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They are the elite.
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Daring combat veterans...flying
on the edge of what's possible.
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They're called the best aerobatic
display team in the world.
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On reflection, what we're doing
is extraordinary.
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But it just feels absolutely normal
now.
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For the first time, they've allowed
cameras to follow them
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for an entire year...
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...as a new leader takes charge in
one of the most challenging periods
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in the squadron's history.
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It's a year of triumphs...
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...of tragedy...
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On Tuesday, one of the squadron's
aircraft crashed at RAF Valley.
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...and of courage.
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We have to move on,
and the best way to do that
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is to get on with our jobs.
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But ultimately, it's a year
of breathtaking...
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...awe-inspiring...
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"flying-
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These are the Red Arrows.
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7.30am, early January.
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The Red Arrows are returning
to work
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after a two-week Christmas break.
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All right, fella? How's it going?
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They've four months of training left
before their landmark 2018 display
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season, when they'll be spearheading
the RAF Centenary celebrations.
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Officer Commanding Andrew Keith,
known as Boomer,
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takes the first briefing
of the year.
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All right. Morning all.
Welcome back.
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Our first real week of 2018
training, so it's going to be a busy
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month and a busy week, so we'll make
the most out of it when we can.
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During their winter training,
the pilots aim for three
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practice flights a day, five clays a
week.
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But the Lincolnshire
weather rarely co-operates.
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This time of year can be
frustrating.
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I mean, this morning we may have
some issues with some ice.
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It was quite cold last night,
so surfaces might be a bit icy.
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And then later on, we've got a front
moving up from the south,
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so that's going to give a layer of
cloud for this afternoon's flying.
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That's the joys of January for you.
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First snow and ice...
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...then fog ground the aircraft
clays on end.
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You fly three times a day, five days
a week before Christmas, then you go
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away and do nothing for ten
days, because the skills
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we have need to be repeated so often
it just takes that little bit longer
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to get back into the swing
of things, so that combined
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with the weather in January, it
is always quite a tricky month.
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Skill fade is definitely an issue
for the pilots.
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The longer we sit on the ground, the
more we just sort of tread water.
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And the longer they sit on the
ground, the more that skill fade
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then creeps back in, and when we do
get a bout of good weather,
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we're just clawing back to get to
where we were when we left off a
month ago.
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Eventually, they manage
to get some jets airborne.
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But only for the pilots to fly
to RAF Valley in Wales,
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to train on their
Hawk jet simulator.
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Is that your phone ringing?
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Oh, is it mine?
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But getting them back again proves
a headache for Operations Officer
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Dave Putt.
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Hello.
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Aye, the weather's going, innit.
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Right.
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With TAF in red, as well,
so, same as Waddington,
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they've gone down as well.
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We've let them know
the situation,
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so they might well stay at Valley.
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OK, then.
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Cheers. Bye.
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The weather has deteriorated
quite quick
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and a bit beyond what the forecast
was, so unfortunately,
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our aircraft will be staying
at Valley.
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It might allow some of them
with young children to get
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a good night's sleep.
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Put it that much!
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The pilots finally make
it home the next day,
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and, with clear weather,
resume training.
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For most of the winter,
the Red Arrows train
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as two sections.
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The front five, called Enid,
concentrate on introducing
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the new pilots
to formation aerobatics.
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The most experienced pilots make
up the rear element, called Gypo,
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after a previous team leader.
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They perform the most dynamic
manoeuvres in the display.
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Pitch and roll, go!
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As a new member of the rear element,
Toby Keeley has to master
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the advanced flying skills he'll
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need for these heart-stopping
routines.
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Six rolling in.
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One of the most difficult is flying
upside down, above another jet,
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much nearer to the ground
than he's ever flown before.
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The bit challenge of inverted
formation flying certainly
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would be the roll in.
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So, you're in close formation.
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And then you pitch up and roll
at exactly the same time as the guy
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in front, so the same time as Simon,
so making that look symmetrical
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is quite difficult, because if I do
a small pitch up
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and he does a big
tweak up, that can get quite tasty.
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Maintaining that perfect formation
inverted is pretty tricky.
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The stick moves in the opposite
sense, so left stick input,
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the jet goes right, as you would
normally expect it to go left,
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the right way up, and vice versa.
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So, getting used to that was
quite tricky.
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I wouldn't say I've had much time
to appreciate it at the time
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of flying because you are
so focused on the actual manoeuvre.
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It's in hindsight you look back and
you think that was really good fun
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and a real privilege
to be able to do that.
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It's a steep learning curve.
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But inverted flying with just Si,
is only the first step for Toby.
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In the mirror flat manoeuvre,
the other two pilots must fly
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directly beneath them,
merely feet away.
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I think the main challenge
for that is I'm inverted on top of
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Matt but then Matt is trying to
formate on me while trying to
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contort his neck and look up at the
same time.
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So, that's quite difficult,
obviously, in the fact he's not an
owl!
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It's actually quite a difficult
position to be in for him.
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Six rolling in.
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It's quite an unnatural position to
be in because normally
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I'm just trying to look forward for
the best view.
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But in this particular move,
I'm looking straight up.
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I've got to put my helmet over to
one side in order to be able
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to look straight up at Simon.
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And it's one of those if my neck
doesn't hurt,
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I'm in the wrong position.
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So, as long as I've got a bit
of an ache in my neck,
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I know I'm looking and I'm generally
in the right place.
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There's actually no smoke and
mirrors in that manoeuvre,
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it is literally me
right on top of Matt.
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There's about seven,
eight feet between us.
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You always say you'll have a little
wave to the guy below you.
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Unfortunately, I don't
have the capacity or the inkling
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to look down at Matt.
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I'd rather not, to be honest,
I'd rather just fly as stable
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as I can and then it's
over pretty quickly.
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Six rolling out.
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One awesome piece of flying is
ticked off but on his next sortie,
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Toby will attempt the most
physically brutal manoeuvre of all.
