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AAC Hot Air Balloon

@aachotair

G-LAAC the Army Air Corps Hot Air Balloon - flying again with #teameagle and supporting some amazing charities - coming to the skies near you soon.

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1 Regt AAC (@1_regt_aac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No pressure! Soldiers from 651 Sqn's Ground Support Flight watch on as a member of 652 Sqn's rear crew is assessed on their accuracy for lowering an underslung load onto a confined area. The Army Air Corps Army Air Corps Recruiting 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team #AviationRecce #IAmCombatAviation

No pressure! Soldiers from 651 Sqn's Ground Support Flight watch on as a member of 652 Sqn's rear crew is assessed on their accuracy for lowering an underslung load onto a confined area.

<a href="/ArmyAirCorps/">The Army Air Corps</a> 
<a href="/aacrecruiting/">Army Air Corps Recruiting</a> 
<a href="/1st_AviationBCT/">1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team</a> 

#AviationRecce #IAmCombatAviation
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#TeamEagle Chief Pilot & G-LAAC are proud to have been pre-selected to attend the 3rd Edition of Qatar Balloon Festival The chance to fly over the incredible city of Doha & its beautiful surrounding desert is a challenge & a privilege. We will be in the skies from 19-28 Jan 23. #FlyArmy

#TeamEagle Chief Pilot &amp; G-LAAC are proud to have been pre-selected to attend the 3rd Edition of <a href="/qbfestival1/">Qatar Balloon Festival</a> 
The chance to fly over the incredible city of Doha &amp; its beautiful surrounding desert is a challenge &amp; a privilege. We will be in the skies from 19-28 Jan 23. #FlyArmy
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Wonderful second flight Qatar Balloon Festival What an experience and privilege for #TeamEagle flying G-LAAC (the The Army Air Corps balloon) over this amazing country. Thank you again for the invitation.

Wonderful second flight <a href="/qbfestival1/">Qatar Balloon Festival</a> What an experience and privilege for #TeamEagle flying G-LAAC (the <a href="/ArmyAirCorps/">The Army Air Corps</a> balloon) over this amazing country. Thank you again for the invitation.
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A 0330hrs launch in the Qatar desert for a 1.5hr flight. Sadly the retrieve crew got stuck in sand 5kms away. The balloon was made safe & #TeamEagle navigated on foot to an unmanned research station 2 miles away before being rescued 4hrs later. Fantastic (& exciting) day.

A 0330hrs launch in the Qatar desert for a 1.5hr flight. Sadly the retrieve crew got stuck in sand 5kms away. The balloon was made safe &amp; #TeamEagle navigated on foot to an unmanned  research station 2 miles away before being rescued 4hrs later. Fantastic (&amp; exciting) day.
Army Rugby Union (@armyrugbyunion) 's Twitter Profile Photo

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬 π…π’π§πšπ₯𝐬 π”π©ππšπ­πž - A hard physical game in the League 3 Final between the AAC and AGC. Both teams playing to the conditions, a great contest. Congratulations to the Army Air Corps on their victory and the League title πŸ‘

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐬 π…π’π§πšπ₯𝐬 π”π©ππšπ­πž - A hard physical game in the League 3 Final between the AAC and AGC. 

Both teams playing to the conditions, a great contest. 

Congratulations to the Army Air Corps on their victory and the League title πŸ‘
Army Air Corps Recruiting (@aacrecruiting) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Wonderful day Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with the King (our Colonel-in-Chief) congratulating all the Officer Cadets of CC222 on their commissioning and our Colonel Commandant welcoming five new officers to the The Army Air Corps family. #FlyArmy 🚁

Wonderful day <a href="/RMASandhurst/">Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</a> with the King (our Colonel-in-Chief) congratulating all the Officer Cadets of CC222 on their commissioning and our Colonel Commandant welcoming five new officers to the <a href="/ArmyAirCorps/">The Army Air Corps</a> family. #FlyArmy 🚁
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Congratulations to the 3 students (including our very own Lance Corporal J-G from the Corps Engagement Team) who passed Army Flying Grading yesterday after 5 long weeks. Well done to Ross Unwin for being top student & good luck to all in the hope they are selected for training🚁

Congratulations to the 3 students (including our very own Lance Corporal J-G from the Corps Engagement Team) who passed Army Flying Grading yesterday after 5 long weeks. Well done to Ross Unwin for being top student &amp; good luck to all in the hope they are selected for training🚁
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The weather fortunately didn’t cause a complete washout at the #CheshireBalloonFiesta and #TeamEagle were on hand to support the magical glow on Friday evening. #FlyArmy 🚁

Army Air Corps Recruiting (@aacrecruiting) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A wonderful Sovereign’s Parade yesterday Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. The chance to congratulate the 3 officers who commissioned into the The Army Air Corps at midnight & to meet the 4 who accepted their recent offers & will commission in Dec β€˜23. Well done & good luck to all #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

A wonderful Sovereign’s Parade yesterday <a href="/RMASandhurst/">Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</a>. The chance to congratulate the 3 officers who commissioned into the <a href="/ArmyAirCorps/">The Army Air Corps</a> at midnight &amp; to meet the 4 who accepted their recent offers &amp; will commission in Dec β€˜23. Well done &amp; good luck to all #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead
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A bumper couple of days for our Recruiting & Selection Branch with two potential officers & 4 serving soldiers all passing Army Flying Grading. Next stop for them is a selection board & hopefully a place in flying training next year. 🚁 #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

A bumper couple of days for our Recruiting &amp; Selection Branch with two potential officers &amp; 4 serving soldiers all passing Army Flying Grading. Next stop for them is a selection board &amp; hopefully a place in flying training next year. 🚁 #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead
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Congratulations to the eight young soldiers who were selected yesterday to go forward for flying training. Next stop; RAF Shawbury. Congratulations and good luck #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead 🚁 Fancy trying? Then get in touch.

Congratulations to the eight young soldiers who were selected yesterday to go forward for flying training. Next stop; RAF Shawbury. Congratulations and good luck #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead 🚁

Fancy trying? Then get in touch.
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Honoured that #TeamEagle and G-LAAC were invited back to the Qatar Balloon Festival Fourth Edition. Fantastic people, fantastic country, fantastic flying. #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead

Honoured that #TeamEagle and G-LAAC were invited back to the <a href="/qbfestival1/">Qatar Balloon Festival</a> Fourth Edition. Fantastic people, fantastic country, fantastic flying. #FlyArmy #FlyFightLead
Army Air Corps Recruiting (@aacrecruiting) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to four Officer Cadets commissioned into the The Army Air Corps at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Sovereign’s Parade on Friday. DM if you want to know more about roles in Army Aviation. 🚁 #FlyFightLead

Congratulations to four Officer Cadets commissioned into the <a href="/ArmyAirCorps/">The Army Air Corps</a> at <a href="/RMASandhurst/">Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</a> Sovereign’s Parade on Friday. DM if you want to know more about roles in Army Aviation. 🚁 #FlyFightLead