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I’ve dropped a wingman (who was flying a substandard single engine jet) off there on the RTB from either flag or WIC ME-phase. It wasn’t that big of a deal to be honest. He got his jet fixed and was back the next day. Some guys met me at my jet at Nellis and took my media. It’s an option for mil...

I was going from Colorado Springs to Nellis AFB in an F-15 which is ‘/I’ on the navigation equipment. No GPS, no VOR - TACAN and enroute NAV (INS) only. Clearance: cleared via new route …. Blah blah blah… Me: unable that clearance. I can’t navigate to VORs. Clearance: uhhhh…. Ok stby. Ok new...

Way too much of a blanket statement. Many warbirds need less flaps in a 15knot direct cross and in some that’s more cross than recommended to fly. As with most things in aviation - it depends!

Not uncommon for airlines. I know a lot of fully qualified great people that interviewed at airline X - didn’t get hired and gave them zero feedback. Airline Y… same thing. Then airline Z hired them straight away and loved them. If he wants to be an airline guy, it’s a great time to start...

They will be carrying live. The ANG provides nearly all of the alert forces defending the US. In New Orleans all the full time guard guys sat 3-4 shifts per month and traditional guardsmen sat at least one. Each pilot will scramble (actual or practice) at least once a qtr- always in alert jets...

I second the Churchill war rooms tour. I do Paris and London a lot for work; maybe I’ll be rowing your boat across the pond.

Congrats! That's a lot of flying when you are doing it for a hobby; well done!

I would spend a bit more and go for a Citabria - then it’s at least fun to fly (and TW’s make you a better pilot). Resale is also good as long as it’s taken care of.

They are both very valuable in my experience. Either skill will get rusty fast without regular use. IR is way WAY more money and time. IR is boring and can kill new pilots quick because most places concentrate on how to fly in bad wx, not if you should fly in bad weather. The later is more...

You gotta love the internet - random people’s thoughts stated as undeniable fact…

We (airline guys) hand fly a lot more than most people think.

As the time between “now” and my last flight in the Eagle grows, I feel more and more thankful that I got to fly it for the two decades I did. It’s an amazing machine and I’m glad the EX will carry on the tradition for many years.

496 is at New Orleans now. The ANG will fly them for a few more years but Kadena is done this summer.

I’m shocked there are that many left. Tyndall’s closed around 2010. I heard Elgin was closing. The only other ones I know of were Elmo & Kadena. Glad there are some left!

I did the same thing at Bagram - if I was in my B hut, I just rolled over and went back to sleep. I got caught in a bunker for a couple of hours one night on the way to work when some stuff got lobbed in but the only truly close call I had with indirect fire was a homemade motor from a 107...

A few years ago I had to go out to a conference in Colorado. Another guy from my squadron was going to go as well so we opted to take the Bonanza. The cost of the airline tickets almost offset the cost to fly the Bo out there (one way) but hey, it's an adventure! We're on our way back and I...

No but he was waiting in the parking lot with a verbalized plan to kill the IP that washed him out.

At RAF Lakenheath we wore anti-exposure suits about 10 months a year because of the frigid temps of the North Atlantic. It rains in England…. A lot. I can’t count the number of times I arrived to my jet with the canopy full open and a huge puddle in the seat and floor when I climbed in. I stayed...

Would it be the same demand? I can tell you that you need more pitch at high altitudes with fixed power than lower altitudes, so for me it seems like you would need a higher AOA at high altitudes to result in a climb than you would at low (density) altitude. If you didn't change the AOA that...