Prince William Lands Chinook at Girlfriends House

[HogNose]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...ter/index.html

[PleaseBlitz]

The Royals crack me up. I wish i could pull **** like that.

[zoony]

The Ministry of Defense said the maneuver was part of a planned training exercise designed to help the prince learn to fly in combat situations.

"Battlefield helicopter crews routinely practice landing in fields and confined spaces away from their airfields as a vital part of their training for operations," a statement said.

"These highly honed skills are used daily in conflict zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan."

The Ministry said that due to a shortage of landing fields available for practice, an offer to land near the Middleton house on April 3 was readily accepted.

It said no one got on or off the aircraft, which spent 20 seconds on the ground.

They actually had me going. I was really starting to believe the explanation, until I read this:

Britain's air forces have already come under criticism for allowing William, 25, to fly a Chinook to attend a bachelor party, accompanied by his brother, Prince Harry.

[Smoot Point Really]

Do you realize how much gas those Chinooks burn? I've read around 358 gallons per hour...