EvilEagle

Valid. On the plus side, I've never seen an Air Force base that has 3,000 of your closest friends and only 20 girls.

The Tom-grape? Really? The Super Hornet is pretty badass, just not very fast. The old grape was just like picking on the short bus kids. It was fun, and it made you feel good about yourself, but the Tomcat was more suited to fight the likes of the F-4, not 4th Gen fighters. As the carrier bubbas - unless it's REALLY dark and REALLY crappy wx, you just put the thing on the thing (velocity vector on the approach end) and wait for the colllision. Plus - you never have a crosswind!

104 - 0 to be precise!

Chloe and OD (aka fathead and the hound) The bulldog gets all the attention, but the retriever is the good one.

The wife and I thought about flying down for it. Still up in the air about it..... Seriously though, we might go - you?

I've got a 2007 BMW R1200 GS Adventure and a 2000 Aprilia Mille R - the wife has an 03 SV650S - definitely prefer 2 or 3 wheels!

Help, i can't make clicky...

I've got a friend that works for Fiat Yamaha as one of Valentino Rossi's mechanics and my wife and I got to meet Vale today. It was a quick meeting, but awesome! Too bad he crashed out... [IMG]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/EvilEagle_15/101_0803.jpg[/IMG]

God, I almost cried at that 'ran over a ninja bit'.... classic!

Now that is a CLASSIC! Seriously - an Albatross is my dream plane. [drool]

Right now, I'm an instructor at the 2FS - Tyndall AFB

I fly the F-15C. Two Pratt & Whitneys put out 24,000 lbs of thrust or 26,000 lbs depending on which set you've got. Sorry - all the ALQ stuff is classified. We carry 6 AMRAAMs and 2 AIM-9Xs. We still do play crud and it's the best game on the planet. Going low and fast is fun, but its also the best way to end your career. Unless there is a specific reason that we get to do it (Tactical airspace, filed low-level, airshow or flyby) we can get into a lot of trouble. The european guys (and the USN) have a lot more leeway and don't get into as much trouble. 105's haven't been in service for at least 20 years. 1000 mph is possible, but not normal for those guys. Still, even at 600 or 700, the world is going by pretty fast!

What else would you like to hear about?

I thought so too. But I could be wrong. . . 1) How soon after takeoff would you retract landing gear? Are the gear actuators/motors fast enough to bring the gear in and close wheel wells before the aircraft clears the light trees at the end of the runway? 2) What would the purpose of Sidewinders be in Afghanistan? Does the Taliban have aircraft? Those are exclusively air intercept missiles. But, I see slight flaps deployed and a heat trail behind the exhaust that are wide open (usually that wide open because afterburners are open) so maybe it was doing a buzz over the lengh of the runway. And what rules say that you can't have sidewinders over there? For all I know, it could have been ferried over from it's country of origin. So, I don't know. When we do combat departures, we take off and stay low to gain airspeed as fast as possible. Getting the gear up by the end of the runway is NOT a factor. Aim-9's don't take any room on the toy-jet since those stations can't carry bombs. In combat dual role guys nearly always carry a missile or two - just in case.

Definitely in for balloon jumps!

What are Michael Jackson and Farrah Faucet getting for Christmas? Patrick Swayze

Congrats! Z-hills is close! I'll probably be getting gas from you sometime soon-ish. If you hear "Stack 01, noses cold, switches safe, 2992" throw me a couple extra pounds, will ya? Oh, and I just bought a plane - so if you see this (attached) parked at Z-hills, give me a shout!

Yep, 2007 R1200GS Adventure, 27k miles and a 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille R

I'm 8 years after UPT graduation and I'm just now getting around to taking my mil-comp. Good thing you got it done early!

Congrats! See you at the merge

Mike - it's all a frame of reference bro. I'd be in a full-wing rock at .7 mach anything above FL280. We cruise at .95 for best mileage around FL430 It's a pain to get up there though. You silly guys and your RVSM airspace!!!!

USAF F-15C Evaluator / Instructor Commercial instrument Single/Multi

There are idiots EVERYWHERE. I'm from TN originally but haven't lived there for the last 14 years. That behavior is unacceptable anywhere. Having said that, please don't blame "Tennessee people" because of a few retards.

I'm in Vegas right now and I didn't even bring my rig. I'd call Mesquite - in years past they had a Caravan in the winter and only a 182 in the summer. When it gets hot they only jump in the early mornings. (or so they did a while back). Great place though, highly recommend Mesquite, just make sure you know they are jumping and can handle your group.

There should be lots of places that can hook you up. I'm about 240 and had no problems learning in Idaho. I think if you just shop around you'll find somewhere to train pretty easily. 3rd the opinions on retard posting!