The flight of the Olympic Flame
 

BBC News - Olympic torch: Top pilot's 'most precious cargo'


AShame one of the airport fireman can't be on board...

Metropolitan Police officer trained in firefighting
 

I hope he's also trained not to sneeze or spill his beer on it.

"More than me job's worth ....."

I hope the fire warden didn't try to sneak more than 100ml of water on board, in case the flame decides to escape.....??

What utter nonsense this expensive spectacle of a few sweaty oafs running, jumping, splashing about and throwing things really is.

I must say, none of this ever happened for my school sports day.

A top pilot..........love the journos. Have they reviewed his lastest line check or LPC or something?

Does anyone know what the call sign will be?

'Spose the flame isn't travelling on board Olympic Airways!:D

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So, how big is the average Olympians carbon foot print?

Having recently had my nearly empty lighter confiscated by the security Gauleiters, how did the tame fire get through Security? :*

I'd say about size 7... :E

Utter waste of tax payers money and in a country that can't afford it :mad:

But enough about Greece....

The 'top pilot' is the company's Chief Training Pilot; that doesn't necessarily make him the best, but he is the most senior qualified on type.

As for the other captain, you decide:

Joined the Royal Navy in 1979 and served on 845 and 846 Squadrons as a Commando Helicopter pilot. Attended Central Flying School in 1985 and served on 705 Squadron as a Qualified Helicopter Instructor gaining an A1(H) QHI qualification. Trained at the Empire Test Pilots’ School in1989 before serving with Rotary Wing Test Squadron, Boscombe Down as test pilot. Responsibilities as test pilot included the introduction of the Lynx HAS Mk8 into Royal Naval Service; Sea King, Wessex and Gazelle project duties: icing project pilot, NVG project pilot and SHOL project pilot.
Returned to operational service in 1992 with 846 Squadron including duties as Senior Pilot before returning to the Empire Test Pilots’ School as a tutor. In 1995 became Staff Aviation Officer to the Commodore Amphibious Warfare responsible for all aspects of amphibious aviation for the Royal Navy and Marines. Saw operational service in Northern Ireland, the South Atlantic, Lebanon and Bosnia. Completed three seasons as display pilot on Gazelle, both solo and as team leader in formation team, and competed in both the World and British Helicopter Championships winning eleven national and international trophies, including twice British Helicopter Champion on two occasions. Awarded the Air Force Cross in 1989.

Left the Royal Navy in 1996 to become an airline pilot, currently flying....the Airbus as a training captain.

And he's the most unassuming chap you'd care to fly with.

"how did the tame fire get through Security? "

With any luck it won't.

Is this a designated smoking flight.
J

Hope they don’t CFIT into Mt. Olympus doing a demonstration. How would the first responders separate outthe flame from the other flames?

Couldn't they just send it as an e-mail attachment?

E-mail attachement ?
 

Would have to turn your firewall off first :ugh:

Here it is...


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If the flame goes out will they have to turn back and get it relit?

The whole self serving exercise is a complete waste of money and time :sad:

I wonder if they put the job out to tender. Greasyjet would have done it cheaper.

A firetender would seem appropriate

The BBC is starting to get boring with its talk of it about to arrive in '10 minutes'.

Happily theyve let the poor pilots out of the hold and they are on final. Plane looks very nice though, bright yellow, i approve!

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And even then the BBC nearly missed the landing lol!

So a management pilot who doesn't fly the line is better than a line pilot with 'good hands'?

It's a damn candle and people are getting so excited about it.

I just wish that this was a case of the CAA or someone stepping in and saying 'no flames on any aircraft - put that out NOW'.

Bloody Olympics.

Hope they kept that cockpit door locked...

Awwww come on, chaps, the money's been spent so we might as well enjoy it. Shame they couldn't have revived an earlier and pointier Speedbird though. Just trying to visualise Concorde in that livery...

You lot really are a load of misery's!

Yes the country is in a mess, yes we could spend money on something better.

But at least the Olymoics will give feel a good factor to lots of depressed people in the country this summer.

Chill out, relax and enjoy!!!

And yes I do understand sporting euphoria after the 92nd and 94th minute at the Etihad stadium last week. :D

[quote]
"Yes the country is in a mess, yes we could spend money on something better.

But at least the Olymoics will give feel a good factor to lots of depressed people in the country this summer. "


What are you smoking ?

No, it will just add to it. You obviously aren't one who will have to deal with the ( even worse ) clusterfcuk that driving in London will become.........:hmm:

Or have a missile battery on top of your abode..............

????
I am going to try to enjoy it and the Jubilee.

Cluster muck driving in London? Why would any sane man do that?:E

Is your middle name Nimby too?

I look forward to the Games and the Jubilee too, will be in London for the last 2 days of Jubilee events with my wife and kids.. Going to enjoy it..

We've got one . . . ney, two of our best pilots on the job. But . . .


Just what if they, in all their accumulated wisdom, couldn't agree on which way to enter the hold. One turns left, while the other turns right. Then, due to a bizarre line of code - lost for years in the ship's computer - the dual input is accepted and the aircraft splits down the middle.

Then, the flame box falls out, right into the middle of a dry forest. There's a stiff breeze and the flames reach the coast and set light to an old wooden barge. Its rope burns and the barge drifts to the UK . . .

Now the :mad: Olympic flame would become interesting. :*

Loose rivets.....whatever you're on, can i please have some too? lol

That would then be the Plight of the Olympic Flame

Flame needs to be flown.

Senior pilot selected, job planned.

Media looking for a saleable angle.

Article re flame carrying flight, all normal SOP's blown up to make a story.

PPrune posters take shots at those entrusted.

Sigh... :rolleyes:

They are not qualified to fight flames "in the air" :confused:

By Royal Command... you can only dream. :eek:

Well he is the best, all the others are just imposters. :mad:

Guess you are still hung over from not being able to smoke on the flight deck.:E

BASINGA :D :D People are only happy whilst complaining these days.

Redundancy?
 

They used four lanterns. But they put them all on the same plane?:confused:

Better than using forkandles. :}

Rescue one has a shout
 

Diverting to rescue a beach ball, off the cornish cost...... (then I woke up)...