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  1. Springer
    Glad the tradition carried on Huggy. The first one was '85 just as I was leaving the AF.
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    Gen. Fogleman is a first class act. I had just left the AF out of DMAFB when he came in as the new 1 star ADO. Moral was bad. First thing he did was to host Crud tournaments at the O'Club.
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    Locher & Stovall story is one of the great ones. Never met B/G Stovall but many years later found out he married a lady that was in my small high school senior class. Six degrees of separation. Stovall went on to fly for FedEx.
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    I used my entire GI Bill (back in the day) for FE and ATP ratings plus a Citation type. Used the remainder for a Master's degree. Like to think it helped as I was hired by two major airlines.
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    Two WSO's in my class finished #1 & #2. #1, Roger Locher, had 3 Mig kills as a WSO. Couple classes after me DeBellevue, the WSO MIG Ace after washing out of UPT initially, came back to UPT and ended up flying fighters. After flying LL missions with any extra fuel I usually gave the stick to the WSO. On a 10 hr deployment from TX to Germany my WSO flew at least a quarter of the flight.
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    As I recall, gave rides in the A-37 to deserving Airmen when the Wg/CC and I would fly out to Bergstrom from DMAFB. No supporting unit cept Transit Alert. I gave the brief, strapped them in, and off we went.
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    A lot of good advice on this thread wikz. I went to the U of H (majored in sailing 😁) and received my private at KHNL through the 2 yr AFROTC program. Is that not offered any more? Thought about trying out for the 199th when they had Phantoms after my AF commitment but livable job opportunities as you know in the Islands are scarce.
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    Out of curiosity where are you learning to fly? Hawaii?
  9. Springer
    Why spend $$$ on the Game Bird when Van's RV-4's are much less expensive:
  10. Springer
    Try 4 ocean crossings in 6 days, 2 pilots + FE. Then add a 1200 mile commute home.
  11. Springer
    He was on my (and others) No Fly list BEFORE the incident but for other reasons.
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    Met Huggy for the first time at Oshkosh today. Here he is enthusiastically holding court and patiently answering all questions from the audience in the dreadful heat. Came back an hour later and was still at it. Great rep for the retiring U-2 program.
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    The real Iran? Biff, don't get excited, it's not about the woman in the picture.
  15. Springer
    Been in CD's last couple of years cept my play $$$ account. Preservation of cash.
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    Sold
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    This Iranian living in Great Britian does a pretty good job of reporting:
  18. Springer
    Those going to Oshkosh planeless stop off in Minneapolis, pick up my RV-8 and fly there in style. I'll even throw in a full tank of 100LL with the sale.
  19. Springer
    Having flown it, that is impressive and obviously flown clean.
  20. Springer
    I'd say most of us airline types and probably ALPA Safety never knew this marginal separation was going on until now. Only landed on Rwy 33 once in the Bus due to x-winds on Rwy 01. Currently fly out of South St Paul airport VFR to the south and pass thru MSP Rwy 30L&R final with 1,000' separation which seems close under the Class B shelf.
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    I have a buddy that is a CA at Endeavor that join later in life after successful career in the computer business. Has no desire to go to a major to make more $$$ and is content not to have to move. Enjoys flying his RV on days off. For some of us it is quality of life over the $$$.
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    Could not agree more. Had two 1hr lessons in a Citabria and was signed off. No wind in So. AZ. Learned more about x-wind landings and basic flying skills when I flew for a commuter for a year (BE-99/SD-330) and 30 yr ownership of RV-4/RV-8 than I did in the AF. Phantom was the easiest plane to land of any I flew.
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    Interesting comment about no fly list. It is an important tool to use. This is going way back in time but do any of you know who Lyle Prouse is? Although I never flew with him, word was out and several of us were proactive by adding his name. May have saved our careers. BTW, I retired at 59. Enjoyed it but never looked back.
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    Cockpit vid of C-130s fighting fires. Impressive modernized cockpit displays and aileron inputs.
  25. Springer
    The previous video interview with Sen. Tim Sheehy is very interesting and worth watching. I didn't know much about him but at 39 he is impressive. Even though he was SEAL after graduating from the Naval Academy he had most of his pilot ratings prior to attending. After leaving the Navy he formed an aerial firefighting company out of Montana and was qualified in most their aircraft. He has a lot to say about what happened in L.A. and forest management.
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