Seven days from Brize to Akrotiri.....on one engine!
 

Good luck to Ross Chapman, Dep SAMO at Brize, as he sets off in one of the Brize Flying Club's aircraft on a charity flight to Akrotiri tomorrow!



The flight is intended to raise funds for the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign; for full details see http://www.witneygazette.net/search/...s_hospital.php

Best of luck, Ross!

Now since when did a (and just what is a Deputy Senior Air Movements Officer)'Watch them load an aeroplane' Officer start moving aeroplanes around anywhere. Surely Pilots Taxi, Engineers Tow, and DSAMO's supervise loading and watch Muppets bend airframes.

Even more from the Gazette:

"Mr Chapman will not be making the flight solo - an RAF colleague will help him with the outbound flight. He then plans to take a commercial flight back to the UK."

Looks like DSAMO will be doing the usual UKMAMS type of work, Passenger out and Passenger Home. Must be bored at work.

ZH875

Yes but you can see the problem with him being An Air Movements Officer (AAMO) can't you? "Where's the AAMO?" etc...

Anyway, he should be fine so long as his staff aren't driving anywhere on the airfield. :}

Good Luck to Jerry too.
 

As no-one seems to have mentioned him by name I would like to offer my best wishes to Jerry Peach who is partnering Ross on this epic adventure. As an Air Engineer (with CPL) he seems like the perfect companian on such an undertaking. Good luck to you both and I hope AF looks after you too.

Should be on his way to Caen right now, then on to Troyes later today.

But where his baggage ends up is anyone's guess.

Hmmm.....that's just about par for the course in these parts. Northam (Western Australia) to Goulburn (just outside Sydney) in a C150, 1,982 nauticals, 3 days, single pilot/occupant and over some very, very inhospitable terrain!

Brize-Akrotiri?..............yawn!

Nasty weather near the WA/SA border
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Nullabor to the left - Antarctica to the right
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I wonder if his commercial colleagues have processed his return booking correctly or is he to suffer the same reservation system offered by his movements colleagues at Andover ???

Isn't seven days from Brize to Akrotiri, on one engine, standard for a Harrier? :)

Did he have to go through pax processing at BZZ???

MOG

Well, after a delayed start waiting for the weather to clear, they're now enjoying a well-earned beer in Troyes. Complete with luggage!

*rubs hands together*

The first part of the plan comes together. A fellow Duvet Technical Supervisor actually flying the aircraft.

You lot have been telling us how to do our job for years - now we start to prove we can actually do yours! Mwah hah hah.

Ross will do anything to get off work for a week - damned slacker! Good luck anyway fella.

There's still a couple of legs to go, and plenty of knife-wielding bag-trashers down route.
In all seriousness, since its in aid of charity, good luck to the bloke.

Now in Cannes after a 'cracking trip down' through France today!

Well done, Ross - keep it up!

It's great to see someone in the RAF actually interested in aviation.

Enjoy your trip guys. :ok:

Good Luck guys
 

Safe trip and enjoy!!

There are some great flying clubs in the RAF for us non professional aircrew. Dont always get the support from stations like other clubs (fishing, tiddlywinks etc) but it is getting better! Planning trips overseas etc is certainly adventurous!

Have a top flight!

NM

That's nothing. How about Mesquite to Caddo Mills in a C-172 over 14 days - 23 nuatical miles :ok:




and for most of the time I didn't even have ONE engine turning :{

Ross and Jerry have now made it to Naples after an enjoyable but busy day - time for another beer or few!

Well done guys!!

Should have been there last night. The crew might have let you kip on the floor & share their pizza!!;)

NAJB

Notwithstanding my earlier sarcastic remark I wish the guys best of luck and happy landings.