BBC Combat Pilot - Episode 3 of 6

[@TFT-bp8zk]

12:33 I was there on the ground and we were all sickened when we heard the news of that blue-on-blue engagement. What this video (and the news report voice over) didn't tell you was that they were not communicating and they didn't have their IFF equipment on or set up correctly. Possibly, their mission began on one day and for whatever reason completed during the execution of the next ATO cycle, therefore all the freqs, modes and codes and crypto would have changed over and they might not have been aware. Sad.

[@michaelc584]

The start of the flight sickness course with him swinging back and forth cracked me up!

[@samphillips8322]

Key point made in passing, much less likely to experience motion sickness when you are flying than when you are a "passenger." Something to do with concentration and anticipation. I experienced a little when training under instrument conditions, but never when PIC or as an instructor.

[@andrewmallard2301]

I wonder whether it is more likely to be down to focusing on matters in side the cockpit, whereas, as a passenger, you are more interested in what's going on outside. Had the same thing when parachuting, focusing on the chute caused no issues, but watching the world go round, wasn't so clever.

[@eaacollins]

Haha, I know I pilot who used to be red 2 and now flies spitfires at earolegends where I volunteer. I had been looking for a pic of him with the red arrows for ages and saw him in this video 😂

[@underwaterdick]

Did you show him? I'm sure there are many photos about, try finding a book from his years of time in the Reds, that when you get the funniest photos to wave at them. Spike (red 1 giving the briefing), used to be my boss. I have had dealing with Duncan when he was part of be BBMF too. Very experienced guys with a LOT of passion for what they do. And a LOT of patience for the public! Credit to them for that.

[@andrewmallard2301]

is that Parky?

[@tonyhaynes9080]

It was the smell of the oxygen mask was my biggest problem.

[@steveaustin9386]

I take it operational stations don't have civy engineers?

[@davidhumphreys7035]

Depends, Odiham, Marham and Lossie will have Civvie tech reps for the Boeing airframes, Brize for the Airbus and Boeing and possibly the Typhoon bases too.

[@ianian8022]

wow who that girl do what she do..?

[@84rainx]

thanks for uploading this. do you know why episodes 1,2,4 and 5 won't load?

[@gamestv4875]

Because your internet is stupid !

[@jonnieboy2807]

With or without your VPN active ?

[@puressenceuk35]

Would have been even better without the crappy "Jazz Club" soundtrack

[@brandtbecker1810]

I'm not sure how good an idea it is for any military organization to depend on civilians/contractors to do crucial support jobs. What if they decide they don't want to work one day??? You can't court martial civilians. It's one thing to have them doing clerical or supply work but it doesn't make sense to have them on the flight line where you have top secret equipment and weaponry. Those damned hippies should have had to go to Iraq and had to see first-hand what Saddam was doing to his people.

[@theaviator3863]

It works well on training units - contracts are written in such a way that if they don’t turn up for work, they receive a massive fine. Plus, most of them are ex military anyway who want to be there. Secondly, front line units don’t usually have civilian contractors for line maintenance.

[@Thorium1996]

Can't say about other things but i am sure the top secret equipment and weaponry is not available on training bases.... This base is specifically to gain basic skills... Once they are qualified for "fast jets" as they said, they will be moved to other bases where all kinds of secret weaponry is available but no outsider

[@TFT-bp8zk]

If it's a training unit it's great because it's a fixed operation. The personnel who are with active units are operational and deployable and they count completely differently. The civilians in those roles means that the end strength on the military personnel side are all theoretically deployable and combat capable. They are no being used up in a slot that can't go anywhere. Very important statistics for planing at the higher levels. Plus, it guarantees an industry and jobs for highly qualified people after they retire from or complete their military service.

[@jonnieboy2807]

Most ODD choice of music, surreal, I think I'd rather get in the nearly makes you puke machine. I was hoping for more scenery, which doesn't require the shitty sound track, thank fuck.

[@gazza8436]

much easier to drop a bomb than poke a bayonet into someone, each to their own, I will stick to the bayonet, At least I can look them in the eyes when I fight them

[@garryharriman7349]

Impressive, I suppose! Could any of these so called `intelligent` people remove and restore DTD5580A polyurethane surface finish coatings, apply national insignia and mandatory markings? Could they f**K!. Garry H. RAF Cpl Painter retired! 😋

[@davidhumphreys7035]

Theyy could if they were given the same instruction and training you were

[@smudger746]

You Uber remf. You were so far to the rear you sent your laundry forward.

[@TFT-bp8zk]

It's almost impossible to find people so throughly arrogant about low end labor like paint and decals that they are willing to pubicly denegrate people going through some of the hardest training devised by humans, and yet here you are. You literally just said "These guys have to do integral calculus in their heads at nearly the speed of sound 250 feet over the ground but CAN THEY PUSH A PAINT BRUSH AROUND?"

[@garryharriman7349]

Time out! It's called self depreciating humour!