HogNose Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 :laugh: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/20/royal.copter/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Royals crack me up. I wish i could pull **** like that. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Ministry of Defense said the maneuver was part of a planned training exercise designed to help the prince learn to fly in combat situations."Battlefield helicopter crews routinely practice landing in fields and confined spaces away from their airfields as a vital part of their training for operations," a statement said. "These highly honed skills are used daily in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan." The Ministry said that due to a shortage of landing fields available for practice, an offer to land near the Middleton house on April 3 was readily accepted. It said no one got on or off the aircraft, which spent 20 seconds on the ground. They actually had me going. I was really starting to believe the explanation, until I read this: Britain's air forces have already come under criticism for allowing William, 25, to fly a Chinook to attend a bachelor party, accompanied by his brother, Prince Harry. :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Do you realize how much gas those Chinooks burn? I've read around 358 gallons per hour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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