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Corkscrew.
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The four Red Arrows pilots who make
up the rear section perform
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the team's most dynamic
and difficult manoeuvres.
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And corkscrew is the most
physically brutal of them all.
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Two pilots, Toby and Si, fly upside
down, while Matt and Bogeye
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roll round and round their smoke.
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We're looking for contour-rotating
manoeuvres, four times,
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around six and seven smoke.
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Eight and nine should be above
the smoke at the same time,
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and then below the smoke at the same
time and contour rotating as we go
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round, and doing that four times,
and finishing at the same time.
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If you see it in the season,
then we're doing it right.
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It feels like a washing
machine experience.
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It's pretty much an assault.
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It's the same as any job,
you just get used to it and
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clearly you just need to give
it the respect it deserves.
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Six rolling out.
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Throughout training, the Red Arrows
use their famous smoke.
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Turning it on and off with precision
is a skill they have to perfect.
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And in head-to-head manoeuvres,
the smoke is vital for the pilots
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to see one another.
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For winter training,
they only use white smoke.
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But after a long display season,
it doesn't always work perfectly.
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Smoke system overhauls are
carried out by the dye team.
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We are the team responsible
for creating smoke,
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the red, white and blue you see
coming out the aircraft.
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This is our smoke pods that we fit
to the bottom of the aeroplanes.
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They come in, get stripped apart,
cleaned, put back together, valves,
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O rings and stuff all get changed.
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We put it back together.
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Test it, and then they'll strap
it to the bottom of the aeroplane
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again and that's when you'll see
it in the displays.
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The diesel and dye mixture is pumped
through the aircraft
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and then it's pointed out
into the jet efflux, essentially
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the jet engine's exhaust,
which vaporises it
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and that's what creates the puffy
red, white and blue smoke.
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This front section here
between my hands,
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that's actually the red tank.
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You can see it's quite
small and this gives us
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enough of a mixture to give us one
minute only of the red colour.
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Then from here, all the way back
to here, that is the white tank.
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As you can see, it's significantly
bigger than the red and
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therefore it gives us five minutes
of white smoke during the display.
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And moving back once more, from here
to here is actually the blue tank.
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It's exactly the same size
at the red tank and also gives us
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a minute of blue smoke
during the display.
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The pilots carefully
plan their display
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to have the most visual impact
that they can.
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And they will use the red and blue
when they're directly
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in front of the crowd, mainly,
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and then when they're off doing
other things,
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that's when you'll see
more of the white smoke.
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Dye team is one of the best jobs
on the Red Arrows, in the fact
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we're kind of our own bosses.
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When we're on the road,
we have to make decisions
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and it's quite good to sort
of solve your own problems,
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and think on your feet a little bit.
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Using smoke is a key skill
the team's new pilots,
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Starky and Bondy, have to learn.
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Now three months into their
training, they've been introduced
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to all the aerobatic manoeuvres
they'll be flying, apart from one.
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Today, they'll face perfectly
timing their smoke, while performing
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by far their most difficult
and daunting manoeuvre.
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Rollbacks.
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Flying at 300 feet, pairs of jets
take turns to pull up,
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roll around the aircraft
next to them,
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then slot back into the rear
of the formation.
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Get the technique wrong,
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there's a risk of entering
an unrecoverable spin,
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or of colliding with
the other aircraft.
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Rollbacks is quite challenging.
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It's the one that we leave
till the very end.
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Yeah, the guys tend to put a bit
of self-induced pressure on
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because of, you know, stories
of old.
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So, yeah, it's...
It is a milestone for the guys.
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Unfortunately there was a fatality
back in the '80s, but because
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this story's grown over the years,
it's almost built this aura
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of being the most difficult
manoeuvre in the Red Arrows.
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In the '80s, the team suffered two
accidents in quick succession,
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practising rollbacks.
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In November 1987, two jets collided.
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Both pilots successfully ejected.
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One jet crashed into a field...
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...but the other struck
a row of houses.
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From a normally tranquil close,
the area was transformed as
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fire tenders, ambulances
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and an air-sea rescue helicopter
hovered overhead.
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Incredibly, no-one on
the ground was hurt.
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But just two months later, pilot
Neil MacLachlan was tragically
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killed when his jet entered a spin
while he performed a rollback.
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Like Bondy and Starky, it was Neil's
first year in the team.
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Three, two, one, hack.
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8.45, morning gents.
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Rollbacks, OK. Let's not make
a massive thing out of these.
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They are simple manoeuvres
that have built up this aura
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of being the most difficult thing
we have in our quiver.
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It is the most difficult thing
you have, but you'll learn
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from these guys, the procedural
technique to get on with it,
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and also, more importantly,
how to get out of it
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if you're getting into any trouble.
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For their first attempt
at rollbacks,
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the new pilots will have experienced
Red Arrows Dan Lowes
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and Matt Masters
in their back seats.
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Eight is in two's back seat and five
is in three's back seat.
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Rollbacks - probably the manoeuvre
that we're most anxious
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about getting done,
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and it'll be nice to get
those under the belt.
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Three, roll, go.
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Barrel rolling that close to another
aircraft is something we're simply
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not used to doing,
we haven't done before.
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So there is certainly
a healthy amount of nerves involved
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before you do it for the first time.
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Good stuff. Best of luck.
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We'll check in at minute one-five,
please.
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Enjoy. Thank you.
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For safety, on this first sortie,
they'll be rolling one at a time,
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rather than in pairs.
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Officer Commanding Boomer has come
to keep an eye on his new recruits.
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11 years ago, he was in their shoes.
255
00:15:44,225 --> 00:15:47,185
I experienced it all,
so remember it well.
256
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Same nerves before that first
sortie, to go up and see.
257
00:15:51,295 --> 00:15:53,815
You have no idea how it's going
to turn out.
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Matt, who is red eight,
was in my back seat,
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experienced pilot on the rollbacks,
and he was there
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for primarily safety reasons,
it's my first go.
