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DoctorEvil
·Great thread with some cool pics and great insights into what it's like flying the Dragon Lady.
I'm not an astronaut, but...
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pdxleaf
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EuroDriver
·Get that watch into space!
Recently read an article - someone tied a gray side of the moon to a balloon (with a camera) to try to get it into space
Recently read an article - someone tied a gray side of the moon to a balloon (with a camera) to try to get it into space
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SpeedyPhill
·Some must-read books...
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hen
·A very famous plane in Norway because It used a base in Norway at the time one was shot down over The Soviet Union in 1960, And it was still often talked about in the RNOAF back in the 80`s when I did my service. Poor pilot, Gary Powers, was sentenced to 10 years inprisonment for espionage. Fortunatly he was excanged in 1962.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident
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twizit
·Only just discovered this thread but some super cool photos in here - thanks for sharing
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JFingers
·Just got this one when I got back from my last trip… loving it so far.
What I’ve been wearing basically nonstop for the last five years…
Blue skies, y’all!
What I’ve been wearing basically nonstop for the last five years…
Blue skies, y’all!
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asloper6001
·Those two are sweet!
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Waltesefalcon
·Unfortunately not.
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Dsloan
·Of course not, it is a Speedmaster I actually like. Why would I be able to purchase one. 🤣
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Waltesefalcon
·I guess I've got no choice... I'll have to give up my dreams of living a simple life and sign up for Top Gun Flight School...
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Dsloan
·If you sign up for Top Gun school let me know. I've seen both movies, and I've played Microsoft Flight Simulator, so I'm sure I'd be a shoe in to get in with you.
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Trev
··The ArchitectOf course not, it is a Speedmaster I actually like. Why would I be able to purchase one. 🤣
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Dsloan
·OP, just in case the comedic thread-drift rubs you the wrong way: we're all just envious of how cool your watch and your career are. I know I am, at least. 🙂
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Trev
··The ArchitectIf you sign up for Top Gun school let me know. I've seen both movies, and I've played Microsoft Flight Simulator, so I'm sure I'd be a shoe in to get in with you.
Wife bought me an hour in a real 737 sim for my birthday years ago and is was surprisingly easy to fly if the weather is good (and nothing goes wrong). I was left alone in the sim before the instructor had arrived and managed the startup checklist from APU through to engine start from memory. It was actually easier with real physical controls than clicking around with a mouse. Same goes for flying, way nicer being able to look around out the windows to gauge distance and turns.
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ACC1965
·Thats awesome. I need to get my hours in....
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sheepdoll
·If I had the space and time I would love to find/replicate a link trainer. Link is probably better known for self playing banjos and orchestrions these days. The flight simulator was controlled by the same type of player piano rolls! Some of the perforated rolls did actually run in an endless loop.
