Cooper Jones

PPL(A) | ATPLs ⏳ | Flying Officer @aircadets | Travel Lover

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

A great night on Saturday at the Cumbria & Lancashire Wing’s Battle of Britain Memorial Mess Dinner - thank you to all for a fantastic event!

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

My first RIAT this year with the @aircadets, as Flt Cdr of Hornet Flight. We battled long days, searing heat, and many other hurdles along the way, but we all pulled through with high spirits. A fantastic camp, and I certainly hope to be back next year!

@ComdtAC @airtattoo

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

The sun continues here in Barbados, gorgeous beaches, fabulous food and such lovely people. Oh, and the rum punch isn’t bad either… 😉🇧🇧

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Great first day in paradise, here’s to many more… 🇧🇧

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

@LLDerbyshire @MountSpinkhill Thank you for visiting Ma’am!

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Sooo, this happened. Now officially a real Pilot Officer in the @aircadets after a busy but enjoyable week on the Combined Initial Course at RAF Cranwell.

I had some great times as a cadet, and I’m now more excited than ever to give back to The Next Generation…

@ComdtAC

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Rush, The Spirit of Radio

Sums it up well in my opinion.

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

“Begin the day with a friendly voice
A companion, unobtrusive
Plays that song that's so elusive
And the magic music makes your morning mood
Off on your way, hit the open road
There is magic at your fingers
For the spirits ever lingers
Undemanding contact in your happy solitude”

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Steve Wright: Radio 2 presenter dies aged 69 https://t.co/cQh7ToA8wb

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Taking full advantage of the nice weather this morning, a lovely local flight up via Harrogate and Spurn Head, taking in views of Leeds, York, the Humber Estuary and East coast of England! Great flight, now to work…

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

A great day out today at East Area’s RAST with our fantastic cadets. They out on a great show, and represented themselves and the school with pride. Now, we await the results…

@MountSpinkhill

[MSM College CCF @CcfMsm]

Post drill competition: The RAST team have done the Mount proud today in Bedfordshire. A fantastic performance from the cadets, led by FS Wilson!
👏 #mountspirit #MSMCCF

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Now, some well earned rest before the training continues. Next stop, the dreaded ATPL’s! Onwards and upwards…

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

12 months of flying the Aquila from Dundee and the Cessna 150A from Gamston (EGNE) - lots of hard work, theory exams, circuits, and laughs later - today I passed my PPL(A) Skills Test!

🧵👇

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Something I have been dreaming of for as long as I can remember happened today, and I couldn’t be prouder of how far I have come.

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Thanks to everyone at Tayside Aviation in Dundee and Gamston Flying School who have helped me get to this point, somewhere I would still be a long way from without the fantastic @aircadets and the Air Cadet Pilot Scheme, which saw me ‘fly’ through my first 12 hours of training.

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

My thanks to the TEST SNCOs here at Inskip and to the CFAVs from @edinburghacad @AlbynSchool @MountSpinkhill and Laurus Ryecroft.

@CcfMsm @CCFcadets @ComdtAC

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

A lovely sunset on our final evening at @InskipCadetCen1 after a yet another brilliant @aircadets camp, and my first as a CFAV.

Raft building, orienteering, sports, shooting, climbing, paint-balling, kayaking, fieldcraft, abseiling, dancing, rollercoasters and so much more.

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

@MountSpinkhill @CcfMsm @CCFcadets

[Cooper Jones @cdjonesrafac]

Great days Orienteering with the @aircadets on camp at Inskip Cadet Centre all around ‘Nicky Nook’ in Lancashire. A chance to break away from camp for a while and put those map and compass skills to the test! Just stopped for a sandwich…