Frank, I have some video clips of the flight, but the res isn't great. I'll see if I can get them to you when I get back. It's not so bad out here at the moment, but I don't envy the Bn taking over. They have an election to get through, and we all know what elections in Africa can cause. Wouldn't be here if there wasn't going to be trouble. Still, it's nice to see the force commander here flexing a bit of muscle by sending two Hinds over the city at low level complete with rocket pods every now and then. Tends to focus the mind a little and keep the locals in check. The Ukrainian guys are good fun to chat to, even given my poxy Russian. The gear they have is well maintained and relatively modern. One odd thing I found in the Hind is it has no seatbelts for the passengers. It does feel like a pretty solid piece of kit though and the little touches like retractable armour on the cabin door, complete with firing ports and rifle clamps reminds you of its true purpose. Very difficult to come up with any negative comments about their operation here, so I'll not hear any bad said about them in the future, OK???
