tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2712628565617325332..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: SpookyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64878508840812978572015-01-23T19:34:01.335-08:002015-01-23T19:34:01.335-08:00That must have been pretty slick. Me, jealous? Of ...That must have been pretty slick. Me, jealous? Of course I am!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10931253393274500402015-01-23T07:43:00.052-08:002015-01-23T07:43:00.052-08:00Only got to see one, a while back, as a reservist,...Only got to see one, a while back, as a reservist, we got to train, and provide fire protection at staging training bases, went to Camp McCoy, Wisc. They have/had a firing range. Got to see A-10s, C130s from Michigan, 15's and 16's. That was an interesting deployment. Jim b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06586320752813748542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60597866065997531922015-01-21T14:41:57.920-08:002015-01-21T14:41:57.920-08:00:-):-)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75705641312639753142015-01-21T13:29:08.547-08:002015-01-21T13:29:08.547-08:00very coolvery coolHMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88224578888678708492015-01-21T12:11:21.096-08:002015-01-21T12:11:21.096-08:00Shaun, you should definitely tell Pappy's stor...Shaun, you should definitely tell Pappy's story!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2949385859137948252015-01-21T12:10:15.368-08:002015-01-21T12:10:15.368-08:00Bill Ames showed us some footage of Spectre workin...Bill Ames showed us some footage of Spectre working over the Ho Chi Minh trail just before Christmas of 1975.<br /><br />Scary! So yeah, concur with your last.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47395616582544710592015-01-21T11:23:11.695-08:002015-01-21T11:23:11.695-08:00Here's the guy who could have done the convers...Here's the guy who could have done the conversion. A highly qualified navy comedian, too. What a story! I should blog about him...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_GunnPrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48955198048723817592015-01-21T11:05:06.437-08:002015-01-21T11:05:06.437-08:00Never got to see an AC-130 except at airshows but ...Never got to see an AC-130 except at airshows but I used to have some great pics of an AC-119 laying down the law in the hills north of Phu Cat. Definitely would NOT want to be on the receiving end of that!!!rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8012136217727781922015-01-21T10:50:46.868-08:002015-01-21T10:50:46.868-08:00True that!True that!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62432349312661197772015-01-21T10:47:50.098-08:002015-01-21T10:47:50.098-08:00I'm pretty sure the term "adverse yaw&quo...I'm pretty sure the term "adverse yaw" would come into play. Hopefully, Murph has practiced spin recovery.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25381088708194953332015-01-21T10:45:22.492-08:002015-01-21T10:45:22.492-08:00In that case, I'll buy you two beers!
(Could ...In that case, I'll buy you two beers!<br /><br />(Could a 105 be mounted in a Cessna 172? Well, and have the bird still be flyable!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15385455510328351592015-01-21T09:48:10.788-08:002015-01-21T09:48:10.788-08:00I need one of those...only Cessna 172-sized. And Y...I need one of those...only Cessna 172-sized. And You've got an incentive ride waiting next time you're down here with some free time and decent weather.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48595012406319936372015-01-21T09:46:51.720-08:002015-01-21T09:46:51.720-08:00Sometimes the stripes help you blend into the back...Sometimes the stripes help you blend into the background clutter too!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89428527549325217022015-01-21T09:40:10.313-08:002015-01-21T09:40:10.313-08:00Disappearing is easier when you wear stripes, Sarg...Disappearing is easier when you wear stripes, Sarge ... I became an expert at it. Not for long stretches, but frequently. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32059990134536626492015-01-21T08:21:29.542-08:002015-01-21T08:21:29.542-08:00Juvat, all enlisted folk are comedians by nature.
...Juvat, all enlisted folk are comedians by nature.<br /><br />It ain't easy wearing stripes...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15669380944403354032015-01-21T08:20:43.013-08:002015-01-21T08:20:43.013-08:00Shaun - Hhmm, finding a general might be tough, fi...Shaun - Hhmm, finding a general might be tough, finding an admiral is do-able. The camera and flight suit are easy. (I have connections.)<br /><br />Following Juvat's instructions? Now that will be tough.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86709639839651297272015-01-21T07:35:38.059-08:002015-01-21T07:35:38.059-08:00Oh, NOW that's funny! Maybe you should take u...Oh, NOW that's funny! Maybe you should take up comedy as a side profession!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52317055446468815802015-01-21T07:05:35.663-08:002015-01-21T07:05:35.663-08:00Wow, great vid, Sarge! No cheesy pop muzak, either...Wow, great vid, Sarge! No cheesy pop muzak, either. Just T-56's and the ka-boom-ka-ching. What have I been waiting for?<br /><br />That Bofors 40 now. Like the Ma Deuce, unchanged since its introduction. That one may have been in service when those kids granddads were slingin' metal over Laos and Cambodia.<br /><br />On the incentive ride, find a general, a camera and a flight suit and follow Juvat's instructions...PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62920497393111164612015-01-21T06:28:53.156-08:002015-01-21T06:28:53.156-08:00If you can hear it over the 130's engines, the...If you can hear it over the 130's engines, then yes, it's loud.<br /><br />(I think everyone on the planet has had an incentive ride. Except me.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-1304735213875487662015-01-21T06:00:20.448-08:002015-01-21T06:00:20.448-08:00My wife got an incentive ride in one when she was ...My wife got an incentive ride in one when she was an Airman in the Wisconsin Guard. Says the 105 is loud!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com