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So he demoed me the rollback first.
262
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Next, Dan Lowes' demo for Starky.
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The roll is far too big.
264
00:16:42,795 --> 00:16:47,185
It's safe, but puts Lowesy
far below and behind the formation.
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Yeah, my first demonstration,
it was not the best, I'd say.
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I had to redemo it and that just
shows you how quick
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and how difficult
that manoeuvre can be.
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The tiniest change of input
and that had a huge effect
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in the actual demo itself.
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The second demo went well.
271
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There's not much between success
and failure with rollbacks.
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There can be such a minor change
to change the whole manoeuvre,
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so you can lose it very easily,
by just a small margin,
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so it's a tough one for them.
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Demos over,
it's the new pilots' turn.
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First up, Bondy.
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Yeah, the adrenaline was flowing
on that first rollback.
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Once I'd had the first practice
and didn't scare myself
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or Matt too much, then, then
excitement gradually,
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gradually won over the nerves.
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Next up, Sta rky.
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Well, I think we're still talking
so, yeah, it was...
283
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It's a tricky manoeuvre to get
right all the time,
284
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but it was thoroughly enjoyable,
285
00:19:09,295 --> 00:19:13,655
and I don't think we have to change
our underwear just quite yet!
286
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It was really a joy,
but the difficult part actually
287
00:19:15,935 --> 00:19:18,965
is following the rollbacks and then
doing the normal formation flying,
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because you're still on a
come-down from the rollbacks.
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So, that will take some getting used
to as well, I think.
290
00:19:25,895 --> 00:19:28,165
Right, welcome back,
rollbacks put to bed.
291
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It's self-induced pressure
that builds up the rollbacks.
292
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As you saw, it's actually
quite procedural.
293
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For their first rollbacks,
that was a great effort by the guys.
294
00:19:35,295 --> 00:19:37,494
The guys are going to critique
themselves like crazy
295
00:19:37,494 --> 00:19:40,855
but they were exactly what I asked
them to be - safe, consistent,
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flown every time, and that is all
I need at the moment.
297
00:19:44,035 --> 00:19:46,605
Good effort all round, I thought,
for our first go at rollbacks.
298
00:19:46,605 --> 00:19:47,695
Yeah, absolutely.
299
00:19:47,695 --> 00:19:51,235
There's some really solid rollbacks
in there, that's good to see.
300
00:19:51,235 --> 00:19:54,195
What I want you do is go
and do the same again, though.
Well clone.
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100 miles away, other members
of the Red Arrows team are training
302
00:20:03,995 --> 00:20:06,681
for the 2018 display season.
303
00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:12,236
Each year, ten engineers are
selected to fly in the back seats
304
00:20:12,236 --> 00:20:15,157
of the jets, to service
them when they land away.
305
00:20:18,077 --> 00:20:22,047
Known as Circus, the new members
have come to RAF Henlow's
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Centre of Aviation Medicine.
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00:20:25,677 --> 00:20:28,566
It's where aircrew learn
to recognise one of the most
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deadly threats they face.
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Hypoxia - oxygen starvation.
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All right, ladies and gents, if you
want to grab a helmet from here.
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Supposedly one-size-fits-all,
we'll find out in a minute.
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Above 10,000 feet, the air
is so thin that aircraft must either
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have pressurised cabins or the
aircrew must wear oxygen masks.
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00:20:51,566 --> 00:20:55,037
So, if you want to try and put
those on for us, please.
315
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If anybody struggles,
just let us know.
316
00:20:57,767 --> 00:21:01,027
Thank you. If you just
look at that wall for me.
317
00:21:02,717 --> 00:21:06,017
If the oxygen fails,
the result is hypoxia.
318
00:21:07,737 --> 00:21:11,246
OK, just hold that up to your face
for me.
319
00:21:11,246 --> 00:21:14,527
If the engineers can recognise
the symptoms quickly enough,
320
00:21:14,527 --> 00:21:15,987
they can take action.
321
00:21:17,587 --> 00:21:21,757
And the best way for them to learn
is to experience hypoxia themselves.
322
00:21:25,466 --> 00:21:27,017
They take turns in a rig,
323
00:21:27,017 --> 00:21:29,366
where their oxygen
is gradually reduced.
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00:21:31,047 --> 00:21:33,937
Everyone reacts differently.
325
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Starting off at 10,000 feet.
326
00:21:35,847 --> 00:21:40,037
Let's do the colour ball activity
now.
327
00:21:40,037 --> 00:21:41,927
Matching the shape.
328
00:21:41,927 --> 00:21:43,366
Some struggle with a toddler's toy.
329
00:21:46,097 --> 00:21:49,537
There's two pentagons, and they...
330
00:21:49,537 --> 00:21:52,576
One was slightly bigger, so I was
trying to put it in the same one
331
00:21:52,576 --> 00:21:54,887
for ages, then realised
there was another one.
332
00:21:54,887 --> 00:21:58,037
Take a moment just to reflect
on how you're feeling now.
333
00:21:58,037 --> 00:22:00,037
And others become befuddled.
334
00:22:08,366 --> 00:22:11,576
It was OK, it was just like being
a little bit drunk, really.
335
00:22:12,887 --> 00:22:14,527
Quite nice feeling, then?
336
00:22:14,527 --> 00:22:17,236
Yeah, normally pay for it!
337
00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:20,217
Before the symptoms
become too severe...
338
00:22:20,217 --> 00:22:22,486
We'll put you back on oxygen now.
339
00:22:22,486 --> 00:22:25,296
...they're returned to full oxygen.
340
00:22:25,296 --> 00:22:27,827
Just give a clear thumbs
up when you feel back to normal.
341
00:22:27,827 --> 00:22:29,667
Recovery is nearly instant.
342
00:22:31,017 --> 00:22:32,587
OK, we'll get you out of the rig.
