Used to love looking down on Tucano flying lowing level but above the clouds when hiking in low flying area. I am a great fan of the Belfast aircraft built by Shorts. Reference medicals, not being a six footer, when I had a RAF medical the issue was whether I had the potential reach to be able to pull the canopy back. I don’t think we should have bought the A400.
@craigevans6156
3 жыл бұрын
Look forward to a full interview with an experienced A400 pilot
@chrisnash8814
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Mike can chase one down soon, I can definitely point him in the right direction of some willing volunteers.
@SquareoftheyearFM
Жыл бұрын
We miss the Tucano’s in and around in Wetherby 😢
@GapBahnDirk
3 жыл бұрын
I bet that Chris would have been a great boss to work for.
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, would reckon so. Totally the sort of guy you'd want on your team. Mind you, most of the folk Mike rounds up to take part in the series have that sort of style about them. Starting to suspect it kind of gets selected for and then encouraged through their career experiences?
@SgtSteel1
3 жыл бұрын
Had a chance to fly in a Tucano while I was at RAF Cranwell as a cadet, missed out though :(
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
Gutting much? How do you get a chance like that an then miss it?
@SgtSteel1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Farweasel Very much so. There was an interview process for the 3 cadets that had done the most work during the week. I was there. I lost out because when they asked me "Why should you get the flight?" I cockily answered "Why not?" The interviewing officer did say he liked my ballsy answer though. I remember it like it was yesterday. edit: just to confirm, I was in the cadets but not AT Cranwell, our cadet squadron was only there for a week.
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
@@SgtSteel1 Hell of a way to loose youthful enthusiasm - You'd have supposed if they had three keen notably cadets they'd have blagged a flight for all of you. Win one loose two. Genius. Everyone who read it is going to feel for you and the other bloke.
@SgtSteel1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Farweasel Yeah, I don't see why there couldn't have been 3 flights either. Ah well. Long time ago now. Take care.
@grahamariss2111
3 жыл бұрын
Raises a few questions about the quality of Shorts work that they have been built with such wide margins!
@magoid
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed. I was surprised when he said it have high torque effect on yaw, because the original Tucano had the engine mounted at a angle (plus a huge fin/ruder), to minimize that effect. I guess they messed with that too.
@rainhart458
3 жыл бұрын
The Irish are renowned for their jokes.
@chrisnash8814
3 жыл бұрын
@@magoid I believe the RAF fitted a different engine, which may explain it. Very interesting though, I wasn’t aware that the original design had removed the torque effect.
@rainhart458
3 жыл бұрын
the titanic was built in Belfast.
@MilitantOldLady
3 жыл бұрын
She was fine when she left there...
@mad7206
3 жыл бұрын
Brutal lol
@rainhart458
3 жыл бұрын
@@MilitantOldLady there are cultural traits that say in a nation. Building and then allowing a aircraft to roll off the production line with such vast differences. Didn’t happen overnight. So perhaps if the titanic was built in Germany. Where working to the 3rd decimal place is expected when doing ones tax returns. The titanic would have been built proper. And could withstand the impact from poor captaincy.
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
@@rainhart458 Yebbut it didn't *collide* with a Captain.
@jimboll6982
3 жыл бұрын
@@rainhart458 I believe the Bismark sank on it's maiden mission?
@cvillalobos27
3 жыл бұрын
Our Tucanos have instruments and software suite ready to train for the Peace Pumas.
@festol1
3 жыл бұрын
The Bae Hawk is a more capable and better all around.
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
@@festol1 Yes it is. But let's be fair - for the price difference you'd expect that. But WTF is a 'Peace Puma'?
@festol1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Farweasel The "peace puma" thing didn't rang any bells for me either (and I am a brazilian myself).
@Farweasel
3 жыл бұрын
@@festol1 Cheers Hey - Could be something in one of the games? Some folk seem to think its *all* real ;-p
@festol1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Farweasel Lol maybe yes :)
@kevinhoughton9134
3 жыл бұрын
Great interview but he's a thoroughly frustrated wannabe fast jet jockey.
@chrisnash8814
3 жыл бұрын
Too true! 😃
@MilitantOldLady
3 жыл бұрын
Oh god, i'm sorry but i just can't respect this plane. Be it Pilatus, Tucano, whatever....they're just a joke. If you want a first time ever trainer, fine. But the nations that use these as actual combat aircraft is just cringe.
@SuperEdge67
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever flown an aircraft yourself?
@MilitantOldLady
3 жыл бұрын
@@SuperEdge67 How many things you have an opinion on are you also a versed expert on? Don't come at me with that kind of bullshit argument.
@SuperEdge67
3 жыл бұрын
@@MilitantOldLady I have flown aircraft for more than 30 years. You’re embarrassing yourself with your childish comments.
@MilitantOldLady
3 жыл бұрын
@@SuperEdge67 and i've flown the space shuttle. You can't disprove i haven't and you can't prove you have what you claim either. How naive and pigheaded are you?
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