes and hoped for the best!"
Sounds like the vast majority of F4 landings I've ever been involved in. Sitting waiting for the earth to arrest the rate of descent - flaring is for wimps!
Does the smoking occur after they've blown sunshine up each others ar....
What are the reds going to do after today anyway? No more smoking in public and all!
What are the reds going to do after today anyway? No more smoking in public and all!
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No more smoking in public and all!
"Sounds like the vast majority of F4 landings I've ever been involved in."
Oi, you old bug.ger, I bŁoody resemble that remark! Much as the TROF might not have approved, I learned to use a smidgette of back pressure just before impact in order to spare your old bones from the usual earthquake arrival!
Oi, you old bug.ger, I bŁoody resemble that remark! Much as the TROF might not have approved, I learned to use a smidgette of back pressure just before impact in order to spare your old bones from the usual earthquake arrival!
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Ex DD - I would suggest that icarus is not carrying out a campaign of misinformation, just that he's read the IR you haven't, either because you don't get them or you didn't bother reading it!