A Couple of U-2 Assignment Questions

[Wang Wei]

What is the present state of manning at Beale? Is there a huge need for applicants, or will there be within the next year of so?

What is day to day life in the sq like after your training? When not on TDY, what is the typical week like (ie how much do you fly, what kind of desk jobs do new guys get, etc.)

Thanks

 

[PimpJuice]

Wang,

The U-2 is still a fairly classified program within the Air Force (I know nothing about it). I think you may raise a few eyebrows with your question judging by your profile and your web site which is entirely in Chinese. Why do you want to know these things?

 

[clr4theapch]

Good catch...commy SOB...his IP should be tracked down and the FBI notified....

 

[Wang Wei]

Wang,

The U-2 is still a fairly classified program within the Air Force (I know nothing about it). I think you may raise a few eyebrows with your question judging by your profile and your web site which is entirely in Chinese. Why do you want to know these things?

Because I might consider defecting to the US and apply to fly the U-2... if I was not presently dead.

 

[sandman2122]

Holy s**t - a real communist on flightinfo.com!!! Wasn't it "Wong Way" that collided with one of our P-3's a few years back? I recall he also had a website......he would flash his website on a piece of paper to the American crews hoping they'll email him......What do you fly Wang - I couldn't tell on your website link?

 

[Huggyu2]

http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5077

Beale is always taking applicants, irrespective of the manning numbers (which seldom hit 100%).
For further info, call. The number is on the web link above.

 

[SIG600]

No no no... it was the nimble EP-3 that ran over the lumbering F-8. Get it right.

 

[Wang Wei]

http://www.beale.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5077

Beale is always taking applicants, irrespective of the manning numbers (which seldom hit 100%).
For further info, call. The number is on the web link above.

Thanks - the faq has been updated quite a bit since I last saw it, and answers most of my questions!

 

[Huggyu2]

Wang,
Although the U-2 is doing interservice transfers with other American military units, they have yet to do an exchange/transfer with any Chinese Air Force pilots. If you are going to pursue this, I'd be prepared to defect, should things "go south" with your commander.

 

[bssthound]

Huggy!!
JW just did a low approach over Keesler. It was a 2 ship, hint: 4 available seats, where the heck were you??

 

[U2DRVR]

Huggy!!
JW just did a low approach over Keesler. It was a 2 ship, hint: 4 available seats, where the heck were you??

I'm sure he was at home, flying a 4-ship!

 

[bssthound]

I'm sure he was at home, flying a 4-ship!

Sorry, should've clarified: Two T-38s!!

 

[bssthound]

I'm sure he was at home, flying a 4-ship!

Unable to edit previous post. My dumb a$$ just figured out what you were saying. Please forgive me, I'm usually a little slow on UTA Sunday!! Especially after a really great retirement party for the best First Shirt to set foot on this base.

CRIP and co landed at GPT and made it over here to the festivities. It's been 5 years but he is still a legend here. A lot of folks very, very happy to see him. Everyone is impressed with his plugs; you can't really tell he has them unless you stand up on a stool and look really hard while he's distracted by a shiny object!!:laugh:

 

[Kuma]

Too Funny

That is so funny about the plugs. Were you the one who was getting a haircut with him when the whole thing started? I just about fell off my chair.

Wang-
Huggy is accurate about the Chinese part, but I hope he hasn't forgotten the most famous German U2 pilot of all time...

 

[Huggyu2]

German[/I] U2 pilot of all time...

No, I didn't forget. How amazing we can allow stealth technology into the hands of foreign nationals that the gov't thinks is a US citizen!

Hound,
Would have loved to have been there. At least I got drunk dialed on Thursday night by those knuckleheads!

 

[bssthound]

Hound,
Would have loved to have been there. At least I got drunk dialed on Thursday night by those knuckleheads!

They are laughing over my shoulder as I type this and asking that you leave your phone on 'til Tuesday, when they return!!

 

[JCJ]

Wang,

The U-2 is still a fairly classified program within the Air Force (I know nothing about it). I think you may raise a few eyebrows with your question judging by your profile and your web site which is entirely in Chinese. Why do you want to know these things?

It'll be ok...

 

[Wang Wei]

It'll be ok...

Looks like I've been made. Time for plan "B" - a large cash donation to the Hillary '08 campaign!!!!

 

[bssthound]

Time for plan "B" - a large cash donation to the Hillary '08 campaign!!!!

Should the U-2 thing not work out that oughta guarantee you a seat flyiing a 757 between San Francisco and Washington D.C.!!!!

I'm sure should any mil acft join up they'd give you a wide berth!!

 

[psysicx]

Did the U-2s ever deploy to Japan like the SR-71's? Also when did they leave Mindenhall?