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    U-2 Dragonlady info

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    On 6/18/2018 at 8:36 PM, Majestik Møøse said:

    The suit is definitely weird at first; you first fly with it on ride 8, and it feels like a brand new jet again. Like you’re in a cocoon and disconnected from the world. Then it becomes normal after a while and you don’t really think about it.  

    The tolerance for this varies among U-2 guys. It seems proportional to your mass; some taller or wider guys complain a bit more about tired backs and shoulders. And some are totally ok, it differs from person to person. Go figure.

    The good thing about the suit is that it was designed to accommodate an 8-10 hour single seat flight as well as could be expected given the constraints. The methods for eating, drinking, pissing, and temperature control are pretty well sorted. I’d guess that the 6-9hr missions that some fighter guys are doing in the desert can be less comfortable.

    The worst part is being on the ground when it’s hot/humid. Cockpit starts to swelter pretty quick, and the suit air doesn’t get cooled on the ground. The U-2 doesn’t like being anywhere near the ground. It likes to go up. Once it’s going up, everything is as it should be.

    After flying C-130Es in and around Iraq in the summer, I thought the spacesuit was plenty comfortable. No matter the heat before takeoff, ten minutes later it's nice and cool.

    Promotion and PRF Information

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    On 9/7/2018 at 4:22 PM, pawnman said:

    Unpopular opinion... But if you took the bonus and the accompanying ADSC, you knew what you were signing up for. I'd personally be all for forcing folks with an ADSC for the bonus to serve it the remainder, regardless of promotion results.

    Thankfully it's still an unpopular opinion with official USAF. After passed over x2 to O-5 I was offered continuation to 24 years! Thanks, but no thanks. I checked box #5 to decline continuation in favor of getting out in six months, and seven months out of ADSC. I've never been so happy to visit the local MPF. Congrats to all the selects. It was rough for pilots and ACC pilots particularly.

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