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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 02:48
Replies: 3
Views: 1,134
Posted By gums

Yeah, Wolf, just when I thot I could squeeze into...

Yeah, Wolf, just when I thot I could squeeze into my party suit with the bell-bottoms and such....sheesh.

My first squad after pilot training was the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Grand...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2024, 13:51
Replies: 268
Views: 142,912
Posted By gums

Salute! Gotta tellya, Wolf, that the F-35 is...

Salute!

Gotta tellya, Wolf, that the F-35 is really loud, and having lived in a home near Hill (maybe 1.5 nm) when the Thuds were still there, the F-35 would be louder. Now, living maybe 2-3 nm...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 01:34
Replies: 122
Views: 18,465
Posted By gums

Holy Bat Sierra, Batman. How did we get to...

Holy Bat Sierra, Batman.

How did we get to this train of discussion?

Out.
Gums sends...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 16:15
Replies: 122
Views: 18,465
Posted By gums

Salute! Yeppers, Mog. I just wish we...

Salute!

Yeppers, Mog. I just wish we colonists could get an enlightened Secretary of Defense and for all the services.

Gums sends...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 15:13
Replies: 7
Views: 1,485
Posted By gums

Salute! Yeppers, reminds me of the Mountain...

Salute!

Yeppers, reminds me of the Mountain "Goat" setup in the 90's. Had a neat flyby at USAFA for my 30th rejoin, and all the players particpated, but no tanker.

As Ops Plans for the 388th, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 13:41
Replies: 30
Views: 7,179
Posted By gums

Salute! Yeah, Jack, those "filters" would...

Salute!

Yeah, Jack, those "filters" would seem to ice up themselves, and as Lonewolf pointed out, just the mountains present conditions that are a problem. I don't think they were very high but...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 21:34
Replies: 30
Views: 7,179
Posted By gums

Salute! Maybe Wolf could contribute here, as...

Salute!

Maybe Wolf could contribute here, as I thot the larest H-53 series had great nav gear and radar for flying in poor weather.
Although he flew ASW, best I recall, we also have another...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 14:28
Replies: 22
Views: 3,169
Posted By gums

Still laughing...... anyway, The Genie was...

Still laughing...... anyway,

The Genie was surprisingly accurate considering the motor did not fire until the thing was almost 2 meters/yards underneath your butt. There was a wire that pulled a...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 00:06
Replies: 167
Views: 22,756
Posted By gums

Salute! May seem funny, but after a few...

Salute!

May seem funny, but after a few years of "not so cold war" in SEA, the U.S. cranked out a ribbon, not a decoration, but a "service ribbon". We who had been over there and got shot at and...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 00:36
Replies: 20
Views: 3,978
Posted By gums

Salute! Only folks not from U.S. services in...

Salute!

Only folks not from U.S. services in the first 2 or 3 years were the EPG ones from Belgium, Norway,Netherlands and Denmark. Our Israeli and Pakistan students were only with us for their...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2024, 23:22
Replies: 20
Views: 3,978
Posted By gums

Salute! Good points. Type. OTOH, the...

Salute!

Good points. Type.

OTOH, the roles and mission discussions played a role about going to production of the XL, especially when the Eagle mafia won the battle for the $$ with the Mudhen....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 20:57
Replies: 20
Views: 3,978
Posted By gums

Salute! I would have loved to fly the XL in...

Salute!

I would have loved to fly the XL in combat as an interdiction platform with great legs and payload, plus a competitive A2A capability. By the time the XL was flying and the Mudhen came...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 17:37
Replies: 20
Views: 3,978
Posted By gums

Salute! As a charter member of the first...

Salute!

As a charter member of the first F-16 squadron in the world, I love the plane,,,even the ugly ones that have evolved decades later. Had to report to 16th TFTS before July 1979 to have my...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 19:15
Replies: 33
Views: 4,803
Posted By gums

Salute! Best one I saw was the gyro thing that...

Salute!
Best one I saw was the gyro thing that was your ejection seat!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_KSA-100_SAVER
and......:...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2024, 13:27
Replies: 72
Views: 55,819
Posted By gums

Salute! As a fellow, really old aviator,...

Salute!

As a fellow, really old aviator, with Geri, I would really be "concerned" in a multi engine plane without a rudder when one motor quit. Especially if I could not feather the prop, although...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2023, 17:17
Replies: 72
Views: 55,819
Posted By gums

Salute TSRA! Some good points, especially...

Salute TSRA!

Some good points, especially about not being advised of a potential or worse, a known fault. I would have been angry too.

I agree about media overkill on the type plane, however,...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2023, 14:27
Replies: 72
Views: 55,819
Posted By gums

Salute! There's a reason, and a pretty good...

Salute!

There's a reason, and a pretty good one, to follow the repair/maintenance checklist. And on some procedures, even have two or more folks verify.

Next flap failure was a mechanical...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2023, 03:11
Replies: 72
Views: 55,819
Posted By gums

Salute! Yeah Dave, except when the wrench...

Salute!

Yeah Dave, except when the wrench bender doesn't use the safety wire or lock nut or....

