Was there a thread SWOONING over the BA pilot who bravely landed that plane and saved all those lives and then went for a curry?

[WideWebWitch]

Surely there was? Direct me to it please.
I was fanning myself over the Evening Standard on this story. He's a 43 father of 3 who is capable and manly and swoony as far as I'm concerned. Bet he's got one of those reassuring BA pilot voices too

Either direct me to thread or tell me I'm sad if it's just me swooning.

And is his wife a mumsnetter I wonder?

[FluffyMummy123]

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[WideWebWitch]

here

[Blandmum]

they are all like that. understated in a way that makes you gabble that they are so brave

Dh casually told me , not that long ago, that during the first Gulf war his Tornado was 'locked onto' by an Iraqi radar. never bothered to tell me at the time. What a bally hero. Home in time for tea and medals!

[foxinsocks]

yes, old neighbour was a pilot. He was calm and reassuring and was manly and swoonworthy.

Perhaps there's a panel of 10 women at the interview and that's how they are chosen.

[FluffyMummy123]

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[Monkeytrousers]

NO He was like Clooneys older uglier brother!

[FluffyMummy123]

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[WendyWeber]

I started this one, www (cos he looks like George Clooney AS WELL!!!)

[Monkeytrousers]

And I thought the Newsnight reporter (if that's where you saw it WWW) taking that angle was pretty astonishing too. These people had just been through an awful expereince.

[Blandmum]

actually once you get to the front line, and don't do the spiffy training any more, being a fighter pilot is faily dull too. you are just there to be a 'wepons platform' according to dh. you have to be at the right place, at the right time etc.

the whizzy stuff sort of passes them by, they just concentrate of the 'mission'.

[Piffle]

my best mates ex hub was a fighter pilot -squadron leader
oh I know it is wrong but oh oh oh I could have.... in his flying suit

[Blu]

Ahem, the swoony one wasn't the one who actually landed the plane, though, was he? He was the captain, and in charge, but his co-pilto (a bit stringy looking) did the whole gliding it down miracle.

Although I'm sure the swoony one was being calm an authoritarian beside him and making key decisions in a deep voice.

[Monkeytrousers]

Oops WWW, just read your op not just the title now.

No - like Clooneys distant Irish cousin who's digged bogs all his life maybe !!!!

[Blandmum]

Pilots are IME almost pathologically calm. If you can't do anything about it, why worry, sort of thing. Has served dh very well in the latest illness.

Very, very focused and massive self control.

Total pride in their professionalism.

[WendyWeber]

But the swoony one's friend and neighbour duly swooned in the press and the stringy one's one mum said oh yes, he's fab.

I love it that they all live miles from Heathrow - swoony one in Wilts, stringy one in France (I bet stringy one gets to Heathrow quicker )

[Blandmum]

Piffle, I got to see dh in his flying suit every day!

[Monkeytrousers]

I thought the real story was with the woman who was at teh press concverence. She looked shattered. I thought it was in really bad taste to be 'swooning' over pics of her obvioulsy trying to keep her composure.

[WendyWeber]

Incidentally mb, have you had an interesting student pilot in you parts recently? (bad choice of phrase there but ykwim )

[Blandmum]

There is a story in the RAF, and I'm not sure of its veracity, of two guys who crashed and died. The last words on the black box were, 'Cancel two late lunches'

[Blandmum]

Might have, might have

[SpawnChorus]

Oooh I like a man who knows his way round a cockpit.

[Monkeytrousers]

SwoonyCloony one was obvioulsy giving himself a number 2 in the lavvies, judging by the photos