Typhoon Display Pilot hopes to be at 500ft by Friday
It looks like the Typhoon Display Team & its pilot Flt Lt Jim Peterson hopes be be practising at 500ft by Friday 16th March 2018 ahead of the 2018 Display Season & Public Display Authority.
#phoonfriday update! Highlight of the week – practice display observed by @KensingtonRoyal HRH Prince William! Did another full this morning and hope to be 1000ft complete next week.for a 500 footer next #phoonfriday. Happy weekend all and mothers’ day to all the mums! pic.twitter.com/ynIfAtGSA8
— TyphoonDisplayPilot (@TyphoonDisplay) March 9, 2018
The new Typhoon Display Pilot starts in the Typhoon Simulator at RAF Coningsby before moving to the real world with 5,000ft Display Practices over Water in places like the old RAF Wainfleet Range. He then moves over to the RAF Coningsby MATZ at 1,500ft before lowering the heights further to 1,000ft & then 500ft. Post Shoreham the RAF don’t like giving any notice of Display Practices but they tend to be either 1030 of 1430 on practice days and we do our best to keep you informed with the latest rumours on our Twitter Account for Coningsby @EGXCinfo as usual.
Flt Lt Jim Peterson took over as 2018 Typhoon Display Pilot from the 2017 Pilot Flt Lt Ryan Lawton:
Typhoon Display Pilots Flt Lt Ryan Lawton 2017 and Flt Lt Jim Peterson 2018 @FlyPastMag @ForcesNews @AFMonthly pic.twitter.com/jXYuhfnaLf
— Michelle Middleton (@Michell52526512) October 31, 2017