343
00:22:35,126 --> 00:22:38,737
The flight simulator is used
to teach pilots how quickly
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00:22:38,737 --> 00:22:42,316
they become disorientated
during oxygen starvation.
345
00:22:43,967 --> 00:22:46,207
How are you feeling now?
346
00:22:46,207 --> 00:22:49,647
Circus Sergeant Will Allen
wants to give it a go.
347
00:22:51,566 --> 00:22:54,157
In less than a minute,
he's upside down.
348
00:22:54,157 --> 00:22:56,546
You're rolling the aircraft now.
349
00:22:56,546 --> 00:22:57,987
Then crashes.
350
00:23:01,017 --> 00:23:03,377
But doesn't even notice.
351
00:23:03,377 --> 00:23:04,546
Oxygen now.
352
00:23:05,787 --> 00:23:07,827
At the time, I thought it
was quite good
353
00:23:07,827 --> 00:23:09,867
because obviously I didn't feel
any effects.
354
00:23:09,867 --> 00:23:12,096
Didn't notice it whatsoever,
sort of lack of oxygen.
355
00:23:12,096 --> 00:23:14,507
Just nothing.
Absolutely no symptoms at all.
356
00:23:14,507 --> 00:23:17,507
From what I've seen from the plane
footage of me actually flying it,
357
00:23:17,507 --> 00:23:19,737
I was suffering
the effects quite badly.
358
00:23:19,737 --> 00:23:22,277
I suppose at the end of the day,
I'm an engineer and not a pilot,
359
00:23:22,277 --> 00:23:25,587
and that's what it boils down to -
that and the lack of oxygen!
360
00:23:27,787 --> 00:23:31,426
Hypoxia training complete,
they're now one step closer
361
00:23:31,426 --> 00:23:33,907
to the back seat of a Red Arrow jet.
362
00:23:45,327 --> 00:23:47,526
The Red Arrows are due
to spearhead
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00:23:47,526 --> 00:23:50,847
the RAF's 2018 Centenary
celebrations.
364
00:23:53,167 --> 00:23:55,047
Can I just take
a minute of your time?
365
00:23:55,047 --> 00:23:57,606
Is that all right?
Yes, boss. You got five minutes?
366
00:23:57,606 --> 00:24:01,606
So Team Leader Perty is designing
a new centenary-theme manoeuvre
367
00:24:01,606 --> 00:24:03,887
for the display.
368
00:24:03,887 --> 00:24:05,317
Grab a seat.
369
00:24:05,317 --> 00:24:09,567
He's briefing his senior pilots,
Mike Bowden and Matt Masters.
370
00:24:09,567 --> 00:24:11,877
So, the start of the second
half is a new manoeuvre,
371
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which we're going to call
the centennial split.
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00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:16,646
So, just to explain to you what's
going to happen, we're all gonna
373
00:24:16,646 --> 00:24:20,197
pull up in a loop as a nine ship and
then Enid are going to split first,
374
00:24:20,197 --> 00:24:24,466
OK, and it's going to be
in the colours of probably whites,
375
00:24:24,466 --> 00:24:27,077
whites, and then blues in the
middle.
376
00:24:27,077 --> 00:24:30,677
Gypo are going to fly all the way
over the top of the loop,
377
00:24:30,677 --> 00:24:34,357
and then, as they effectively point
towards the ground,
378
00:24:34,357 --> 00:24:36,557
they'll then split out, all right.
379
00:24:36,557 --> 00:24:39,237
So, you get this kind of flourish
of colours in front of you.
380
00:24:39,237 --> 00:24:42,177
So, that's my take on
the traditional hundredth.
381
00:24:42,177 --> 00:24:44,807
But did you guys
have any good thoughts?
382
00:24:44,807 --> 00:24:46,127
We've had a think.
383
00:24:46,127 --> 00:24:49,536
Being the RAF Centenary, we thought
wouldn't it be great to try
384
00:24:49,536 --> 00:24:53,937
and generate a way of displaying
100 in the sky.
385
00:24:53,937 --> 00:24:55,377
Yeah, OK.
386
00:24:55,377 --> 00:24:58,027
So, I put something on paper. Yeah.
387
00:24:58,027 --> 00:25:00,377
I don't know if you'd like to take a
look. Let's have a look.
388
00:25:00,377 --> 00:25:04,077
So, the idea being we rejoin
the formation lined up here
389
00:25:04,077 --> 00:25:06,827
to generate the one,
then the zero, then the zero.
390
00:25:06,827 --> 00:25:11,386
Now clearly, the smoke plan
would be smoke on, smoke off,
391
00:25:11,386 --> 00:25:15,586
smoke on, smoke off, smoke on, smoke
off, smoke on, smoke off,
392
00:25:15,586 --> 00:25:17,147
smoke on, smoke off.
393
00:25:18,636 --> 00:25:21,107
How many button presses
does number three have?
394
00:25:21,107 --> 00:25:25,807
So, you've got five smoke events,
ten button pushes,
395
00:25:25,807 --> 00:25:30,596
that need to be timed perfectly
as a formation.
396
00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:33,447
My worry would be as our smoke,
as you know,
397
00:25:33,447 --> 00:25:35,797
it never really crisply ends.
398
00:25:35,797 --> 00:25:38,646
There's always a little bit
of a trail.
399
00:25:38,646 --> 00:25:40,287
My worry is we'lljust end up...
400
00:25:40,287 --> 00:25:44,257
That this will just be a bit of a
mess, and sort of a blob of white.
401
00:25:44,257 --> 00:25:46,847
One small mistake or one drag
of smoke and we could make it look
402
00:25:46,847 --> 00:25:50,057
like 108 or 188, very easily.
403
00:25:50,057 --> 00:25:53,257
Yeah.
It's good consideration, though.
404
00:25:53,257 --> 00:25:55,257
Good to see you put something
together.
405
00:25:55,257 --> 00:25:56,536
\Thanks!I
406
00:25:58,177 --> 00:26:01,387
Perty has a slightly simpler idea.
