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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Wilfrid on May 08, 2004, 05:54:11 AM

Title: Cool forum posts from an Aussie flyer
Post by: Wilfrid on May 08, 2004, 05:54:11 AM
Hes an IT specialist in Perth, Australia, that used to fly Harriers, Phantoms and Mirages.

Has some interesting stories, for instance:

Mercenary flying for Israel (http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1&t=15842)

Flying the Lightning (http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1&t=28427)

Intercepting the Reds (http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1&t=22066)

Nevada (http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1&t=14993)

"Before I can lay it on him he flips up on his right wing, an outside roll that yanks him out of the kill zone. I ease off on the stick, hold 100% power and pursue as he pulls into a yo-yo. In any other aircraft I'd be overshooting, or forced to break away, but not in a Harrier. I pull into a tight rolling turn, VIFF again, and with my energy mostly intact stay behind him. For him that was a mistake, and one I'm about to take maximum advantage of. He's bled energy right through those two closely coupled manouveres, I haven't. Now I VIFF again, keeping abeam and pull across the flight axis. He counters with another wingover that I mirror and we are immediately in a rolling scissors, going downhill in a game of chicken that neither of us care to take too far.

We don't have to, this is where I want him."




Or just go to

Atomic forums (http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=1&c=1)

and do a member search for 'chrisg'
Title: Cool forum posts from an Aussie flyer
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on May 08, 2004, 06:25:20 AM
Makes Mr Blacks sniper stories down in South America seem pretty tame by comparison....
Title: Cool forum posts from an Aussie flyer
Post by: storch on May 08, 2004, 07:47:54 AM
now now we're not supposed to pick on the resident multiphrenic any longer.  be nice.
Title: Cool forum posts from an Aussie flyer
Post by: _Schadenfreude_ on May 08, 2004, 08:22:27 AM
but the guy should think about writing a book "loosely" based on his er..adventures - he can definitely write!