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What a humble lady, but behind that jokey light hearted smile is someone who deserves huge respect as she really was one of the best of the best.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

We agree! Thanks for watching!

What an amazing guest. That’s the first female fast jet pilot I have heard interviewed. Absolute proof that merit is everything and the best are simply, the best. Well done with this interview Phil.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! 😁

Every time I hear Mandy Hickson speak, I’m blown away by her skill, and her ability to inspire. I’m not looking to change career at my age, but I try take her enthusiasm forward and inspire young people to go out and do the things they dream of. Mandy, you’re an incredible person and a true inspiration.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

Thankyou Mandy & Phil, this was wonderful! I was going to watch the first ten minutes, & the rest tomorrow. It is now 4am as I watched the the whole thing! I was a rebel & left school with very poor grades, "She has the ability, but will not use it" was on my school reports. I'd open them & change minuses into plus. After years of dead end boring job after boring job, my father's sudden death gave me a huge kick up the arse. At aged twenty three, I went to college , did A levels (despite no decent GCSEs) then Uni where i got a degree in medicine. It was bloody hard work, but if I could do it, anybody could. Don't give up on your dreams, go for them! If it doesn't work out, at least you tried & nobody will condemn you for that.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@Lloyd1885

2 ай бұрын

Spot on...with a very 'working class' (I hate that term!) background I left school with nothing, quite a poor learner, still am...but I'm now a teacher in an FE college...for the last 18 years. My mantra has always been 'have a go'....if nothing comes of it you can always pull your shoulders back and say 'I had a go'...its better to have tried and failed than not try at all...that way you at least get to keep your self respect.

These two people are the best of Britain., this Country is very Lucky to have them .

@ForceRadioHQ

Ай бұрын

agreed.

You need to let your guests finish before asking the next question. Great episode.

@madzangels

Ай бұрын

Jog on

Interview after interview, I think it can't get better and it does. Great job

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks so much for the support!

What an amazing laid back lady pilot ... clearly knew her role well, and that of others. Great interview Phil, and thanks to Mandy for her service.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Absolutely brilliant podcast documentary with Big Phil, top Geezer. This girl is such an incredible woman and ambassador for women and equality within the forces and particularly in the Royal Air Force.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Nice one Phil for lining it up and much respect Mandy.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Excellent and very uplifting to hear the positive impact on the kids!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

What a brilliant career, and proof that women have to be at least as good as the men. Great decision to invite MH on to share her insights and experience. We are so fortunate to have the service of these great people. Thank you.

@ForceRadioHQ

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Absolutely fantastic interview!! Well done Mandy for sharing your life story to us and thankyou Phil for getting this inspirational lady onto your show.

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Mandy Hickson, superb, what an inspiration, keep up the great work. So impressed!!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

1:07:00 This is one of my favourite things about humanity. They'll be talking away then mention something that's so important and joyous to them. It's in that moment, I love. The smile, eyes and warmth, love and importance all so apparent in that microsecond.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching

So good to the ladies smashing it good on ya and awesome in given the kids confidence thank you Big Phil...👍👍

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😁

Great series with great guests. Enjoying it very much. Well done big man.

@ForceRadioHQ

28 күн бұрын

Much appreciated

Slow down Phil, give them more time to process the questions and answer in full. Much love

@skister82

3 ай бұрын

He doesn't need to slow down. He's interested and engaging with the guest and really makes it feel like these two are having a private conversation and we're listening to it. It's not boring and robotic like a lot of millitary podcasts.

@chalky89

3 ай бұрын

@skister82 that's your opinion so great 👍

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Best interview you have done so far Phil. You are growing in this field. I wish my niece who has a naff time of her life up to this point could have a female role model like this wonderful woman. Thank you both 😢

@ForceRadioHQ

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great guest, and a real trailblazer. I’m now in my 60’s but when I was in school there was minimal careers advice, and it’s great to see younger women breaking through the barriers into traditional male dominated roles. I’m so glad there’s more possibility for young women now.

@ForceRadioHQ

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great Programme. I did the aptitude tests at Biggin Hill but for the RN -tough but passed for Pilot somehow but failed the more brainier test of observer.... glad she did get through with determination. Thank you for your service Mandy!

