tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4792281170816117908..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Air SpareOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75623593265218505132018-07-31T20:59:34.663-07:002018-07-31T20:59:34.663-07:00Good post, and yeah, they're having 'fun&#...Good post, and yeah, they're having 'fun' and calling it training...LOLOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84057411586438871682018-07-31T14:57:50.775-07:002018-07-31T14:57:50.775-07:00Yeah, flying straight and level while SA-2's a...Yeah, flying straight and level while SA-2's are coming up at you? Gonna require some cojones there!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33255580111375802582018-07-31T14:56:45.195-07:002018-07-31T14:56:45.195-07:00Never liked them in the F-4. Being able to point ...Never liked them in the F-4. Being able to point the nose in the Eagle whilst doing that was kinda cool though.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44119027425189195142018-07-31T14:55:30.796-07:002018-07-31T14:55:30.796-07:00Yeah, I know, I meant to add that into the blurb a...Yeah, I know, I meant to add that into the blurb and forgot.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38019704339670348592018-07-31T14:28:32.213-07:002018-07-31T14:28:32.213-07:00Not meaning to demean those who stayed in the buff...Not meaning to demean those who stayed in the buff and did really brave stuff. Lost some friends, there.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79519325712210479442018-07-31T14:26:37.252-07:002018-07-31T14:26:37.252-07:00I can remember "tail slides" whilst we t...I can remember "tail slides" whilst we taught about the AOA (new, to USAF guys, well, at least me). It was one of the harder things to live through with the B-52 folks upgrading so they'd have a "war zone" on their DD 214. The other - ? Laying down napalm and strafing. Talk about extremes in the altitude of things to learn.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71255997486440075942018-07-31T14:03:35.555-07:002018-07-31T14:03:35.555-07:00The 'Mach' in 'Mach Loop' isn'...The 'Mach' in 'Mach Loop' isn't for the speed of sound; it's for Machynlleth Loop - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_LoopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65004700787717863332018-07-31T05:40:36.809-07:002018-07-31T05:40:36.809-07:00I hear ya, brother!I hear ya, brother!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86527447887706355352018-07-31T05:39:50.757-07:002018-07-31T05:39:50.757-07:00Paul,
Yes you did.Paul,<br />Yes you did.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58999286303069456722018-07-31T05:39:29.069-07:002018-07-31T05:39:29.069-07:00That F-4 was probably Batman's (LTG, then LTCo...That F-4 was probably Batman's (LTG, then LTCol Swope's callsign). <br /><br />Not to cast aspersions on the dead. If the F-16 hit 40-50' from the top, and he was the only one lost, he was out of formation. 2 & 3 should have been about 5' lower than lead and 4 about 5' lower than 3. That having been said, ATC should have had them no lower than 1000' above the highest terrain in the area. Which would even though out of formation given him at least 900' of clearance. Yep that was a real tragedy.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15053463152616731432018-07-30T22:20:27.929-07:002018-07-30T22:20:27.929-07:00Sigh. I find myself in the same boat from advanci...Sigh. I find myself in the same boat from advancing age, diabetes, and an anti-depressant. Better an exciting memory (make it two!) than ... what it is now.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11074785948056001342018-07-30T22:15:11.475-07:002018-07-30T22:15:11.475-07:00Somewhere I've got a snapshot of an F-4E that ...Somewhere I've got a snapshot of an F-4E that came off the Crow Valley range low enough to hit a phone or power line and smash the radome and radar, wires flapping in the breeze. My roommate (ATC) was working in the tower that day and took the pic.<br /><br />Of course, there was the F-16 down from Korea or Japan that (I think) radar ATC had given bad info, and as the formation turned to enter the pattern, the lowest man smacked into the top of Mt. Pinatubo in the clouds about 40-50' from the top, IIRC. Most of the tiny bits of wreckage were recovered on the far side of the mountain, and as it was told to me, no one in the formation realized anything had happened right off the bat (he being below and behind the rest, at least as it was told to me). That was a real tragedy.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54550703687775028582018-07-30T18:45:38.260-07:002018-07-30T18:45:38.260-07:00I did write " usually ".
