Typhoon pilot reaches 1000 Hours

Post by **Gary** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:27 am

A Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant has become the first pilot in the world to reach 1,000 flying hours on the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Antony ‘Parky’ Parkinson, 44, landed his jet at RAF Coningsby this morning and emerged from the cockpit having just clocked up the 1001st hour during a 90 minute training flight. Greeted by colleagues from 29 (Reserve) Squadron, Parky said “it’s a special thing to be the first in the world, and that’s a historic milestone, not just for me, but for the Typhoon. It’s taken 5 years of flying to reach 1000 hours – almost exactly 5 years to the day – and it’s a privilege to be the first pilot to get it”.

Full story on the RAF Website

mrlongbow · Post by **mrlongbow** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:37 pm

1000! lucky sod! Well done to him though.

HighlandSniper · Post by **HighlandSniper** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:59 pm

mrlongbow wrote:1000! lucky sod! Well done to him though.

My thoughts exactly

Post by **Mark Owen** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:01 pm

Will done Parky.

Regards.

Mark.

Post by **phoenixegmh** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:13 pm

Good work Parky!

Wondered where he was hiding now!

Jimbo27 · Post by **Jimbo27** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:51 pm

It also says that he has flown with virtually all of the people who have flown Typhoon. Anyone with a white glove...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:05 pm

Well done Parky,but over 5 years that is slightly less than 4 hours each week !

LMP · Post by **LMP** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:37 am

Well done Parky! Top guy!

Post by **phoenixegmh** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:43 am

I remember an Air Cadet camp at Coningsby where the display F3, the spare and another aircraft were sat in the hangar because he'd bent them during his displays!

Also remember him at the Woodford airshow after parties but that's a completely different set of stories....

Post by **Blackcat1** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:49 am

Well done Parky, talented guy, what a difference to working in an office!!!!!

JG71 · Post by **JG71** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:16 pm

Also may i add that i think everyone is entitled to party.All work and no play makes Parky a dull boy lol.I for one as an ex serviceman would party and given the right circumstances will still do.

Indeed i am very jealous and the fact he has an Aston makes me even more jealous.

Well done Parky.

Post by **Matt** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:13 pm

Found this on the BBC Lincolnshire website about A'P'P's 1000hrs in the Typhoon. If you scroll down there's a good radio interview

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lincolnshir ... 366082.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

iskra750 · Post by **iskra750** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:34 pm

I know Parky fairly well, he is an excellent bloke.

LMP how many hours till you get there?

Regards

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