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They are the elites, daring combat
veterans flying on the edge
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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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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 squadrons' history.
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It's a year of triumphs.
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Of tragedy.
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On Tuesday the squadron's aircraft
crashed at RAF Valley.
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And of courage.
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We have to move on.
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And the best way to do
that is to get on with our jobs.
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But ultimately it's a year of
breathtaking, awe-inspiring flying.
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These are the Red Arrows.
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The start of the Red Arrow's
display season is now
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only two months away.
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The team have just achieved
a landmark in their preseason
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training, their first
nine-jet sortie.
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That's a huge moment
for us, actually.
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And it was one that I wasn't really
sure that we would get to.
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So, yeah, monumental to get it done.
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But for another few weeks
they'll continue to train mainly
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as two elements.
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Enid, the front five reds are
getting new pilots,
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Jon Bond and David Stark,
up to speed.
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The most experienced Red Arrow's
pilots make up the rear element
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called Gypo, after
a previous team leader.
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They perform the most difficult
manoeuvres in the display.
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There's a light-hearted rivalry
between the two sections.
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There's definitely a healthy level
of banter between Gypo and Enid.
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It keeps you on your toes.
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You want to perform as well as
possible when Enid are watching.
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And vice versa.
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You can't get your ice
cream, you gotta earn it.
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If something's a bit dull or not
going very well, we go,
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"Oh, that's a bit Enid!"
And that really winds him up.
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The synchro pair, who performed
the hair-raising opposition
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manoeuvres get stick from everyone.
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Synchro actually have an office
down the corridor.
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Probably to accommodate their ego.
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And the rest of the pilots
get put in here.
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So we had a bit of a parking sign
may show that chat get a bit
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too much about how amazing
their last fudge was, we can kick
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them out of the office.
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It can get a little bit crowded
so they take it
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in the spirit it's meant.
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I guess after the turn,
I'm going to roll and point
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towards my ground feature.
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Today the rear elements are going
to attempt their first full routine,
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which they'll perform in the second
half of the display.
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I would just take a crowd rear,
right over the top of you.
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So if you can stay 500 and below.
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Yep. I'll just drop over the
top of you.
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As long as you have vision
with us then I'm happy.
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Start as we mean to...
Yeah, exactly.
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All right, commence, yeah?
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Performing the entire high G routine
is physically demanding
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for the pilots.
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You feel the blood starting to pool
in the lower parts of your body,
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your legs and your feet.
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You feel the G pants inflating
around your legs and abdomen.
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So that's quite an unusual feeling.
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And if you're not careful
you can start to get
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grey tunnel vision. So if you start
to get that
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you have to strain harder
against the effects of G.
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When you're pulling eight G
everything weighs eight
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times its weight, if we're
just sitting here now.
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So for example the helmet
that we wear,
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that is weighing eight
times its normal weight.
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You're sitting still. All you're
doing is sitting there.
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However, the physical aspects
of this job is pretty extreme.
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As well as perfecting their
aerobatics, like all fast jet
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pilots, the Reds need
to continually practice
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dealing with emergencies,
such as engine fires,
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on a flight simulator.
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The hawk simulator
is in RAF Valley in Anglesey.
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In the pilots of Enid
are heading there for training.
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But they're not going alone.
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And what's an added bonus
is that we can take the guys
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who are going to be the new circus
members for 2018, and just expose
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them to some of the feelings
that they will experience,
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whilst flying in the back of a hawk.
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This flight is called the shakedown.
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It's the final stage
of training for Circus,
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the engineers are allowed to fly
back seat to service the jets
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when they travel away from base.
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The shakedown sortie, for me it was
a bit more of a build-up of
tolerance
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of flying, cos I don't do too
great with it.
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So my flight down
there was quite plain.
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I wanted to go into the Mach Loop.
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The Mach Loop is a famous low-flying
route through the Welsh mountains.
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New Circus members experience
it as part of their shakedown.
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We pulled in maybe two, two and
a half G.
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Started to feel a little bit queasy.
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So I said to my pilot I don't think
I can go into the loop today.
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Will landed early at RAF Valley.
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The other Circus back seaters,
like Jon Bayliss,
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managed to stay the course.
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Jon came running over,
big beaming smile.
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Green covered in sweat.
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Talking about the Mach Loop.
