May 18, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, matmacwc said: It’s early, I don’t get it. The private Viper pilots Facebook page has some good info Never met 4 Quarts at Luke?
May 18, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, brabus said: Never met 4 Quarts at Luke? Is Bobby G still teaching? Matt...4 quarts tells a good story of his tower shaft failure (sts?). Edited May 18, 20196 yr by SocialD
May 18, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, waveshaper said: VIDEO: F-16 goes down moments before it crashes into building | ABC7 Where else would it go before crashing into a building?
May 18, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, brabus said: Never met 4 Quarts at Luke? Maybe, I’m one of the weird cases that went to Springfield and only went to Luke TDY at the most 2 weeks. Not a lot of Luke experience other than dropping off our old jets for them to use. Edited May 18, 20196 yr by matmacwc
May 18, 20196 yr 4 hours ago, SocialD said: Is Bobby G still teaching? No idea, but I do think he still was at least somewhat recently based on younger guys knowing him. Maybe, I’m one of the weird cases that went to Springfield and only went to Luke TDY at the most 2 weeks. Makes sense, I don’t think anyone would know him unless they were a student or IP at Luke. Edited May 18, 20196 yr by brabus
May 21, 20196 yr Video of the ejection. It's amazing how a little CG shift can change the trajectory of the aircraft so much.
May 21, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, BashiChuni said: Wow! So lucky no one on the ground was hurt! Upvoted for 2x 777 maintenance.
May 22, 20196 yr Is that GCAS post ejection? It makes a pretty distinct pitch up post ejection. Doesn't seem to be just from the CG.
May 22, 20196 yr Hard to tell if gear is down (if it is, no AGCAS). The one ejection I watched there was no change in aircraft attitude (pre-AGCAS days). Glad he got out alright!
May 28, 20196 yr Brabus, that was a day that started out terrible and ended well. Glad you were on scene.
May 28, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, brabus said: Crazy day for sure. Tanker dudes did a great job on scene, glad they were there. OK. I think you should share the story.
May 28, 20196 yr Ejection over bearing sea, 2012 (japan to Alaska coronet). Handed off OSC to the 135 once we had done everything useful we could. They stayed overhead and did a handoff with another 135 that came from AK. Between the two crews they maintained OSC and coordinated with various assets to get our bro picked up. Weather was shit, so finding him was difficult...no doubt their efforts helped make a positive end to the story. Edited May 28, 20196 yr by brabus
May 28, 20196 yr Nicely done. Obviously nothing can match the fact you helped save a fellow pilot through solid action and teamwork, and I know that's all that matters to you. I'm curious what formal recognition you got from the AF for it, if any. Air Medal? Aircrew of Distinction in an ACC writeup? Something? Edited May 28, 20196 yr by HuggyU2
May 28, 20196 yr Nothing...but that’s not why we do what we do (which of course I know you know that and aren’t implying otherwise). Of course the irony is not lost on me when some chief who hasn’t fought a second in his life gets a bronze star on his way out of CENTCOM. I had to argue directly to the one star wg/cc at BAF why the JTAC I wrote a MSM for deserves it...official recognition is broke and that was the day that cemented my decision to go Guard (certainly not the only reason, just the 1069th reason).
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