Sea King pilots
 

Where do retired Sea King pilots go after military time....?

The North Sea flying both Offshore and SAR.

Or is there a punchline coming?

A decent chiro/physio-terrorist !!

Semi retired Sea King driver ;)

Offshore - police - own business. Now semi retired, smelling the roses :ok:

Retired???
 

Having been on Conversion Course No.1 (January 1970) I'm proud to say that Old Sea King Pilots don't retire - they just gently fade into la dolce vita.

G

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You'll be suprised how many current BA Captains have a Sea King in their logbooks.;)

Quite often reminisce about the "Queen of the Skies" - out of about 15 types she is still No 2 just behind that good old warhorse the UH1B.
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E86

Old Sea King pilots never die .......... they only smell that way.

Are you fishing TC? And is the bait any tastier than it was to start with?:)

I guess that the OLD Sea King pilots are enjoying a bliss full retirement and taking the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of there labor.
Maybe sometimes when some young sprog of a pilot who is willing to fill his glass at the bar, a few edited stories of what it was like flying the Queen of the Skies would be forthcoming.
An amiable bunch of aviators.
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I think they take a time to stop the nightmares about platform failures.

Did you ever see the Parkinson and Billy Connolly interview in the last ever series? Billy said that you know your growing old when as you pick things up or getout of chairs you make an audible noise. Not a groan more like a "whoooo thats got it" or "Geeeeeeeeeeee".

Sea King pilots get this earlier in life! Next time you get out of a chair ...... or better still ask your better half!

So the twitching, groaning old bloke in the corner shouting Torque spilt call NR! Trim trim trim trim! Or my favourite, gets the nulls in line![Think Michael Caine]!

SARREMF - that's enough about Bob King:)

Its funny how one name can just bring back memories isnt it! Bless him! I guess this is the perfect thread for this, and quite honestly I didn't think you would be able to post on here Crabb! You being so caught up in the fish hook Bootneck set for you on the other thread! It used to be called SAR harmonisation but its a bit off that at the moment!

Well, I think I have been very good in not writing about the name you mentioned!

Operation creep forward, now there was a story!

The book " the secrets of the metal cabinet" by B K. Now being made into a drama series!

Driving to impress Italians by BK.

Damn Damn just couldnt stop myself!

One flew over the minibus - a new motion picture based around a journey at RIAT!

Bob, if your reading this, you know we love you really! You sure could fly! Now driving ......

Florida
 

TC - so where do you think Sea King drivers SHOULD go after leaving?

Fake Sealion - I think you could add Virgin Captains to your list too!

I think we should all take our skills out into the big wide world and make sure that anybody who wants to can learn from our experience and/or mistakes! And if you get cold and miserable doing that in Blighty - live in Florida and still do it!!! :cool::cool::cool:

There's a fair smattering of us in the UK holiday charter world too.

One thing's for sure: Crab will obviously be off to Bristow/CHC...

Not to mention a few of us in permanent semi-retirement enjoying the air ambulance role.

.....Can't wait :)

So Police and HEMS will be safe.....:ok: