tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8875386344940957565..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: When Boredom StrikesOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18747359746002536462015-03-11T13:22:40.748-07:002015-03-11T13:22:40.748-07:00Well, juvat, you certainly bring back certain old ...Well, juvat, you certainly bring back certain old memories of UPT at Laughlin & Del Rio--that cutting-edge playground of the idyl rich, lol.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63383701664067270312015-03-10T09:34:48.641-07:002015-03-10T09:34:48.641-07:00Dark AB indeed. Kinda makes the F-4 appear smokel...Dark AB indeed. Kinda makes the F-4 appear smokeless in comparison.<br /><br />Thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23940306058825967252015-03-10T07:33:16.790-07:002015-03-10T07:33:16.790-07:00Another fun read Juvat. Something about "brai...Another fun read Juvat. Something about "brain surgeon in NYC" gets the giggle factory going. The "dark" afterburners of G model Buffs taking off with water are kinda interesting too... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfTdRF66QPo (80's vhs quality,long but interesting).<br /><br />Great description of the night slow flight at altitude. That's not a lot of wing interacting with not a lot of air! Be an interesting approach to the boat at 40k+. Wouldn't have to worry about hitting the water though.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4818935385028356202015-03-09T20:08:44.682-07:002015-03-09T20:08:44.682-07:00Well, Mach 3+ in the 50s and 60s was pretty speedy...Well, Mach 3+ in the 50s and 60s was pretty speedy. In the 80s and 90s, we had to ask them to slow down just a bit so they would show up. Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83456086378703108552015-03-09T18:04:16.159-07:002015-03-09T18:04:16.159-07:00LOL, I don't think the Macon could make it tha...LOL, I don't think the Macon could make it that high... And a LOT of the UFO reports back in the late 50's early-mid 60s and later were SR-71s... Just sayin...Not that I ever saw any glowing 'things' go by... Nope...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32709691289275748192015-03-09T17:00:24.058-07:002015-03-09T17:00:24.058-07:00I sure hope so!I sure hope so!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74672331789335886942015-03-09T14:11:45.529-07:002015-03-09T14:11:45.529-07:00Hope it goes better than the outbound leg!Hope it goes better than the outbound leg!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83790022886131073152015-03-09T12:35:51.722-07:002015-03-09T12:35:51.722-07:00Wednesday. Maybe. I have a cross-country tomorrow....Wednesday. Maybe. I have a cross-country tomorrow.<br /><br />;-)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87453693805341362012015-03-09T11:51:40.982-07:002015-03-09T11:51:40.982-07:00I'm assuming your trip report will be submitte...I'm assuming your trip report will be submitted shortly?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63022378044038835262015-03-09T11:50:56.301-07:002015-03-09T11:50:56.301-07:00Put me in a jet! I can play Randy Quaid as well a...Put me in a jet! I can play Randy Quaid as well as anyone.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35783652404059216882015-03-09T11:49:20.368-07:002015-03-09T11:49:20.368-07:00Now days with NVGs and lights out training, I thin...Now days with NVGs and lights out training, I think there are a lot of places that could get spooky pretty fast. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18601717471823615762015-03-09T11:45:47.534-07:002015-03-09T11:45:47.534-07:00I'm not sure Phil ever figured it out. The la...I'm not sure Phil ever figured it out. The landing light and the absence of normal flashers, through him for a loop.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16955410421662647482015-03-09T11:44:08.297-07:002015-03-09T11:44:08.297-07:00Yeah, Dave, the 38 was a fun airplane to fly, but ...Yeah, Dave, the 38 was a fun airplane to fly, but that slow and that high every little stick movement brought the tickle to the wings. It was fun though.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41745643073733892102015-03-09T11:27:18.399-07:002015-03-09T11:27:18.399-07:00You have to wonder how many UFO sightings are from...You have to wonder how many UFO sightings are from the same circumstances? The wildest light show I ever heard of - i didn't witness it - but there is a certain road in the Eastern Sierras out of Lone Pine - you climb 3000-4000 feet in 8-10 miles - they used to film the Lone Ranger up there. <br /><br />Anyway a friend is talking about the time he was up there looking down on the valley and a pair of "somethings" = from Edwards probably - flew at nearly eye level and all he could see was the rotating strobe reflecting off the bottom of the fuselage. Bill Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296770640153629109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87854244661546502212015-03-09T10:37:30.552-07:002015-03-09T10:37:30.552-07:00So that explains all those UFO sightings, JOs play...So that explains all those UFO sightings, JOs playing at night.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57186839828848996122015-03-09T10:31:35.613-07:002015-03-09T10:31:35.613-07:00It is amazing what a twenty-something can think of...It is amazing what a twenty-something can think of and accomplish on a solo ride. My instrument flying was always much better on those hops. Go figure.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74276428172021821882015-03-09T10:28:06.243-07:002015-03-09T10:28:06.243-07:00At 40K you have prepared yourself for inevitable a...At 40K you have prepared yourself for inevitable approach and landing on the mothership just now launching from Mars apparently. Someone caught the launch dustup last week. Should be here soon or perhaps it will land on the other side of the moon.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25482649161985693582015-03-09T07:48:10.524-07:002015-03-09T07:48:10.524-07:00Well, as usual, my timing stinks. Too late for on...Well, as usual, my timing stinks. Too late for one, too early for the other. But I was ready, I'd practiced approaches at 40K. After that, landing on Everest should be a piece of cake.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26793606473038547192015-03-09T07:33:10.095-07:002015-03-09T07:33:10.095-07:00Flying Aircraft Carriers? Hmm http://www.extreme...Flying Aircraft Carriers? Hmm http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/193904-darpa-wants-to-build-an-avengers-like-flying-aircraft-carrier-to-make-drones-even-more-effectiveTunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.com