407
00:26:01,387 --> 00:26:04,416
The obvious options of two
aircraft, line astern,
408
00:26:04,416 --> 00:26:06,247
probably slightly offset for width.
409
00:26:06,247 --> 00:26:09,546
They both pull up into a loop and
then somebody just to pull up
410
00:26:09,546 --> 00:26:12,057
in a vertical and that could be
a really easy way to do it.
411
00:26:12,057 --> 00:26:15,057
It would be nice to do something
an extra bit special if we can.
412
00:26:15,057 --> 00:26:16,746
Yeah.
413
00:26:16,746 --> 00:26:20,297
The 100 manoeuvre would be performed
by the senior pilots
414
00:26:20,297 --> 00:26:23,017
of the rear section,
led by Si Taylor.
415
00:26:24,297 --> 00:26:25,736
HE KNOCKS
416
00:26:25,736 --> 00:26:27,927
Got a minute?
All right, boss.
417
00:26:27,927 --> 00:26:30,177
We have just been talking
through some of the options
418
00:26:30,177 --> 00:26:31,967
for the 100th year.
419
00:26:31,967 --> 00:26:34,177
Matt had a pretty harebrained idea
420
00:26:34,177 --> 00:26:37,457
but having not been all for trying
to get a 100th in the sky,
421
00:26:37,457 --> 00:26:39,486
I think we probably could do it.
422
00:26:39,486 --> 00:26:42,567
Whoever the rear two are, just fly
a normal loop of some sort.
423
00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:45,257
You know, it might not
be a perfect circle. Two zeroes...
424
00:26:45,257 --> 00:26:48,416
Two zeroes and then you have
someone go straight up.
425
00:26:48,416 --> 00:26:50,337
So, let's have a think about it.
426
00:26:51,406 --> 00:26:53,817
So, six running down the line.
Yeah.
427
00:26:53,817 --> 00:26:56,177
Then you have someone off crowd.
Yeah.
428
00:26:56,177 --> 00:26:58,927
Then someone on crowd potentially.
So I would give them enough room.
429
00:26:58,927 --> 00:27:00,137
Yeah, potentially, yeah.
430
00:27:00,137 --> 00:27:03,467
So if six, let's say this is either
going to be seven or eight probably.
431
00:27:03,467 --> 00:27:05,057
Whoever's going to be least...
432
00:27:05,057 --> 00:27:07,217
Whoever's got the best
amount of smoke left. Yeah.
433
00:27:07,217 --> 00:27:09,127
So, one loop there. Yeah.
434
00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,977
One loop there. Yeah.
435
00:27:10,977 --> 00:27:13,817
Then you've got the person here who
just pulls up into there. Yeah.
436
00:27:13,817 --> 00:27:15,276
I think it's doable. All right.
437
00:27:15,276 --> 00:27:18,167
If we've got the weather
this afternoon, we'll go for it.
438
00:27:18,167 --> 00:27:20,337
Some blue sky out there.
Great, thanks very much.
439
00:27:20,337 --> 00:27:21,647
Cheers, boss. Cheers.
440
00:27:21,647 --> 00:27:25,337
Blue, cloudless sky is perfect
to test the manoeuvre,
441
00:27:25,337 --> 00:27:29,347
because the 100 will be
5,000 feet tall.
442
00:27:30,657 --> 00:27:32,546
We're going to try
and give the 100 a go.
443
00:27:32,546 --> 00:27:33,777
We've got the weather for it.
444
00:27:33,777 --> 00:27:36,037
We might need to tinker
with it a little bit but we'll give
445
00:27:36,037 --> 00:27:37,516
it a go and see what it looks like.
446
00:27:37,516 --> 00:27:40,516
The big boss, Boomer,
joins the sortie
447
00:27:40,516 --> 00:27:43,907
to see if the idea's going to fly.
448
00:27:43,907 --> 00:27:46,117
We're just sort of experimenting
at the moment
449
00:27:46,117 --> 00:27:49,237
and see if it will work
for the season.
450
00:27:49,237 --> 00:27:52,557
Red ten, the team supervisor,
Adam Collins,
451
00:27:52,557 --> 00:27:56,526
will watch from the ground,
getting an audience's perspective.
452
00:28:01,317 --> 00:28:06,176
The three jets approach the airfield
at 100 feet and 350mph.
453
00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:09,706
And climbing up.
454
00:28:11,696 --> 00:28:13,816
Two pull into huge loops.
455
00:28:21,186 --> 00:28:23,056
As they reach the top,
456
00:28:23,056 --> 00:28:27,415
Bogeye in the third jet pulls into
a vertical climb.
457
00:28:27,415 --> 00:28:30,016
It's a mixture of looking
at the instruments, looking outside,
458
00:28:30,016 --> 00:28:32,706
checking my height, that I've put
the smoke on and off at the right
459
00:28:32,706 --> 00:28:34,936
time, and then just trying to hold
it as steady as I can,
460
00:28:34,936 --> 00:28:37,456
so it doesn't look like a worm
going up the sky and it's actually
461
00:28:37,456 --> 00:28:38,566
a straight number one.
462
00:29:07,196 --> 00:29:10,036
The problem is, conditions
like today are almost ideal
463
00:29:10,036 --> 00:29:12,636
and it's still coming out
as a misshapen zero.
464
00:29:12,636 --> 00:29:15,465
So, I think standing it off a bit,
further away from the crowd,
465
00:29:15,465 --> 00:29:17,876
and the right conditions,
it could look good.
466
00:29:21,485 --> 00:29:23,806
I think we're just going
to have to tweak it and get it
467
00:29:23,806 --> 00:29:26,275
to look as good as it can do,
and hopefully we can do it as many
468
00:29:26,275 --> 00:29:28,475
places as possible if the weather
allows and the sites
469
00:29:28,475 --> 00:29:30,086
where we display allow.
