HuggyU2

It is DAMN funny!

Let's see... He's the Wing Commander. He runs the base. He can be more restrictive than the AFI. He doesn't want mustaches until the inspection is over. Yep, sounds like he is well within his rights to do this.

For mailing via US Postal Service from the US, how long is it taking to get to Balad? Any different for anything larger than a letter?

The cost of all the worthless deployment gear that I get issued,... plus the fact that our contract "supply" store, IBExpress, is charging a ripoff amount on said gear,... is certainly more significant than these military bands. Get rid of the Marine Corps' President's Own, and the White House will hire someone else. No cost savings.

I understand the Eagle Card is in use at Balad, Kandahar, and Bagram. That said, can you still use cash (US dollars) everywhere on these bases? Pros/cons for card vs cash?

Good,... except the 4-ship at the end was entirely too fast,... well over 350 KIAS. They should be hunted down and strung up. Maybe we can get Whitney out of rehab long enough to do the 2012 Super Bowl. Whoever chose Aguilera needs to go to a new career... may I suggest 1-800-TRUCKMASTERS. BTW, Christina,... maybe you should spend more time practicing the lyrics, and less time snacking on jelly donuts. You've changed a bit, girlfriend.

Murph, I didn't know you were flying the Yak. Very nice! I don't know my Yak's too well. I'd guess it's a -9, but the canopy doesn't look right... too big.

I doubt it... https://books.google.com/books?id=vPpuJ8mAXGgC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=drew+carey+tailhook&source=bl&ots=J3V9koOyDc&sig=4fTiTEpdz-dPYpraJVZCBRE0Wx8&hl=en&ei=X5tFTYD-GoH68AbJif20AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false ... but who knows. Maybe he just likes to plagerize.

Flyinrock: thanks for the update. Probably can't make it, but tell YoYo Huggy says hi and congrats. Jughead: 2xT-38's arrive Wednesday around 1400, callsign Roper 41. If there is a place where anyone interested in applying can come out to discuss, would you set it up? Club, on base pub, OG briefing room/theatre, etc... I have a laptop with powerpoint and some good videos with sound, so that would enhance things if there is A/V. Bonus if we can order food & drink too. Your drinks are on me. Let's shoot for Wed evening around 1700. I'll pm you my cell phone number. I'll delete some stuff since my mailbox is full. If you cannot coord it, don't sweat it... I'll figure something out.

Almost never. Usually ever 2-4 years for the Offutt Airshow.

We will have a U-2 at Offutt on Thursday & Friday. If anyone is considering applying to the U-2, there will probably be a Q&A session on Wednesday late afternoon,... maybe at the club. I'm assuming the club is open on Wednesdays? I'll post more here tomorrow, depending how things shake out.

Yes. Supposedly, there was concern that if a warbird flown by a pilot that was "old" were to run into an F-22, or cause some sort of incident, they couldn't answer the mail. All hearsay, but I believe it. Anyways, a few great pilots (like Chuck Hall) were not invited back.

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Turn off the water to your washing machine. Reduce water heater temp.

Of course we are... they are an emerging muslim nation. Duh! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_France

Civilian fields is what I'm looking for. North Island only has 1 start cart, despite what IFR supp says.

You must not be from The Holy Land (aka The Great State of Texas), son: anyone that finds it odd to be wearing cowboy hats should move back north. Gig 'em,... whatever that means.

When I was at UT, we beat the fish drill team. But, yes, they generally do pretty well. We would not have beat the team shown on your link, though. Back then, North Georgia College was impressive.

Do any of you T-38 pilots have any recent experience landing at civilian fields in SoCal, as far as getting an airstart? How about Palm Springs? I know SBD, Chino, Van Nuys, and Long Beach are good to go.

I considered a pre-emptive strike in my post to mitigate a post like this. Little did I figure it would be that quick. Nicely done. For those of you in the UK, get up to Edinburgh in Sept for the Edinburgh Tattoo: https://www.edintattoo.co.uk/ You should not miss this. My wife even loved it.

https://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Enjoy. The suicide toss at 2:45 is great. If I did the translation right, these are Norwegians.

Possibly. Or maybe using your aircraft to push a flamed-out aircraft into friendlier territory, knowing that it will mean you will have to eject too due to fuel starvation.

Being an airport bum, I stopped at Torrence-Zamperini Airport back in 2002 while driving thru LA. I'd never heard of Mr Zamperini before. They have a good museum/display dedicated to him. An amazing individual, who has qualities that we should all have. Great airport, too. Spent about 10 hours there... and ended up flying in a 1920-ish TravelAir for about an hour.

Doesn't March ARB have an "official" Demo Team? As I understand it, they are the ones that developed the routine.

I remember just a few months ago when a bunch of Base Op'ers were duped into pm'ing a bunch of confidential info to someone that should not have been getting it. I'm sure there are plenty of suckers out there that will bite on this. When you do, tell the "congressman" hello for me.