Hi Sam
Real names suit me
Going back a bit, 218 - along with Buck Koldeway Malone Stansfeld Wilson Young Buisseret Stirk Morgan Courtenay Russel-Roberts.
Wonder if they still are hands on.

Would that be Bob Malone, Mike?

phil

Correct, Bob Malone, he and John Stirk were good friends

284 APC: 50% chop rate :eek:

Yup. They were ruthless. We had 22 that started, 9 finished. Of those 4 are dead from flying accidents.

NEO

I took over from Bob at WPD.

Phil

QHI's motto at MW - Chop early for job security:E

40 Aircrewman
40 Airgunner
286 APC
Happy Days :-)

286 APC

Same again, I'm guessing you must be PC, SG, IH or CA?

Am staring at my "Pring" print as I write.

JD

It was a moffelous course JD with some outstanding people. Hope all is well with you. I'm the one in the car ;-)

Army Pilot Course 173 - 1964/5 !!! :)

Army Pilot Course 197 - 1967-68

JimL and Ambidextrous

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d_...=w1227-h920-no

APC 275 the last 'proper course'

APC 216, 1970 - 1971.

Started with 20 or 22, & 13 finished. I know that one for sure is dead, killed in a car bomb in NI, Pip Cox, Cpl of Horse.

I think the car bomb fatality in N Ireland was a Royal Marine on 225 APC.

I know for sure a Military Police pilot killed by explosion opening car door in Omagh was Sheridan Young 218 course RIP

Yes, his name was Derek Reed, and we were both Drill Instructors before our respective flying courses. He died alongside Pip Cox.

Derek was on exchange/attachment to the Army. Standard honey-trap car bomb.

'We had 22 that started, 9 finished. Of those 4 are dead from flying accidents.'

So was the chop rate too low?

What do you mean by "proper course"?

One was a Main Rotor blade detachment in a Lynx. One killed the Chairman of Chelsea F.C. (that was maybe due to the low chop rate). One was a large bird strike. The fourth was somewhere in the USA.

NEO