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Old 30th December 2009 | 15:16
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My favorite writer, Mark Twain, made an observation that very accurately describes being a Combat Helicopter Pilot.

In referrring to a man that had been Tarred, Feathered, and ridden out of town on a Fence Rail....


If it weren't for the honor of the thing they would just as soon have missed it.
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Old 30th December 2009 | 19:23
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When Viagra came on the market the CAA were very interested in the effects on pilots. They gave a number of pills to both FW and RW pilots. There was a marked increase in the sexual performance of the RW pilots. The FW pilots just got taller....
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Old 8th January 2010 | 01:50
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FARA (acronym?)

In Capt Ed Cooke's drawing, on the tag hanging on the spigot adjacent to the horseshoe: Anyone remember what "FARA" meant?
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Old 8th January 2010 | 02:48
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