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Me getting F-15 familiarization
Here is an example of good old fashioned media manipulation.
Getting familiar with the controls, and engine start procedure on a F-15 in the hangar, prior to an incentive flight. What I was really in, inside our building. It is a legit cockpit section that was used for something. If I can recruit a few buddies, the thing that it is on has casters, so in theory, they could roll me around the building while I make airplane noises. |
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Wheeeeeeeeee!
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That's cool!
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That's what happens to a perfectly good plane when they let you drive.
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I do have a pilot's license, and when I was actively flying, I was always able to reuse the same aircraft! I never did get to fly in a fighter while I was in. I did get a ride in a B-1B, and that was pretty damn cool.
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I also completely machined an ejection seat test fixture. I designed the fixturing and made the program. On the forklift is the center aluminum section. The finished unit shown assembled is about 10' tall. The steel frame (blue) allows the aluminum center section to rock back and forth. The center section pivots on the top and bottom and rotated about 30* either way. The inner section had rotation. |
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A B-1? Yea, that's way cool. I just got an incentive on a 135 refueling F-4s near the P-I.
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What transport aircraft did you fly on? Tankers are a pretty good ride, but the heating system is all over the place. It's hard to find a spot on them where you either don't burn up, or freeze. Not much middle ground.
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Case in point for being cool, we were in Balad in '04. Balad got hit so much by incoming a nickname stuck; Mortaritaville. With that said, plenty of aircrews remained on the ground as little as possible. The wing's detaching? Slap some duct tape on it, we'll fly low level, and let's GTFO. So, there I was on a C5 doing my thing as the aircraft services coordinator aka Ramp Tramp. Our crew had downloaded the fully loaded aircraft, was then downloading the very limited amount of loaders, and the outbound cargo was next to be uploaded which usually was just empty pallets going back. Me and another maintenance guy were the only one in the cargo area and were flinging buffalo chips. Everything was going as fast as possible since I was also could see the load crew in the distance. Here comes Lt Col Rambo wearing his getting shot at stuff. Me and the other dude are also battle ready in our ultra high protection cotton t-shirt. Blah, blah, blah buttering up begins. And then, "Could you guys hurry up, we're an extremely large target". I respond with, "Yes Sir, I understand that but we live here". I'm looking at Lt Col Rambo and seeing his mental Rolodex spinning but not landing on anything. Suddenly, the Rolodex locks and out spits ass kissing points well rehearsed. "You guys are doing a great job and I'll forward my concerns to my boss how you need better protection here." It was longer but that's the gist of it. He then just walks off. I never seen him again. Fukkwit. |
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Sounds about par for the course!
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Me with my retired USMC LTCol. friend....F18 and 26 other aircraft pilot
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Without telling a lot of details, I made some pretty cool wave guide fixtures for the F22.
I always feel great when I can help out! |
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My friend is a pilot in OKC, they got to "park" some cool wings this weekend:
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That is good stuff right there. I love the old warbirds. Our airshow here is in September, so all kinds of cool stuff will roll in. I've been very fortunate my whole adult life to be in the field of aviation. I've gotten to see and do a lot of stuff that I'm very grateful for.
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