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Tarnish pilots

Post by Blackcat1 » Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:59 pm

Hi all

Just wondering are the test pilots at Warton multi role qualified or does each pilot just fly 1 type ?

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Re: Tarnish pilots

Post by TARGET » Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:14 pm

Think you will find all current on Typhoon and Hawk but only one on Tornado

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Post by Blackcat1 » Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:52 pm

Thanks
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Re: Tarnish pilots

Post by jetnoise » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:14 pm

As qualified Test Pilots they can fly anything - they are the Gods of the Air. If they flap their arms fast enough they can even take off just by themselves. :lol:
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Re: Tarnish pilots

Post by TombsRIP » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:49 am

TARGET wrote:Think you will find all current on Typhoon and Hawk but only one on Tornado
Tarnish 9 only one current on Tornado.
Generally there are allocated to specific projects/programmes and will do the bulk of the flying whether on development of a specific piece of kit or production acceptance testing for a particular customer. Obviously there needs to be flexibility/overlap in duties.
Tarnish 69 is the Chief Test Pilot so has his own load of duties on top of flying!

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Re: Tarnish pilots

Post by Blackcat1 » Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:15 pm

Cheers guys
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