HuggyU2

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Good point. During my brief stint in the major airlines, I did ~150 days to places like Allentown, Omaha, La Guardia, Greensboro... Better than the desert... but, whether it's good or bad, you are still gone from home.

Contacts work very well for me. I haven't worn glasses in the cockpit in almost 20 years. A few years ago, I switched to disposable lenses. Definitely the way to go for eye-health, cost, convenience.

For you old timers here: how far back do you remember Mustache March? Although the article says it goes back to the 70's, I don't recall seeing it in the 80's or early 90's. Maybe just bad memory on my part. Was it pretty much a TAC-only thing until '92?

That may be true... but I certainly hope that we never baseline OUR standards on anything done by NATO.

A different version: https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=19ptOv1mGm8&vq=small#t=34

Well, I just got the 2nd phone call 2 hours ago. Bob Finer was also on the aircraft. A former Marine attack pilot, Bob was a West Coast Airshow Performer. I just saw him at Chico 6 weeks ago. https://www.finer-flying.com/pilot.html Really a nice guy, he was.

I know one... got the call a few hours ago. Retired F-16 guy, who I see each year at the Reno Air Races. We were talking about this -337 job he was in just 2 months ago at the Races. Tailwinds, Brother.

Just saw this: https://www.8newsnow.com/story/13516891/alaska-military-base-says-f-22-fighter-overdue

Anyone?

We have some in the U-2: AC-130 & MH-53 backgrounds. Had a few MC-130 pilots released a few years back, but didn't end up coming out. B-2 pilots: are they having problems getting B-2 volunteers?

Don't blame the airshow. The "airshow" didn't ask that they do something stupid.

Humor a 16 year old would love... nice.

With so much change toward RPA',... TAMI21,... and other issues,... there would probably be limited data that will validate anything current. FWIW: I separated at the 14 year, 9 month point... at the time, I thought it was best for my family's future. 2 years later, I came back on active duty. Your mileage may vary.

Actually, .08" on Google.

I haven't got my quote yet, but will answer when I do. That said, the U-2 IS tailwheel time,... and the CAF recognized it as such when they approved me to fly the SNJ.

Thanks,... I had my mind set on the L-6 variant. I'm already studying the SNJ manual so I can start flying soon,... and have mentally committed the money.

I am going through a probable rotator cuff tear that wasn't handled in a timely manner. You must weigh a potential washback with getting your injury seen to now. If you see the doc, explain it to him, and see if he will work with your timeline. ... Of course, 500mg of naproxen twice a day for 2 weeks seems to be a good bet... but that will probably be considered DNIF'ing, so I'd recommend against it.

It's nothing. CAP has been the butt of many jokes here, and when CAP gets mentioned, it just gets folks chuckling again. Most of it is due to a few Seniors that appear to get over-the-top with it.

Get "One Six Left" too. Both should be seen by everyone that loves aviation.

Moose, We don't own it: it's CAF owned. ... and BTW, it's spelled " y'all ". (I'm a Texan... couldn't resist)

It's an SNJ-5. Me and two other guys started a Commemorative Air Force squadron here, and acquired the SNJ from HQ CAF. As for the other two guys, 1 is a former USAF MX guy, who is a T-6/SNJ restoration expert. The other is a former U2, F-16, T38, and TPS grad who I've known a long time. We named it the 1st Aero Squadron. Here's a picture of it.

Odd conclusion to this: the aircraft is really an L-6, a not-so-common military version of the Cadet. The owner gave me the name of the guy that restored it 10+ years ago. So I called him. Got all the info, blah, blah. He was surprised to hear it was up for sale. I call the owner a few days later to make an offer. Voicemail. Wait a week. Call back. Voicemail. Two days later, owner calls and says "sorry, the guy that restored it heard I was selling it, called, and I sold it to him." Between this and my '67 Camaro not coming back to me, I've got plenty of money to finally start flying the SNJ. The glass is half full... never empty.

Perfect!

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