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Red Arrows To 747 Pilot | Sqn Ldr Andy Wyatt | #121

Posted on 20 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Red Arrows To 747 Pilot, features Sqn Ldr Andy Wyat, whom started his career in The Royal Air Force.

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Red Arrows To 747 Pilot | Sqn Ldr Andy Wyatt

Andy started his career in the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1979 and after completing flying training flew the iconic English Electric Lightning with 11(F) Squadron at Royal Air Force Binbrook in Lincolnshire. His duties included intercepting intruding Russian aircraft during the height of the Cold War. 4 years flying the Lightning was followed by a tour as a flying instructor at Royal Air Force Valley in Anglesey, flying the British Aerospace Hawk, where Andy taught student pilots and instructors in the advanced flying role. He was selected to join the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, for a 3 year tour of duty.

Andy was awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air and on promotion to Squadron Leader. Andy joined British Airways as a Captain on the Boeing 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’, flew long haul routes around the world. He is currently the Chief Pilot for Longtail Aviation, an international cargo airline based in Bermuda. Andy has flown a vast number of aircraft and now has over 20,000 hours of flying experience.

Transcript snippet from ‘Red Arrows To 747 Pilot | Sqn Ldr Andy Wyatt’ podcast

Chris and Andy

C – Andy it’s great you could join us, thank you.

A – Chris it’s an absolute pleasure to be here.

C – Yeah it’s great, having a podcast you get to speak to so many people you have things in common with. Out of that sharing you get great conversation. Sometimes I forget to press record on the podcast! I’ve lost all that, that’s consigned to history now. So, my gosh, we hooked up on linked in, and I’m very fortunate to meet people on linked in with such rich histories and experiences such as yours Andy. From the Red Arrows to commercial airline pilot. Anyone who grew up in my era watched a film called Airplane, it was a spoof of all the jumbo jet movies of the seventies and eighties.

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | #128

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Private Military Contractor To Everest, features Richie Maybank, who was a private military security contractor in Iraq. He and Chris chat about the dangers of partying in Thailand and Ritchie reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank

Richie and I discuss his work as a private military security contractor in Iraq, the dangers of partying in Thailand and his summiting Mount Everest.

Transcript snippet from ‘Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank’ podcast

Chris and Richie

C – Richie how are you brother?

R – Yeah I’m good mate how are you, thanks for having me on.

C – It’s my pleasure mate, anything about Everest, I’m all ears and I’ve got big enough ears as it is. So when you sent your email to me, it’s fascinating stuff. You spent a lot of time in Thailand I believe?

R -Yeah I was living there, between work in the Middle East and holidaying in the Himalayas.

C – I loved every single minute of being in Thailand, even when I got my nose broken by a Thai doorman.

R – Happens a lot that sort of thing.

C – It was still a great night! Little tip for you there folks, if you ever get mugged in a Thai bar by the bar staff, which they used to do. I’m not sure what it’s like in the modern tourism world there. Rather than trying to fight the bouncer, just go and speak to the tourist police and they’ll get your money back for you.

R – You don’t fight one, you fight ten as well.

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Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes SBS | #135

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Special Boat Service Royal Marines, features Tony Hayes, a former Royal Marines Commando and a member of the UK Special Forces.

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Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes

Tony Hayes is a former Royal Marines Commando and member of the UK Special Forces, namely the SBS ( Special Boat Service ). He is now the founder of an innovative suspension training system, the SF1. In his teens Tony was subjected to a vicious assault when a gang stabbed him nine times and he was pronounced ‘DOA’ upon arrival at the hospital.

Transcript from ‘Special Boat Service Royal Marines | Tony Hayes’ podcast.

Chris and Tony

C – Tony, how are you brother?

T – Good, nice to meet you Chris.

C – Yes, you as well, it’s the joys of podcasting, I get to meet some amazing people. All of whom have been just wonderful individuals. Also it’s not bad getting paid to chat is it?

T – I can think of worse things, we’ve been in worse situations haven’t we?

C – Can you imagine they had podcasting back when we had to do guard duty! We could have knocked out loads! So, as I’ve said to you before, my fans love all things military. There’s loads we could just talk about on that alone, and as I’m rapidly learning there’s so many people that have suffered some form of trauma. I think it’s the nature of the society we’re in that seeks to frighten us all the time. It’s set up to put fear in us through the media, and we’ve got this culture that makes people feel bad about themselves through the beauty and health magazines. So I’m just figuring out that it seems everyone has suffered some form of trauma.

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Royal Marine & Army PTI Discuss Endurance Mindset | #134

Posted on 17 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Royal Marine & Army PTI Discuss Endurance Mindset, features Captain Daz Hardy. Daz and Chris swop notes on physical fitness and training for a gruelling ironman.