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And he look over at my little sick
bag and had a little smile
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on his face. Had a little joke.
Pointing to it.
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But his flight seems
to be a hell of a lot better
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than mine was.
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Will return from RAF Valley
as the senior pilots head
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out for another sortie.
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See you later. Have a good one.
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We had landed back at Scampton
and I was working out in the hangar.
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And the senior management just sort
of called everyone in and said
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there's been an incident that's
happened at Valley.
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A training exercise that
went badly wrong.
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This is the aftermath of a Red Arrow
crashing from the sky.
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The pilot survived, but this evening
a Ministry of Defence spokesman
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announced his engineer
died in the crash.
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It is with great sadness
that the Royal Air Force can confirm
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the death of an engineer
from the Royal Air Force
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aerobatics team the Red Arrows,
in a tragic accident today.
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Knowing what I knew.
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I knew Jon was there.
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I knew he was the last one,
that was coming back.
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So, yeah, two and two together.
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I might not be the
brightest of persons,
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but I figured out it was Jon.
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I knew that the engineer had
been Jon.
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Jon had been flying
in the back-seat of Starkey's jet.
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Moments after taking
off from valley, heading home
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to Scampton they crashed.
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Starkey ejected seconds
before impact,
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suffering a serious leg injury.
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Jon didn't manage to escape.
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The cause of the accident
is still under investigation.
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After we were all briefed and sort
of given the bad news
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that it was Jon,
that he's, sort of, gone.
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We all got together.
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A typical RAFA, really,
get into groups, chat.
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Talk is very good.
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We talk through memories of Jon,
and how we felt about Jon
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and how much he'll be missed.
How much he meant to us.
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Each of us shared of a little
experience about him.
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Sort of celebrate his life.
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Following the accident
the Red Arrows go into lockdown.
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The jets are grounded,
and everyone is sent home.
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Two days after the tragic
accident, the Red Arrows
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are still closed down.
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Team leader Martin Pert returns
to record a video message.
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Emotions are still pretty raw at the
moment for everyone on the team.
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And we just need to figure out
how we go from here.
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On behalf of everyone
at Royal Air Force aerobatic team
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I'd like to thank you, the friends,
fans, and followers
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of the Red Arrows for your
unstinting support this week.
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As air crew we are exposed
to these risks.
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Whereas for the engineers
for it to happen to one
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of their own, in such a
unique circumstance,
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is really difficult for them.
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As you'll all be aware on Tuesday,
the squadron's aircraft
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crashed at RAF Valley.
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Unfortunately, because of Starkey's
injuries it's likely that he's not
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going to be able to take part
in the 2018 display season.
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So I need to make some quick,
potentially difficult, decisions.
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Jon was not just an exceptional
colleague and dedicated engineer,
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he was also a leader, and friend
to so many across our small team.
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We can't just stop forever,
and it's just balancing how we get
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back on the horse.
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But also remaining sensitive
to what's happened here,
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because we're all human,
and this hurts.
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Three days later, work
for the Red Arrows has to resume.
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Preparations need to be made
for Spring Hawk their annual six
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week training exercise in Greece.
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They were due to depart
in just two weeks' time.
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It is a tough time,
we'll never forget Jon.
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And he's probably looking down on us
as well saying, come on keep
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going don't mourn for my loss.
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It's still quite emotional
on the squadron it will
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be until we have the funeral.
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Keeping your mind on work,
keeping focus does help.
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We have to move on.
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And the best way to do that,
is to get on with our jobs.
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It's Gary Smith's job to get 80
engineers and 50 tonnes of equipment
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to Greece.
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What we will need is on the Monday,
April 16, at 9 o'clock,
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we need you to be at the base.
Sir, yep.
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Preparations must continue,
because guaranteed good weather
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in Greece is essential
for the pilots to prepare for PDA.
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The public display
of authority test,
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when they must prove they're good
enough to display to the public.
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These are the characters
of the people we've got.
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The squadron spirit
is incredibly strong which is great.
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The bounce back will happen.
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We will grieve for some time,
but we will also get back
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to what we need to do.
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We are back to flying today,
so that's a good step
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forward for us.
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We are recovering our aircraft
from over in Valley.
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So they've landed in today.
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But with the display season only
eight weeks away,
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the team are a pilot short.
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Taking on Starkey's specialised red
three role at such short notice
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is an almost impossible task.
