Leuchars Airshow
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Glad to help and thanks for the party!
As part of the Herc crew, glad that we could help out, even if just as a static. No surprise that half the space cadets knew more about the aircraft than me - and told me so repeatedly. Great party, bad headache, loved the Vulcan departure, better luck next year with the weather!
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As the Captain of the Andover which took CinCSTC to a certain Airfield in the North of the UK one Bof B Day; I can assure "viewers" that the display of the USSR Mig 25 Team was just as good as the display that they put on for my crew at Kubinka the year before.
CinC STC did not ask me for my opinion regarding the Soviet display; C in C Soviet Air Force did!!
CinC STC did not ask me for my opinion regarding the Soviet display; C in C Soviet Air Force did!!
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Just want to add my thanks to all concerned for putting on the show in the worst conditions, and especially to everyone who stood by the static aircraft in the p*ssing rain answering all sorts of inane questions from the likes of me whilst still retaining humour and civility! 
Next time you're in a tricky spot abroad and wondering whether Joe Public appreciates or cares what you're doing just remember how many tens of thousands of us queued up on a sodden day with little prospect of jets zipping about... All ages and backgrounds too. We're not all the whingeing minority / nimbys that you hear about in the media!!
PS Travel tip for future: I left Perth at 805, up the A90 to Tay Bridge, was munching first hotdog and asking dumb questions to static types at 0930. Superb.
Next time you're in a tricky spot abroad and wondering whether Joe Public appreciates or cares what you're doing just remember how many tens of thousands of us queued up on a sodden day with little prospect of jets zipping about... All ages and backgrounds too. We're not all the whingeing minority / nimbys that you hear about in the media!!
PS Travel tip for future: I left Perth at 805, up the A90 to Tay Bridge, was munching first hotdog and asking dumb questions to static types at 0930. Superb.
Concur with some of the previous comments - a big thanks to those who were involved with the airshow, in whatever capacity.
***Anorak Alert****
Nice flypast by XH558 as she arrived on Friday
Blue skies as she departed on Sunday
If the crews of the two mighty wokkas that departed Leuchars on Monday are reading this - many thanks from us anoraks on the fence
***Anorak Alert****
Nice flypast by XH558 as she arrived on Friday
Blue skies as she departed on Sunday
If the crews of the two mighty wokkas that departed Leuchars on Monday are reading this - many thanks from us anoraks on the fence
