Steve Davies Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Or because he's not qualified to fly the jet.. I've heard it both ways. Clearly the former in this case, seeing as how he took off and landed the jet (probably just to demo how to do it for the pilot): Yeager flew the F-15 as it took off and landed, said Airman Timothy Young, a Nellis spokesman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Clearly the former in this case, seeing as how he took off and landed the jet (probably just to demo how to do it for the pilot): Ah, you're probably right. The kid up front was probably just an RTU student sandbagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 EAGLE!! When is the F-22 going to crush these records? Someone on TR-2 should get on that. Anyway, It's a cool throw back to history but it certainly doesn't take any skill to fly supersonic in a modern fighter - as long as you can figure how to get the throttles over the hump into afterburner. It's impressive that he passed his physical at his age though. I wonder how he did in the G-X? That is pretty cool... and some funky ass music too. Seems to me that naturally the next thing that we should do, now that Red Bull Stratos has succeeded, is repeat a flight like that with a strike eagle, and then have the guy in back eject right at the top. Watching Felix's balloon go up took way too long, so I think this would be a much better for the future. I guess they would have to do some modifications to protect the pilot and the rest of the plane during the ejection at such a high altitude, as well as to accomodate pressure suits, etc. I bet it could be done though. I'll chip in $20 if anyone wants to take on this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuggyU2 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I'll chip in $20 if anyone wants to take on this project. Great, I'm in. Send me $20. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoo Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Standard Huggy. Flying whore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEVIL Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 what kind of goofy wings is he wearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 what kind of goofy wings is he wearing? Look like Aggressor wings to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Standard Huggy. Flying whore. I thought the difference between whores and prostitutes was....oh, nevermind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoo Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 No, wait, it was a butcher's ass and your bull... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Thread revival! Looks like Chuck and his new wife is trying to squeeze ever last red cent out of his legacy: http://www.chuckyeager.com/ Here you can get a personalized autograph from the man himself for the low, low price of $100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrndPndr Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Thread revival! Looks like Chuck and his new wife is trying to squeeze ever last red cent out of his legacy: http://www.chuckyeager.com/ Here you can get a personalized autograph from the man himself for the low, low price of $100! Jeeeze... My kid has his autograph. I will get it from him and sell it to anyone here for $10. That's 90% off! FM PS: My kid is 30 y. o. Marine and doesn't care... Edited August 5, 2013 by GrndPndr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChkHandleDn Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I particularly liked this gem on the website: "Please do not send any Boy Scout letter requests to General Yeager. As he receives over 500 per week; he cannot personally answer ALL of them, so he answers none." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Big surprise... http://generalchuckyeager.com.ip4.bz/ Domain Whois Information DOMAIN: GENERALCHUCKYEAGER.COM RSP: iDotz.Net - Domain Name Registration Service owner-contact: P-VQY60 owner-organization: General Chuck Yeager, Inc. owner-fname: Victoria owner-lname: Yeager owner-street: P.O. Box 1507 owner-city: Penn Valley owner-state: CA owner-zip: 95946 owner-country: US owner-phone: +1.53043270** owner-fax: +1.53043270** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Davies Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I particularly liked this gem on the website: "Please do not send any Boy Scout letter requests to General Yeager. As he receives over 500 per week; he cannot personally answer ALL of them, so he answers none." Also: "PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS TO ASK FOR EAGLE SCOUT COMMENDATION LETTERS. Gen. Yeager believes that a Scout's sense of accomplishment that comes from within is more important than a letter from a stranger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 He signed my Gathering of Eagles print, I wonder if I have to send him some money now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) Big surprise... http://generalchuckyeager.com.ip4.bz/ We should start calling, emailing and faxing Eagle Scout recommendations to these numbers and email address to see if we can crash their system.... Unfornately, people are and will pay the $100 for his autograph and don't see how big of an a-hole he really is. Edited August 5, 2013 by Tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spur38 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Gee...I didn't see BO on the "Yeager's Favorite Links" dropdown either. Wonder how much it costs to put it there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrndPndr Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 We've talked about Gen. Yeager's attitude (and the reasons behind it) before, and I hesitate further denigrating the man. However, I think the real culprit may well be his present wife, of whom I feel little respect for. Hell, he should be out hunting and fishing until the bitter end, anyway. Perhaps a focus on her (assuming she is photogenic) would be in order? FM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkFE Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Well, at least she's smoking hot... Perhaps a focus on her (assuming she is photogenic) would be in order? FM I agree that she is at least 50% of the problem and some more focus should be directed toward her. I think the photogenic part is answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masshole Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thread revival! Looks like Chuck and his new wife is trying to squeeze ever last red cent out of his legacy: http://www.chuckyeager.com/ Here you can get a personalized autograph from the man himself for the low, low price of $100! Send him the picture of Sam Shepard from The Right Stuff to autograph... ...and sell it to the Vegas pawn shop for $200. Win/Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokke Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Send him the picture of Sam Shepard from The Right Stuff to autograph... ...and sell it to the Vegas pawn shop for $200. Win/Win. The Pawn guy would probably only offer $5. Still a win. Especially if it made it to the TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contraildash Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What do you suppose she the foundation is after? URGENT: If you live in West Virginia, Alabama, or Georgia and have purchased anything from “aviationautographs.com”, or if you attended Maxwell AFB Air Command & Staff College between 1982 and 2000, the General Yeager Foundation needs your help. Please contact editor@chuckyeager.net immediately. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What do you suppose she the foundation is after? URGENT: If you live in West Virginia, Alabama, or Georgia and have purchased anything from “aviationautographs.com”, or if you attended Maxwell AFB Air Command & Staff College between 1982 and 2000, the General Yeager Foundation needs your help. Please contact editor@chuckyeager.net immediately. Thank you! My guess is $. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 My guess is $. Shack, hence my previous comment... He signed my Gathering of Eagles print, I wonder if I have to send him some money now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masshole Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What do you suppose she the foundation is after? URGENT: If you live in West Virginia, Alabama, or Georgia and have purchased anything from “aviationautographs.com”, or if you attended Maxwell AFB Air Command & Staff College between 1982 and 2000, the General Yeager Foundation needs your help. Please contact editor@chuckyeager.net immediately. Thank you! All they need to do is sell a few of the $10,000 bronze statues of himself and they're back in business. http://rightstuffstore.com/showitem.php?item_id=67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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