Jon was one of the best pilots on 800 Sqn. His low pass at Akrotiri at the end of the det was bloody amazing, flat stick at around 50 feet! Really nice bloke with loads of time for the ground crew.
@zzirSnipzz13 жыл бұрын
Any footage of it matey or was this something you saw yourself would love to see
@davidmartin15713 жыл бұрын
Chris is that you? Tell us all the story of the day you swallowed a fly and vommed in your crash helmet on the way to work shippers!
@diaryofaherbert74233 жыл бұрын
@@davidmartin1571 Sure is shipwreck! I’d forgotten about that! Took ages to get the smell out of my lid!
@davidmartin15713 жыл бұрын
@@diaryofaherbert7423 you’ve got a better memory than me of those Cyprus dets. I remember the night the locals tried to get onto the base and the madness that ensued in the the American bar.
@diaryofaherbert74233 жыл бұрын
@@davidmartin1571 How many times did we drink the Triple A dry?……….
@mwnciboo Жыл бұрын
Jack London - Royal Navy's Finest pilot.... When I was junior Officer at Dartmouth - his name was almost mythical, spoken about at the level of Lord Nelson. Gone too soon - however even he punched out like Nelson - top of his game - never to fade away. Cemented his legend.
@xyzaero2 ай бұрын
Jon is such a nice man. Very entertaining how casually he talks about his heroism as a pilot.
@Pukin-Dog Жыл бұрын
This is by far my favourite Aircrew Interview
@Aircrewinterview Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@SeeBread3 жыл бұрын
This channel is a gift
@gusgone45273 жыл бұрын
You got that right. Pilots are a different breed and everything they say is worth listening to. I always remember a Vulcan driver describing night time air refuelling training for a raid on Port Stanley. "It's like trying to push a piece of warm soft spaghetti up the arse of an angry cat, blindfolded."
@tfx11843 жыл бұрын
Amazing guy, great chat... we need more stories from this guy
@dronemonkey20383 жыл бұрын
You said it brother.
@djmeyer19723 жыл бұрын
“Best pilots in the world” Totally agree.
@markhaughton95633 жыл бұрын
Great to hear him speak with respect about the maintainers. I can remember watching them putting major hours in on the aircraft when I was on one of the Seaking squadrons. It seemed like every major job needed the wings to come off.
@mgarizona99393 жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite interview ,he could talk for hours and I would still be tuned in .As a fellow Brummy loved his take off experience with his Brummy instructor on board !
@gusgone45273 жыл бұрын
Jon epitomises the calibre of men in the RAF. I imagine he is both a good laugh and a tough task master. Really enjoyed my limited time cooperating with people from the RAF. Mostly RAF Regiment but also aircrew. Great people.
@meltvision3 жыл бұрын
as usual straight forward humble aviator...thanks for your service Jon...and thanks Mike for the program...peace from California
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Cheers, Melton.
@buck2trips90620 күн бұрын
This is one of the best aircrew interviews, really enjoyed the attitude.
@Aircrewinterview19 күн бұрын
@@buck2trips906 wow thank you!
@buck2trips90619 күн бұрын
@@Aircrewinterview Being ex navy I'm biased, your welcome
@zzirSnipzz13 жыл бұрын
I was dragged on their coat tails he says lol i bet he was a hell of a pilot himself what a nice chap really down to earth. Thanks for your service Jon
@Solidboat1233 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview. Would be great to see some Royal Navy pilots on the channel
@LIKWID3 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely brilliant and to be honest might be one of my favourites on the channel. The way he tells the stories, the enthusiasm and just the whole picture you get in your head from how he tells it is fascinating. Bloody cracking interview 👍😎
@charlesbarbour23313 жыл бұрын
Apparently the RAF took the attitude that the Harrier was not a fighter. According to this chap the Navy took the attitude ‘come and get us if you think you’re hard enough’!!
