Steve
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I only had 8600'+ remaining for the intersection departure...
Had to hold short for this today...
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I only had 8600'+ remaining for the intersection departure...
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KennyFlys
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Ya didn't get a picture of its special tail.
gprellwitz
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And you were in a Romanian plane, to boot! A wonder they didn't try to shoot you!
CJones
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You should never take pictures of others' tails without prior permission, no matter how special it is.
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Isn't there something in the old testament about this. Something about coveting thy neighbor's ass?
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I do get the impression it was a religious experience for Steve.Isn't there something in the old testament about this. Something about coveting thy neighbor's ass?
Steve
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Yes, it was.
It was "career day" on the base concurrent with the civilian fly-in. Nice mini-airshow as the aircraft departed. Don't remember the complete list, but there were about a dozen from around the US there, KC-10, KC-135, C-130, C-38, F-16, F-15, U-28, B-1, among others, plus the trainer planes based there.
The civilian tour included T-1, T-38, and T-6II sim rides. I pulled the -6II and got about 10 minutes, enough to do a couple of rolls, a loop, and two landings.
Steve
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Roger that!
With it virtually calm the tower held us a little longer than standard just to be on the safe side.
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Nice PIX, thanks. It's always a blast to be up close to them.
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...just don't get too close, or you'll have a real blast!
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The view from the contact position is a pretty good one, too. Next time we tank with a KC-10 I'll try to remember to take a picture and post it here. Rendezvous with them at night and it looks like you are pulling up behind a small city, will all the lights they have.