I remember that. I see that I liked it at the time.
Did all RAF trainee pilots have to memorize High Flight?
I never got to drive anything more complex than a duce-and-a-half, a 2.5
ton truck. Barrel rolls were a bitch!
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 10:49 AM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, I hope to be able to tell you what it’s like, Bob. I might have
> mentioned not too long ago that next year will be the 40th anniversary of
> my First Solo in a Hawk T1.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4450879283&set=
> a.4138779283.747.511529283&type=3&theater
>
> I was on the first Hawk course and I was the first ab initio student to
> fly it solo, in July 1977. I had occasion to mention this to the RAF
> Valley Station Commander last year and he offered me an anniversary flight.
>
> There were 3 of us on the first Hawk course at RAF Valley, two of us
> remain. The 3rd died displaying a newer Hawk at Bratislava in 1999; he had
> been the first RAF pilot to fly the F117.
>
> Sorry if I am repeating myself :~)
>
> Chris
>
> > On 28 Aug 16, at 12:48, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, I dunno. If the pilot realized his passenger was an old poop and
> adjusted his aerobatics accordingly... ;-)
> >
> > I know there's a two-seat Spitfire, but I'm sure the cost of the ride
> would leave me destitute.
> >
> > Sigh.
> >
> > --Ground-Bound Bob
>
>
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