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re: The SR71 Speed Check story, as told by the guy who lived it
Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:54 pm to Cheese Grits
Posted on 5/7/18 at 2:54 pm to Cheese Grits
DarthRebel blitzkrieged you.
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Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:01 pm to DarthRebel
My uncle was in the Air Corps, it was the Japs.
Do they teach history in school any more?
Do they teach history in school any more?
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:14 pm to choupiquesushi
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tim dorsey
This cat was running the USS America when my college roommate was onboard. Just a handy fyi for no reason at all.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:21 pm to Broke
quote:his pop was.. not Tim... Tim never ran a ship...
This cat was running the USS America when my college roommate was onboard. Just a handy fyi for no reason at all.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:22 pm to Cheese Grits
quote:
My uncle was in the Air Corps, it was the Japs.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 3:22 pm to choupiquesushi
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his pop was.. not Tim... Tim never ran a ship...
Ahhh ok I just remember the last name and thought it was the same guy
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:03 pm to Drew Orleans
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Even with the restricted ATP the bigs don’t seem to even consider us until 1000 turbine PIC though.
Too good for the regionals, ehh?
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:04 pm to RedFoxx
Damn right he is!
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:06 pm to RedFoxx
Ha. Well, just my personal preference. In my current situation, I’d rather keep doing what I am now. 
Hell, even going to the bigs one day is gonna kill me.
Hell, even going to the bigs one day is gonna kill me.
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:08 pm to Drew Orleans
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Ha. Well, just my personal preference. In my current situation, I’d rather keep doing what I am now
I don't blame you.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:17 pm to Drew Orleans
You can do both
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:18 pm to Drew Orleans
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Hell, even going to the bigs one day is gonna kill me.
Wife and kids?
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You can do both
That is the ideal situation.
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:45 pm to 777Tiger
Oh I know. Just stepping back to part time I mean.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:47 pm to RedFoxx
No kids, wife wants me at the airlines yesterday...
I’m having too much fun lighting my hair on fire.
I’m having too much fun lighting my hair on fire.
Posted on 5/7/18 at 4:49 pm to Drew Orleans
There’s even a work around for that too, you got some good advice around to help with that
Posted on 5/7/18 at 5:02 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 5/7/18 at 5:13 pm to Drew Orleans
Very important to get on the seniority list though
Posted on 5/7/18 at 5:14 pm to Raleigh Tiger
Delete
This post was edited on 5/7/18 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 5/7/18 at 10:03 pm to Rebel
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As a baby I lived on Beale AFB as my Pop was in the SR-71 program.
I was born in Yuba City, and lived in Wheatland until I was 10. Family moved to Arkansas in 1980.
My dad was a really good mechanic, and worked on some nice cars. One of the Blackbird pilots drove a DeTomaso Pantera, which runs a Ford 351 Cleveland engine, my dad is a Ford guy, so got to know the pilot pretty well.
The thing I remember the most is the pilot saying they don’t know how fast the Blackbird will go, and can’t let anyone try to find out. Said the plane would just continue to increase speed until it came apart.
He said they did make sure it was always known that it was the fastest out there. Any time the Russians got close in speed, they’d let someone kick it up another notch.
One if the coolest things I’ve read about the SR-71, is that they would use it to create a sonic boom when commie leaders were making a speech to the masses. Can you imagine that shite? Big bad enemy making a speech to the commie faithful, and then a thunderclap from the sky. ‘Merica
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