How do you know there is a Harrier pilot on the forum?
 

I smiled when I was reminded of that - but it got me thinking. What personal qualities have been anecdotally attached to other aeroplane types? For instance, how did Lightning pilots act and regard themselves, compared to Buccaneer pilots, or.. say, Hunter/Tonka/Jags etc?

I cannot conceive that any fighter pilot should eve be imbued with high levels of humility (nor should it be so), but is there a 'nice' type of (more) humble pilot? I can see why (for istance) Puma pilots have a lot to be modest about, but in other types as well, who rules the roost - for instance, VC10 pilots or Tristar drivers? And how is Typhoon pride bedding in? With fewer other types to wave one's willy at, and relentless tempo, is pride in one's type actually diminishing on the surface?

Just wondering.. a bit of fun maybe, but with a genuine interest. :ok:

Just don't bend down when a Jag mate's around!

Or a Merlin mate for that matter :eek:

Puma pilots modest?????
Never took John Wayne to be modest!!

Saddle up me horse whilst I put me spurs on, I am a puma pilot!:)

What do you reckon 4Greens is all about?

All part of your 5 portions a day . :eek:

How do you know he's ex Shackletons?

What...

How do you know he's ex Shackletons?

What...

How do you kno........:ouch:

Wen.

Cos' he's deaf and got Griffon tinnitus.

AD'.

How do you know there's a Lightning pilot in the bar?

He has his left hand in front pointing to the left and his right hand in the 5 o'clock position ready for the kill.

This pose cannot last too long as he would get thirsty.

PN your post about Lightning pilots re-enacting ACM (dogfights) in the bar reminded me of story my dad (also an ex-RAF pilot) told me of a sign in a pub near to a well-known FTS.....

It read "Would all low flying pilots please avoid the glasses; All breakages are to be paid for".

Classic .:ok:

MB

VC10/Tristar/C130 pilots always have atpl books in one hand, the imprest in the other.

Chinook pilots smell.

Harrier pilots never walk into a bar on their own and always make use of the handbag hooks.

F3 navs always tell you how great the aircraft is whilst their pilots reminisce about the F4.

F3 Navs ask you if you'd like to go large for another 40p...

The pilots will be the ones in the bar studiously ignoring the fact that the engineers are outside in the rain fixing all the broken jets and will be for several hours in order for the jets to be fixed to make a first wave time that they know will be scrubbed due to "tired" pilots.

they will also not be buying the engineers a beer when they stagger in just before closing time as it is not done to socialise with the pond life.

The exception to this rule are exchange pilots, pilots who lost a bet with the rects controller and had to help drink his own fine, pilots who were saved by the engineers hard work and pilots who have deployed with the engineers

that rules out most of them...

So why don't the engineers move the aircraft into the hangar?

...because they drink in different messes. Or is it the JEngOs who will be outside in the rain on Planet Cornish?

Unlikely - why would a pilot waste his time sparring with pond life?

Oh - so you're saying that not many pilots have been saved by engineers' hard work. So perhaps the save rate would increase if more engineers worked hard?

That some sort of event for mincing gayboy loiterers then?:E

and that coming from an F3 'backseater'!! http://forums.airshows.co.uk/images/...milieclown.gif

Ex-F3 backseater, thanks! And abso-bl**dy-lutely ;)

Torque - you mean you've never gone on det with the engineers and done a bit of no ranks team building ?

It's the smug supercilious (sp) attitude between the aircrew and the engineers that, particularly on fast jets, makes a sqn less able.

And yes I speak from seeing good bonding and bad, a well bonded sqn gets far more done than one where the engineers think all the jockeys are useless ham fisted stinking monkeys and the aircrew are of the opinion the engineers are fat lazy uckers playing should have tried harder types - for an unbiased opinion have a little look on ARRSE

Cornish,

As it happens, I've done plenty - my post was entirely tongue-in-cheek as, I suspect, was yours. Like you, I've seen both good and bad relations between aircrew and groundcrew at different units and fully agree with your comments about resulting unit effectiveness (though my experience is on RW rather than FJ). Sadly, there are too many people (on both sides of the house) who are more interested in one-upmanship...

How many QHIs does it take to change a light bulb?

Just the one. He stands still and holds it and expects the rest of the world to revolve around him.

Who's back seat are you on now Frodo? ;)