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A Big CONGRATULATIONS to William on finishing this course!!! WooHoo!
Oh, I see. I looked through the comments section but didn't see it. Perhaps it was removed.
I just checked and it is still there.
NOW WILL YOU MARRY ME?!!!!!!
- Kate M, Wales, UK, 17/9/2010 21:26
But it will be a number of weeks before the royal embarks on his first 24-hour shift as he will have to undergo "acceptance" - learning the terrain and landing sites crews are regularly called out to by flying to the places during day and night exercises.
Congrats Prince William, you may have gotten off to a bumpy start but glad to see you have fully completed your course and can now do what you've always wanted to do and that is help others!
Small tidbit from AP
The Press Association: Graduate William hails pilot unit
I enjoyed watching this video and seeing William actually flying his helicopeter. He must have a lot of courage to do this sort of work. You wouldn't catch me scaling down a rope out of the helicopter.Prince William Completes RAF Flight Training: Graduates As Fully Operational Search And Rescue Pilot | UK News | Sky News
Prince William has completed his RAF flight training and is set to graduate as a fully operational search and rescue pilot.
Congratulations to William for finishing this course!!!
I enjoyed watching this video and seeing William actually flying his helicopeter. He must have a lot of courage to do this sort of work. You wouldn't catch me scaling down a rope out of the helicopter.
He can now co-pilot Sea King helicopters as part of a four-man crew based at RAF Valley in Anglesey.
An insider revealed: "William is adamant he wants to join his squadron when they are seconded to the Falklands.
It takes considerable skill to hover over a cliff or in mountainous country and keep the helicopter steady so that the crewman on the winch is not swung about into the cliffside. That crewman knows his life is in the hands of the pilot and has to rely on his skill to keep straight and level and not allow the helicopter or the crewman to swung around by updrafts which are a real hazard in their line of work.William won't be - he will by flying the helicopter while someone else climbs down the rope. . . . .
It's commendable that William wants to join his comrades on the Falklands mission. I hope they allow him to do his job the way he wants to.
It was the moment nearly two years of gruelling training paid off.
When a gas rig worker suffered a heart attack and colleagues radioed for help, Prince William was sent to the rescue.
Within minutes of receiving the appeal, he and his fellow RAF helicopter crew were airborne and heading out across Morecambe Bay.
Oh I bet he felt so good after completing his first mission! There is a certain feeling of well being knowing that you've contributed to saving a person's life.
Yes, it's great that he can do something do worthwhile with his Forces training. Working in life-saving is a very high calling.
Quite right. We now just have to wait for the usual suspects to moan about the cost of his training and how British taxpayers are not getting their money's worth.