Harrier: How to Be a Fighter Pilot

Discover the exhilarating first-hand account of one man’s white-knuckle life as a fighter pilot with the Royal Navy Sea Harriers

’A searingly honest, keenly observed, well written and extremely funny military memoir . . . A must read’RAF NEWS

’An outstanding first-hand account from inside the cockpit, told with flair and humour’ JOHNNY MERCER MP, author of We Were Warriors

’Puts you in the cockpit for carrier landings, missile firings and some of the most intense close air support stories imaginable’ MIKE SUTTON, author of Typhoon
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Paul Tremelling spent nearly twenty years with the Royal Navy’s Sea Harriers, charged with standing in the way of Her Majesty’s enemies.

In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure was relentless, the humour merciless. It’s no place for the faint-hearted. Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck in the middle of the night or screaming in to save the lives of heroes under fire in Afghanistan, there was no room for self-doubt; only honesty, confidence and do-or-die hard truth.

Combining visceral action with sharp intelligence, laced with acerbic humour, Harrier pulls no punches in bringing to life the hi-octane, unforgiving world of the fighter pilot, in the air and on the ground.

Strap-in . . .
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’The storytelling wouldn’t be out of place in a thriller. If you are going to take one book on holiday it has to be Harrier . . . it’s a superb read. You won’t be able to put it down’Aerospace

’Mad, bad and dangerous to know . . . Tremelling lights the burners in an extraordinary memoir that leaves most military memoirs sitting behind in the hangar’ JAMES BRABAZON, author of My Friend the Mercenary

’This isn’t a book for the faint-hearted. It is a book for anyone who appreciates insight into how a fighter pilot trains, trains more, thinks (fast), handles the aircraft and onboard tech . . . then fights’ FLYER

’Tremmers puts you in the cockpit for carrier landings, missile firings and some of the most intense close air support sorties imaginable. Insightful, laced with humour, and highly recommended’ MIKE SUTTON, author of Typhoon

’An inspiring, enlightening and thrilling insight into how modern aviators earn their pay. The stories from Afghanistan alone are justification enough to read this brilliant book. A masterpiece’ PAUL BEAVER, author of Spitfire People

’A memoir that reads like a fast-paced thriller. Harrier launches straight onto the classics shelf of aviation literature’ JOHN TEMPLETON SMITH, author of White Lie

Paul Tremelling joined the Royal Navy in 1996 and flew the Sea Harrier on 800, 801 and 899 Naval Air Squadrons. Qualifying as an Air Warfare Instructor, he transitioned to the Harrier GR9 and served on the Naval Strike Wing, a unit where he became Senior Pilot. Selected for exchange duties with the USN, Tremelling flew F/A-18E Super Hornet with VFA-25, The Fist of The Fleet. He fitted in three desk tours, two Battle Staff jobs and operational duties in Afghanistan and off Libya. He was Mentioned in Despatches following an action fought in Afghanistan.