Hairy Flypasts
 

Morning all

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

Gareth

Ask Tommy about Cranwell circa 1984!! That was a beauty!

Someone on here has probably got the video of that Cranwell flypast - worth a look.

Pre-video, I would guess not.

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 !! :D There was a video but not sure where you could find it - ask Dukesy maybe ?! :ooh:

Isn't it available to download on the Flight Safety website...or even ask your friendly FSO?

Is someone going to describe the event?

Or the E3D flypast circa 1998 that opened and almost closed the flying display at Wadders.
Spectacular recovery though!
:cool:

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.

OC Ops Leuchars (desig) was a stude in the back. I believe he lost 6 months seniority and probably a handbrake on a glittering career.

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.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ulcanFlyby.jpg

Mike Jenvey was a flight commander on my course (98 IOT) so was almost certainly there. There must be a copy of the video out there somewhere!! :ok:

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!

there will be no hair on a guy walking under this one ..... :p

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/61434/...ly_low_flying/

http://www.angelfire.com/hi/luckypup...F4THE-SHOP.jpg

:eek:

Blimey! Thanks so far guys.

Gareth

Anyone know where Tommy is now?
wow

Last seen on Tatty Ton circa 1993 @finningley don't know since then!

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.

Conan

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".