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What i did today..

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:38 pm
by Buster
Well s most people who read this forum know i`m in the RAF and today i finally got to see what it was like to fly in the back seat of a Tornado GR4A.

This was my 3rd attempt to get airborn, the first 2 being the previous 2 fridays but they were cancelled due to bad weather. Today the weather was good enough for my flight after the early morning fog had cleared.

I won`t drone on about it, instead i`ll post a few pics from the flight. If anyone wants to know anything feel free to ask.



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^^ A view out the jet from about 2,000ft ^^

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^^ Another generic view, this time from about 1,000ft

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^^ Getting lower now, about 300ft ^^

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^^ 300ft again, you can see how bad the weather was in this one ^^

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^^ Some power station or other, 300ft again ^^

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^^ This was pretty scary, a 450mph 3G turn at 200ft ^^

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^^ A nice view of my house from about 2,000ft ^^

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^^ Me ( Left ) and the guy who flew me after we got back ^^

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:44 pm
by Nixon
Nice one, would be great fun I imagine^^

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:45 pm
by Future
Cool mate, id love to do that zooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOm

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:53 pm
by zole
looked wicked man.
btw u = total stud in flight gear

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:00 pm
by Toki
i love a man in uniform *swoons*

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:03 pm
by DanJ
Looks cool mate, nice one.

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:16 pm
by Superfast Oz
Nice one mate, where are you based? I'm in the RAF too. :)

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:17 pm
by Kristoff
*Puts his best Top Gun Voice on*

You're Dangerous Buster..


Nice one ^^

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:44 pm
by Zim Zum
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA TOP GUN, DID YOU SHIT YOURSELF? LOOKS SCARY!

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:01 pm
by Villa
That joystick in the 3rd picture; will it work on my PC ?^

Yah nice one mate, I don't handle heights well, otherwise I'd be really jealous.

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:11 pm
by Buster
Superfast Oz wrote:Nice one mate, where are you based? I'm in the RAF too. :)
RAF Marham, and you?

What trade?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:29 pm
by Superfast Oz
DMRC Headley Court, you may not know it, it's a tri service rehab unit. I am admin trade, you?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:18 pm
by Buster
@ Zim - Shit myself a little the first time we banked hard when i wasn`t expecting it, and coming out of a high G turn makes your stomache go a bit, but apart from taht was ace.

I should have a cockpit HUD video of the whole thing tomorrow as well, i`ll try and sample it.
Villa wrote:That joystick in the 3rd picture; will it work on my PC ?
Doubtful Villa, it don`t even move.

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:52 pm
by Carabel
omg that looks soooooo scareh! :shock: Yet so much fun! :P

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:17 pm
by Villa
www.forcesreunited.com

and that one is actually a real url^