Chris Heames

Chris Heames joined the RAF from school in 1970.

After Officer training he was posted to RAF Wattisham, RAF Akrotiri and RAF Brawdy as an air traffic controller.

1979 saw Chris begin his pilot training at RAF Linton on Ouse in Lincolnshire on the Jet Provost and subsequently at RAF Valley and RAF Chivenor on the Bae Hawk.

He then went to RAF Binbrook and conversion on to the English Electric Lightning after which he did a further conversion course on to the McDonnell/Douglas Phantom with 19 Sqn at RAF Wildenrath in Germany.

Chris then served with 17 and 14 Sqn in RAFG at Bruggen after conversion onto the Tornado GR1, returning to the UK as an instructor with TTTE at RAF Cottesmore.

Following QFI training on the Tucano at Linton on Ouse, Chris then went through a further conversion onto the Tornado F3.

Short tours on 5 and 11 Squadron flying the Tornado F3 were followed by a year at CFS Tutor Sqn Cranwell as a QPNI flight commander.

Chris is currently the Chief Instructor at the Central Gliding School at RAF Syerston.

He currently has approximately 11000 total flying hours of which 5000 are fast jet and 3000 gliding.

Chris Heames Hunter display routine.

B Axis run in,
¼ Clover to A Axis,
Derry wing over,
Barrel Roll,
½ Cuban,
4 point roll,
Max rate turn,
Derry to A axis,
Wing over,
Slow roll,
Reverse ½ Cuban (lazy),
Canadian break to land.