No speed restriction below 10000

[Scrapdog]

A slick jet without pods and externals...No problem.

LOL - like the drumstick would ever go into combat with that type of config...that must be your "demo" drumstick config!

 

[Rik717pilot]

Uppercrust,

You're not even worth the electronic ink.

 

[ExAF]

No Such Animal

A slick jet without pods and externals...No problem.

I've never even seen a drumstick without pods and externals. I thought they were welded on. Will the gear retract without externals on?

 

[Occam's Razor]

A Vista Cruiser without pods?

A waste of deck space.

The only reason the DoD bought the A-10 is so the A-6 and S-3 bubbas would have something slower to mock.

(Lemme see...who else can I tweak?)

Oh yeah!

"I still miss my Tomcat"

Ha! I never missed a Tomcat! Watch his wings spread, put the pipper on, and hold it until you're out of tape. Great fun. [Disclaimer: The "D" was another matter]

Oh yeah: USAF guys are bed-wetters; Jet Blue pilots are mouth-breathers; NWA guys are dumpster-divers (hey wait!...that's me!); and SWA's new advertising slogan is "Break Through With Southwest!"

(Did I leave anybody out?)

 

[USMCFDX]

(Did I leave anybody out?)

You forgot Air Force guys squat to pee and flare to land.

Anixously awaiting the Marine comments to follow.

(Talk about thread drift)

 

[stonewall]

You forgot Air Force guys squat to pee and flare to land.

Anixously awaiting the Marine comments to follow.

(Talk about thread drift)

Comments would be a waste of time...everyone knows Marines can't read.

 

[Scrapdog]

Comments would be a waste of time...everyone knows Marines can't read.

Hey, but at least they get some sweet haircuts.

 

[G4G5]

Just so i have this straight:

If I am an ALPA pilot it's unsafe to fly 250 below 10K but if I am that same ALPA pilot and am flying for the same airline in Europe, it's OK to go faster then 250 below 10k?

 

[big_al]

Just so i have this straight:

If I am an ALPA pilot it's unsafe to fly 250 below 10K but if I am that same ALPA pilot and am flying for the same airline in Europe, it's OK to go faster then 250 below 10k?[/quote

i think the typical blame alpa nonsense was thrown out with the spacing issues comment which makes a lot more sense

 

[Occam's Razor]

You forgot Air Force guys squat to pee and flare to land.

Anixously awaiting the Marine comments to follow.

(Talk about thread drift)

1. Mocking the USAF is akin to shooting fish on a wire...er...birds on a barrel...no, wait...a bird in a bush. (That sound right?)
2. The USAF was created by the National Security Act of 1947. We haven't won a war since! (1 draw, 1 withdrawl, 1 failure to finish, and 1 "Mission Accomplished"...war continuing)
3. Their coolest are of responsibility (Stragetic Command) is now run by a MARINE! Ha! (It gets better...I stole his car twice in Yuma!)
4. A chick flies in the Thunderbirds.
5. It doesn't matter if you shoot down every MiG in the sky if, when you land, there's a ChiCom tank commander sipping a beer in your O-Club.
6. The coolest Marine in the movies was played by Jack Nickolson ("A Few Good Men"). The coolest Air Force pilot in the movies was played by Rock Hudson! ("A Gathering Of Eagles")

 

[Occam's Razor]

Comments would be a waste of time...everyone knows Marines can't read.

Don't hafta. That's why they make you use an avatar!

 

[Bavarian Chef]

A Vista Cruiser without pods?

A waste of deck space.

The only reason the DoD bought the A-10 is so the A-6 and S-3 bubbas would have something slower to mock.

(Lemme see...who else can I tweak?)

Oh yeah!

"I still miss my Tomcat"

Ha! I never missed a Tomcat! Watch his wings spread, put the pipper on, and hold it until you're out of tape. Great fun. [Disclaimer: The "D" was another matter]

Oh yeah: USAF guys are bed-wetters; Jet Blue pilots are mouth-breathers; NWA guys are dumpster-divers (hey wait!...that's me!); and SWA's new advertising slogan is "Break Through With Southwest!"

(Did I leave anybody out?)

I only flew the "D".

Did I mention a chic flies in the Thunderbirds?

 

[PapaGiorgio]

It was great being able to spool the DC9 up to 320 knots at 3,00o' and blast out of Texas... any excuse to get the f*** out of Texas is good!

And go where, Detriot?

 

[Occam's Razor]

I only flew the "D".

The "D" model was the way the dang thing shoulda come out of the factory from Day 1!

It was a handful to fight, especially if it was light...and was impossible to catch when it bugged.

But it was impossible to lose sight of, had those dandy "energy indicators", and took up too much deck space. I never waved it at the ship, but I heard it performed better than that "A" on the ball.

O.R.

(friend of Bug Roach)

 

[C-150ETOPS]

AA took a flock, herd or school of birds into a 767-300 a couple years back out of CDG. I think it was around 12K at 350KTS.

The nose section looked like a FW-190 made a head on gun pass. One bird (red mushy feathers) made it into the cockpit near the Captains kitbag.
Not sure if anyone had hot sauce for the two wings.

 

[Usual Suspect]

6. The coolest Marine in the movies was played by Jack Nickolson ("A Few Good Men"). The coolest Air Force pilot in the movies was played by Rock Hudson! ("A Gathering Of Eagles")

Actually, the coolest Air Force pilot was Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove.

 

[lowtimedriver]

I only flew the "D".

Did I mention a chic flies in the Thunderbirds?

What about that Duke Cunningham thing? Hero pilot to goat. Must have been out to sea too long, or possibly had cumulative brain damage from too many no flare landings.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

What about that Duke Cunningham thing? Hero pilot to goat. Must have been out to sea too long, or possibly had cumulative brain damage from too many no flare landings.

The Duke Cunningham thing is such a shame. He got what he deserved for being crooked. The jury has always been out on him anyway. You cannot knock his 5 kills nor his contribution to NFWS, which in turn increased the kill ratio in Vietnam. But I have heard many who say he was an a$$hole and self-serving. Ha, guess there's your answer right there.