470
00:29:30,086 --> 00:29:32,395
So, fingers crossed, I think it will
look good,
471
00:29:32,395 --> 00:29:35,636
it's just a case of fine tuning it,
like everything with the display.
472
00:29:35,636 --> 00:29:38,446
A bit of tweaking,
I think we will be there.
473
00:29:38,446 --> 00:29:40,475
I think the fact you can see it
being drawn
474
00:29:40,475 --> 00:29:44,546
means your eye kind of draws to it.
Yeah.
475
00:29:44,546 --> 00:29:49,556
The new Circus engineers have now
come to RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall...
476
00:29:49,556 --> 00:29:53,605
importantly, just with a cardboard
sheath, you've got a razor blade.
477
00:29:53,605 --> 00:29:58,136
...where fighter pilots are trained
to survive following an ejection.
478
00:29:58,136 --> 00:29:59,576
Stand by, go.
479
00:29:59,576 --> 00:30:01,776
Squeeze, rotate
the arms and the legs.
480
00:30:01,776 --> 00:30:03,425
Legs together.
Better.
481
00:30:03,425 --> 00:30:07,656
Because they will be flying back
seat, Circus engineers also need
482
00:30:07,656 --> 00:30:10,415
training in parachuting
and sea survival.
483
00:30:13,056 --> 00:30:15,886
So you're flying along, low level
over water, you have a problem,
484
00:30:15,886 --> 00:30:17,796
eject, eject, eject.
Simulate ejection.
485
00:30:17,796 --> 00:30:21,275
The jets carry small
rafts in their PSP -
486
00:30:21,275 --> 00:30:23,126
personal survival pack.
487
00:30:23,126 --> 00:30:24,886
Nice and tight.
488
00:30:24,886 --> 00:30:27,275
Feet make contact with
the water, now big spread.
489
00:30:27,275 --> 00:30:29,806
Make sure that PSP is between
your legs, chin on your chests.
490
00:30:29,806 --> 00:30:33,086
It dangles behind the aircrews'
legs as they parachute down
491
00:30:33,086 --> 00:30:34,806
after an ejection.
492
00:30:34,806 --> 00:30:36,556
That's it, good.
493
00:30:36,556 --> 00:30:40,485
Drop that down round to the back,
OK, release the PSP.
494
00:30:42,405 --> 00:30:44,926
Good, from there round
to the front, locate your QRF.
495
00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:46,686
Quarter turn to the left.
496
00:30:48,166 --> 00:30:50,355
That's it.
Then drop...
497
00:30:50,355 --> 00:30:54,886
The engineers now need to learn
how to get out of their parachute...
498
00:30:54,886 --> 00:30:56,485
...in water.
499
00:30:58,036 --> 00:31:00,916
Dan, in particular, Dan
was really excited by it.
500
00:31:00,916 --> 00:31:02,355
\ Are you, Dan? I
501
00:31:02,355 --> 00:31:03,436
\ Er, yeah. I
502
00:31:08,246 --> 00:31:10,166
Parachute position.
503
00:31:10,166 --> 00:31:12,806
Feet make contact
with the water, now.
504
00:31:14,846 --> 00:31:17,636
They're pulled across the pool
to simulate being dragged along
505
00:31:17,636 --> 00:31:20,620
by their billowing parachute.
506
00:31:20,621 --> 00:31:22,047
Yeah, move on.
507
00:31:25,457 --> 00:31:28,807
Press it, wriggle free
out of the harness, wriggle free.
508
00:31:28,807 --> 00:31:30,997
Turn left.
509
00:31:30,997 --> 00:31:34,687
Once out of their harness, they need
to get into their life raft...
510
00:31:41,486 --> 00:31:43,797
...which isn't as easy as it sounds.
511
00:31:48,637 --> 00:31:52,077
Because I'm obviously quite a big
lad, and the life rafts are quite
small,
512
00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:56,276
that was a struggle
getting in and out.
513
00:31:56,276 --> 00:32:00,207
My boat's too small, it's broken.
514
00:32:00,207 --> 00:32:03,486
I couldn't get my valve to work
to bail out, and I couldn't get
515
00:32:03,486 --> 00:32:05,526
myself underneath the cover,
516
00:32:05,526 --> 00:32:09,047
because it's quite small.
517
00:32:09,047 --> 00:32:11,286
And I'm not.
518
00:32:11,286 --> 00:32:12,887
But we got there in the end.
519
00:32:15,606 --> 00:32:16,997
It's hard work, isn't it?
520
00:32:18,586 --> 00:32:22,586
The pool was tough enough,
but tomorrow they'll do it
521
00:32:22,586 --> 00:32:25,057
all again, in the sea.
522
00:32:29,877 --> 00:32:35,466
200 miles north at RAF Valley
in Anglesey, the Red Arrows pilots
523
00:32:35,466 --> 00:32:38,827
also undergo their annual
sea survival training.
524
00:32:40,667 --> 00:32:43,586
You'd think if anyone
was immune to motion sickness
525
00:32:43,586 --> 00:32:47,837
it would be the Red Arrows,
but you'd be wrong.
526
00:32:47,837 --> 00:32:50,337
I would say none of us have
sea legs, so it's definitely
527
00:32:50,337 --> 00:32:54,087
in our interest to take a
seasickness tablet before we go.
528
00:32:54,087 --> 00:32:57,136
I certainly have. Have you? Yeah.
529
00:32:59,107 --> 00:33:02,107
Down in Cornwall, it's
the engineers' first-ever
530
00:33:02,107 --> 00:33:07,747
sea survival exercise, so there's
significantly more nerves.
531
00:33:07,747 --> 00:33:11,057
Fry-up this morning.
Fry-up and a coffee.
532
00:33:11,057 --> 00:33:14,617
You'll probably see in a couple
of hours what I had for breakfast.
533
00:33:14,617 --> 00:33:16,466
Not helped by the weather.
534
00:33:17,907 --> 00:33:22,406
We're about to go in the sea,
put the drills to the test now.