PaulI did write " usually ".<br /><br />PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87396215306497502992018-07-30T18:18:51.100-07:002018-07-30T18:18:51.100-07:00Yep, we deployed to Kwan-ju AB for that exercise. ...Yep, we deployed to Kwan-ju AB for that exercise. I’d been there for about a month or so. Some good flying. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76199806236499889982018-07-30T18:08:28.234-07:002018-07-30T18:08:28.234-07:00LTG Richard Swope and his WSO while exiting the ta...LTG Richard Swope and his WSO while exiting the target area at Cope Thunder in the PI impacted a hill at exactly the perfect angle ripping everything off the bottom of their jet pylons, tanks, belly skin, everything. Fortunately, they were pointed at Clark and had, for some reason, lost a considerable amount of speed. Gear came down, but not the flaps. Hook down, approach end engagement. Speed of snot to shut down in about a minute and a half. Two luckiest men alive.. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50860085920834659322018-07-30T14:59:19.307-07:002018-07-30T14:59:19.307-07:00Always remember, you can only tie the low altitude...Always remember, you can only tie the low altitude flight record. And that, usually, only once.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50767540828592552212018-07-30T14:52:20.081-07:002018-07-30T14:52:20.081-07:00We may have been in country at about the same time...We may have been in country at about the same time. I was there for part of Team Spirit in '87. I was in the CalARNG at the time and went over as part of the FA liaison attached to a mech infantry battalion. Had a great time.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15052966160074649802018-07-30T14:36:49.071-07:002018-07-30T14:36:49.071-07:00Communist China.
You ask good questions, Beans,...Communist China. <br /><br />You ask good questions, Beans, be very careful.<br /><br />I certainly hope so vis a vis the F-35A.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39100453620142879032018-07-30T13:32:15.554-07:002018-07-30T13:32:15.554-07:00Taiwan-China or Communist China? Taiwan would be ...Taiwan-China or Communist China? Taiwan would be better served by the Lawn Dart and Eagle rather than the Rhino or Bug.<br /><br />As to Communist China, after the way the Clintons got caught repeatedly selling secrets to them, without being prosecuted, I am sure they already have the plans and the plans for the tooling to make the planes. And I am sure the Lightbringer was no slacker at espionage, either. How exactly do you come out of an 8 year presidency significantly richer than when you go in? Maybe a little richer, but significantly richer? <br /><br />As to the Eagle, you are very fortunate to have flow one of America's best. And after seeing what the F-22 and the F-35 can do in the air, wow, crazy maneuverability out the wazoo. It actually looks like for all the trash-talk we got what we paid for in the F-35A (now, about that Navy program thingy? Haven't heard a lot of good about the C and B models, yet.)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2251121605555662842018-07-30T12:46:29.250-07:002018-07-30T12:46:29.250-07:00That's some dedication, right there, Graham! S...That's some dedication, right there, Graham! Some Dedication!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73586052211074431982018-07-30T11:56:26.122-07:002018-07-30T11:56:26.122-07:00Since I'm old and don't need them any more...Since I'm old and don't need them any more, I'd happily give up my gonads to be able to take that MIG flight!Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213832288872091311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7123479764973827292018-07-30T11:17:03.400-07:002018-07-30T11:17:03.400-07:00Ah Beans! You have no idea how much fun it was to ...Ah Beans! You have no idea how much fun it was to fly. <br /><br />Interesting point you made about potential purchasers. It would be kinda pointless to offer them to China, wouldn't it?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10843606949094482122018-07-30T11:14:54.364-07:002018-07-30T11:14:54.364-07:00Unfortunately, it's very true. Many of our &q...Unfortunately, it's very true. Many of our "Teachers" walk in to the classroom and turn on the projector and a movie. That suffices as their lesson for the day. Netflix is our biggest consumer of bandwidth....every stinkin' day. So when a bulb goes out or something's screwed up with the sound, it's (to quote our fearless leader) a fire truckin' emergency! <br /><br />Well, to them anyways. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29701270128400266172018-07-30T09:32:40.912-07:002018-07-30T09:32:40.912-07:00Pretty planes, pretty pretty planes. The F-15 jus...Pretty planes, pretty pretty planes. The F-15 just looks like it should be in the air doing all sorts of aerobatics. Must be a fun plane to fly.<br /><br />I also came across the F-15X and previewed it yesterday in the comments section of the post about the crew chiefs. Interesting concept, especially about extending the airtime of the airframe.<br /><br />Too bad the Navy has no ability to do this with any of their current airframes. There is a need for long range/long endurance missile/bomb trucks, and as vunderbar as the F/A-18 family is, they ain't long range/long endurance without being followed by a fuel truck. <br /><br />I wonder what's broke in Naval Aviation procurement that seems to be alive in Air Force procurement? Unless the F-15X was driven by oversees procurement, because that's the only big difference between the two systems. AF planes have many much more potential purchasers, while Navy planes have basically the US and France (not including sales of the F-35B)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43955245511686037812018-07-30T08:58:16.149-07:002018-07-30T08:58:16.149-07:00“I generally stop listening after the third word.....“I generally stop listening after the third word...”<br />Nice!(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com