OH....HELL YEAH!

Now, for those of you who

KNOW

me,

YOU MUST KNOW

that I find this,

Both,

acceptable

and

hysterical!

Prince William completes his helicopter training en -route to a stag party.
Prince William raised eyebrows when he used an RAF Chinook helicopter

to ferry him and his younger brother, Harry

to a stag party.

{{{{I am loving this!}}}}

The prince took off in the helicopter

after receiving his wings

- denoting his qualification as an RAF pilot -

with his father present at a ceremony at RAF Cranwell

in Lincolnshire on Friday around lunchtime.

The Prince has already won his RAF 'Wings'

So........

He flew the aircraft to pick up Prince Harry from Woolwich Barracks in South East London before flying on to the Isle of Wight and landing at Bembridge Airport at 4pm.

The helicopter's co-pilot then took the aircraft back to base.

The trip saved the princes a six-hour journey by rush-hour clogged roads and a ferry.

Chinooks,

which cost around £35 million each and are in short supply in Afghanistan,

can fly at speeds of 140 Knots (160 miles per hour).

But Prince William's RAF commanders defended the move,

saying the sortie had been authorised and the flight,

over the capital and open water, helped him complete his RAF training.

"Having spent a week under instruction with a

Chinook helicopter

Squadron Prince William flew a legitimate training sortie

which tested his new skills to the limit,"

an RAF spokesman said.

"Flying at low level Prince William piloted the heavy support

RAF Chinook helicopter

through the busy London flying lanes to a helicopter landing site in Central London

before departing the lanes to the South West, making a water crossing and an approach to a civilian airfield routinely used by

Chinook Squadrons.

"His final flight tested his burgeoning flying skills

to the full and he performed very well indeed."

The Prince celebrated his achievement in customary style.

He and a group of friends spent the weekend on

"Pedro's Cowes Tour 2008",

playing drinking games and watching bands.

I LOVE IT!!