@mwnciboo Жыл бұрын
Royal Navy way... There is a bit of a "daring do" as standard in the RN, if no one else will do it RAF / USN etc it is taken as a challenge that the RN MUST show the way to do it. Being former Royal Navy, I have a few dits. The greatest compliment was from the Army and SF - "When we hear the RAF is doing a Helo Evac, we expect it be 50/50 to turn up or late - or bad weather waved off. When we hear RN is coming - we know they will be there to the second, in any weather or enemy fire or anything". Timings in the Navy are sacred / an institutional obsession - You are late, you miss the R/V , the Carrier, the window, the evac point - it is basically heresy in the Royal Navy to miss an R/V in time and space for anything, literally anything, a meeting, an order, a launch time, a waypoint. *Excellence is the minimum standard*
@mkmdexplorationparanormal56103 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic, I reckon Jon has alot more to tell, great enthusiasm and great stories, well done Mike 😊👍👍
@JoeSmith-zv4ic3 жыл бұрын
What a humble lovely bloke. Love to see more interviews with the guy!
@SimDeck Жыл бұрын
The bee keeping thing knocked me for six. Brillant stuff. What an interesting and humble guy Jon is.
@wings99254 ай бұрын
Jon sounds like a top bloke. Very entertaining and clearly very skilled. This is my favourite aircrew interview yet
@Aircrewinterview4 ай бұрын
Cheers!
@GapBahnDirk3 жыл бұрын
A fascinating account of the FRS-2 and aggressive Chaos with the Royal Navy. It was really a great insight!
@koborkutya73383 жыл бұрын
So great to listen to this guy. Knows what he is talkin about for sure, great humor.
@DCSHacksАй бұрын
Absolute legend! Great Brumie accent too?
@RedTail1-1Ай бұрын
Only 2 comments on the entire channel?...
@RedTail1-1Ай бұрын
Funny I'm actually subscribed to your channel as well lol
@johnsanders22666 ай бұрын
Enjoyed that! I'm an ex FAA CPO from the first Sea Harrier 800 NAS! Thanks Sir!
@GarySmith-dm1iy3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this guy all day
@leftseat30 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Exudes and exemplifies the traits I aim for as a civilian pilot. He’s a cut above.
@interestedlen88233 жыл бұрын
An absolute privilege to listen to Jon share his experiences. "I don't do passenger things, I'm not interested in that nonsense!" Fantastic.
@ralphwood5875 Жыл бұрын
What a great interview of a great guy and pilot,,one of your best interviews ever.I could listen to him all night.Somebody should give him aLightning ride just because he wants that ride ,he deserves it.
@Aircrewinterview Жыл бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it.
@shredjoe13 жыл бұрын
Another great interview really enjoy this series. Sea Harrier was awesome - imagine if they had spent the money to really develop it & build the big wing version...
@realMaverickBuckley2 жыл бұрын
Bloody politicians, especially the 70s Labour government f***ed the UK aero industry and many incredible projects with it. Along with some palm greasing from McDonnell-Douglas.
@captainbligh38946 ай бұрын
Humbling to listen to this gentleman .
@Aeronaut19753 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Jon talk for hours! more from him, please!
@declanbrady51722 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating chat. I could listen to this guy talking for hours... Love the channel.
@ralphwood98653 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful character and I'm sure he id/was as good as the hero's he admires,brilliant......and a bee keeper too how perfect..
@MrBabylon3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview, very proud of our RN
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@seavee20003 жыл бұрын
Proud to be English when I see blokes like this,too few,far too few.
@realMaverickBuckley2 жыл бұрын
What a Legend. Thank you so much for giving this to us all.
@Templar78323 жыл бұрын
What a great guy and some great lines. Fantastic interview, and I hope we get a Q&A with him!
@B-A-L3 жыл бұрын
If it wasn't for the Harrier you'd think they were interviewing a builder from Jewsons!
@sturlajohannessen3 жыл бұрын
Well now we know what would have happened if Ricky Gervais ever became a fighter pilot ;)
@thebiggestoneyouveverhad3 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing, he does look like him when he smiles.
@gonufc3 жыл бұрын
Ha! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that!
@nanookmoose3 жыл бұрын
Good comment, saved me writing it 😉
@svenoxtoby47563 жыл бұрын
Haha yes. Also the delivery of "What's your excuse?" sounds a lot like his David Brent character.
@stitcha12310 ай бұрын
Camp as Christmas!
@kevinhoughton91343 жыл бұрын
Superb interview, real interesting guy, could listen to him all night.
