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Hello there!
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport have deemed the RAF Red Arrows as Unsuitable for the 2012 Olympics because they are too British.
This is a ridiculous decision and should be overturned in the name of common sense.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/RedArrows2012/
Please sign if you believe this is CRAZY!
Thanks,
Jake Hall.
BTW: Yes I know this is in the wrong section -> I don't care. This is the place I feel it will get most views. Move it if you dare.
yeh right on you and get those darn kids off the sidewalk!!!
i signed that, wasn't added to the list tho, rather annoying
Last time I checked this was the british olympics?
Why the hell can we not be british in a british olympics?
We can sing the BRITISH national anthem... but not fly a couple of planes over the top... ***?!
Yeah it's stupid. I love the Red Arrows.
because all the british people, british flags might scare them, and then for plane also from britain to come and get them...
we should ban flags! and the queeeen!
TBH its our country we can do whatever the hell we want at our olympics
haha =] my names at the bottom of the list (A)
As Long as terrorist's aren't flying them.
Why can't we have them!
HAHA I lol'ed at that +rep
hehe the Red arrows home is near where I live xD
British Air Space have a open day near me and they get the Red Arrows for it :p
Very good 2 watch yearly :p
The amount of signatures in about 1 hour has gone up by 100 :)
Do you think we could get it to 1 million?
Lol
i think they shud just happen to have a red arrow practise over london accidentaly on the same day
Does anybody know if it has been allowed at the olympics yet?
I think it has, I heard something about it being allowed, not too sure though. My name is also on that list... somewhere.
i LOVE the red arrows. known three of them for AGES now but i've always liked them. nice planes. they stay in formation. but do you think the people who runt he olympics are gunna go OH NOEZ A PETITIONZ!?!?!?!
we cant do anything. they'll probably bring thunderbirds in lol. too crap and too american.
That's on the website.Quote:
This allegation is not true. The Government has not banned the Red Arrows from the London 2012 Olympic Games. The organising committee of London 2012 will decide what to include in the Opening Ceremony and other celebrations - but with almost five years to go, decisions are yet to be made on what these will look like.
And of course the Red Arrows played a memorable role in the celebrations for 2012, when they flew over Trafalgar Square to mark London winning the Games.
Known three of what? The pilots?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sway
The pilots only fly for 2 years then change, so I doubt that.
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Originally Posted by ScottDiamond.
.... I think you can still know a red arrows pilot for 3 years... they become 'former' pilots... but you can still know them
They would be back to squadron duties and would have left the reds, making them not Red Arrow pilots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lycan
Not nesisarily, some go to reserves (not going back to squadrons).
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Originally Posted by ScottDiamond.
Making them former red arrows 'pilots'
which is almost exactly what i said in my previous post. he claims to know them for 3 years... maybe hes mistaking it for two.. or perhaps thoose that have gone bck to active duty he still knows.. theres no rule that says you loose a friend when they change duties
Most of them go to squadrons as they are that good as pilots, or maybe to another display team. Reserves is still a squadron. IE:Quote:
Originally Posted by craigg.
Squadron 111 Reserves.
Which makes them no longer Red Arrow pilots "/.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lycan