Highest Pilot On Baseops

[Bergman]

Originally posted by angry tanker:

485 in the kc-135, couldn't get the pressurization to hold any hirer.

What model tanker? Just curious if it was an R-model with the better pressurization system.

[Guest angry tanker]

R model

[Guest kottlows]

Sunrise from FL430; and not by much but you COULD see the curvature of the earth.

-WARHAWK-

[Rocker]

Originally posted by SUMA:

Rocker- Is that Pinacle Mt. in Arkansas?

Yep. Been there? Great little short hike, especially if you go up the backside (STS).

[Guest 3holer]

I accidentally kissed the top side of FL500 going through TPS in a Light Grey Eagle... also flew the U-2, but can't talk about that one. As for the lowest... I've touched 30' AGL at 540 KIAS (just shy of .95M) in a T-38 in the Edwards tower fly-by line.

[Guest SUMA]

Rocker-

Been there? Roger that. Great hike. I need to be there when another slick does a low-level.

[ClearedHot]

High Speed low altitude pass...well medium speed.

[HuggyU2]

Originally posted by FourFans130:

Where's a U-2 Pilot when you need'm?

Checking in, sir,.... at FL700+

[war007afa]

Haha...."+" Clearedhot, how would you handle a go-round in this situation lol?

[Guest FCI]

Originally posted by Huggyu2:

Checking in, sir,.... at FL700+

[Clayton Bigsby]

"wanna get high?"

[Ram]

Originally posted by Huggyu2:

Checking in, sir,.... at FL700+

[Guest sleepy]

Originally posted by war007afa:

Haha...."+" Clearedhot, how would you handle a go-round in this situation lol?

Well, I'm not CH, but my guess is that you pull back on the stick and enter a closed traffic pattern. Managing energy and knowing where the thermals are around the field help. Never done it, but I've seen it.

[BrownTail SandFlea]

FL290 in an E-model Herk (zero cargo, 15K in gas)

[Guest JArcher00]

FL490 in a Lear 35A back in the day. Not smart looking back.

[Guest tms320c32]

Originally posted by Huggyu2:

Checking in, sir,.... at FL700+

[Vetter]

CH, I've been to FL 200 in a TG-3 at the Academy. Denver Center actually opened the wave window for us in the middle of summer. It was probably one of the coolest experiences ever. Got there in a thermal that started at 9k with 2000 VVI and the VVI was pegged passing 180.

[ViperStud]

270 in a tweet, took half of the cross country leg to get there tho. we basically had to crack the canopy and start ditching crap we didn't really need. been much higher in a viper but it just doesn't seem as cool with all that effort...

[Guest JArcher00]

TG3, is that a glider? If so, I assume you have O2 going that high?

[ClearedHot]

Vetter, I've never done the wave gig. I made FL190 in a thermal...it was a wild ride. I hoped to do some wave soaring while I was in New Zealand last month, but the conditions were aweful. I may skull out west to Mindin NV this summer and give the wave gig another shot.

[ClearedHot]

Originally posted by RedDog:

TG3, is that a glider? If so, I assume you have O2 going that high?

Of course.

[zrooster99]

Hmmm...been known to smoke a fat bowl of crack from time to time (apparently)...

[ 21. December 2005, 21:09: Message edited by: zrooster99 ]