1h 22 min
Ep. 18 Adam Crickmore Obsessive Conversive
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Adam trained with Darren and was one of the original members.
Adam joined the RAF after University in 2006, after Officer training at RAF Cranwell started flying training on the Grob Tutor (First solo in an aircraft) at RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire. Selected for Fast Jet training and moved onto the Tucano at RAF Linton on Ouse, then the Hawk T1 (first flight on in a Fast Jet) at RAF Valley in 2008 for tactical weapons training, (learning air combat, air to ground weapons delivery and low level tactical flying).
Selected to fly Typhoon in 2010, completed Operational Conversion at RAF Coningsby. (First student to be trained solely in the simulator before first flight which was effectively solo).
Then posted to 11 Squadron at Coningsby in 2011.
During my time on the Typhoon I manned Quick Reaction Alert (Intercepted a helicopter over Bristol after travelling supersonic over the UK in 2012.)
Manned QRA in London during the Olympics (first time the RAF had deployed aircraft in London since WWII also met David Cameron and launched at night over london)
Lots of QRA in the Falkland islands.
Participated in Exercise Red Flag in 2014 (based in America, largest air force exercise in the world), flew in the F-16, air combat against an F-22 and led a fly past of aircraft from different countries, over Celtic Manor for the Nato summit in 2014.
2015 moved to RAF Valley to instruct student on the Hawk T2 and took part in the RAF 100 flypast over London in 2018.
Left the RAF at the end in 2019 after 14 years and now teaching students to fly out in Italy on the M-346. (first Brit to qualify on the M-346).
Adam trained with Darren and was one of the original members.
Adam joined the RAF after University in 2006, after Officer training at RAF Cranwell started flying training on the Grob Tutor (First solo in an aircraft) at RAF Church Fenton in Yorkshire. Selected for Fast Jet training and moved onto the Tucano at RAF Linton on Ouse, then the Hawk T1 (first flight on in a Fast Jet) at RAF Valley in 2008 for tactical weapons training, (learning air combat, air to ground weapons delivery and low level tactical flying).
Selected to fly Typhoon in 2010, completed Operational Conversion at RAF Coningsby. (First student to be trained solely in the simulator before first flight which was effectively solo).
Then posted to 11 Squadron at Coningsby in 2011.
During my time on the Typhoon I manned Quick Reaction Alert (Intercepted a helicopter over Bristol after travelling supersonic over the UK in 2012.)
Manned QRA in London during the Olympics (first time the RAF had deployed aircraft in London since WWII also met David Cameron and launched at night over london)
Lots of QRA in the Falkland islands.
Participated in Exercise Red Flag in 2014 (based in America, largest air force exercise in the world), flew in the F-16, air combat against an F-22 and led a fly past of aircraft from different countries, over Celtic Manor for the Nato summit in 2014.
2015 moved to RAF Valley to instruct student on the Hawk T2 and took part in the RAF 100 flypast over London in 2018.
Left the RAF at the end in 2019 after 14 years and now teaching students to fly out in Italy on the M-346. (first Brit to qualify on the M-346).
1h 22 min