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But there's one person
who may be able to do it.
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We're actually going to get Squadron
Leader Ling who was Red 10
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for the previous nine seasons
or so back into the team.
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He's a previous Red 3 the pilot
he flew in that position
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a few years ago.
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Although originally a display pilot,
for many years Lingy
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was the team supervisor, giving the
commentary from the ground.
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A big round of applause.
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Give it up, it's the Red Arrows.
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Well, I've got a lot of experience
in the Red Arrows as a supervisor.
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It's been quite a while since I last
actually flew in the number three
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position so it's picking up where I
left off ten years ago,
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to get back in the three slot.
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And remember what my muscles
need to do,
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to fly as stably as I can.
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When he left the team five
months ago Lingy
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had spent a record-breaking near
decade in a red flying suit.
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Now he's back for an encore.
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Boss? Hello. Welcome back.
All right, yeah.
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Cheers. Good to see you.
How are you? All right.
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I personally need
to go fly with Lingy.
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He needs to sit on my wing,
get used to my inputs.
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All the things that we spent months
and months of winter training doing
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which we will celebrate
with Lingy because of his
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significant experience beforehand.
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But it will add to our
training burden.
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We need to think about how we get
you up to standard that we need
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before Spring Hawk.
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We'll probably start pretty much
straight in the deep end.
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We just go off and do formation
work. Formation aerobatics,
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not done for a while, so ease me
nice and gently.
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And then it's more about
the cadence, and getting to know
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how two flies it. To bat and ball
off of him more than anything.
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Any time on briefing
you, I'll probably get Bondy
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in as well, just so he's brought
into what were doing.
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That will probably allay some
of his fears about starting
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all the way from scratch again.
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Is there anything for me?
Any sort of burn desires?
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Currency wise, how are you doing?
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Slalom is the only one I haven't
flown from the front,
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from when I was three,
ten years ago.
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But slalom is the one I think
might take a little bit of work
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to get used to the rhythm
and the cadence.
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As Red 3 there are other
skills Squadron Leader Ling needs.
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It's a position normally flown
by new pilots, and comes
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with additional responsibilities.
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The very important duties
for Red 3 are sorting
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the coffee machine out, getting
everyone there rations.
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Ringing the bell a minute
before any event.
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So all the good stuff.
But, yeah, very important.
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The team runs when everyone
does their job properly.
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So yeah, it's now clean.
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Job done, he can now go flying.
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The display season is less than two
months away, but Lingy
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has to start with the basics.
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Learning the core manoeuvres,
flying with his opposite number
Bondy.
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Myself and Starkey went
through the whole workup together.
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We've been out to rehearse the
moves, et cetera,
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just between ourselves, cos a lot
of the cadence starts
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with myself and Red 3.
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We've practised that together,
and we spent a lot of time
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over winter training doing that. But
now we've got to learn that again.
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Morning. Morning, Sir.
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So we can hopefully get back
to where we were before the accident
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and quickly as possible.
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Thank you very much.
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In my first year when I was
Red 3, we had around five months
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of training but this year I've
got five weeks.
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So we've got our work cut out
but everyone is going to gel
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together, the team's going to
work hard,
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and we're going to get to
that point.
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Today we've just been putting some
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of the second
half manoeuvres together.
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So for the first time
we have to fly the detonator.
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The goose.
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Revolution.
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Lingy has flown all these before,
though ten years ago.
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But now he faces a particularly
difficult manoeuvre
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for the first time, Slalom.
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Slalom is performed
by the front five jets.
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Starting off in a line for fan out
into a V formation called battle.
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Then they swap sides
crossing in a perfect line.
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It was it requires process extreme
precision and exact timing.
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Lingy first has to perfect
the move with just Bondy.
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When I was with 3 we flew
a manoeuvre called the Helix.
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The Helix was very similar.
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But what happen in the Slalom
is with the aircraft cross.
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That's the biggest learning curve,
for me, putting the aircraft
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in the right place
and getting the time right.
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To make it symmetrical we all
need to cross in the middle
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at the exact same time. We do that
on cadences, so we count.
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But as Bondy crosses, Lingy
is still far out.
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His move is too slow.
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They make more attempts.
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The timing gets better,
but still isn't perfect.
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Despite his nine years of experience
on the team, he won't
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have been exposed to this manoeuvre.