535
00:33:22,406 --> 00:33:24,977
Absolutely dreading it,
not going to lie.
536
00:33:24,977 --> 00:33:30,356
Sea state's 5, which is, I think,
1.5, two-metre waves.
537
00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:32,047
And 40 knots of wind.
538
00:33:32,047 --> 00:33:33,637
40 knots, yeah.
539
00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:36,047
Have been pushing to just stay
in the harbour and do it there,
540
00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,606
but I don't think that's happening,
541
00:33:37,606 --> 00:33:39,757
we are actually going
out to sea.
542
00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:48,087
Because it's rough today,
543
00:33:48,087 --> 00:33:49,977
it's going to feel
realistic, for sure.
544
00:33:54,207 --> 00:33:58,777
Team Sergeant Will
volunteers to go first.
545
00:33:58,777 --> 00:34:01,847
A little reluctantly.
546
00:34:01,847 --> 00:34:03,977
Actually pretty nervous.
547
00:34:11,406 --> 00:34:13,327
Everybody on here looks petrified!
548
00:34:14,727 --> 00:34:16,616
Please make contact with the water.
549
00:34:20,166 --> 00:34:23,257
This time, they're pulled
behind the boat, to simulate
550
00:34:23,257 --> 00:34:25,567
being dragged by their parachute.
551
00:34:32,527 --> 00:34:34,286
Now!
552
00:34:42,047 --> 00:34:46,647
Once in their rafts, with everything
correctly inflated, the engineers
553
00:34:46,647 --> 00:34:49,007
are collected by the safety Ribs.
554
00:34:49,007 --> 00:34:50,697
Prepare for winching.
555
00:34:55,156 --> 00:34:58,616
But in North Wales, the pilots'
rescue is significantly
556
00:34:58,616 --> 00:35:01,077
more dramatic.
557
00:35:01,077 --> 00:35:05,687
They're combining their training
with the coastguard.
558
00:35:31,496 --> 00:35:35,697
Off the Cornish coast,
the engineers' sea training is over.
559
00:35:35,697 --> 00:35:38,077
That was fun!
560
00:35:38,077 --> 00:35:40,127
Quite enjoyed it, bobbing around.
561
00:35:40,127 --> 00:35:41,517
And one more.
562
00:35:44,257 --> 00:35:45,777
\ Thank you. I
563
00:35:45,777 --> 00:35:49,737
They're now ready for their
first flight in a Red Arrow.
564
00:35:51,697 --> 00:35:55,296
For the pilots, it's
straight back to training,
565
00:35:55,296 --> 00:35:59,447
with the start of the display
season just eight weeks away.
566
00:36:12,656 --> 00:36:15,097
The Red Arrows are
just two months away
567
00:36:15,097 --> 00:36:18,247
from their first display
of 2018.
568
00:36:18,247 --> 00:36:19,817
Go!
569
00:36:19,817 --> 00:36:21,137
For the last four months,
570
00:36:21,137 --> 00:36:23,786
they've trained as
two separate sections.
571
00:36:25,257 --> 00:36:29,897
Team Leader Perty has decided
they're ready for a landmark flight.
572
00:36:31,137 --> 00:36:35,507
Today, for the first time, he wants
all nine aircraft to fly
573
00:36:35,507 --> 00:36:37,377
as a single formation.
574
00:36:38,977 --> 00:36:42,737
Flying our first nine ship
marks the start of everything
575
00:36:42,737 --> 00:36:44,347
about a Red Arrows' season.
576
00:36:44,347 --> 00:36:47,137
It is what the guys are aspiring
to from the day they start training
577
00:36:47,137 --> 00:36:48,817
here in November.
578
00:36:48,817 --> 00:36:51,526
Now we might go out and just fly
nine aircraft and do no aerobatics,
579
00:36:51,526 --> 00:36:54,857
we'lljust get nine aircraft
airborne in a safe formation,
580
00:36:54,857 --> 00:36:57,937
but it really does mark a turning
point in our next development
581
00:36:57,937 --> 00:36:59,417
of the training.
582
00:37:02,737 --> 00:37:07,377
Perty may be ready to fly nine jets
but with only three hours to launch,
583
00:37:07,377 --> 00:37:09,217
he's only got eight...
584
00:37:13,337 --> 00:37:16,167
...because a serious fault
has just been discovered
585
00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:18,727
with an aircraft's hydraulic system.
586
00:37:20,007 --> 00:37:23,377
The charging point for the main
accumulator, all the insides
587
00:37:23,377 --> 00:37:28,257
have come out, so we've come in
today, got a new one, replaced it.
588
00:37:31,316 --> 00:37:34,887
Two hours later,
the hydraulics are fixed,
589
00:37:34,887 --> 00:37:38,307
just as the pilots
head to their briefing.
590
00:37:40,747 --> 00:37:45,586
There's still a final rush to get
the jet serviced ready to fly.
591
00:37:47,507 --> 00:37:50,586
Monday, I think we pretty much only
had about six or seven aircraft
592
00:37:50,586 --> 00:37:53,377
actually that we could rely
on being serviceable, so to get
593
00:37:53,377 --> 00:37:56,147
all nine ready for today
was a really good achievement.
594
00:37:56,147 --> 00:37:58,827
So, really pleased for the guys,
because it's, you know, everyone
595
00:37:58,827 --> 00:38:01,427
is really proud we've managed
to achieve that today.
596
00:38:01,427 --> 00:38:03,617
It's not just about the pilots
in the air flying them,
597
00:38:03,617 --> 00:38:05,887
it's about the guys on the ground
making sure the aircraft
598
00:38:05,887 --> 00:38:07,257
are serviceable and ready.
599
00:38:13,477 --> 00:38:14,797
Welcome all.
600
00:38:14,797 --> 00:38:17,047
The aim of the sortie obviously
is the first nine ship.
