RN Phantom and Bucaneer CARQUALS

XabbaRus · 12-09-08, 12:58 PM

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#199354

Really interesting. Also note how patient they are with these guys. This is from 76 or thereabouts....Got to love those accents.

Enigma · 12-09-08, 01:50 PM

Awesome video, thanks for posting....

Big difference between that and what I'm used to seeing when American pilots qualify on deck!

XabbaRus · 12-09-08, 02:02 PM

What are the Americans like when a guy bolts several times in a row?

Enigma · 12-09-08, 02:48 PM

Well, let me start by saying I've never stood on the bridge of a carrier while all that's going on! However, the mood seems a lot more relaxed on the British ship, compared to what I've seen in various documentaries and such.....
Like you said, very patient with their pilots....

XabbaRus · 12-09-08, 03:45 PM

I love the bit.

"Talk to him like an old bat and talk him onto the carrier"..Brilliant.....

Oberon · 12-09-08, 05:38 PM

Marvellous stuff, good to see footage of the old Phantoms in the RN. Not often you see Royal Navy trapping footage, not a lot of need for it now I guess

Thanks for the link

RickC Sniper · 12-09-08, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

What are the Americans like when a guy bolts several times in a row?

That's a great question. I also wonder how long it takes before his fellow pilots give him some sort of "nickname" that isn't too flattering.

AntEater · 12-10-08, 06:55 AM

Wow, footage of a bygone era!
First, RN carrier ops. We will maybe see that in future again, if the brits scrap the JSF.
Second, a glimpse back in times when Britain had less tabloids, less CCTV and public surveilance and more classic british understatement instead of tabloid hysteria.

Jimbuna · 12-10-08, 07:24 AM

Great video Xab

.....great memories of a sadly bygone era

12-09-08, 01:50 PM	#2
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Awesome video, thanks for posting.... Big difference between that and what I'm used to seeing when American pilots qualify on deck! __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

12-09-08, 02:02 PM	#3
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What are the Americans like when a guy bolts several times in a row? __________________

12-09-08, 02:48 PM	#4
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Well, let me start by saying I've never stood on the bridge of a carrier while all that's going on! However, the mood seems a lot more relaxed on the British ship, compared to what I've seen in various documentaries and such..... Like you said, very patient with their pilots.... __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain Last edited by Enigma; 12-09-08 at 02:49 PM.

12-09-08, 03:45 PM	#5
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I love the bit. "Talk to him like an old bat and talk him onto the carrier"..Brilliant..... __________________

12-10-08, 06:55 AM	#8
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, footage of a bygone era! First, RN carrier ops. We will maybe see that in future again, if the brits scrap the JSF. Second, a glimpse back in times when Britain had less tabloids, less CCTV and public surveilance and more classic british understatement instead of tabloid hysteria. __________________

12-09-08, 12:58 PM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	RN Phantom and Bucaneer CARQUALS http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#199354 Really interesting. Also note how patient they are with these guys. This is from 76 or thereabouts....Got to love those accents. __________________

12-09-08, 05:38 PM	#6
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Marvellous stuff, good to see footage of the old Phantoms in the RN. Not often you see Royal Navy trapping footage, not a lot of need for it now I guess Thanks for the link

12-10-08, 07:24 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Great video Xab .....great memories of a sadly bygone era __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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