Latinbear Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Not sure whether this is the correct section for this but here goes.... Saw an advert on ITV this evening for a new series of three programmes beginning on Tuesday 20th August. The programme is about three pilots who are training to fly the F35. To be screened between 9 -10pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On series link. TVM👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 JS pilots I'd like to think but I bet the light blue PR will try to keep the FAA to a minimum....fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 To be fair you see two growbags talking in the advert and I think the second is a WAFU. If there two RAF Pilots and one WAFU as the focus of the series it mirrors the make up of the Typhoon force.....is one way to look at it. On the other hand, fancy letting WAFU's on an RAF TV series !!! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 13 hours ago, PLC1966 said: To be fair you see two growbags talking in the advert and I think the second is a WAFU. If there two RAF Pilots and one WAFU as the focus of the series it mirrors the make up of the Typhoon force.....is one way to look at it. On the other hand, fancy letting WAFU's on an RAF TV series !!! 😉 Perhaps letting FAA pilots star in an RAF TV series is a reflection of the influence of the inclusivity and diversity police? 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, Latinbear said: Perhaps letting FAA pilots star in an RAF TV series is a reflection of the influence of the inclusivity and diversity police? 😁 Care in the community perhaps ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Three F-35 pilots is probably all we can afford now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Eric Mc said: Three F-35 pilots is probably all we can afford now. And even then there still won't be enough aeroplanes to go round 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Well, office workers share desks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 3:13 PM, rs2man said: And even then there still won't be enough aeroplanes to go round Sounds like what the F-35s career will be like from start to finish! Allan On 8/12/2019 at 1:56 PM, Eric Mc said: Three F-35 pilots is probably all we can afford now. As many as three?? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Watching it now - not bad so far. Spotted a nice Hawk T.2 at Valley with a rather snazzy RAF 100 tail logo Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper09 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I’m good friends with ‘Andy’ and I know how it ends!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, GrimReaper09 said: I’m good friends with ‘Andy’ and I know how it ends!! Tease ! My wife and 13 year old were watching too. At the end she commented how young they looked and not much older than our lad. Of course he thought they looked a lot older. As Einstein said it’s all relative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper09 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Andy has always been baby faced. But he was one of the best pilots I worked with in the US and knew he’d do well on fast jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I began to watch this programme, but I soon lost interest when the narrator repeatedly referred the trainee pilot's flying test as a driving test! I realise that they must have to pitch these programmes to the lowest common denominator of public knowledge, but surely to goodness, the average "Joe Public" can tell the difference between an aeroplane and a car. Why not just call it what it is, a flying test. I just hope that this series doesn't detract from what these trainee pilots have achieved so far in their careers, by dumbing it down to soap opera standards. Good luck to them all, but please, please, please ITV, stop dumbing things down. Rant over. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Did anybody else notice that the serial numbers on the Hawk's were pixelated 13 hours ago, cngaero said: I began to watch this programme, but I soon lost interest when the narrator repeatedly referred the trainee pilot's flying test as a driving test! I realise that they must have to pitch these programmes to the lowest common denominator of public knowledge, but surely to goodness, the average "Joe Public" can tell the difference between an aeroplane and a car. Why not just call it what it is, a flying test. I just hope that this series doesn't detract from what these trainee pilots have achieved so far in their careers, by dumbing it down to soap opera standards. Good luck to them all, but please, please, please ITV, stop dumbing things down. Rant over. Agree 100%. I was surprised that there was no mention of the time spent in the simulator for Bally, the F35 pilot and his colleagues. The suggestion was that after four month's ground school he (and the others) would have simply got in and taken it for a spin (to extend the motoring analogy). Did anybody else notice the pixelated serials on the 4 Squadron Hawks? Does anybody have any thoughts as to why that might have been done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spfparker Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Latinbear said: Did anybody else notice that the serial numbers on the Hawk's were pixelated Agree 100%. I was surprised that there was no mention of the time spent in the simulator for Bally, the F35 pilot and his colleagues. The suggestion was that after four month's ground school he (and the others) would have simply got in and taken it for a spin (to extend the motoring analogy). Did anybody else notice the pixelated serials on the 4 Squadron Hawks? Does anybody have any thoughts as to why that might have been done? I thought the serials being pixelated was wierd too - surely these can be seen on flightradar and such like?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, Latinbear said: Did anybody else notice the pixelated serials on the 4 Squadron Hawks? Does anybody have any thoughts as to why that might have been done? Even Hawks have a right to privacy and the quiet enjoyment of life. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Not bad footage . Not concerned which pilots from any service training to fly it but the cost of just one of those bone dome will buy me a luxury house!! But agree with the gripe about driving tests. What did irritate me too big time are the captions that flash up on screen repeating just what the commentator said. A couple scenes showing the Hawks revealed their serials though, As for the F-35 well to me it seems if you forget your password and you are in scramble mode then we're stuffed Just a hugely expensive lump of computor to go wrong at the wrong moment and all those barn doors opening up.... remarkable the thing flies with all those holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Wait till they are at 40,000 ft, the computer crashes and all the control tower can come up with is "Have you tried turning it off and switching it on again?". They will be praising Martin-Baker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 hours ago, spfparker said: I thought the serials being pixelated was wierd too - surely these can be seen on flightradar and such like?.. I don't know about Flightradar but it's not like they are super secret, stealthy aircraft. After all, we know how many were bought, where they are based, they don't fire weapons and they get photographed by enthusiasts all the time. All very odd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 hours ago, spfparker said: I thought the serials being pixelated was wierd too - surely these can be seen on flightradar and such like?.. But not all the time! There was one repeated scene of a Hawk taking off where it was pixelated out but in others not...... Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) On 8/21/2019 at 4:18 PM, Nigel Bunker said: Wait till they are at 40,000 ft, the computer crashes and all the control tower can come up with is "Have you tried turning it off and switching it on again?". They will be praising Martin-Baker. After watching that part one's self,one thought "Let's hope they never have to scramble on an intercept"........... One has heard also that they won't have any unit markings applied,because they'll be moved around the units assigned to fly them,one thinks that that is code for "we can't afford many so units will have to share". Edited September 6, 2019 by DaveWilko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 4:05 PM, DaveWilko said: After watching that part one's self,one thought "Let's hope they never have to scramble on an intercept"........... One has heard also that they won't have any unit markings applied,because they'll be moved around the units assigned to fly them,one thinks that that is code for "we can't afford many so units will have to share". Last I heard was that the current fleet had been "doubled" to a whopping 35 with the order of 17 aircraft. Whether or not the fleet extends beyond the current initial order for 48 is open to question. True to form politicians are still dithering . Time will tell I guess Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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