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So that's why I think he's probably
finding it challenging as, perhaps,
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he might be. He will get it, it's
just going to take some time.
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That was good. That was the second
half sortie.
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The 1st and 2nd-half manoeuvres.
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So good to get the blood pumping,
bit of G, and keep her a little bit
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of everything moving, really.
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It was the reverse back, Will, and
then anticipate the power.
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To get her all the way back across.
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Except the third one
I got left way behind.
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That last one might be better.
I've been learning a lot from Bondy.
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It's great flying again, obviously,
and I just hope that I can perform
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well enough to get the team back to
the place where they were,
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about a month ago.
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Good fun, eh? Yeah.
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All right, welcome back.
Good progress made.
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We've seen detonator,
goose, revolution, slalom.
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So four good elements of
the second half crimped off.
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Excellent.
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But just as Lingy is starting to get
to grips with the routine,
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the Reds are grounded again.
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Because an extremely serious defect
has been discovered on a hawk jet.
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We've got an aircraft currently at
RAF Valley on a minor servicing.
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The removed the ailerons as part
of that minor.
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And I found initially a crack
on the hinge point,
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which attaches the aircraft itself.
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Ailerons are the movable surfaces
on the wings, that are raised
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or lowered to roll the aircraft.
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If they failed the jet would become
almost uncontrollable.
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Although the fault has been found
on only one hawk, none can fly
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until every aileron is removed,
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to check the defect isn't
more widespread.
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We're stripping the ailerons
off the aircraft, currently.
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00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,280
When looking at stripping the paint
off, and doing an independent check
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00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,040
to make sure that that control
surface is fit for purpose,
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when it's back on the aircraft.
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A lot of work at a crucial time.
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Ultimately, we need to get it done
before we now deploy
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to Spring Hawk.
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00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,760
It's devastating news for the pilots
who face PDA,
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the Public Display Test in
only six weeks' time.
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So the flying programme is
completely on hold for the moment.
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Let's prioritise getting
the jets serviceable.
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We need to look at getting us flying
for our own morale, but also
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so we can just keep track,
progressing towards
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our Spring Hawk departure.
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The aileron issue has come
at a really cruel time.
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When we desperately need to get
flying again after the accident,
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we find ourselves grounded
for up to possibly
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three to four weeks now.
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It's entirely possible
that we won't be ready for PDA.
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If we don't make PDA whilst we're
out on Spring Hawk in Greece.
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The likelihood is we would
have to this cancel some
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of the displays at the beginning of
the season.
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The Red Arrows have been
grounded for days.
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The engineers are working flat out
to get the pilots flying again.
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It is tough, it's challenging.
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And we're already still grieving for
one of our own, as well,
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so everything, all combined,
it's a really difficult time
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for the guys and girls.
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They managed to clear three jets
to fly, at least allowing
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replacement pilot Lingy to
continue his training.
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00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:03,480
We need to have him flying full
nine shifts
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within about two weeks.
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00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,120
Normally, a pilot who was coming
training for the first time
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and spend approximately hundred
and 70 to 200 sorties
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00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,880
before they got anywhere
near a nine ship.
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00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,080
You know we're looking at Lingy
doing that within nine or ten.
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00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:18,880
That's testament to both his talent
and his experience levels
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having being with the team
for the last nine years.
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00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,600
And an important decision
has been made, regarding
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the squadron's imminent
departure for Greece.
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We've delayed our departure
to Spring Hawk, and that is
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00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:44,160
so we can offer up the opportunity
for squad members to attend
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00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,400
the funeral of Corporal Bayliss.
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00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,480
And that's the right
decision to make.
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Engineer Jon Bayliss' funeral
is held with full military honours.
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Colleagues, friends and family
pay their respects.
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And there's a fly-past of typhoons
from Jon's previous squadron.
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00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:29,280
His close friends from the Reds,
Jordan Thorburn and Will Allen
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act as coffin bears.
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00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,120
It was an extremely
hard thing to do.
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00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:39,280
It's something that I felt
I really, really wanted to do
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00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,880
and be a part of that.
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00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:48,360
Jon would want to be remembered
as a 29-year-old.
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00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,600
I've known the guy over ten years,
and every birthday,
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00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:53,760
how old, Jon? 29!
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00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:04,920
Hair colour, it was never ginger.
African sunset, Danish gold.
