tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5469893869533803151..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: RDF Red FlagOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43082005306738301432015-02-17T06:47:54.538-08:002015-02-17T06:47:54.538-08:00Unscoreable at 12, Lead!Unscoreable at 12, Lead!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24276250590602190802015-02-17T06:44:27.979-08:002015-02-17T06:44:27.979-08:00Thanks, I enjoy yours (both) also.Thanks, I enjoy yours (both) also.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32655373762754972042015-02-17T06:13:15.806-08:002015-02-17T06:13:15.806-08:00OMG, tossing the baggage pod, priceless.OMG, tossing the baggage pod, priceless.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51855759775838065682015-02-17T06:12:28.307-08:002015-02-17T06:12:28.307-08:00He's good, isn't he?He's good, isn't he?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79808581237627412022015-02-16T19:44:16.021-08:002015-02-16T19:44:16.021-08:00Damn. Unca Juvat has the best stories,Damn. Unca Juvat has the best stories,Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76081288699345278102015-02-16T19:33:54.629-08:002015-02-16T19:33:54.629-08:00PS: My guy impressing the girl friend said to his ...PS: My guy impressing the girl friend said to his GIB :How did you like that?" Came the reply: "Oh, I dunno, I was too busy trying to calculate how many miles inland we tossed the baggage pod." LOL!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31311536553251989522015-02-16T19:21:18.050-08:002015-02-16T19:21:18.050-08:00Oh yeah, just remembered we had a guy named "...Oh yeah, just remembered we had a guy named "Willy Rocket" do to the fact he "accidently" (he claimed-"had a mind of its own" lol ) let loose an AIM 9 into Algerian airspace. ("Where it fell we do not know") And I'm not even counting the guy who, trying to impress a girlfriend, hit the beach where she was "sunning herself" at Kings Lynn in the UK at 600 kts, on the deck, pulled up smartly in a 9G chandelle and tossed his baggage pod x number of miles inland. LOL! It's STILL probably in some farmers hedgerow as we never herd a peep of complaint.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60840298993074917312015-02-16T18:28:00.098-08:002015-02-16T18:28:00.098-08:00It certainly didn't take much to screw things ...It certainly didn't take much to screw things up in Double Ugly. I remember a guy in the 80th doing a simulated nuke run on Kooni Rock and selecting the Blue BDU-33 instead of the orange (can't remember to designation) high drag. Just a 33 Lb hunk of cement, but it made a heck of a splash about 50' astern of a tanker. The pilot had rolled the aircraft and seen the blue bomb flying formation with him and pushed away and flew with it to see where it would hit. Said the crewman on the stern of the tanker had eyes so wide, they could be seen from a thousand feet away.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75534028343633623872015-02-16T16:05:28.355-08:002015-02-16T16:05:28.355-08:00@juvat/
Great stuff...brings back memories...fwiw...<br />@juvat/<br /><br />Great stuff...brings back memories...fwiw we had a guy in my squadron whose handle was "bombs ripple" mainly due to a hamfist selection on the wrcs, on the range down in Tripoli, lol.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16516413355100616652015-02-16T14:59:37.698-08:002015-02-16T14:59:37.698-08:00Sound like my usual modus operandi.Sound like my usual modus operandi.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26811912993189718922015-02-16T14:58:48.230-08:002015-02-16T14:58:48.230-08:00Yep, even experienced ones who should know better....Yep, even experienced ones who should know better. And even more who just had the snot scared out of them.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23819492466351321842015-02-16T14:57:44.140-08:002015-02-16T14:57:44.140-08:00Well, Dave, I don't know about your IPs, but I...Well, Dave, I don't know about your IPs, but I remember one of mine saying "Juvat, just remember with enough Bananas, I can teach a Monkey to fly!"juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23569361519175106422015-02-16T13:45:31.508-08:002015-02-16T13:45:31.508-08:00Target fixation has killed a LOT of pilots... Just...Target fixation has killed a LOT of pilots... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28668675113910543182015-02-16T13:24:19.399-08:002015-02-16T13:24:19.399-08:00600 Pages! WOW, how did I ever know ALL of that st...600 Pages! WOW, how did I ever know ALL of that stuff?Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22569518567418920192015-02-16T13:17:21.713-08:002015-02-16T13:17:21.713-08:00I am suffering from a twisting of the tongue and a...I am suffering from a twisting of the tongue and an inability to edit. Back to Pages to ponder and create.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31368205959304906022015-02-16T10:32:15.236-08:002015-02-16T10:32:15.236-08:00Google is your friend, the F-4 Dash 1 and Dash 34 ...Google is your friend, the F-4 Dash 1 and Dash 34 are online, so that helps with a lot of the procedural details. Believe me, if I could've gotten rid of the wing stations, I would've. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35395354072482405492015-02-16T10:25:54.757-08:002015-02-16T10:25:54.757-08:00Good story. You remember a lot more of the detaile...Good story. You remember a lot more of the detailed stuff than I ever even knew. I do know some about hung ordinance. Recovering to Ubon RTAFB one would drop non-dropping 750's, MERs, TERs and all, in Laos. Can I say that? That's why magnetic North is a little different from there on up to Hanoi. I am thankful I never had to land with anything remaining on the wing stations.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29434844026222863392015-02-16T09:28:30.275-08:002015-02-16T09:28:30.275-08:00Now that's funny! Wonder what the NATO code n...Now that's funny! Wonder what the NATO code name would have been?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24151922529969587532015-02-16T08:03:08.449-08:002015-02-16T08:03:08.449-08:00Ah yes, the dreaded AAPH (Anti-Aircraft Pickup Hoo...Ah yes, the dreaded AAPH (Anti-Aircraft Pickup Hood).OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48273209618861560192015-02-16T07:59:47.423-08:002015-02-16T07:59:47.423-08:00Yeah, I've heard some of those stories and see...Yeah, I've heard some of those stories and seen some videos. I think next week, I'll discuss my first experience with an arrested landing and inertia.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2830049841755452342015-02-16T07:58:14.448-08:002015-02-16T07:58:14.448-08:00Course, I'm pretty sure the Aggressor's he...Course, I'm pretty sure the Aggressor's heart rate was pretty high also.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36081518682444806712015-02-16T07:57:42.042-08:002015-02-16T07:57:42.042-08:00Thanks. Landing that one didn't get the heart...Thanks. Landing that one didn't get the heart rate as high as the Ram Pickup did. Inverted, negative G trying to out climb a pickup hood will get your pulse into triple digits with no problem.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52603252312288679322015-02-16T06:53:44.561-08:002015-02-16T06:53:44.561-08:00That was a fun read! I made a couple of Red Flag d...That was a fun read! I made a couple of Red Flag dets bitd. Interesting differences between Air Force and Navy on the flight line.<br /><br />Also remember the dread "hung ordnance on the ball" call and a couple of episodes of Mk-82's (and once a MK-83) skidding down the angle an off into the sea.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14195530151957279192015-02-16T06:48:34.511-08:002015-02-16T06:48:34.511-08:00The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is definitely Mave...The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is definitely Maverick-worthy!<br /><br />Landing with a hanging 2000 pounder, not for the faint of heart.<br /><br />Another great tale Juvat.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com