601
00:38:17,047 --> 00:38:20,117
Big milestone for us
but it is a normal sortie
602
00:38:20,117 --> 00:38:21,407
for all of us.
603
00:38:21,407 --> 00:38:23,967
Hazards today, cognitive error,
potentially, eight, nine,
604
00:38:23,967 --> 00:38:26,137
just calling someone else's
radio call sign
605
00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:27,570
that you've been used to so far.
606
00:38:27,570 --> 00:38:30,807
For everyone else, it's just now
remembering we are the full nine,
607
00:38:30,807 --> 00:38:33,137
our SOPs cater
for all of that, so as long
608
00:38:33,137 --> 00:38:37,127
as you stick to the book,
you'll be absolutely solid.
609
00:38:37,127 --> 00:38:40,117
Nine jets are ready in time.
610
00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:42,227
But the rush was unnecessary...
611
00:38:43,397 --> 00:38:46,907
Looking at 1900, overcast at 2-4.
612
00:38:46,907 --> 00:38:51,347
...because the Lincolnshire weather
intervenes once again.
613
00:38:51,347 --> 00:38:54,837
Right, unfortunately it's not fit
so we're not going to go now.
614
00:38:54,837 --> 00:38:57,787
What we're going to do
is, we'll delay,
615
00:38:57,787 --> 00:39:01,287
so down tools for the moment.
Sorry about that.
616
00:39:01,287 --> 00:39:04,316
We've had our cloud base lowering
and visibility dropping,
617
00:39:04,316 --> 00:39:06,927
but at least by two o'clock
we should have much better weather
618
00:39:06,927 --> 00:39:10,446
and gives ourselves a better chance
of getting this nine ship in.
619
00:39:10,446 --> 00:39:13,957
An hour later, with the weather
still far from perfect,
620
00:39:13,957 --> 00:39:17,417
Perty decides to give
the go-ahead for take-off.
621
00:39:23,137 --> 00:39:25,656
I'm really excited
about the first nine ship.
622
00:39:25,656 --> 00:39:28,967
It's going to be a milestone moment
for Bondy and I, I think.
623
00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:32,306
It's proof we've met the standard
so far, that the boss is happy
624
00:39:32,306 --> 00:39:35,267
putting together that Diamond Nine
and that'll be a big moment, I think
625
00:39:35,267 --> 00:39:38,797
it's a big moment for any year
for the Red Arrows.
626
00:39:43,617 --> 00:39:48,456
For the first time,
the 2018 team are smoke on,
627
00:39:48,456 --> 00:39:50,977
in the iconic
Diamond Nine formation.
628
00:39:54,097 --> 00:39:57,897
It goes so well, Perty decides
they're ready to try
629
00:39:57,897 --> 00:39:59,887
the more complex formations.
630
00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:07,307
Lightning...
631
00:40:14,536 --> 00:40:16,177
...and Phoenix.
632
00:40:20,817 --> 00:40:26,027
Perty's even confident enough
to perform the breathtaking Tornado.
633
00:41:01,697 --> 00:41:03,416
Another last.
634
00:41:05,617 --> 00:41:06,867
Last first nine.
635
00:41:08,627 --> 00:41:11,416
We've got guys who are leaving,
who will remember this day
636
00:41:11,416 --> 00:41:13,977
for the rest of their life.
637
00:41:13,977 --> 00:41:16,967
Flipside of that is Bondy
and Starky, who this is their first
638
00:41:16,967 --> 00:41:22,287
nine ship they've flown
in a formation aerobatic team.
639
00:41:22,287 --> 00:41:25,207
What better way to do it
with eight of your buddies?
640
00:41:25,207 --> 00:41:28,357
And again, they're probably
overwhelmed by their emotions
641
00:41:28,357 --> 00:41:30,797
over the next 24 hours,
and realise they've done it,
642
00:41:30,797 --> 00:41:35,677
and they are definitely
chipping away at the next stage.
643
00:41:35,677 --> 00:41:38,797
It was quite funny today, people
were playing it down this morning
644
00:41:38,797 --> 00:41:41,607
saying, "It's no big deal, it's
just a nine ship, don't treat it
645
00:41:41,607 --> 00:41:45,597
"as anything unusual." There's
a definite buzz in the air, I think.
646
00:41:47,287 --> 00:41:50,207
And certainly afterwards, everyone
was celebrating as if it was a big
647
00:41:50,207 --> 00:41:52,807
deal, so there you go,
maybe they were downplaying it
648
00:41:52,807 --> 00:41:56,997
to manage our expectations
but it was a huge moment, I think.
649
00:41:56,997 --> 00:41:58,636
Well done, mate.
650
00:41:59,957 --> 00:42:03,077
It feels like massive deal, purely
because we've flown in formation
651
00:42:03,077 --> 00:42:05,396
with nine other aeroplanes.
652
00:42:05,396 --> 00:42:08,526
I've dreamed of doing that
since I was a young kid,
653
00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:12,316
and you know, to get to do that
today for the first time,
654
00:42:12,316 --> 00:42:14,167
is awesome.
655
00:42:19,027 --> 00:42:22,727
You know, it's a great moment
in my career, and it just marks
656
00:42:22,727 --> 00:42:25,316
the start of a fantastic
three years.
657
00:42:30,330 --> 00:42:32,086
Next time -
658
00:42:32,086 --> 00:42:34,676
the team suffer a terrible tragedy.
659
00:42:34,676 --> 00:42:37,596
As you'll be aware, on Tuesday,
one of the squadron's aircraft
660
00:42:37,596 --> 00:42:39,756
crashed at RAF Valley.
661
00:42:39,756 --> 00:42:41,565
The jets are grounded,
662
00:42:41,565 --> 00:42:44,846
throwing the 2018 season
into jeopardy.
663
00:42:44,846 --> 00:42:47,565
We will grieve for some time
but we will also get back
664
00:42:47,565 --> 00:42:49,886
to what we need to do.
665
00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:14,116
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