@ForceRadioHQ

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks phill and Mandy 👌

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😁

Mandy, a wonderful interview. My daughter has been through all the Rainbows, Brownies and Guides clubs and is now a Young Leader for our local group. She is also into her second year at our local Air Cadets. A visit/talk from you would be amazing for the many girls there are in 341 City of Preston squadron. ❤

Another great interview thank you both Mandy and Phil .regards and REPECT to you both❤❤😊😊

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😁

Awesome stuff as usaul phil. I can only imagine how inspiring hearing mandy's talk must be for young women & girls aiming to do something outside of the norm. Thanks as always to phil & of course mandy.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Phil & Mandy thank you for one of the best hour and half of my life. Amazing story. Such inspiring people need to get into schools youth clubs!! Please keep them coming you’re all bloody brilliant!!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for your support!

I love this Podcast. Great range of guests and topics. Phil is brilliant and has such an open and honest nature to his questions that puts the guest at ease and they probably tell Phil more than they usually tell other interviewer's. Phil could easily transition to being a TV chat show host.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Force Radio LIVE?... 👀 😁

Brilliant ... you're best yet mate . Wonderful questions . Thank you .

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Brilliant interview! What a brave fighter piolet! Thanks for sharing.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

wow, what an incredible interview! Brought back a lot of memories as Mandy was mentioning the places she'd flown from, RAF is a great experience

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Grate to see a top top video there Phil with a top top top female topGun from us in the UK an R.A.F.! GRATE work up on channel..!! 😊😊 keep this up n rolling out mucker!! 😊😊

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support! 😁

Inspirational life story of true grit and graft winning success...and you set a young rebell on her own rewarding flight path of determination.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Wow, looking forward to this one. Pilots really are a different breed. What a story Mandy has to tell. Cheers Big Phil.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Great interview. Love your approach and excitement at the beginning. Your style is great as it's you just being you and wanting to ask the questions we all would 👍🏻

Wow these videos just get better! Mandy- what an incredible woman you are!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was a top notch vid Phil. I've been "edging" it for a while because of the length. I live in middle east but grew up in NE Sweaty. We had the Jets from RAF Lossie doing fly by's all the time in the summer. They had big steel yellow targets of the coast from Rosehearty. Mandy you're a SuperStar BTW.

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

That good I watched it again! Great show and Great inspiration chat- will be showing my teenage daughters!

@ForceRadioHQ

14 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I listen to a lot of your shows this lady is a brilliant example of our top forces well done phil on your brilliant show

She's bloody impressive. I really enjoyed that interview. Well done 👏

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Danny!

Fantastic episode. Mandy seems like an incredible woman!

@ForceRadioHQ

16 күн бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching

Thanks Phil and Mandy for another awesome interview.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

So pleased to call Trigg a good friend. What a woman. What a laugh! Wonderful human being.

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@andyturner7039

2 ай бұрын

@@ForceRadioHQ great interview Phil.

My mum was a full lieutenant with a detached command south of London on D-day, but by mid 1945 a year later her military career was over!

@ForceRadioHQ

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Great guest, really enjoyed listening/waching this one

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Brilliant stuff as always! Thank you for sharing!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Great story & a formidable lady. Good mix of guests on your Channel; a nice change from most similar content makers.

@ForceRadioHQ

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Fascinating & enjoyable. Really good interview

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Brilliant just Brilliant Thank You Phil & Mandy

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was an amazing interview. Next time get the book plug in!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Yet again, another excellent interview 👏

@ForceRadioHQ

9 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching 😎

What a lady ! Great interview

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support! 💪

Great guest. Goiing to get my 3 daughters to listennto her

Wonderful - watched the entire interview. If you've not read her book, get a hold of it - not just for the flying stories, but for the life lessons it teaches as well. :)

@ForceRadioHQ

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Just watched this, fantastic and inspiring. I am going to make sure my daughter watches the last 20 minutes of this at least. The Gen Z do need to get their head out of their phones and understand school is an enabler. Great interview Phil. Good variety of guests on your show. John Nicol would make a great guest (PoW on OP GRANBY, thats Gulf War 1 to the spams)😉

@ForceRadioHQ

2 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

Amazing episode Phil, Mandy was amazing and inspirational Well Done

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

I laughed when she said she was the taxi driver ! Many moons ago we were shown around a squadron of Tornados prior to take off ! that's exactly what the navigator said to me and my oppo! Great interview too . Stay safe out there .