So the trusty team working my leading edge flap fails to use a "keeper bolt/nut" to keep the flap...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Dec 2023, 18:00
Replies: 10
Views: 3,515
Posted By gums

Salute! What a great example of SAR folks. ...

Salute!

What a great example of SAR folks.

A night drop in cold everything, and help the survivors, even if the plane was not a smoking hole or very damaged and the PAX could survive for at...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 20:15
Replies: 6
Views: 1,761
Posted By gums

Salute! Thanks, Megan. His "push" is...

Salute!

Thanks, Megan.

His "push" is one of the famous feats of that stoopid conflict, and there were more...

Gums sends...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 12:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,026
Posted By gums

Salute! If I am not mistaken, the...

Salute!

If I am not mistaken, the semi-covert Raven FAC program was called Steve Canyon.

Strange things went on in north Thailand and western Laos back then.

Gums sends...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2023, 22:59
Replies: 823
Views: 258,465
Posted By gums

Salute! Well, Spaz, we get to see a short...

Salute!

Well, Spaz, we get to see a short landing on a boat, finally.

A year or two ago I saw one here at Eglin and thot it was no big deal. The jet had all the doors open and came in fairly...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2023, 19:57
Replies: 157
Views: 67,429
Posted By gums

Salute! Some good points here from folks...

Salute!

Some good points here from folks that actually flew single and dual engine fast movers.

I favor the single engine lights because I would rather have more gas and burn less of it that I...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2023, 20:29
Replies: 462
Views: 131,329
Posted By gums

funniest HUD video from long ago was a Hip kill...

funniest HUD video from long ago was a Hip kill by a Viper (from early 80's).....the Viper made two gun passes and the helo dude was great evading a good firing geometry by the Viper pilot..so after...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2023, 22:06
Replies: 21
Views: 4,073
Posted By gums

Salute! Close, Zipper...... Plenty of aero...

Salute!

Close, Zipper......
Plenty of aero refs on the 'net and in your local libberry.
Pprune has the Tech Log and that is where the serious stuff can be found.
PLZ stop thinking about the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2023, 22:40
Replies: 21
Views: 4,073
Posted By gums

Salute! It ain't speed, it's angle of attack...

Salute!

It ain't speed, it's angle of attack subsonic and complicated shock wave patterns above the mach.

Subject is beyond the scope here unless moved to our aero study hall.

Gums sends...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2023, 16:42
Replies: 34
Views: 8,146
Posted By gums

Salute! The "glider" program at USAFA is a...

Salute!

The "glider" program at USAFA is a great way to thin out folks that will have trouble later in the training programs and such. Also, the program allows progression to true "sailplane'...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 21:58
Replies: 8
Views: 2,111
Posted By gums

Salute! I was instructor at SOS 1976-1978,...

Salute!

I was instructor at SOS 1976-1978, then Air Command and Staff 1978 - 1979, then to first F-16 unit as Chief of Academics in 1979. I figured nobody would volunteer for that, and I had all...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 18:50
Replies: 8
Views: 2,111
Posted By gums

Salute! Holy moley, Batman! This...

Salute!

Holy moley, Batman!

This explains my failure to get a SCA clearnace years ago to work on the USN stealth jet. I had flown with/trained foreign nationals from mid-east countries besides...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2023, 17:26
Replies: 157
Views: 67,429
Posted By gums

Salute! The Bee has an auto eject feature...

Salute!

The Bee has an auto eject feature when in the last of the landing modes.

Apparently the USMC and maybe the RN Harrier folks wanted this. Seems the plane could roll rather sharply if...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2023, 02:51
Replies: 34
Views: 8,146
Posted By gums

Salute! Sure glad to see all the views here...

Salute!

Sure glad to see all the views here from many that have not spent a day or two at USAFA during basic cadet training or a month later, or two years later. Such enlightened views, and from...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2023, 02:26
Replies: 12
Views: 2,803
Posted By gums

Salute! Do not overlook Mike Novosel. ...

Salute!

Do not overlook Mike Novosel.

Mike was awarded the MoH for a really exciting mission as a Dustoff helo as he resued a coupla dozen of his fellow grunts - the website for the MoH folks...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2023, 17:54
Replies: 63
Views: 22,523
Posted By gums

Great question, and the website has decent...

Great question, and the website has decent tracking.

Still, basic FR24 would be easier and less ads and...

Gums...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jul 2023, 16:18
Replies: 15
Views: 2,081
Posted By gums

Salute! Yeah, Wolf, could have new NATOPs or...

Salute!

Yeah, Wolf, could have new NATOPs or USAF numbers, but I flew with the 10,000/25,000 ft rule for about 4 years and we routinely came home from a long way or cruised on a x-country at...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jul 2023, 14:27
Replies: 15
Views: 2,081
Posted By gums

Salute! Well aware of that, PJ. I use...

Salute!

Well aware of that, PJ.

I use that altitude because it is my cabin altitude, and until I succumbed to lung damage built things, moved things, cut down/sectioned trees for firewood and...
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