tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9124491714103186501..comments2024-03-29T07:22:00.195-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Summertime!OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47729167302766568162018-06-07T12:02:24.890-07:002018-06-07T12:02:24.890-07:00That is 90% of the explanation. The other part is...That is 90% of the explanation. The other part is that some of the old artificial horizons had "UP" and "DOWN" imprinted on the appropriate portion of the display. The little teats on the bar representing the airplane were there as an indicator of where the wheels were (fixed landing gear) or would be (retractable landing gear) i.e. the bottom side of the airplane. I remember some pictures form training manuals when I was in UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training).BillBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593147581583316765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63895917159029801052018-06-05T13:17:06.356-07:002018-06-05T13:17:06.356-07:00Obviously, you've been there, done that. Noth...Obviously, you've been there, done that. Nothing's changed.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26594155247576304462018-06-05T05:07:05.052-07:002018-06-05T05:07:05.052-07:00Juvat - thanks I did forget balding. I didn't ...Juvat - thanks I did forget balding. I didn't bring it up because, ya know, humble.<br /><br />(Paul, stop "helping.")<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17220029727365940692018-06-04T20:12:49.225-07:002018-06-04T20:12:49.225-07:00Ah yes, the 'joys' of summer in the school...Ah yes, the 'joys' of summer in the school system... Too much to do, not enough time, money, or people to actually DO all the work, but they blythely expect it all to work perfectly the first day of school, when the administrators show up with their summer tans, and stories of trips and fun things... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18452745034764987162018-06-04T19:55:17.704-07:002018-06-04T19:55:17.704-07:00Hey juvat, you forgot humble; OAFS is also humble....Hey juvat, you forgot humble; OAFS is also humble.<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65961598562928559422018-06-04T18:51:25.946-07:002018-06-04T18:51:25.946-07:00You forgot balding, as in aging, balding downtrodd...You forgot balding, as in aging, balding downtrodden Master Sergeant. <br /><br />But hey boss, love ya dude!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39950664318686431162018-06-04T16:13:29.573-07:002018-06-04T16:13:29.573-07:00And I have earned not to be drinking any drinks wh...And I have earned not to be drinking any drinks when reading here...the easiest way to avoid screen spattering.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77077386096464690062018-06-04T16:10:06.323-07:002018-06-04T16:10:06.323-07:00Captain Steve definitely gets the win award today!...Captain Steve definitely gets the win award today!! Lol.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2384240011408232252018-06-04T15:56:36.072-07:002018-06-04T15:56:36.072-07:00VERY BRILLIANT! :)
That just made my morning!
- ...VERY BRILLIANT! :)<br /><br />That just made my morning!<br /><br />- VictorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37478201979082542972018-06-04T15:40:00.336-07:002018-06-04T15:40:00.336-07:00I will look into that Flugelman.
