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Do you turn it on/off during takeoff/landing or is it automatic? I thought you always had it on under speed "x"? - Stuck

In a recent thread I ran across someone talking about great spit flying in a miniseries called "Piece of Cake." I grabbed it off of netflix to my surprise and in fact it really is wonderful. There's some great formation stuff, as well as a Spit flying under a cobblestone bridge with about ten feet on either side. I hadn't thought there was a good flying flick that I hadn't come across. I don't want the obvious ones. I want more of the "Only Angels Have Wings," "A Guy Named Joe," and "Towards the Unknown" type films. I just discovered "The War Lover" with Steve McQueen which is a must see for you World War Two buffs. Let's hear em! Cheers! -Stuck

Dammit. God dammit. Just... God dammit. - Stuck

Is the "O" for "Observation"? Is it generally for FAC's? Is there anything different about the OA-10 than there is about the A-10? I've never heard of the 310th guys flying the OF-16... Cheers! -Stuck

Friend told me once about a wife telling a story about her husband at the podium during a tailhook convention. "Deceased Insect" passed her lips and old flyers dating back three wars were flinging themselves backwards off chairs. Good stuff. Cheers! Stuck

No civilian link to that webcam, then eh?

What does one of those go for anyways cost wise? -Stuck

However, birds are a definate risk. I've been around 100AGL in a Texan over the beach, and that is VERY close, if not past the safe envelope to evade a gull. Rediculously sweet, however. Cheers, -Stuck

4fantrashcan, "2". -Stuck

America. **** Yeah. Cheers, Stuck

What "Back up control" are they talking about? Cheers, -Stuck

I've got one on topic: Can you carry personal weapons with you on your survival vest? Knife/Sidearm?

Yeah, I gotta go, my grandmother's on fire. -Stuck

Nice, cowboy. I have millions of little SNAP questions, (but I dont always post them), just yesterday I was asking a Viper dude what the heck The DBS-1/DBS-2 modes on the MFD's were for. All I know is that it's "Doppler Beam Sharpening Mode". So here's my question for the week- Does it just sharpen the picture when radars on ground mode. If it does do what the name implies, does it just shoot a stronger signal out, or does it suck the radar into a smaller scan to get a better picture, or can you freeze the GM picture then hit DBS? And there you go. Any other SNAPs around here, feel free to whip one out (sts). Anybody want to find me a Texan Dash-1? Cheers, -Stuck

I'd be an ALO. Hike a few miles in the desert with the company of the ever friendly Special Forces, SEALs and Force Recon dudes, then call in some snake and nape. Hike back out. Full day of fun in the sun right there.

B-29. "2"

A recent post with the Shangri-la nose art got me goin, so if any of you have some swingin nose art pics, post away. I want dames with nice sets of wheels, patriotism that fills my young little heart, and humor that busts the gut. Cheers, Stuck

Is it coincidence that no one has busted 50? Whats the rule for military birds in general? Can you see the curvature of the earth from up there? Stuck

I saw a "Fastest Pilot on Baseops" post, but I dont believe there was a "Highest." Flight Levels, boys, cough em up. Have at it. Stuck

I'm zipping through "Eye of the Viper" and I love the way the author describes the aircraft. There are some wonderfully written passages in that novel. I cant believe anyone hasn't posted the series of five books by MARK BERENT, starting with "Rolling Thunder" and going all the way through "Eagle Station". Those books read like movies. They are each compelling and powerful. If you pick up no other books, grab those and "Fate is the Hunter" by Ernest K. Gann. Another fun and easy read is Bat-21. Anything by Steven Coonts has my vote too. Flight of the Intruder is always a classic. PM me for more if need be, but that ought to keep you busy for a while. Cheers, Stuck

Great Puke stories, especially Rains- Now its time to share greatest practical jokes. Garlic in the oxygen mask, rotting whatever behind the pads in the helmet, anything and everything- Have at it.

Man, I'm glad I started this thread! One from me: Doing aerobatics in an Old Texan. I'm in back. Was told I would not be flying that day, so I wolfed down a big old sourdough jack from Jack In the Box right before I strapped in... I do my routine, and I'm fine, I dont pull past four G's. (The old T-6's can push 6 1/2) Then the front seat PIC takes over and just goes nuts. Its the first time I've flown with him and we're doing every trick in the book. I feel the burger comin and go for the barf bag- Right when we roll inverted and fly level. Now I'm trying to puke into this bag upside down, looking up at the ground, and I dont do to bad. I'm still heaving when we roll back level. I finish up and I think he's done with his routine for a split second and bring the full bag down to my lap. Right on cue, he noses over into a negative 3G dive and the puke shoots right out of the bag all over me, the back seat, the console, the canopy, I mean, SPLASH! The stuff went everywhere. Chunky sourdough jack pieces flying all over the cockpit as he finishes the routine. The second we landed, the guys made me pound a beer and smoke a cigar- five minutes later- BLaaaahhh! Cheers.

HD, Almost the same story. My buddy is an SP and sat next to the new kid on a packed in Herk ride. The kid was from the bayou or something and had never been in a plane before. Naturally, my buddy brings some campells soup along hiding in his BDU blouse. When he "barfs" the extra chunky soup into the kids lap, he starts the chain reaction ALL THE WAY around the Herk. Everyone went from laughin to yakkin. I heard that the pilot had to declare an emergency and get it on the ground because the smell got into the cabin... Cheers.

I want some good puke stories. I have only experienced some aerobatics upside down/zero G pukes, and was wondering if you'd all share your most humerous yakking adventures. (ie: puke on IP/the scope/canopy/etc) Cheers.