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Guys-this was a classic example of ignoring established procedures, lack of CRM (crew resource management), overconfidence, and flying the...
wow, lots of negative opinions and bashing on this thing....why? I'd be curious to find out what the basis of your dislike is, other than the...
True, maybe "Top Secret" wasn't the right word, because the F-117 wasn't completely Top Secret when it was retired. Remember though, the F-117...
It's really no secret that when they retired the F-117's, they moved the majority of them back to Tonopah(where they were originally based) and...
The white plane you saw circling above was probably an E-4B, which is based out of Offutt AFB. It is a military version of the 747 and is used as...
On the loooonnnnng air refueling flights we would do just about anything we could to pass the time. It mostly consisted of the most recent...
These guys are from Vance AFB in Enid, OK as referenced by the tail code on the airplane. My guess is they were doing a formation sortie mixed in...
Personally for me, most of my time and experience is in the KC-10, in which the airplane and air refueling boom is NOT a Boeing design, so I'm not...
Yep, you're correct. Langley does share it's jets with the VAANG. They lost their F-16's in Richmond and set up an associate unit at Langley....
I can always count on Taz to answer the tanker questions when I'm gone, Thanks Terry! He is right, 99% of the time the fighters take off before...
If you really want to do do it, I would recommend going the Army route for flight school and experience first. Civilian helo training is...
The Taliban did NOT shoot this Osprey down. Unfortunately, we are our worst enemy sometimes..........
Yes, they had an accident at MCAS Beaufort a few years ago due to pilot G-LOC, (G-induced Loss of Consciousness), not to mechanical malfunction,...
Thanks for the info guys, pm sent Mark.
I might take a job in Tacoma and am headed out there tomorrow to do a little scouting of the area. I wanted to get some inputs from people that...
The DA40 is a great airplane, especially as a trainer. I would keep watching the prices, you might even be able to get a DA40XL for a really good...
Congrats Jamie! Glad you were able to find what you were looking for.
That's a big beach too, with plenty of room to set it down. Really sad.
Not sure, but I will look...........
The USAF tried the GATM/EFIS mod in the late 90's, early 2000's with the KC-10's and it did not work well so they ultimately decided against it....
