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This years display pilot.

Postby PhantomAviator » Wed May 05, 2010 8:36 am

A young Mr Kev Rumens. :))



http://www.itv.com/central-east/fullprogramme/

Time frame 23 mins but you have to watch the adverts first.

If link gone then go to home page and select news for 8pm Tuesday May 4th
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Dee » Wed May 05, 2010 8:57 am

Fantastic, great interview from Kev and nice to hear the presenter saying he had seen 558 at airshows(show stopper he said!). Cant wait to see her again this year.
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Mayfly » Wed May 05, 2010 10:05 am

Don't the media have a knack of making everything the report on sound as if it's breaking news!!!!!

Kevs been flying her for 2 years & displayed her last year :))

Good interview tho............ \:D/
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby PhantomAviator » Wed May 05, 2010 10:13 am

Mayfly wrote:Don't the media have a knack of making everything the report on sound as if it's breaking news!!!!!

Kevs been flying her for 2 years & displayed her last year :))

Good interview tho............ \:D/



Ah!
But the media were not informed last year as they have been this.
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Nickolas » Wed May 05, 2010 10:50 am

PhantomAviator wrote:
Mayfly wrote:Don't the media have a knack of making everything the report on sound as if it's breaking news!!!!!

Kevs been flying her for 2 years & displayed her last year :))

Good interview tho............ \:D/



Ah!
But the media were not informed last year as they have been this.



well that's a +ve then...........
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Mayfly » Wed May 05, 2010 11:08 am

Did you know Kev is the only pilot to have reach 100 combats hours since the WWII?

[at least he was until very recently but he would still be the first if others have now achieved it]
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Nickolas » Wed May 05, 2010 11:18 am

Mayfly wrote:Did you know Kev is the only pilot to have reach 100 combats hours since the WWII?

at least he was until very recently but he would still be the first if others have now achieved it



???? Been at the bottle again Pam???

Sounds like you have been standing too close to Murray Walker. =)) =))
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Re: This years display pilot.

Postby Mayfly » Wed May 05, 2010 11:26 am

Oh can do much better than that if I put my mind to it!!
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