Up a gum tree

I picked up a paper on the train this morning and started to read this story of an Aussie bloke who had gone into the outback and ended up climbing up a tree to escape from a croc nest.

Anyway, he was up the tree for 7 days trying to avoid the big gobbed chaps below.

He did very well and survived to get his work published.

Whilst up the tree and whilst believing he was going to die he etched some poignant words to his son, they published these words.

Now, on reading these words i couldn't for the life of me work out what the chopper pilots were. 'blind p*****'?

It was like Blankity Blank! It took me at least 4 attempts to work out.

Cheque book and pen anyone!