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00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,960
He didn't have radar ears,
he just had a slightly small head,
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00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,440
that's what it was.
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00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:16,000
Jon'll be wanted to remember
as a young Danish gold guy,
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00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,960
with a slightly small head.
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00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,000
Jon would want everyone
smiling along with him,
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00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:27,280
and just celebrating his life.
That is what Jon would want.
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00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,680
It was just infectious, his smile.
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00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,480
Certainly for the aircrew upstairs
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00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,000
and being able to transmit
that to the engineers.
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00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,000
It's something that will live
with me for the rest of my days.
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00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,240
Early the following morning
the Red Arrows begin
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00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,200
their deployment to Greece.
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00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,880
The one week delay has allowed
more jets to be passed fit to fly.
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00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,000
But, possibly, not enough.
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00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,640
We want 11 aircraft at Spring Hawk
but things seem to conspire
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00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,000
against us at the moment,
to try and achieve that.
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00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,520
Because all these things have come
at the wrong time and making
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00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,760
it really difficult for us
to achieve what we want to,
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00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,520
is get those 11 aircraft out.
Out to Greece.
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00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:31,680
Most of the 80 ground crew
will be flying out on a transport
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00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:36,600
aircraft from nearby RAF Waddington.
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00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,920
Circus 10, photographer
Rose Buchanan should
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00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,080
have been flying in
the back-seat of a red jet.
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00:27:43,120 --> 00:27:46,920
But because of the accident
ex-circus member Hannah Smoker
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is to take her seat.
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00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,280
I'm just covering for Rose,
just on the transit out to Greece
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00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:53,320
for Spring Hawk.
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00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:56,360
So I'm just going to fly out
in the jet for the two days.
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00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,840
Just because Rose hasn't
had a familiarisation yet.
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00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,680
Just haven't had chance
to get her just up in the jet.
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00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,560
So she'll get that out once
she's out in Greece.
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00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,520
And then she'll be doing
the flying back.
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00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:12,600
One of Jon Bayliss' best friends,
Jordan Thorburn,
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00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,560
has taken on the role
of Circus 3.
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00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,560
So I'm flying out flying to
Spring Hawk.
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00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,000
I'll be flying back
from Spring Hawk, as well.
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00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,080
And I'll be flying pretty much
the whole first half of the seasons.
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00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:27,760
So up to our midseason
break point, is currently
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00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,600
how far I've been told
I'll be flying.
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00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,440
For the rest of circus, it's their
first-ever long-haul flight
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00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,320
in a Red Arrows' jet.
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00:28:36,360 --> 00:28:39,640
Sort of nervous. Excited, looking
forward to it.
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00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,960
I look forward to getting
the team together.
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00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,240
I look forward to getting
the training sorted out
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00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,680
in Greece, really, in the hops,
unsupported hops.
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00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,480
Be a brilliant experience
and the flying itself.
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00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,200
So, all in all, I'm
excited about flying.
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00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,000
And nervous about flying.
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00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:01,560
The downside of flying back-seat
is the lack of luggage space.
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00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,280
Just a pair of pants that's it.
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00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:08,600
Every spare inch is used,
including the electronics bay.
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00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,840
I just put an overnight as well.
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00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,880
Emergency in that bag
and then I got an overnight bag
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00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,120
in the carrier bag, which
will go underneath.
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00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,120
And now the team finally know
how many jets
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00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,600
are fit for them to fly in.
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00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,160
We were hoping to take 11,
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00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,560
but we have managed to achieve ten
which is phenomenal.
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00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,840
The guys and girls have really
pulled it out the bag this week.
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00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,440
It's been remarkable the way they've
work so hard, to achieve...
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00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,680
to get ten aircraft ready
on the line, today.
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00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,920
Lissy passes on the good news
to the pilots
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00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,480
in their pre- fight briefing.
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00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,880
Zero, 7-40. Morning, Boss.
Morning, everyone.
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00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,240
Morning.
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00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:00,440
The ten aircraft that we're taking
on this morning
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00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,760
are all serviceable, by
miracles of miracles.
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00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,640
The guys worked really hard last
night. I see. Thank you.
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00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,000
Amazing work. Ten aircraft
all right?
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00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,680
I'm hoping we're going to
be on the timeline.
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00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:13,000
The weather is fantastic.
I'll see you ten past.
