Look at the mission markings on this Warthog:eek::

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That looks like a bunch to me.

Wow.

Somehow I don't see an F-35 compiling such a record. Canada just quit on that btw.

I thought I read something to that effect.

V-22 Ospreys and Mt. Fuji:

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And what is that thing anyway?:eyebrow:

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It may be ground scanning radar, but I think it's the holding tank for the bathroom and kitchen. :yesnod:

When we were in Virginia Beach, a couple of Osprey out of NAS Oceana came hot-assing by our fifth floor hotel balcony, maybe 1/8 mile away, and not much higher above the surrounding buildings near the beach. It was pretty damn impressive.

I got to see Bob do his "trading airspeed for altitude/altitude for airspeed" routine at a couple of different airshows back in the day. He was magnificent.

I understand they are quite loud. True?

Yes, loud and windy close to the ground.

They're deicing Frozen. :lol:

In 1953 six P-51 Mustangs were subjected to atomic tests in Australia. In 1967 a man went out to the desert and repaired one and flew it home. The other five were shipped to the US. The guy tried to register he one he kept but the government jerked him around for three years so he sold it to an American. Four days after he sold it the government gave him the registration.
The plane was damaged in shipment and sat for ten years in the US. Finally a plane restorer was hired by an Alabama business man to get it in the air.

hey guys, been a while. Just this last September I was granted my 1st class medical which means I can finally fly for compensation. Regardless of that though, @1:31 is one of the many reasons I love to do what I do. This is my first trip finally wearing the uniform and starting to sell my services as a commercial jet jockey. Unfortunately I did not get paid money for this trip, and likely won't for many to come, but rather logged the flight time to increase my appeal to the part 135 operators as the minimum flight time for 135 operations is anywhere between 1000 to 1500 hours total time now - depending on the carrier.

IFR flight from Sugar Land to Dallas Love Field


the return trip on the day after the above:

Hiya, Fred!

That looks fun. You own the sky.

What is @1:31, you break through the clouds? Why does it go dark, what beeps?