HuggyU2

How did he get the Cat5 callsign?

Last year, I met a guy that took the early retirement from SWA and came to UAL... at 62 years old. I'm starting to wonder if me doing the reverse of that might be a good idea.

Upthx: what's the story on the Reese AFB coffee mug? Did a relative fly with them back in the day?

Exactly.

In 1996, I was co-chair of the annual POW Reunion at the 560th at Randolph. We got all four of the Pardo's Push guys there for the Friday social. We even got an F-4 on the ramp and had them pose by the tail. It was the first time all four had been together at the same time since the actual Push. Bob Houghton was the only guy we originally couldn't find. Keep in mind this is 1996... a lot harder to find people. Bob got word of the event about 36-48 hours prior to the event. IIRC he was doing missionary work in Africa. He jumped through hoops and made it there. These guys got a hero's welcome. I need to see if I can find some photos.

Your timing with this comment is more prescient than you know.

Touché, Monsieur! On that note, I'll post the patch from my daughter's class at CBM. They had "Blaze Studs" on it originally, but that was rejected by the Vice Commander of Fun for who knows what reason. He's now the CC of Holloman. Sorry, HMN folks

Haha! More of a combination of no artists and a bit of ambivalence. The other one we had was entirely too sexual, even for 1985.

Laughlin, 86-05

The trailer says they "shoot journalists on sight". I guess it can't be that bad.

Oh, you're wrong on this! Someone will be denied the extra seat, and they will file suit for discrimination. "I paid the same price as he did. Why can't I have the seat?" Will there be data and measurements to see who qualifies? "So you're saying I need a seat belt extender... but I'm NOT fat enough for the double seat deal??!" I look forward to the ensuing few months... especially when flights are full for holiday travel. Get the popcorn ready for this shit show!

It's just SWA being envious of UAL, DAL and AA: now, SWA can say they are "an airline with Wide Bodies".

After 20" of that video, I was done. I have no clue what point he was going to make.

Hard to understand how there could be tail issues. Hmmm....

Great... and funny... video. Don't discount his knowledge based on his humor: he's got his facts right. The more I read up on the A-37, the more amazing it is that this tiny killer hasn't gotten more respect in the Vietnam history books. Here's a pic of the only one flying in North America. There may be a 2nd returning to flight status in 2024. It's MIL thrust is the same as a T-38 in MAX.

My name is Huggy, and I support this message.

Nice try, GearHog... but that's the wrong squadron. Do your homework. Details matter.

To find the enemy, you must think like the enemy.

Do you pay for your nomex flightsuit? I don't. And I figure there are some boots that are good.. and free. But buy away, Mr Rich Guy! Your Green Slips will pay for whatever you want.

PIT instructor techniques... At their finest.

Well, that'll just about cover the flybys. Looks like Kwast is doing well. https://spacenews.com/kwast-joins-skycorp/ Me and a bud rolled through Laughlin when he was the OG, to give U-2 recruiting briefings. We stopped by his office to kiss the ring, and he had O-6 rank on... but only Senior Pilot wings. I think he was 6 years below the zone to O-6. Impressive guy.

Equity.

Because my squadron RA pushed back when I asked for a specific boot to be ordered. It wasn't on the Safe To Fly (STF) list. It was never a problem in the past. Now it is. So... I am asking because there are about 20 pairs of boots on the list, and I really don't know the difference in comfort between the ones on the STF list, and the ones I wanted to buy. Instead of dropping $475 for a pair of Dehner boots that a former Thunderbird friend said was what they wore on the team, I figure I'd ask some other professional military pilots what they thought, and if something worked well, I'd try them... for free. Does that answer your question?

The USAF Safe to Fly boot list has a handful of "authorized" boots. For those of y'all who actually wear any of them, which ones do you like? Which ones do you not like?

I'm wondering when Boeing's next delay will be announced. As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it.