Royal Marine & Army PTI Discuss Endurance Mindset

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Transcript from ‘Royal Marine & Army PTI Discuss Endurance Mindset’ podcast

Chris and Daz

C – Hi Daz, how are you brother?

D – Yep, not too bad buddy thank you.

C – So, first off we should say a big thank you to Claire Vosper for putting us in touch. Hello Claire! For those watching that’s Claire from V-Force who we’re going to be doing some driving with later in the year. Mate, from what I see you’ve been hitting it quite hard.

D – Hahaha, you could say that, it’s been pretty full on, in a pandemic. Basically, doing as much and trying to raise as much money as possible under these difficult circumstances.

C – I had a look at your social media and gosh you’ve been putting yourself through the pain barrier, so go back to beginning, how did all this start?

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History Of The SAS | Special Air Service | #109

Posted on 19 November 202018 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

History Of The SAS, features Damien Lewis who is an author and filmaker. He has also written many best selling books about the British Special-Forces.

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History Of The SAS

Damien Lewis is a British author and filmmaker who has spent over twenty years reporting from conflict zones. He has produced about twenty films and written numerous bestselling books chronicling British Special Forces operations from the 2nd World War to Iraq, Afghanistan and Operation Barras in Sierra Leone.

Transcript from ‘History Of The SAS| Special Air Service’ podcast

Chris and Damien

C – Damien, how are you Sir?

D – Very good, very good. It’s a beautiful morning and the sun is shining.

C – Yes, you’re up in Dorset way I believe.

D – Yeah, I live in the middle of nowhere in Dorset, very peaceful, great for writing. Great for lockdown, if you’re going to be anywhere, it’s here.

C – Are you near the Isle of Purbeck by any chance?

D – Yeah about a twenty minute drive away.

C – I’ve got a good friend who has a holiday home down there.

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My Life In The Death Zone | Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja MBE | #119

Posted on 19 November 202018 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

My Life In The Death Zone, features Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja MBE, ex Gurkha and Special Boat Service.

My Life In The Death Zone

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Nirmal (‘Nims’) Purja MBE was born in Nepal. He served as a Gurkha and in the elite Special Boat Service (SBS) before leaving to embark upon a record-breaking conquest of all fourteen of the world’s 8,000m peaks in under seven months – beating the previous record of eight years.

Transcript snippet from ‘My Life In The Death Zone’ podcast

Chris and Nims

C – Nims, how are you brother?

N – I’m good Chris, how are you doing?

C – Wonderful! As I was saying before, one day we can meet in Nepal and do some climbing, and we won’t have to speak over Zoom.

N – Well, we’re adapting, hopefully next year my man. This is positive I’m sure.

C – Yeah, I want to stand on the top of Mount Everest with you.

N – We’re going to make it happen buddy, we’re going to make it happen. ‘

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Special Forces Support Group | Josh Pelland | #46

Posted on 13 October 202019 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Special Forces Support Group, features Josh Pelland who was a member of the elite Special Forces Support Group, the ‘SFSG’. Royal Marines Commando Josh Pelland survived countless firefights in Afghanistan only to find the biggest test of his courage lay in wait back home.

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Special Forces Support Group

Transcript snippet from ‘Special Forces Support Group’ podcast

Chris and Josh

‘Hello Friends

C – Josh, how are you brother?

J – Yeah, good. Good mate, good to be on with you.

C – It’s really kind for you to come on the show. It’s great that you’re over there in Canada, I was over there in 91 or 92 I think. You’re in Alberta?

J – Yeah Alberta, just outside of Calgary. Western Canada, near the Rocky mountains.

C – Have they still got the big ski jumps there in Calgary.

J – Yeah left over from the Winter Olympics that’s right …’

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SAS Who Dares Wins Colin Maclachlan | #41

Posted on 7 October 202012 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

SAS Who Dares Wins features Colin Maclachlan. I chat to this special forces legend and star of Chanel 4’s, ‘SAS Who Dares Wins’, about life in the elite British army regiment and becoming a celebrity.

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SAS Who Dares Wins Colin Maclachlan

I chat to special forces legend and star of Chanel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins Colin Maclachlan about life in the elite British army regiment and celebrity.

Transcript from ‘SAS Who Dares Wins Colin Maclachlan’ podcast

Chris and Colin

Chris – ‘Hello Friends, and welcome to another episode of the Bought The Tee Shirt podcast, as always I’m over the moon today because I’ve got yet another fascinating guest, a genuinely nice man. This gentleman supported me when I did my 999 mile run from John O Groats to Lands End, it really meant a lot to me and I’m proud to say hello to Colin MacLachlan.

Colin – It’s great to meet you virtually again, over zoom.

Chris – Yeah, and I should say I’m not one that’s big on introductions, but for those that don’t know Colin served how many years in the SAS?

Colin – So I served 18 years in the military. The first half with the Royal Scots, and the second half with the SAS …’

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