HuggyU2

Does it matter to you? These are the type of threads I get some real good info on. It's called "learning".

We had a U-2 pilot who was arrested for paragliding over some state park, and violating some rule. I don't remember the details, as my memory is failing due to my extreme age. (Ram?... Ensure already???) Bottom line: he took it to trial, and the lawyer grilled the park ranger on her training in recognizing the altitude of aircraft over the park. Case dismissed.

Cool. I missed getting to interview in the C-model by 2 years. HiFlyr: that must have been pretty cool, flying a U-2 with a thrust-to-weight ratio of better than 1:1.

Senior O-4's & O-5 selects: case-by-case, but possible. Call. Staff job pilots: you have 3 sorties to knock off the rust.

No. Never have. Never will. As for inter-service transfers to the U-2, yes,... we've had a few in the last 6 months.

On the contrary. Mr Armstrong was simply an introvert.

So, do any of you have "the list" of approved green flight boots? Is Converse ok? Tactical Research? And do any of you have recent experience and preferences with any of the approved flight boots that haven't been discussed on this thread?

It's kind of like having that weird uncle in your family. You don't want anyone to know you're actually related to them.

Yes, we have a fair number of former fighter/attack/bomber pilots... as well as every other community. However, the wheels fell of the bus, with respect to fighter pilot manning,... and the fighter porch says they need every single body. I have received a lot of calls from 11F's that are trying to get to the U-2, but cannot do it. A brief list of the pilot backgrounds we have is as follows: A-10, F-14, F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-18, F-117, B-1, B-2, B-52, S-3, KC-135, RC-135, C-5, C-9, C-12, MC-12, C-17, C-21, C-130, E-3, P-3, E-8, RQ-4, U-28, T-1, TA-4, T-6, T-34, T-37, T/AT-38, T-45, Cobra, Huey, Phrog, Blackhawk. What?? I thought the 'J' makes a 'hhh' sound,... and a 'H' is silent. Very confusing.

So far, yes. AFPC will not entertain fighter pilots, B-2 and B-52 pilots, AFSOC (possibly some exceptions here), and no Guard/Reserve. I'll post when/if it changes.

This guy?: https://www.vance.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=16208

You sound surprised. Haven't you ever gone to the Wing Staff Meeting? Or quarterly FOD council?

What?? I thought it was Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome. That's the disease I've been fighting.

Coming from someone named "Spoo", this is quite funny.

Give it <72 more hours. Just the start. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I believe things are about to get ugly... in the very near future.

"Me also" works too, as an alternative. For the A-10 community, is it "Hog", "Hawg", or "Jahgg"?

Possibly, you could stay. However, we have a requirement that you can spell "U", "two", and "deuce" correctly.

Really? Were you an English major?

Which base?

That's a lot of detail you have there. Do you know there's a Shift key?

Whatever. I'll tell you this: she's no Kuma.

When she earned her wings, she was already in the rotor phase. So, I'm guessing #1 (of 5??) in her student-helo-UPT class.

Hip. Cobalt-chromium.

This still hasn't happened for me. It's part of the reason I left the airlines, and returned to active duty. My loss, I guess.