Flying Soldiers episode 3 - BBC 1997 documentary about trainee army helicopter pilots in the uk

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Felt so sorry for Mark, he gave it his best. Hope he went on in the army and made good.

[@wetonlee]

26:31 ..... a farmer and 2 blokes from the pub stealing a gazelle, in broad daylight?

[@helipeek2736]

Crikey! Dave Patterson, blimey that takes me back a bit.

[@Merseysiderful]

6:12 This was filmed in June 1994.

[@tbomgwtf]

Poor Mark, 11 hours is a pretty brutal time to learn to go solo.

[@marysmith1922]

Mark did eventually leave the army and he went into Banking where I believe he still works. He was a lovely guy when I knew him. I wish him nothing but good. ❤️🌹

[@angeltransportpjects]

Learning to fly can for some be nerve-bashing. Everybody is different - an individual when it comes to learning processes. This flight schedule that the trainees have to adhere to is very intensive compared with private or civilian flying. Plus its for rotary which is harder to train for than fixed wing flying.

[@TheSubversive1]

And to think, Robert Stanford Tuck (WWII Ace) went solo in 13 hours.

[@VanillagamingFTW]

Wrong, you have to be the rank on L/CPL to apply for aircrew/pilot in the AAC, preferably, the rank of L/SGT or SGT, unless you have 2 a levels and 5 GCSE's A-C then you can't become an officer... And if you manage to pick up the qualifications, you have to go to Sandhurst for IOT...

[@walboyfredo6025]

Does that cover LEO?

[@davidhood8598]

what about air crew? is that not a possible solution? i applied for that but was refused as i was color blind.

[@billbailey1403]

David Hood- He is, (was), aircrew.

[@arkansaswookie]

color blindness put an end to my training.

[@assadbarakzai5921]

Lol colour blind

[@Littlecrewmember]

which it was this simple, now you have to be a soilder for 4 years in order to be an officer, then you can go to the AAC

[@Retro-Future-Land]

Really? So no-one is a commissioned officer in the AAC unless they've started as a trooper?! Wow. Or is that for the flying course? When I was in you could be a LCpl to apply for the course. But everyone on this course is a Cpl and up?

[@jamesward6349]

You don't need to be an officer

[@bradleymorris8875]

he was told not to re apply ....

[@seltaeb9691]

I'm ex Signals & my two mates ended as Lt. Cols & you did learn how to fly & parachute. Nice they gave you a plum posting N.IRELAND!🤣 Typical bloody R.Sigs. Hope you done well mate which I know you will👍.

[@Infidel7153]

Wonder how many "extra" hours Prince Harrry was given like he was ever going to be binned !

[@Infidel7153]

How so did they have to dress themselves no batman.Please these two are frauds !

[@Mors_Inimicis]

They couldn’t risk any old idiot on one of the most expensive weapon systems in the U.K. military. Harry earned his place as an Apache pilot. Unfortunately though , his judgement when it came to relationships wasn’t as finely honed as his flying judgment and he has now been pretty much emasculated by a deranged American social justice warrior . As a consequence he has lost a lot of admirers .

[@davman115]

@MagnumPFI bollocks!

[@eightlivesdownmtb]

Davman the ex troll Whatever dude, like I could give two fucks what you think.

[@davman115]

@@eightlivesdownmtb Dude? Are you a ninja turtle? 😂

[@VanillagamingFTW]

And only non-officers, you can join the aac straight off as an officer and fly...

[@Trump145]

He just needed to learn to relax a little bit that's what caused him sorry to see him go.

[@airbornerat]

im hooked dam you

[@studmalexy]

11:49..its called thermal runaway mate.

[@helipeek2736]

Mr Hole because if it goes thermal, best thing to do is runaway.

[@24934637]

'We'll try to get you a good posting'.........Ireland. FFS.

[@ianmangham4570]

That guy just was not made for hovering.

[@helipeek2736]

Ah the unappealing screech of a Turbomeca.

[@endoftheworldnews]

tx

[@VanillagamingFTW]

It's preferable, but not exactly true...