Flying the Harrier GR1 in Germany | John Grogan (In-Person Part 1)

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John Grogan shares what it was like flying the Harrier GR1 in Germany aka RAFG.
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@Ian-Saxon

Fantastic interview gents. And how cool is that "selfie" near the end of John stood in front of his Harrier.

@bill8784

I really enjoy the interviews with this gentleman. My father carried out inspections at various RAFG bases and would also visit the Harriers in the field which was always a change for him. We knew 3 Squadron from its Canberra days.

@boggy8557

Great interview. With regards to intake momentum drag and the uncommanded roll leading to departure the Harrier IIs had the same issue. They did have an enhanced stability augmentation system installed but the sideslip issue between 30-90 kts was still an issue.

@davidsmith8997

I didn't know they were quite that close to the front line- 5 minutes is nuts! With good ground crew, they could be putting Intruder or Aardvark levels of ordinance on the target over time. Pretty awesome! The only downside is I imagine clever Russian radar operators could locate their landing sites over time.

@petermclelland278

Interesting stuff, indeed.

@andyelliott292

Were the bolts bigger on the big wing Harrier? 😁

@andrewhenly9057

No drink? Thats what respirator havesacks were for, you could get a 6 pack in them if you took your respirator out.

@robertluiswilliams7189

Sir 😢😢😢😢

@bensmith7536

Consider the flight knowledge and skill he has as second nature to him, i imagine he's earning a packet instructing civilian pilots and advising military despite the time frame. Or he's retired, and happy being so. EDIT: