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Iron Maiden-Flight 666
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:10 pm
Anybody seen this documentary? It chronicles their 2008 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour and the logistics involved.
I never knew that lead singer Bruce Dickinson was the damn pilot who flew their Boeing 757 named Ed Force One from city to city. I guess it just surprised the hell out of me for some reason.
The plane carried the band , 72 support staff plus all the stage set up freight around the world. Up the Irons!
I never knew that lead singer Bruce Dickinson was the damn pilot who flew their Boeing 757 named Ed Force One from city to city. I guess it just surprised the hell out of me for some reason.
The plane carried the band , 72 support staff plus all the stage set up freight around the world. Up the Irons!
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:37 pm to Dick Leverage
It was pretty good but I would have liked more of traditional documentary on the band. Bruce owns an aviation consulting company now and makes a lot of money from that. He flies everything from Boeing 747s to WWI era biplanes. He knows a lot about planes and aviation in general.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 11:57 pm to Brosef Stalin
Bruce is quite the renaissance man.
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How he finds time for that stuff is beyond me.
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Outside his career in music, Dickinson is well known for his wide variety of other pursuits. Most notably, he undertook a career as a commercial pilot for Astraeus Airlines, which led to a number of media-reported ventures such as captaining Iron Maiden's converted charter aeroplane, Ed Force One, during their world tours. Following Astraeus' closure, he created his own aircraft maintenance and pilot training company in 2012, Cardiff Aviation. Dickinson presented his own radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2002–2010, and has also hosted television documentaries, authored novels and film scripts, created a successful beer with Robinsons Brewery and competed at fencing internationally.
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How he finds time for that stuff is beyond me.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 1:18 am to Brosef Stalin
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He flies everything from Boeing 747s to WWI era biplanes. He knows a lot about planes and aviation in general.
I think I heard him say that flying was in the family, so he had been around it all his life.
Bruce is not the only talented one in the family. His cousin Rob Dickinson, who is also a musician, is now better known as the founder of Singer Vehicle Design. They take old air-cooled Porsche 911s and rebuild them from the ground up into these super expensive masterpieces. When I win the lotto I'll be putting my order in.
Jay Leno's Garage: Porsche 911, reimagined by Singer
https://singervehicledesign.com/
Top Gear (article)
Flat Sex: Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer
Posted on 6/29/16 at 6:56 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Never been a huge Porsche fan, but goddamn that car was beautiful and immaculate in the R&T article!!!
Posted on 6/29/16 at 9:41 am to Dick Leverage
It was a great to see all the Maiden fans around the world. Them damn South Americans love them some Iron Maiden. Mexico City was awesome as well.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 10:07 am to Dick Leverage
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Anybody seen this documentary? It chronicles their 2008 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour and the logistics involved.
I never knew that lead singer Bruce Dickinson was the damn pilot who flew their Boeing 757 named Ed Force One from city to city. I guess it just surprised the hell out of me for some reason.
The plane carried the band , 72 support staff plus all the stage set up freight around the world. Up the Irons!
Can't believe you are just now seeing it. It got tons of press coverage back in 2008. I saw Ed Force One on the tarmac in Newark one time. This year, the have a 747.
Revelations live from Australia is majestic.
I still contend that Maiden are a top 10 business success story of all time.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:06 am to Big Scrub TX
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I still contend that Maiden are a top 10 business success story of all time.
I could see that.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 11:44 am to RogerTheShrubber
It's an international brand that is 40 years old, still with massive earnings power. It is self-sufficient to the point of moving itself around the world under its own auspices. And it was basically all created and curated by a 20 year old bass player from suburban London with virtually zero support by popular media and culture.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 12:41 pm to Big Scrub TX
I always like them growing up. I was born in 69 but never watch VH1. Never even flip through that part of the guide on my TV because I grew accustomed to all the old music channels being shite years ago. I happened to flip through the other night and saw "Iron Maiden" and stopped. Recorded the show and scheduled recordings for a lot more over the next week.
But yeah, I never knew this about the band. Very impressive how hard they worked and their dedication to fans. Also liked seeing them playing golf, tennis, and soccer. Damn good athletes. Their business model and branding was pure genius. Extreme respect.
But yeah, I never knew this about the band. Very impressive how hard they worked and their dedication to fans. Also liked seeing them playing golf, tennis, and soccer. Damn good athletes. Their business model and branding was pure genius. Extreme respect.
Posted on 6/29/16 at 2:24 pm to Dick Leverage
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soccer. Damn good athletes.
Steve Harris got a look at West Ham, but wasn't quite good enough to hack it. Soccer with fan teams in different cities is still a big thing with them.
You should also look around for footage of concerts the band played behind the Iron Curtain in the early 80's. I have a DVD of one in Warsaw. They were always extremely dedicated to serving their fan base, regardless of where they were.
It's amazing that they hit the jackpot with Dickinson on their 3rd album, because they already had decent success before that. Just amazing that he turned out to be the Millennium Man of his generation.
Posted on 6/30/16 at 9:18 am to Brosef Stalin
Funny a few years ago I was watching a History Channel (pre reality HC) show about Sherman tanks and they are showing a Sherman driving around. Boom the hatch opens and Bruce pops out. It was his Sherman and then he went on to talk about Sherman tanks. They guy is basically living the life.
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