tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2117700303980357928..comments2024-03-28T02:27:45.688-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Fast, Faster, FastestOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89229262564845707472014-10-14T16:06:00.114-07:002014-10-14T16:06:00.114-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24175670036058964982014-10-14T11:25:10.699-07:002014-10-14T11:25:10.699-07:00Of course.Of course.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11404229895720071692014-10-14T09:59:47.880-07:002014-10-14T09:59:47.880-07:00Young guys have it on the top of their head. Old g...<i>Young guys have it on the top of their head. Old guys like you and I have it in our ears.</i><br /><br />Eatcher hearts out. THIS old guy still has a pretty full head o' hair, which comes from clean living, of course.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59401316780337199582014-10-14T09:56:34.857-07:002014-10-14T09:56:34.857-07:00Buck???
Heh. Yeahrightsure.<i>Buck???</i><br /><br />Heh. Yeahrightsure.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31699068570599295322014-10-14T07:11:27.759-07:002014-10-14T07:11:27.759-07:00When my Dad was stationed at Webb, there was a det...When my Dad was stationed at Webb, there was a detachment of ADC F-104s there. The traffic pattern for the inside runway pitched the jets out directly over our house. With the distinctive sounds of the J-79 in the 104, I would run outside to watch them. There was a big hill up to the housing area from our house and the Wing King's house was at the top. I would take my dad's binoculars and go up there and watch all the aerial activity. (probably be arrested for terrorism doing that now). Pretty sure the 104 was one of the main reason's I joined.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9955600286688942622014-10-14T06:51:30.091-07:002014-10-14T06:51:30.091-07:00Great story juvat. One of my flt commanders @DaNan...Great story juvat. One of my flt commanders @DaNang was a senior Maj from Paint Lick, Ky who was an old F-104 driver--out of Tyndall, iirc--had some interesting storiesvirgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91726683985891034092014-10-14T05:12:05.842-07:002014-10-14T05:12:05.842-07:00Don't blame WordPress Bill, we're powered ...Don't blame WordPress Bill, we're powered by Blogger.<br /><br />Blame "The Google."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21297218706268086832014-10-13T19:43:54.198-07:002014-10-13T19:43:54.198-07:00Just sayin'Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53744411130837216502014-10-13T17:48:51.496-07:002014-10-13T17:48:51.496-07:00Oh! That's what that is!Oh! That's what that is!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32373573084908744832014-10-13T17:03:56.223-07:002014-10-13T17:03:56.223-07:00You've definitely got it right about height ab...You've definitely got it right about height above ground/water. It felt waaay faster at 800 at 500' and 700 at 300' than 1600 at 50k. Much more focusing.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41843125559057194112014-10-13T16:56:49.909-07:002014-10-13T16:56:49.909-07:00No chance of being alone in the Hoover with a bag ...No chance of being alone in the Hoover with a bag of gas, more like 4 friends and more gas than we could burn. Can't say the Viking was fleet afoot either, but when you're down on the deck where a patrol aircraft operates, the sense of speed is probably a bit more apparent than up at FL500. When asked how fast it flies, I sometimes like to say we're not fast, but at least we're ugly.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48059294436355093832014-10-13T16:41:23.310-07:002014-10-13T16:41:23.310-07:00Young guys have it on the top of their head. Old ...Young guys have it on the top of their head. Old guys like you and I have it in our ears.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84689934872112643112014-10-13T16:40:33.713-07:002014-10-13T16:40:33.713-07:00Great story! Brian Schul was also in my squadron ...Great story! Brian Schul was also in my squadron at Holloman. Very interesting guy and another one I learned a lot about flying from....while imbibing adult beverages.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54225517393236857292014-10-13T16:32:50.451-07:002014-10-13T16:32:50.451-07:00I always wondered why my bombs were short. Dang M...I always wondered why my bombs were short. Dang Maps! Couldn't a been dive angle, airspeed, altitude, wind offset or anything like that! It was the maps! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68294315404218772472014-10-13T16:31:00.868-07:002014-10-13T16:31:00.868-07:00Juvat - this !#$%^ Wordpress won't let me have...Juvat - this !#$%^ Wordpress won't let me have more than 4,096 characters and spaces - but this is a classic tale - told here<br /><br />http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/favorite-sr-71-story-1079127041<br /><br />There's speed, and then there's SPEED :-) Bill Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296770640153629109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12646226753084707922014-10-13T16:11:17.140-07:002014-10-13T16:11:17.140-07:00What's...
...hair?What's...<br /><br />...hair?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72203775625565646332014-10-13T16:10:04.029-07:002014-10-13T16:10:04.029-07:00We're all about education here.
Besides which...We're all about education here.<br /><br />Besides which, your two cents are always welcome.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36900789611322312082014-10-13T15:53:26.197-07:002014-10-13T15:53:26.197-07:00Ogden, UT to Ely, NV in a C-150 circa 1970, had tw...Ogden, UT to Ely, NV in a C-150 circa 1970, had two Navy jets slowly circling us. Think they were A-4s as they were fairly small. Never found out what they wanted but my chart didn't show me in restricted airspace, and who could keep up with all the NOTAMs? They were gear up, but seemed to have flaps extended. No calls on 121.5. Not much to do but give them a Hawaiian love salute. No one came looking for us at Ely.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42533327936943494082014-10-13T15:11:20.001-07:002014-10-13T15:11:20.001-07:00Is maintaining level flight a requirement? If so ...Is maintaining level flight a requirement? If so ~100, but your Piper would be all over me in that fight! Out turn and out climb for sure. And as I recall, since the engines were producing most of the lift, it was difficult to get out of the square corner, I think you had to induce yaw to get the nose pointed down. There wasn't enough wind over the slab to use it to force the nose down. Never got into that situation myself, but it was in the book, so we discussed it in RTU. Wasn't good for much tactically, more of an aerodynamic "gee whiz".juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84792310614986096062014-10-13T15:08:28.046-07:002014-10-13T15:08:28.046-07:00Just to pick a nit, a nautical mile is exactly 18...Just to pick a nit, a nautical mile is exactly 1852 meters, or to the nearest foot, 6076. As a shorthand, yes, 6000' or 2000 yards are understood as nautical miles for most tracking purposes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35593814230186146992014-10-13T15:04:01.237-07:002014-10-13T15:04:01.237-07:00And, at the time, I even had Hair!!!And, at the time, I even had Hair!!!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56524156131143831912014-10-13T15:01:06.132-07:002014-10-13T15:01:06.132-07:00But how slow have you gone? Our 1939 Piper J-4 Vne...But how slow have you gone? Our 1939 Piper J-4 Vne was 88 knots.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54894852894807850912014-10-13T13:39:27.246-07:002014-10-13T13:39:27.246-07:00Great stuff!
It WAS glorious, wasn't it? What...Great stuff!<br /><br />It WAS glorious, wasn't it? What a time to be young and immortal. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69087321116052984072014-10-13T13:10:38.506-07:002014-10-13T13:10:38.506-07:00A little bit of history here, the other guy usuall...A little bit of history here, the other guy usually finishes listening with, "You gotta be sh-----g me!". Having heard this so much as an ending to most stories, it saved a lot of time to start the tale as depicted above.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56519070743617987332014-10-13T12:24:10.971-07:002014-10-13T12:24:10.971-07:00Thank you, Sir!Thank you, Sir!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com