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Aviation BS and Photo Thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by JB, Feb 26, 2016.

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  1. Jul 8, 2023 at 4:25 PM
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    kodiakisland

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    I guess I'll add my book recommendation for an easy read on Vietnam FACs. An aquantance spent his two tours on the wrong side of the border and everything he did was classified. I guess for PTSD therapy, he wrote two novels about his time there that combined his stories along with those he flew with. The books are fiction, but everything in them came from his time in country. Easy reading with a lot of stories. He was promised an OV-10 and ended up with a Skymaster.
    $13 Baggy Zero Four
    Baggy Zero Four: Raab, Rocky: 9781411664388: Amazon.com: Books
    $24 Mike Five Eight: Air War Over Cambodia
    Mike Five Eight: Air War Over Cambodia: Raab, Rocky: 9781430300625: Amazon.com: Books
     
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  2. Jul 9, 2023 at 6:02 AM
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    Just the basics
    Regarding Air America...
    My father told me about the days of being furloghed from American Airlines during the Vietnam War. Another American Airlines pilot who he was friends with began flying with Air America and was being paid in gold while living in Thailand. My father strongly considered flying for Air America but instead picked up more time as a reserve USAF pilot. He retired from American Airlines as a senior captain in the late 80s.

    Ahhh the OV-10. That was my goal as a pilot in the Marine Corps. Such a cool aircraft. Runner up is the herc!
     
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    ETAV8R, Jul 9, 2023
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  3. Jul 10, 2023 at 10:04 AM
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    SOSHeloPilot My 1st Muscle Car

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    Missing My Last Tacoma --- Had 11 Toyota trucks in the past and many other Toyota cars too.
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    ...^^^... That "domestic flight" is longer than many int'l flights.

    When I fly to Asia, 2 good ways for me to start the first part of my trip .... NY to Hong Kong (15 hours) or Atlanta to Doha (15 hours) ...

    difficult flights IF you get crazy kids or passengers (since I fly coach).

    PS ... Have you had to kick any people off the aircraft yet ??
     
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    SOSHeloPilot, Jul 10, 2023
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  4. Jul 10, 2023 at 11:03 AM
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    Pixeltim

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    I've been lucky in my 17 hour flights to Taiwan... I haven't had to deal with crazy in cattle class (yet)
     
    Pixeltim, Jul 10, 2023
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  5. Jul 11, 2023 at 2:38 AM
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    MatthewMay1

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    MatthewMay1 I'm an amateur professional.

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    Nobody has been kicked off any of my flights yet. It'll happen soon enough I'm sure
     
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  6. Jul 11, 2023 at 6:04 PM
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    I took this video of the Trimotor and then thought I’d messed up because I couldn’t find it in the camera. Turns out videos just aren’t reviewable I guess because when I downloaded the memory card after getting home from vacation it was there.

     
    crazysccrmd, Jul 11, 2023
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  7. Jul 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM
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    Hddiesel308

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    I was able to fly that last year....what a BRICK....but super cool. Grateful to have had the opportunity(i.e. CASH). lol
     
    Hddiesel308, Jul 12, 2023
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  8. Jul 12, 2023 at 8:49 AM
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    That’s pretty awesome. I was hoping they’d only have one guy at the controls so I could try to pull the “I’m a rated aviator can I sit there?” card.
     
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  9. Jul 16, 2023 at 5:47 AM
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    PzTank

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  10. Jul 17, 2023 at 5:55 AM
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  11. Jul 17, 2023 at 8:04 AM
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    Common saying I've heard in relation to The BUFF - that when the B-1 and B-2s are retired, the crews will be flown back to base by a B-52!
     
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  12. Jul 17, 2023 at 8:40 AM
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    Saw this guy while I was flying out of BZN on Saturday.

    IMG_8186.jpg
     
    chuam, Jul 17, 2023
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  13. Jul 17, 2023 at 8:43 AM
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    MTgirl too many frogs, not enough princes... Moderator

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    And :( you didn’t stop to say hi or anything
     
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    I wish I'd had time. Flew up this time and had to provision our Bighorn trip when I got there and then was over in Craig after Ft Smith. 12 day whirlwind trip leading 20 guys at the Bighorn and on the Mo fly fishing.

    I'll be back up in Oct and will definitely have time for a beer or coffee.
     
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    MTgirl

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    Looks like one of Jared’s!!
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_program
     
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  17. Jul 17, 2023 at 2:55 PM
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    I'll add my favorite Vietnam book to the mix too. Read it as a kid and I've thought attack helicopters were the coolest ever since.

    Apache Sunrise
    Apache Sunrise
     
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  19. Jul 19, 2023 at 6:35 AM
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    MatthewMay1

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    Nice! My classmates who are left are looking at captain upgrades very soon
     
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