Russell and Kravitz fly Typhoons

Quartz · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:03

Oh to be up there.

Greboth · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:05

I'll watch that later but I can bet that's quite a ride for Russell as there can't be many things that make an F1 car feel slow.

BeeP · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:12

If only there was no Ted in it, I used to really like him but now I cant stand the bloke.

I may watch....what can I say I like George and I like aeroplanes lol.

Quartz · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:15

BeeP said:
If only there was no Ted in it, I used to really like him but now I cant stand the bloke.

Do watch it; you'll realise how much an experienced commentator adds to the experience.

Delta3D · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:52

BeeP said:
If only there was no Ted in it, I used to really like him but now I cant stand the bloke.

I may watch....what can I say I like George and I like aeroplanes lol.

Why do you dislike him out of curiosity? I think he's great.

UTmaniac · 11 Jul 2023 at 10:52

Disappointed, expected to see Lenny singing his appropriate song.

XeNoN89 · 11 Jul 2023 at 13:52

Quartz said:
Oh to be up there.

This on the list of something I must do before I die (not necessarily a typhoon, but any modern fighter)

Scam · 11 Jul 2023 at 14:31

Funnily enough I just watched that. Very cool indeed. Even from the limited cockpit camera you can see the differences in speed and "cornering" (lol) from when Russell and Ted were in control, to when the real pilots put some proper manoeuvres on each other.

Feek · 11 Jul 2023 at 14:54

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They even matched the music :cry:

cuke2u · 11 Jul 2023 at 18:37

Watched it on Sunday as it was part of the preamble, very good...

BeeP · 11 Jul 2023 at 21:00

Delta3D said:
Why do you dislike him out of curiosity? I think he's great.

Just me I guess, I used to love the notebook but after a few interviews where he seems to want to make people around him, especially younger drivers, feel stupid I just went off him.

Stu999 · 14 Jul 2023 at 11:55

Good use of taxpayer ££££££.

Fr0dders · 14 Jul 2023 at 14:13

Upon hearing the use of Baba O'Riley I thought it may have been a tribute to Fighter Fling:

Stumble Bum · 14 Jul 2023 at 18:22

Stu999 said:
Good use of taxpayer ££££££.

Bet you're fun at parties.

Feek · 15 Jul 2023 at 08:40

Stu999 said:
Good use of taxpayer ££££££.

It was on Sky. Which of my taxes goes to Sky?

Stu999 · 15 Jul 2023 at 10:45

Stumble Bum said:
Bet you're fun at parties.

So predictable...

Feek said:
It was on Sky. Which of my taxes goes to Sky?

Which part of the RAF does Sky run?

Feek · 15 Jul 2023 at 12:42

Stu999 said:
Which part of the RAF does Sky run?

It was clearly stated in the video that these were flights that were going to happen anyway and were to keep the pilots current. They weren't put on specifically for this. They were training flights.

Even if they hadn't been, it's estimated that an hour in a Typhoon costs a bit under £4000 but let's assume that and therefore a cost to the taxpayers of £8000 in total.

There are approximately 32,000,000 taxpayers in the UK.

8000/32000000

£0.00025 per person.

I enjoyed this piece in the buildup to the race.

GR63 · 21 Aug 2023 at 10:13

Stu999 said:
Good use of taxpayer ££££££.

I'm sure it was a regulation training flight for the officers involved to keep their hours up for their "licences" ;-)