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00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,160
We've got ten aircraft serviceable
this morning, after an amazing
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00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,040
amount of work from our engineers.
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00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,520
We're about three four weeks behind,
we've obviously subbed
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00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:23,800
in Lingy who's Red 3,
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00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,000
he's been doing particularly well
given his experience beforehand.
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00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,320
But, there are elements of the show
that we've not flown in four weeks
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00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:31,520
or even longer.
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00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,880
So from Tuesday of next week
we'll be flying three slots
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00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,160
a day, every day.
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00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:39,960
We just need to pick
up where we were five weeks ago.
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00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,480
The flight out will be over two
days, with stops in France
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00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:46,520
and Croatia.
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00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,080
The pilots' families have come to
wave them off
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00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,760
on their five-week deployment.
472
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,840
How's it going mate? You all right?
Not too bad. Good, good.
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00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,200
I think everyone is looking forward
to Spring Hawk as a place
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00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,160
that we can move forward as a team.
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00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,840
For everyone to regroup,
the team to rebuild.
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00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,720
And for us to really focus
on achieving PDA at the end of May.
477
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,400
Let's hope it's this
nice in Croatia.
478
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,320
Spring Hawk will be crucial
for the team to pull back together
479
00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:21,760
after the accident.
480
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,160
I think we just need a consolidated
period away from all the admin.
481
00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,160
All of the trivia, all
of the memories that will be dragged
482
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,680
up because of the accident.
483
00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,960
Go somewhere completely unique
for most of the team.
484
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,680
Beautiful sunshine, we're able
to display every single day.
485
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,320
Three trips a day.
It's hugely important.
486
00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,520
The ground crew fly direct from RAF
Waddington...
487
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:56,080
Landing at Tanagra airbase
only a few hours later.
488
00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,360
It gives them time to prepare
for the jets when they arrive
489
00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:06,800
the next day, after the overnight
refuelling stop in Croatia.
490
00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,040
The weather's been like this.
491
00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,760
It's been not a cloud in the sky
for the moment we left Scampton.
492
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:31,200
Hello! All right, well, done.
Good to see you.
493
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:32,960
Yeah, you too. You see ten aircraft.
494
00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,920
Yes. Yes. Well done.
495
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,720
Here we are ten jets.
496
00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,240
I almost can't believe
it, to be perfectly honest.
497
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,960
It's the first international
training that I've done
498
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,800
with the Reds so,
499
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,720
looking around at nine
other airplanes around me
500
00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:51,960
it was pretty special.
501
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,320
Airsickness sufferer Will has made
it through his first long-haul
502
00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:58,280
back-seat flight.
503
00:32:58,320 --> 00:32:59,880
Stomach's completely settled now.
504
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:02,760
In fact, no, I tell a lie,
coming into Croatia...
505
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,880
You told me you had a couple of
moments. Yeah.
506
00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,720
Where there was a few turns.
507
00:33:07,760 --> 00:33:10,880
A few G turns. And then we done a
fly pass.
508
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,200
And then the brakes land.
509
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,640
I sort of timed my breathing wrong
on the break to land.
510
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,720
So I didn't have many turns
left in me at that point
511
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,120
but I was all right.
512
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,240
Haven't been sick? Nope. Done being
sick. Only once.
513
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,000
These next four weeks
are absolutely vital.
514
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,400
Every single trip for now
counts, and the guys know it,
515
00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:32,760
you can see it.
516
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,640
A day off tomorrow, and we'll start
flying in earnest on Tuesday.
517
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:46,040
The team head to their accommodation
on the nearby coast...
518
00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,560
Very good to see you again, my
friend. How are you? Good.
519
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:51,680
..for some much needed rest.
520
00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:06,760
Dawn, two days later.
521
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,160
The team start work early in Greece.
522
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:15,000
The almost guaranteed sunshine
allowing them to fly three sorties
523
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,880
a day, every day.
524
00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:20,920
Despite having no bell...
525
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,320
Ding-a-ling!
526
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:26,040
It's still Lingy's job to call
the morning briefing.
527
00:34:27,240 --> 00:34:29,920
Morning, everyone. Three stops
today. First time,
528
00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:33,240
which is great so, enjoy that.
Lots of other stuff going on,
529
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,320
and hopefully that flow continues.
Let's look up, thank you.
