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After the Gulf War, Nick Heard went on to become a TWCU instructor before heading back out to Germany with IX Squadron. Post RAF Nick went into the commercial world initially flying the Fokker 50 but soon moving onto the mighty 747.
Photo by Peter Foster
#aviation #pilotlife
Nick Heard deployed to the Gulf in preparation for the first Gulf war. Nick flew on the first wave all the way through until the end of the conflict. Some quite incredible stories.
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#tornado #desertstorm #pilot #fighterjet #avgeek
Preview clip of Nick Heard sharing what night one over Iraq during Op Granby was like. Nick and his formation were heading for Tallil carrying the JP233.
#avgeek #tornado #DesertStorm #OpGranby #fighterjet
Nick Heard deployed to Bahrain with XV Sqn in preparation for the first Gulf War. Nick flew on the first night, on the first wave all the way through to the end of the conflict. Truly captivating to listen too. Here is a Tornado returning to Bahrain having completed a sortie
Wonderful photo sent through from Craig Penrice whilst at the controls of this Raspberry Ripple Jaguar from the Empire Test Pilot School.
#jaguar #ETPS #testpilot
In part one of Nick Heard's story he shares his journey through flying training, his early instructional tour and his experiences of being part of a Tornado squadron in RAF Germany. Some great stories throughout.
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#royalairforce #tornado #fighterpilot
Next off the modelling bench is ZJ813 first flew on 4 Nov 05 and was recorded as scrapped in May 2019. 813 had Antony Parkinson's name on the side, he was the first pilot in the world to reach 1000 hours on the Typhoon.
Parkys interview can be found here:
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Preview clip of Nick Heard sharing his first few experiances of what the front-line in RAF Germany was like on XV Squadron.
#Tornado #RAF #avgeek #fighterpilot #fighterjet
My next guest Nick Heard had quite the extraordinary experience during his time as a Tornado pilot, namely during the first gulf war. Prior to the Gulf however, Nick was a JP creamie before heading the Tornado in RAF Germany. Some incredible stories.
Its Throwback Thursday and this week its a photo from Charlie McIlroy during his time flying the Harrier GR3 & 7. Two 4 Squadron Harriers plugged into a VC-10.
Charlie McIlroy's amazing story can be found here: youtube.com/@theaircrewdebri…
In Odie's final part, he shares his transition to flying for the airlines and all the challenges that come along with it. From flying the 727 to the A350 and everything inbetween, he shares some great stories.
📽 youtu.be/9i2LkdNMuxA
#airlinepilot @Delta #aviation #avgeek
Odie is also a professional speaker, author and founder of Target Leadership. Head over to targetleadership.com/jeff-od……
And learn more about Jeff.
Preview clip of Jeff 'Odie' Espenship sharing what he believes is the biggest challenge that comes with being an airline pilot.
Odie is also a professional speaker, author and founder of Target Leadership. Head over to targetleadership.com/jeff-od……
And learn more about Jeff.
After his Air Force career, Odie entered the world of airline flying with @Delta. Starting off flying the 727 to the current A350 and seemingly everything inbetween, Odie has had an incredible career in aviation
Odie is also a professional speaker, author and founder of Target Leadership. Head over to targetleadership.com/jeff-od……
And learn more about Jeff.
In part 2, Odie shares his experiences of the A-10 at the front line. During his time at his front line squadron based in Alaska, he had memorable deployments to South Korea and Red Flag. Odie also became a dedicated CSAR pilot with the A-10.
📽 youtu.be/cDZ8JHlkM0w
Odie is also a professional speaker, author and founder of Target Leadership. Head over to targetleadership.com/jeff-od……
And learn more about Jeff.
Preview clip of Odie and the A-10 at Red flag, sharing his experience of flying against the threats systems.
#a10 #a10warthog #usaf #fighterpilot #redflag #avgeek
Odie is also a professional speaker, author and founder of Target Leadership. Head over to targetleadership.com/jeff-od……
And learn more about Jeff.