@simonmakinson3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic informative interview again JP. Reliving & telling your stories is so important for the younger audience. I suppose now you will want another cuppa! Take care John, throughly enjoyed it, Simon.
@markjennings23153 жыл бұрын
"200mph shopping trolley" cracked me up!!
@section8usmc53 Жыл бұрын
I love what he says about how the Navy (in the USA that includes the Marine Corps as well) views warfare differently, and embraces the chaos. Being in naval aviation is a dream come true. Almist everything about it is friggin awesome. It's super exciting, much of the time. Always stuff going on. Always a sense of that controlled chaos (barely at times) and the knowledge that nearly everything you do, regardless of your job, is dangerous to some level.
@W4lkerWings3 жыл бұрын
Getting 'the look' from the Wife because I bought another watch 😊 Cracking Interview too.
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Stuart.
@Free_Ranger_CT1106 ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed these 2 videos featuring Jon, such an interesting, unassuming character. He's spot on about his company charging a good amount of money for its services. Who would seek out & attend a cut price parachuting course?
@Aircrewinterview6 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed them.
@stuartmacgregor30843 жыл бұрын
Great interview, I suspect Jon has many more stories! I feel a Q&A coming on.
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Maybe ;)
@iainblackburn73423 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview as good as the Chris Bolton phantom, must be a navy thing. 👍👍
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Iain.
@MrUccello13 жыл бұрын
Superb news coordinating top RAF pilots with the Royal Navy ones
@raylauderback51263 жыл бұрын
Another great guest, another great interview! Much appreciated! More SHAR stuff!👍
@Jon962-h4i3 жыл бұрын
It's been a fair few years, but all the best from another ex-121 bloke, Jon.
@davidbrooks1873 жыл бұрын
Great video charting the career of a first class operator. RAF 🇬🇧✌️
@boggy85573 жыл бұрын
What a career! Great interview, would love to hear more from JP!
@dronemonkey20383 жыл бұрын
Great guy, great guy for a night of beers and stories.
@Mark..P3 жыл бұрын
What a nice humble guy
@martinjohnson93163 жыл бұрын
Listening to this gentlemans experiences was a real treat...very impressive. Thank you!
@chrisknight68843 жыл бұрын
An amazingly positive person. Every story is all about the good things. Interesting and personable.
@davidmeek80173 жыл бұрын
Aloha; wonderful talk by Jon on differentiating the differences between remote pilotage and autonomous air vehicles. Mahalo!
@phillipneal92893 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mike another excellent piece. A very interesting career indeed .I bet Jon has plenty more stories we'd all like to hear about
@craigfeltham33183 жыл бұрын
Amazing insight and i was glued to it all. He’s got a great way of telling stories👏🏼👏🏼
@automated84933 жыл бұрын
Very humble chap.
@lesterbeedell97253 жыл бұрын
Brilliant interview
@WimJilf3 жыл бұрын
Superb. And what a top chap. Brilliant job 👍🏼
@quickstopUK3 жыл бұрын
Great interview, thank you!
@andrewmarkland94113 жыл бұрын
Amazingly engaging speaker. Fascinating.
@EricTViking3 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks for sharing 👍
@garethv15543 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview.
@jamietulip6393 жыл бұрын
Just read Nick Richardson’s book recently. Funny that he was his instructor. Very funny and a recommended read.
@markhaughton95633 жыл бұрын
Knew Nick Richardson when he was a Seaking pilot on 849 A Flight. I was a maintainer, him and the other pilots used to come down our mess and party - Nick can drink!
@darrenpaech13423 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant, thank you 🙏
@10percenttrue3 жыл бұрын
Loved this!
@drumsandstix1283 жыл бұрын
Great vlog! Great to hear the stories!
@iainatkinson92393 жыл бұрын
What an amazing interview really world class effort from JP
@TheWGLOVER3 жыл бұрын
What a fantastically interesting guy. Anymore coming from him?
@maxflight7773 жыл бұрын
Compelling content…. Thanks for posting this.
@nick1020013 жыл бұрын
What a great chat...
@Steeyuv3 жыл бұрын
My ARMY mate reckons the Navy pilots are the best.