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Fucking amazing…: I hope my 4 and a half year old boy is lucky enough to be inspired by the mission both of you are working at. I’ve missed my chance in life but I hope the kids of today can step up and stand on Mandy and you Phil’s shoulders. You are a true inspiration

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Amazing interview and incredible role model.

This moment for me @1:14:18. I definitely have a STEM bias - others have told me. I pursued my studies and career in a different direction because I felt my maths and ability to relate abstract concepts in general to the real world just wasn't good enough. It's forty odd years too late for me but please keep helping people in Mandy's words, "join the dots" and persuading educators they need to do that too.

Great, inspiring post

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Great interview! Very inspirational

@ForceRadioHQ

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support

Fantastic interview Phil,

Another great guest

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Respect to this pilot and her journey in the military…

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Really good chat that was. Great job!

@ForceRadioHQ

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great interview!

What brilliant interview and an amazing woman

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

Amazing ambassador. Strong and intelligent person.

@ForceRadioHQ

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Male or female, it doesn't matter, what an amazing humble and inspiring person.

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

We agree!

Really amazing thank you Mandy and Phill! Schools need to keep the "victim " attitude going as there is a whole industry supported by it. I'm ex RAF (low ranker in the 1970s). The Forces and Blue light services (in my opinion) have all bought into the civvie "management " style, and the trainers set the mindset which stifles the individual. As with many other jobs all the peripheral non essential elements slow and absorb time drawing away from the core task. (Just my opinion).

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

Great guest. 👍

What a delightful lady. No wonder she was so successful.

Another great interview. I would be interested to understand the inflexibility in the RAF appointing cycle that led such a valuable person to leave. I assume with the RAF’s drive to recruit more women that this has been addressed. I hate to appear cynical, but I shan’t hold my breath.

Hell what a Woman , makes you proud of our armed forces . hope they are many more given that opportunity .

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

A similar thing happened to my roommate. He failed the aptitude tests for being a pilot... while already holding a pilot's license. He said it is because he didn't play video games. He appealed and got approved. He became a USAF pilot.

Great chat guys 👍🏻

@ForceRadioHQ

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Another good one

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

Brilliant!

brilliant channel phil !!

@ForceRadioHQ

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support! Help us spread the word!

What an amazing woman and love what you are doing phill

@ForceRadioHQ

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Brilliant Phil & Mandy

@ForceRadioHQ

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice one Phil ❤

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Mandy's recollections would have been so interesting IF ONLY YOU COULD HAVE KEPT YOUR MOUTH SHUT and STOPPED INTERRUPTING AND LAUGHING OUT LOUD!!!! Sorry Mandy but at 5:59 I bailed out because of the Loud Mouthed Yobbo who kept over talking you.

What an amazing woman, also the first time I’ve sat through a female podcast so that’s saying something 🤣

Mandy is awesome!

Very good

@ForceRadioHQ

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

The educational system is defective by design and not by error.

Hello from Sale!

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Welcome!

What a fabulous Lady respect 🫡 and some crap sexist sad attitudes towards her !!! And I’m seeing a very good interviewer 👍🏻🤩 ⬛️🟩🟦🟥

@ForceRadioHQ

9 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😁

You have to Remember, the trouble with the Spitfire was sorted by a Women, Not Biggles. Also the Maths for the M/ C guns was worked out by a Father and DAUGHTER. ..

WOW...

@ForceRadioHQ

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Brilliant interview, definitely my favourite podcast channel 👍👌

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I would’ve absolutely loved if she was my pilot on an AEF 😂

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Ps DEFINITELY NOT BORING 🤩

Phil: Just some polite feedback that I’ve noticed… Just slow down a little bit. And listen a bit longer before chirping-in. You’re cutting your guests off here and there I’ve noticed. Love you though. Just a little feedback.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@jackworsley2562

3 ай бұрын

To be honest, I enjoy the tempo of this interview and the enthusiasm 😊

Don't know what they call in the RAF , but they sound Like Ruperts to me .

I think that education in State Schools in the UK is aimed at producing an homogenised human being with a minimum of education in order to fit them in to the basic 'peasant' working environment. Fortunately for me, I spent a lot of time in libraries and reading and learning from books.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

I would fly with Mrs Hickson and i hate flying.

@ForceRadioHQ

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!