How Close is Too Close

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How Close is Too Close

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Seen this last year, but the photo’s are too good not to pass along again!

A Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot
drives up to the back door of a C-130
(Hercules) for a photo opportunity.
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Pilot radios, "How much closer do you want me?"
They radio, "How much closer can you get?"
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Pilot radios........."Close enough?"
". . . Or do you want me to come in?"
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You have to be a tad mad to be a fighter pilot in today's world but,
even crazier to be a photographer looking into those big air intakes!
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OMG lol. that's awesome. :)
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Love the Eurofighter, such an amazing plane.
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Yeah for a relaxed stability fighter the Typhoon is amazing.
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Prototype_No.98 wrote:Love the Eurofighter, such an amazing plane.

Whenever they actually are capable of flight ^^
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What do you mean when they are capable???
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mad.... nah.

the mad ones are the guys that go into a combat zone with a camera only
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Re: How Close is Too Close

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Ah the roar of a couple of EJ 200s, music to my ears!
But this IS crazy!
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