@davewolfy29063 жыл бұрын
A question that you might like to ask - which of those aircraft would you choose to have taken to war at the time that you flew them? Flying against a Kirov might have been a bit daunting.
@wayneschenk55122 жыл бұрын
Great insight.
@briankay47133 жыл бұрын
Very good interview as always Mike.. Most enjoyable ... keep it up mate 👍 👌
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Brian.
@captainbligh38946 ай бұрын
Homing pidgin cracked me up, our navigators in the Canberra T17 were just as good and I was always in awe of them ( never told them that, of course ) , being dark blue myself !!! 🤣
@gomezz85313 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !!
@markchester22123 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview. Is that a Chipmunk just over his left shoulder?
@Tomteeejay3 жыл бұрын
I agree it is an excellent interview. Yes, it is a Chipmunk. The serial is WB624.
@georgemorley10293 жыл бұрын
This matelot tips his hat to this crabfat. Graciously acknowledged sir. Everything he says here reconfirmed what the Freddies told me, as a baby pusser, on INVINCIBLE (CFT - 2005). These little puff jets could make fools out of F15s, F16s, you name it. Because they could reach out with that AMRAAM at stupid ranges thanks to the radar, and bring them on to missiles whilst they fought to close the gap. And then, like he says, when they got in there (if they got in there), they were in a knife fight with an angry dwarf in a phone box.
@jke3603 жыл бұрын
Loved it. Buck navs homing pigeons 😄😆
@Pedro8k3 жыл бұрын
Amazing pilot very interesting video
@alistairgraham80736 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable
@martiniv89242 жыл бұрын
I sat in a harrier in a private collection, or tried to, so cramped !
@navnig2 жыл бұрын
Fantastically interesting guy! Brill interview!
@Aircrewinterview2 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@navnig2 жыл бұрын
@@Aircrewinterview ♥️
@chillylizerd3 жыл бұрын
I might actually buy an AVI-8 watch. That is a cool concept.
@Aircrewinterview3 жыл бұрын
They are brilliant. I have been wearing them for 4/5 years now.
@jetset77723 жыл бұрын
10 per cent true has a great interviews with shar pilot David morgan
@joycemcneil58682 жыл бұрын
Remember Jon well from his time at RAF Lossiemouth,i was his Batty
@WakeMarine10 ай бұрын
Being an American....JPT was something to get use to.
@paullumley82913 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@martinbayliss3868Ай бұрын
Getting rid of the Sea Harriers and Invincible carriers was done up to twenty years early. The carriers themselves were built for a 50 year service life but were let go at 28 years in the case of Ark Royal and the Sea Harrier still had significant upgrade potential in the form of the more powerful Mk107 Pegasus from the Harrier II and the FBW system pioneered on the VAAC Harrier and now of course adopted by the F35. No doubt the missiles fit would have been upgraded too. I think it is no exaggeration to say the Sea Harrier is the best naval combat jet ever built, particularly the FRS2, which was not even the ultimate development of the aircraft it could have been. Now look at the state of the fleet air arm. 2006 was a bad year for the navy and a bad year for Britain.
Жыл бұрын
Again, very intersting
@RedTail1-1Ай бұрын
Great interview. Only wish he didn't smack his lips like that. I managed to sit through it all which is a testament to my patience lmao
@barryorourke2389 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure I strapped you in a few times on the ArkRoyal, 2001/2, 800sqn. 122 if I’m right.
@MattThornton873 жыл бұрын
wonderful wonderful wonderful :)
@jonofalltradesmasterofnone8322 жыл бұрын
My father was a blue vixen field engineer and he always was very proud of the sea harrier if anyone knew him I would be glad to hear he passed away 9 years ago to dementia ex RAF engineer Tony Arrowsmith.
@jonofalltradesmasterofnone8322 жыл бұрын
My father worked on lightning, buccaneers and the sea harriers.
@Richard-fx6go Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your father Jon, I was one of the trade chiefs on 899 NAS when the Vixen came into service and later worked in the IPT as Engineering Authority. I believe i remember Tony and his little book of error codes! The field engineers were a godsend in the early days.
@stuartb91943 жыл бұрын
Top lad, great stories
@jonathanland22183 жыл бұрын
Once the F3 had both AMRAAM and ASRAAM IT HAD Teeth.