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Springer

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  1. She wasn't in the her early days based at KAVQ (AZ). Her hangar was across from mine (late '80's-early '90's) and would practice twice a day in the box much of the time in crappy wx that kept me grounded. Humble and down to earth in the few encounters I had with her. Pretty dedicated as well....did the local DMAFB show in very windy conditions (the show must go on)....taxied straight back to the hangar after landing and threw up out of sight of the spectators.
  2. Went to a goat rope fly-in yesterday. One of my biggest fears since returnng to GA is a pattern mid air so I played it safe and held. Then this at Reno. My heart goes out to their families and those that witness it.
  3. Sort of. After TPS buddy was sent to some safety job. Fed up, left AD to fly Guard -16's/airline. Airbus hired him away from airline to be test pilot in Toulouse.
  4. especially with the amount of OCV those old farts have available to burn every year at their tenure. but I along with many in the younger crowd say F these guys. They’re a bunch of greedy MFers that don’t seem to remember how good.... Nice. Were you hired prior to 2008?
  5. Worked for me. With what the airlines are paying today, I would suggest an Extra.
  6. In all seriousness would you explain those?
  7. When I left USAFE for TAC I was able to hand carry my medical records. I purged the BS that my squadron FS kept me grounded for a few months. Had to go to the head USAFE FS that over ruled him. 40 years later I can still pass a Class 1 physical.
  8. Best advice to a UPTer I have seen in a while. YouTube vids also "skewes the mindset" of what is cool or not. Very little of your life is spent in the cockpit. The "lifestyle" you want should play a big role in what a/c you choose. Fortunately the choice I made was the correct one for me.
  9. I was at Maple Flag when a 4-ship of 141's flew initial in fingertip and pitched out to land. For guys that probably didn't do much close formation, they were as good as any fighter 4-ship.
  10. You might change your mind. Air show audio is out....much worse than I thought. If the briefing was anything like the show I would have taken my million dollar plane and gone home.
  11. Interesting interview of two Navy guys involved with the making of Maverick 2. The "Real" Top Gun: The Real Pilot and Air Boss of Top Gun: Maverick - YouTube
  12. In another life I and 569 others were hired to cross a picket line. None did and the union rewarded us with a decent check even though we were not yet members. Once the strike settled the company offered the 570 jobs. Stand behind the union and it will take care of you.
  13. And some of these had Side Looking Radar (SLAR)
  14. Not only that but Endeavor pilots get automatic upgrades to 1st Class on Delta planes when DH.
  15. We are running around Paris this week and hoping to run into him or better yet, Candace but it looks like they stay in better hotels than us.
  16. Just in case some of you youngsters don't know what a KC-97 is (four turning, two burning):
  17. Great summation. Back in the day my wife was a MEM based NWA/DAL CSA that gave priority and took really good care of the FE pilots commuting and flying off line.
  18. Keep in mind that there are two Delta's.....North and South.
  19. Come on guys I am older than most of you; lets get it right: Throttles – Idle Rudder and Ailerons – Neutral Stick – Abruptly full aft and hold Rudder – Abruptly apply full rudder opposite spin direction (opposite turn needle) and hold Stick – Abruptly full forward one turn after applying rudder Controls – Neutral after spinning stops and recover from dive
  20. They were built from the ground up with J-85's although I believe the prototype (YAT-37D) was a T-37 with J-85's replacing the original J-69 engines. Note the screen below the intake. It would come up on engine start to protect the engine from FOD and retract on TO. Yes, one engine could be shut down when loitering. Configured (normal) as it is in the photo, it carried more external fuel than it did internally. Huggy is a very lucky guy as the plane is fun to fly and has no bad flt characteristics.
  21. Don't forget to add two more wing tanks and wear your scarf.
  22. Now that was impressive! I sent my bride a heart via FlightAware so she wouldn't complain about my $150+ fill ups:
  23. Glad to see the lists are still out there Huggy. Hard to believe there are UAL scabs still flying. They had to be in early twenties when hired....scrapping the bottom of the barrel. Clay Lacy was a scab. The '85 strike at UAL was short lived and eventually the "570" were called back and their May 17, 1985 hire date restored. My commuter pad roommate at NWA and I got several telegrams from UAL to come back. We were in the middle of DC-10 FE school and it was so bad that we considered it. Thank god we didn't as UAL later went through some kind of failed pilot buyout and NWA was the only airline that preserved their Defined Benefit Plan when merged with the DAL Professional Pilots. Like everyone says, you never know if you made the right choice until you retire.
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