Sleeping Giants...

[KennyFlys]

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/sleepingGiants/

It's interesting and it's sad.

 

[Richard]

I liked it when they say all the aircraft can be put back into inventory and then they cut to a picture of a T-33.

That's right boys, you can put that in MY inventory!

 

[AdamZ]

That was neat Kenny. The part where they say they put them back together so they can fly and they they put remote controls in them so they can be flown as drones and shot down reminds me of M.A.S.H when they would want them to save an enemy soldier's life so they could execute him later.

 

[KennyFlys]

That was neat Kenny. The part where they say they put them back together so they can fly and they they put remote controls in them so they can be flown as drones and shot down reminds me of M.A.S.H when they would want them to save an enemy soldier's life so they could execute him later.

I remember a couple such episodes like that.

Another local CFI flies for NWA and teaches FIRCs on the side for AOPA. He's also retired Air Force having finished most of his years flying RF-4s. He was commenting on how they were bring his old birds back up just to shoot them down again. I know it's for the sake of advancement in other weaponry but it's still sad.

 

[TheMonk]

Wow, that's alot of unused planes. What a waste?

Monk

 

[Ted]

I think it's neat that they're doing things with them. I can't say I'm a fan of using them as drones (destruction of otherwise good planes), but I certainly see the training benefits and would rather that our fighter pilots get that training.

I'd like to check this place out, it sounds really interesting.

 

[Everskyward]

I'd like to check this place out, it sounds really interesting.

It's a pretty interesting tour. They take you in a bus from the Pima Air Museum which is virtually across the street.