HuggyU2

No offense taken! I am 61. There are currently 2 guys flying that are 64: One sits next to me and has about 3,500 hours and 1,000 - 1,100 sorties in The Deuce. The other flies the ER-2 for NASA out of Edwards, is a TPS grad and has a boatload of hours too. I believe that many moons ago, NASA allowed pilots older than 65 to fly and a few did. As an AF civilian pilot, I don't do anything "operational". But if you want to learn how to land her, do EP patterns, or fly in a spacesuit, then I'm your Huckleberry.

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Back when the "no colored t-shirts" rule was first initiated (was that 2023?), some of the senior U-2 pilots broke out their old scarves. It caught on for about a year and both squadrons ordered a bunch for everyone. People still wear the scarves somewhat, though not like it was at the peak.

I think that's my third post recently where my sarcasm didn't come though.

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I enjoyed my 30 months in the 737. I'm the rare person that likes it better than the 757.

It takes that sort of attention to detail to ensure Boeing's commercial sales are humming right along. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-rhatigan-1814b622

I was at an event recently with Canadian military personnel, and they appeared to have eliminated "traditional grooming standards". I asked a Canadian I was with and he said they had pretty much done away with traditional grooming standards in an effort to get more recruits. Don't know if he was 100% accurate, but the face piercings, partially shaven heads, and colored hair seemed to indicate he was. Don't get me wrong: everyone I saw looked well put together... it's just a departure from what most of us have seen. Much like beards in the AF: the vast majority I've seen are very well kept. I mean, spectacularly GQ-nice. So how does DoD go forward? Do we adapt a standard that is more in line with perceived societal grooming norms, and is more "big picture", and less about gig lines?

Not to worry... I'm sure that the usual YouTube channels are in high-gear solving the mystery before the NTSB. Make sure you subscribe.

It never fails... a guy in the squadron knows the players involved in the flyover. More to the story as always. A quote from a great U-2 pilot, who is a master story teller: "Aviation is difficult, but we do it well...and when we do it well, it looks easy...and when it looks easy, it looks unimportant."

Good find. I had never seen the full video, only the one that showed the last bit. That wingman sucked. He's probably the OG/CC now.

Haha, good memory!! When was that? 10 years ago? And weren't those F-15C's? As for the video above... they had an Eagle as primary, but decided to put in Fighting Falcons as secondary???

It would be hard for me to imagine AF leadership putting new programs into place... making drastic cuts based on what they perceive is being changed... and getting something wrong in the process. They don't make mistakes. That's why they are Generals.

What was the gist of the videos?

Indeed. It doesn't even have an internal ladder. And isn't stressed to be able to hang a ladder on the side, a la T-38. Nice job, Boeing. The T-50 was the obvious choice. But no... couldn't award another contract to Lockheed.

Frank Kendall III... AMF.

Then you never met Gen Kevin Chilton. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_P._Chilton

Ironic that you used the term "herbivore". When McPeak was CINC PACAF, he was notorious for ordering bean salads for the entire staff when they were doing "working lunches". Hard to believe he is 89. I guess the diet worked ok for him. 🤷‍♂️

Who is the 2nd person you're thinking of? Tony McPeak and "Skelator" are the same person.

Boomer, it appears they fixed their mistake fairly quickly. Overall, it's a positive news piece.

He's Blitz now. But it wasn't him.

Four nights ago, Beale did the Monday Night Football flyover at Levi Stadium. Challenging airspace, to say the least, and led by a young ex T-6 FAIP who is a brand new flight lead. This is how it is done. Perfection IMG_1720.mov Edit: forgot to mention... 58 and 60 year old A-models, with an iPad and a stopwatch

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