Crewing the back seat of Buccaneer ZU-BCR
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Crewing the back seat of Buccaneer ZU-BCR
Have read as a guest many of the amazing stories of the air and ground crew around the Buccaneer I thought I would post my own, most recent experience.
Dave Webber, Francis Wallace and Colin Robinson from The Buccaneer Aviation Group (www.TheBuccaneerAviationGroup.com) where invited by Mike Beachy Head and Ian Pringle for the experience of a lifetime – a 55 minute flight each crewing the back seat of Buccaneer ZU-BCR. This was in recognition of the groups work with Buccaneers XW544 and XX894 based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in the UK and the close relationship that has been built between the respective groups Buccaneer jets on all matters of preservation.
We cannot praise highly enough the level of safety and professionalism shown at all times during our 2 days at Thunder City from the safety briefings and requisite tests through to the ground crew, the safety officer and the pilots themselves– it certainly felt like we were in the Air Force! At all times it was clear that we were operating at the highest standard of operation under the demanding rules of the aviation authority
These flights took place on November 1st at Cape Town International in glorious flying weather – not a cloud in the sky.
I have to say it was an absolute honour to crew the back seat of a Buccaneer, I am very fortunate already to be part of www.TheBuccaneerAviationGroup.com and the proud owner of Buccaneer XX894 (if only we where allowed to fly here in the UK).
I have included a link to the page on our website where our most recent update has some photographs and video of our trip to Cape Town. We also had a professional camera guy setup two video cameras in the cockpit etc and once that is delivered we will put that up on our site as well.
FLIGHT IN ZU-BCR
I will keep you posted if you are interested with when and where the HD cockpit videos are on the web.
Here's to all the men and women of the RN and RAF who flew and kept this wonderful aircraft in the air for so many years.
Kind regards,
Dave Webber, Francis Wallace and Colin Robinson from The Buccaneer Aviation Group (www.TheBuccaneerAviationGroup.com) where invited by Mike Beachy Head and Ian Pringle for the experience of a lifetime – a 55 minute flight each crewing the back seat of Buccaneer ZU-BCR. This was in recognition of the groups work with Buccaneers XW544 and XX894 based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in the UK and the close relationship that has been built between the respective groups Buccaneer jets on all matters of preservation.
We cannot praise highly enough the level of safety and professionalism shown at all times during our 2 days at Thunder City from the safety briefings and requisite tests through to the ground crew, the safety officer and the pilots themselves– it certainly felt like we were in the Air Force! At all times it was clear that we were operating at the highest standard of operation under the demanding rules of the aviation authority
These flights took place on November 1st at Cape Town International in glorious flying weather – not a cloud in the sky.
I have to say it was an absolute honour to crew the back seat of a Buccaneer, I am very fortunate already to be part of www.TheBuccaneerAviationGroup.com and the proud owner of Buccaneer XX894 (if only we where allowed to fly here in the UK).
I have included a link to the page on our website where our most recent update has some photographs and video of our trip to Cape Town. We also had a professional camera guy setup two video cameras in the cockpit etc and once that is delivered we will put that up on our site as well.
FLIGHT IN ZU-BCR
I will keep you posted if you are interested with when and where the HD cockpit videos are on the web.
Here's to all the men and women of the RN and RAF who flew and kept this wonderful aircraft in the air for so many years.
Kind regards,