530
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:46,720
Almost immediately they fly
their first nine-aircraft sortie
531
00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:52,120
since the accident, incredibly, only
two weeks since Lingy returned.
532
00:35:00,720 --> 00:35:03,400
We always knew that Lingy
was the right man for the job.
533
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:08,200
I think even I'm somewhat amazed
at how well he's done so far.
534
00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:11,000
We flew him six, maybe
seven, times before he got
535
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:12,720
into the main formation.
536
00:35:14,240 --> 00:35:17,080
And those were small formations
of two or three aircraft.
537
00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,720
But within about eight or nine
trips, he was up to almost
538
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:21,080
full display standards.
539
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,880
Lingy has picked up really
quickly he's all over it.
540
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,400
And it's just me now that's
running along behind.
541
00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,040
And roll.
542
00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,640
There are some things that come
flooding back, and some things
543
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:40,960
that I'm learning.
544
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,280
I'm finding it quite
tricky, actually,
545
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,640
just because I've not been flying
in the three slot for ten years.
546
00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:53,200
So doing it now, and trying
to be as stable a platform
547
00:35:53,240 --> 00:35:55,600
for the guys outside, Reds five,
seven and nine certainly
548
00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:57,680
in the big ships, it's been harder
than I thought.
549
00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,240
It's all there, it's coming along.
550
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:02,280
And we've got the training now for
the next three weeks before PDA.
551
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,080
Passing PDA is all about precision.
552
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,560
Accuracy is encouraged
by the pilots making each other pay
553
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,200
fines in to a social
fund for any mistake.
554
00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,640
One is a parking fine.
555
00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:29,120
Their front wheel must stop exactly
on the centre of the black line.
556
00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:39,720
Parking's one of the things
that you have to get right
557
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:43,480
at the end. So you call on the radio
before you fly and then,
558
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,200
if you've got a certain amount of
fines during the week
559
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:49,480
for late smokes, early smokes then,
you get one opportunity
560
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:50,800
to get double or quits.
561
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,480
Everything's presentation
on this job so, if that's wrong
562
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,680
then, obviously, all my fines
for the week double.
563
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:59,520
I don't know. I don't think it's
going to save me very much,
564
00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,880
cos I think it was pretty bad,
to be honest.
565
00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:06,080
I think I'm in debt,
so we'll see how it goes.
566
00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:10,880
The decision on Si's double or quit
gamble is the job of Red 8,
567
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:13,000
Matt Masters.
568
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,480
Well, I can see from here?
That it's good?
569
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:20,200
Well, I mean how close we talking?
570
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,360
It's gotta be, it's
gotta be on the line.
571
00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:31,480
Doubtful, Simon, I'm afraid.
572
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:34,760
See, we started together as well
you'd think he'd have a little bit
573
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:37,680
of bias towards me, but it's all
gone now. No, no.
574
00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:39,000
After three years.
575
00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:47,200
After only two days flying in Greece
Perty makes a momentous decision.
576
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:52,200
Incredibly, he thinks Lingy is now
good enough for the team
577
00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:56,800
to attempt their first full
display routine of 2018.
578
00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,320
Roll, checker, pull.
579
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:00,560
That's absolutely fine.
580
00:38:00,600 --> 00:38:03,040
And then we'll just try to pick
it up at a natural point.
581
00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:04,760
Thank you. Have a good one.
582
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,120
Now they'll find out if he is.
583
00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,400
Despite bringing in a replacement
pilot and losing weeks of training
584
00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,920
following the accident,
the Red Arrows are going to attempt
585
00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,520
their first full display
routine of 2018.
586
00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:35,600
Red's in.
587
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,360
And won't just be the pilots who's
performance will be put
588
00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:39,560
to the test.
589
00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:43,920
This will be the first
time the new dye team
590
00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:47,240
will try to produce coloured smoke.
591
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:50,000
This is the first time we're
actually putting colour
592
00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,440
into the jets. So, it's a bit
nerve-racking.
593
00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,440
We bolt the rig with the dye prior
to coming out to the jets.
594
00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:59,760
Essentially, it just pumps that
fluid straight into the pods.
595
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,600
The lads they're all listening now,
to the colour actually
596
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,760
going into the tanks, physically.
597
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:10,760
And then, hopefully, when the jets
go airborne and we come over the top
598
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:13,080
of us, all the colours
will be correct.