Pay no attention...I will look into that Flugelman.<br /><br />Pay no attention to the balding chap in the flight suit, he is understandably bitter at not being able to fling modern jets through the vaults of the Heavens anymore and chooses to berate this aging, humble, downtrodden Master Sergeant.<br /><br />It's my burden and I bear it gladly.<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9224422875811342722018-06-04T14:52:39.164-07:002018-06-04T14:52:39.164-07:00The comments, they just keep getting gooder and go...The comments, they just keep getting gooder and gooder.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39427959090099018612018-06-04T13:13:57.981-07:002018-06-04T13:13:57.981-07:00I don't know if it would be a waste, even if I...I don't know if it would be a waste, even if I just learn to do the shuffle and slide in time to the music. That would be a YUGE improvement.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10145422130745719752018-06-04T13:06:27.783-07:002018-06-04T13:06:27.783-07:00Well....Disqus should have a "Sarge Decrees&q...Well....Disqus should have a "Sarge Decrees" system like we have!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39204430984945520682018-06-04T13:02:45.365-07:002018-06-04T13:02:45.365-07:00Sarge, you need a UP/DOWN voting system like Disqu...Sarge, you need a UP/DOWN voting system like Disqus has. Captain Steve deserves some recognition.Flugelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158548139451148587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56597508875435387552018-06-04T12:27:05.055-07:002018-06-04T12:27:05.055-07:00Well, since this is a Family friendly site and bar...Well, since this is a Family friendly site and barring an overruling from the overbearing Management, we'll use this one, Bill.<br /><i>"This is a 20th century phrase, probably of military origin. There's certainly no mention of it in print prior to WWII. It has been suggested that the term derives from the behaviour of aeroplanes' altitude indicators, which turn upside down when faulty and display an inverted 'W' resembling a pair of breasts."</i> <a href="https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/227589/what-is-origin-of-the-phrase-tits-up" rel="nofollow">Source</a>juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56427751900395083462018-06-04T12:22:42.545-07:002018-06-04T12:22:42.545-07:00So it is written....So it shall be!So it is written....So it shall be!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81431445016552592642018-06-04T11:38:17.938-07:002018-06-04T11:38:17.938-07:00Everyone can go home now, Captain Steve wins the I...Everyone can go home now, Captain Steve wins the Internet today, no further contestants need apply.<br /><br />BRILLIANT!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63271414145563826852018-06-04T11:26:33.484-07:002018-06-04T11:26:33.484-07:00Yeah, that's going to be THE song! I think if...Yeah, that's going to be THE song! I think if fits.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55916748743727890832018-06-04T11:23:43.021-07:002018-06-04T11:23:43.021-07:00I'm intimately familiar with both those incide...I'm intimately <a href="http://oldafsarge.blogspot.com/2014/11/situational-awareness.html" rel="nofollow">familiar</a> with both those incidents.<br />Looks like yours and my Air Force Career Ven diagrams have some significant overlap.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42526516348790512122018-06-04T11:20:19.723-07:002018-06-04T11:20:19.723-07:00Well, as my Dad retired from Nellis and became the...Well, as my Dad retired from Nellis and became the Chief Civil Engineer for Summa Corporation (aka Howard Hughes holding company), I've heard officially and unofficially there are many present in Nevada.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50592070455514565222018-06-04T11:13:42.641-07:002018-06-04T11:13:42.641-07:00My Tractor has a front end loader, which I sometim...My Tractor has a front end loader, which I sometimes use for front hoe-ing.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67465249691285629412018-06-04T11:12:48.439-07:002018-06-04T11:12:48.439-07:00Ze Frawnch! Got's to love 'em!Ze Frawnch! Got's to love 'em!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44209860408983330942018-06-04T11:11:58.820-07:002018-06-04T11:11:58.820-07:00Cap'n Steve,
Yes, well.... ;-)Cap'n Steve,<br />Yes, well.... ;-)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77003002420352655992018-06-04T11:09:35.912-07:002018-06-04T11:09:35.912-07:00Unless you were flying a French aircraft of the er...Unless you were flying a French aircraft of the era, in which throttle controls were backwards compared to the rest of the world. Of course...Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55202682300931913862018-06-04T11:07:58.831-07:002018-06-04T11:07:58.831-07:00Yeah, know what you mean. I got there shortly aft...Yeah, know what you mean. I got there shortly after several Americans (3?) were killed near Friendship Gate and maybe Main Gate (one of them was the father of one of the officers in the 1961st Communications Group). Australians with short hair weren't exempt, either. And the night after my farewell party/bar run, 3 servicemen down from Korea for exercises were killed outside hotels and bars literally next door to where we'd been. Not close to Monster Rock at all, but still, when the Base Recall sirens sounded, we knew nothing good was going on. That'd happened only after the big magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 (precursor to Pinatubo blowing its top a few months later?), the just-mentioned assassinations, and Coup Attempt VII against Corazon Aquino in December, 1989. Lord knows we must've been protected...<br />Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.com