Thanks for that fact! I'll be sure to repeat it and look well informed.
Fact of the Day: During pilot training at #RAFLuton recruits have to complete 1000hrs of blindfolded flight in a Spitfire to familiarise themselves with the controls. Only the top 1% of recruits pass.
This phase of training is the origin of the phrase "flying blind" #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/uvZlygYvnM
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Kudos to all pilots who could accurately spit at enemy targets even while blindfolded.
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That's how I got my driving license. Both me and the official were blindfolded to keep it an honest exam. My friends rocked the car hard. So without driving 1 ft. I got my license!
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Only 1%, wow, that must be why they were called “The Few”
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Have you taught your Canny Canberra crew to hover or were they "in just the right place at the right time"?pic.twitter.com/1SBdDMZlQZ
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This was taken during a fly by of the tower at Mach 1.8. The key to success in getting such a sharp image is good lighting by the afterburner of an English Electric Lightning and a high shutter speed of 100,000feet.
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After extensive research, it was discovered that prolonged periods in the NAAFI bar, trainee pilots felt confident to fly blind and drunk.
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Is that why they were nicknamed the one-percenters?
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My great uncle, PO Ewan Orfulle-Clott, designed the Blindfold (Pilot Training) Mk1. After initial complaints, especially from relarives, he improved his design and the Mk2 can be distinguished by the presence of the 2 vision holes.
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