599
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:14,760
Blue's off.
600
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:18,120
With your ear pressed against
601
00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,360
the tank filling it's quite a
distinctive noise.
602
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,120
It's as if a water bottle is slowly
filling up and then when it gets
603
00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:25,280
to the top, the distinct
change of tone.
604
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:27,800
And when you hear that tone
and the chatter of one of the vials
605
00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:29,880
that's when you call to stop.
Otherwise you
606
00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,400
get over pressurization and the dye
will come out the back.
607
00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:37,400
This will also be the first time
the new Circus engineers attempt
608
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:41,240
their famous choreographed
safety checks.
609
00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:42,800
Known as the See-off.
610
00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:46,160
At the end of the day
it's the first time doing it.
611
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,760
If you make a mistake, head up.
Just carry on.
612
00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,960
It's not just about the aircrew
and what they're doing
613
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,040
with displays. It's about the
engineers as well,
614
00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:55,320
and what we can bring to it and
making it's a full package
615
00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:56,600
of perfection, hopefully.
616
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:03,280
You do a normal See-off but every
time, you move everyone
617
00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:05,800
looks into five's jet.
618
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:08,400
And then I'll look out. Make sure
everyone's ready to go on to
619
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:09,600
the next step and I'll nod.
620
00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,560
It's fine, but far from perfect.
621
00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:27,680
Many of their moves are not in sync.
622
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,400
The weaker points today,
was timing more than anything.
623
00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:36,080
Just slightly off with the timing.
624
00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:38,760
It's not too noticeable if you
have two or three people doing it.
625
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,760
When you've got a line of nine doing
it and anyone slightly out with the
626
00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,720
time and it's just so noticeable.
How did everyone feel that went?
627
00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:46,280
For the first one?
628
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:49,120
For the first one I thought
it was very good.
629
00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:51,520
The only thing I've messed
up on was down at the bottom.
630
00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,600
I just forgot about the stop, check,
turn. I felt all right.
631
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,560
The only thing wrong after the
sticks though,
632
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,320
is that I went to go straight away.
And realised nobody were moving.
633
00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:04,400
You were like... I don't know what
you were doing.
634
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:07,320
Now the dye team will discover
if they got there colours right.
635
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,120
Absolutely going to be
blue, white and red.
636
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:15,320
Or purple(!)
637
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:37,840
We've only gone and done it, boys.
638
00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:53,640
Happy with that. Red where it's
supposed to be,
639
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,760
and blue where it's supposed to be.
Strong white.
640
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:57,240
And a very strong white.
641
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:08,640
Most of the display goes to plan.
642
00:42:11,800 --> 00:42:15,160
But now it's the manoeuvre that's
been Lingy's biggest
643
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:18,120
challenge, the slalom.
644
00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:28,080
Can he cross perfectly in time?
645
00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:47,520
It's close, but still not perfect.
646
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,640
And many of the team's
other coordinated moves
647
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,800
could still do with some work.
648
00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:05,360
But it's not bad at all for a team
649
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,160
who've lost so many
weeks of training.
650
00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:16,800
That was good. Yeah. First
run through.
651
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,760
There were loads and loads
of things in there.
652
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:24,560
But you know, that is the first time
they've run through the full show
653
00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:27,640
since we've got back to flying.
So a big significant step up.
654
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:31,080
And now 50 or 60 shows
like that, and we'll be ready
655
00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:32,800
for the public, I think.
656
00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:36,880
Certainly felt really nice.
657
00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:38,720
Perfect conditions,
the smoke out the back.
658
00:43:38,760 --> 00:43:41,360
The colours were just phenomenal.
659
00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:42,680
Yeah, the boys are in good form,
660
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:45,080
I think they're felling
pretty confident.
661
00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:51,360
Next time:
662
00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:55,960
Eight top RAF fighter pilots chase
their dream of becoming Red Arrows.
663
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,320
If I don't get selected
I'd be pretty devastated.
664
00:43:58,360 --> 00:44:01,280
It's obviously something
that you really, really want
665
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,680
to do, and everybody here.
Exactly the same.
666
00:44:03,720 --> 00:44:06,080
And for the first time
in their history the team face
667
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:09,160
the prospect of postponing their
display season.
668
00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:13,160
We can do better, as ever.
669
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:14,640
Just frustrating.
670
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,160
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