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Six RAF fighter pilots flew their Jaguar planes 700 miles to the US Aviano air base last weekend for a skiing weekend in the Dolomites, according to this report in today's Sun newspaper.
The cost of the trip is estimated at £30,000 in fuel and accommodation, all paid by the taxpayer and classed as an "official training exercise", according to the paper.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Fair play to them.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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They've got to fly to keep in training, so why not go somewhere where the can indulge an interest? Especially to engage in a sport which demands balance, reactions, etc, and keeps them in good shape? Good luck to 'em: we ask them to fly missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc - there's got to be some compensation.
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A mate of mine declared an emergency and landed at Newcastle to go and see some mates. Cost thousands. Happens all the time
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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And I bet they didn't have to wait 10 hours in Geneva 
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FTS ... and he was only driving a lorry. 
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I reckon they should have let that bloke in the downhill from GB fly his tornado down to Turin
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| laundryman wrote: |
| They've got to fly to keep in training, so why not go somewhere where the can indulge an interest? Especially to engage in a sport which demands balance, reactions, etc, and keeps them in good shape? Good luck to 'em: we ask them to fly missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc - there's got to be some compensation. |
I agree.
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| laundryman wrote: |
| we ask them to fly missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc - there's got to be some compensation. |
I don't mind them flying to Italy or anywhere else, but they didn't have to join, so they can't really use their duties in nasty places as a justification.
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The fact that the report came from the Sun should allow for a pinch of salt, surely? They are not averse to a slight bit of exaggeration now and again.....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I wonder why thisis in "The Piste" section.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Nick Zotov, I think David Goldsmith, thought they were taking the piste 
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You know it makes sense.
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AxsMan, about 1000Kg isn't it.
Unloading it's pretty quick too.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Does the plane have ski racks under the wings
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Poster: A snowHead
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Pretty sure that the Jaguar has the usual fast-jet thing - an external fuel tank converted into a baggage pod. Capacious. See the top left image on this page.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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must be handy if you get lucky in a bar and offer her a lift home in your 'jag'
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CANV CANVINGTON,
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CANV CANVINGTON, but watch for ejections from the back seat 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Nick Zotov, Just put the skis where the SAM's should go 
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Is that Linds the Nightshift nurse 
Nightshift Sarge
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Sarge, Hello you
Message in your in-box
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Brilliant.
This should be in the brochure. (for signing up)
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lucky bar steward
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I think the fact that the Sun article is from a disgruntled ground crewman says it all, really. Clearly a very large case of sour grapes, methinks....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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My cousin was ground crew for 18 years and managed to get into the back seat for "special training" missions such as these, perhaps the disgruntled crewman is just too fat to fit in a jet, start getting into shape and less moaning. 
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obelix67, Jaguars are single seat.
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You know it makes sense.
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