Everything Aviation podcast

Episode 9: Mike Ling MBE FRAeS


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Mike Ling MBE FRAeS

Mike has a very impressive career behind him and it continues to grow.

Qualified RAF Instructor straight out of training

Tornado F3 pilot

10 years with the Red Arrows making Mike the Longest serving Red Arrows pilot in history

2500 flights as a Red Arrow

Raced his Red Arrows Hawk, with David Coulthard in the back, against Lewis Hamilton in his F1 car

Ejected from a Red Arrow jet after a mid air collision

Awarded an MBE in 2017

Pilot for the only Aerobatic airline in the world, the blades

Flew a Spitfire solo

here are the links to the charitites that Mike is associated with:

https://nickdavidsonflyingtrust.org.uk/

https://www.fly2help.org/


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