RAF Navigator's joke in Low Flying training

[Viper]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289185/Navigators-gag-amuses-plane-spotters-fighter-jet-races-Snowdonia.html

I think its hilarious :D

Discuss! I wonder if anyone here thinks its a disgrace...

[Caino]

yeh i thinks its quality !
just wish i could do that job myself !

[Tom_Crx]

I think its funny, but then again, i think he'll have to be made an example of etc and the RAF will come down hard on him

[Caino]

the RAF said they arent bothered on The Sun lol

[Tom_Crx]

the RAF said they arent bothered on The Sun lol
Tbh good on them if they do take it well, perhaps this country isn't all that bad

[Aly]

Once when I was driving through Kielder a RAF plane was doing a low pass towards me, I flashed my headlights at him and he flashed his headlights back at me, which was nice.

[djmartin]

the RAF will defo laught at this one.

its more the army,navy royal marines who will look at it and go look at that muppet lol. just on the basis they never thought of doing something like that hahaha.

and I must say who ever took those pics by hell good photographer :P if only I could take a photo of a plane like that.

[Viper]

and I must say who ever took those pics by hell good photographer :P if only I could take a photo of a plane like that.

I intend to do it some time ;)

[M1VT]

i hate living on the mach loop,tourists in their big loud jets IN MY VALLEY!

[dav0506]

Abit of light-hearted fun but i'm actually surprised that the MOD found it funny though.

[djmartin]

Abit of light-hearted fun but i'm actually surprised that the MOD found it funny though.

the thing is people dont think of this!

the navigator might be the head instructor teaching a pilot?
they did say they use the area for training did they not?

just because he is sat in the back and the Sunnews paper says 'navigator' does not mean he actually has to be one lol.

he might have more flight hours then the pilot lol.

if it was a 100% first trip out, never done navey work on a mock mission before then yeh its worth a bollocking but other then that its a good laught :D.

[M1VT]

the MOD says they can see the funny side so whats teh problem?

[djmartin]

I intend to do it some time ;)

im not on about going into a local warhammer shop taking pics of plastic planes viper :P :homme:

every week on a wednesday there is usally two euro fighter jets doing manovuers (splk?) and ive never ever thought of snapping some pics. it seems im going to have to now hahaha. bring on next week :P

[Viper]

i hate living on the mach loop,tourists in their big loud jets IN MY VALLEY!

you should set up a big net to catch them all...

also i wouldnt say Bangor is in the loop. you're more at the top of it. lol

[M1VT]

you should set up a big net to catch them all...

also i wouldnt say Bangor is in the loop. you're more at the top of it. lol

not in bangor,near bangor ;)

the gf lives on the loop and all,noisy feckers then jetz

[MikeyW]

the thing is people dont think of this!

the navigator might be the head instructor teaching a pilot?
they did say they use the area for training did they not?

just because he is sat in the back and the Sunnews paper says 'navigator' does not mean he actually has to be one lol.

he might have more flight hours then the pilot lol.

if it was a 100% first trip out, never done navey work on a mock mission before then yeh its worth a bollocking but other then that its a good laught :D.

The guy in the back of 2 seater jets is usually weapon systems operator (wisop). Which is actually a higher paid job and harder to get into lol, but could also be a navigator.

Still a bit of light hearted fun never hurts :)

[Alanapone]

awesome!

glad the MoD have laughed at it too :)

[Predator_R32]

classic lol :y:

[geordie_alex]

Love it, people need to lighten up if they dont see the funny side of that!!!

[Viper]

im not on about going into a local warhammer shop taking pics of plastic planes viper :P :homme:



btw.. I took this ;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/3804293518_ffd6029f85.jpg

[gixerbhoy]

its more the army,navy royal marines who will look at it and go look at that muppet lol. just on the basis they never thought of doing something like that hahaha.


You obviously don't know any Royal Marines then. Same as the police who were on the childrens playpark. Lighthearted fun.

[djmartin]

btw.. I took this ;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/3804293518_ffd6029f85.jpg

:P

i love planes lol

what set up on the camera did you have?

lenses?

or was it a quick point and shoot jobby dude? :D

im impressed :P

[coleman258]

Haha thats genius :)

[Viper]

:P

i love planes lol

what set up on the camera did you have?

lenses?

or was it a quick point and shoot jobby dude? :D

im impressed :P


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2536427384_5f0f22fe18.jpg

[djmartin]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2536427384_5f0f22fe18.jpg

point and shoot it is then lmao

[jonezy]

thats ace, very RAF joke,

[K17NEY]

I fooking love jets!For the last 3 weeks 2 tornadoes have done super low passes over this house ive been working on at 10:30 on a wednsday to the minuite,I set my breaks around them.Im like a jet spotting geek.

[daz_zz_er]

Why not!

[dave_1]

i love watchin these comin over but the ones from valley are the more exciting the hawks just get on your tits eventually although its funny watching F 14 come over then couple of hawks in hot persuit also love watching the herculies coming over how they go so slow and not just fall is beond me. best planes ive spotted is 3 A-10s flying over the farm

[welshy23]

i hate living on the mach loop,tourists in their big loud jets IN MY VALLEY!

BIG LOLS to this, ive been in Llandovey in mid wales all week and all we have had is jets, chinooks, and huge bombers flying over.

All i can say is good job the sheep arnt in lambing boy.

[maddison_vts]

The guy in the back of 2 seater jets is usually weapon systems operator (wisop). Which is actually a higher paid job and harder to get into lol, but could also be a navigator.

Still a bit of light hearted fun never hurts :)


its wsop, and its definately easier to get than pilot!!!! trust me, i'm in the air force and was accepted for wsop.
i would rather be a pliot though but i can't just go as pilot so it isn't easier!

and its only really the weapon systems officer that gets to go in the fast jets. weapon systems operators are normally in rotary and multi engined aircraft.

so the guy in the back seat is a wso.