Black Knight Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48916084 I say nothing 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 What I liked most about this story is the yodelling festival in Mümliswil... it cant't get more swiss than that. But I get guess an error like this could have happened to any air force. It just highlights the difficulties of navigation with fast jets. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Didn't a B-52 fly across the pond and do a Fly-By at Blackbush Market rather than Farnborough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 First thing that sprung to mind was John Belushi's opening scene in 1941 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 What a hilarious story. I like the fact that the lack of GPS technology in the cockpit is mentioned. Whatever happened to being able to read a map and operate a (Swiss made) stopwatch as surely pilots were or are taught to do? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 What a great story, gave me a bit of a giggle ! Reckon it's a public service, drowning out a yodelling contest with a group of fast jets........ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Couldn't blame them. Trying to find one tiny village in the Swiss Alps is like, as they say in Saving Private Ryan, trying to find a needle in a stack of needles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Alan P said: Couldn't blame them. Trying to find one tiny village in the Swiss Alps is like, as they say in Saving Private Ryan, trying to find a needle in a stack of needles. I wonder whether the formation leader will have that taken into account at his annual appraisal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 You have to love “a Swiss version of the UK's Red Arrows or the US Blue Angels”, as though the Patrouille Suisse was a dodgy knock-off, like a fake Rolex … Many years ago I missed my chance to see an F-15 in action when one was invited to the International Air Day at RAF St Mawgan. All went well until matey arrived, when he performed a perfect display over RAF St Eval, which (i) was three miles north, (ii) by then was a radio station with no runways, and (iii) perhaps most importantly, was suffering a distinct absence of paying punters. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Chocolate on the flight plan maybe? anyone know if the “chronometer” that a Swiss aircraft has on its instrument panel has a wee cuckoo that pops out and makes cuckoo sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 6 hours ago, Latinbear said: I wonder whether the formation leader will have that taken into account at his annual appraisal? The debrief should cover it 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 At least their planes are better looking than the Red's even if the basic air frame is even more ancient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 10 hours ago, roginoz said: Reckon it's a public service, drowning out a yodelling contest with a group of fast jets........ In Switzerland that could actually be a crime ? 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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