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This was an interesting video about flying the SR71 as well. There are actually a lot of interviews with pilots. I wont add them all, but lets just say I spent a solid four hours watching them. All different and all just as interesting.

 

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You fly KC-135's right? Still damn impressive in my book.

 

Haha yea, I am not dissing my baby. I love the jet and mission...but the Blackbird...so sexy.

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Haha yea, I am not dissing my baby. I love the jet and mission...but the Blackbird...so sexy.

Oh for sure! Its like the pagani of the sky!

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Ive seen that plane at two air shows. Its just insane to watch. You are just like how is that even possible.

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I know it is not as awesome as the US fighter jet offerings but everytime I see the Eurofighter / typhoon it impresses me.

 

Up in St Andrews in Scotland for a meeting earlier this week and they take off every hour or so and the noise alone excites me.

 

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Ignore the stupid PA tail flash. We had a rental today.

 

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I think I am maxing out my camera/lens. Time to start hunting around for a new combo.

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Bought myself one of these for the upcoming season:

http://www.flytec.com/Products/Variometers/6015.htm

 

It'll be nice to replace my dated vario, terrible and heavy gps, primitive instruments for wind speed, etc... now finally I'll have it all in one.

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I didn't bring my DSLR this deployment so the images won't be as perty as they are all taken with my cell. This time I am concentrating more on my GoPro to make a nice compilation at the end.

 

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Stay frosty!

 

Haha thanks. I try, but it's averaging about 105* out here now...in a jet with no air conditioning on the ground. It's brutal. I go through about 3-4 bottles of water before takeoff. The boom has it even worse since the back of the jet is even hotter. The highest I have seen was 140* in the back. During preflight we have to constantly keep him checking because the booms have been known to get heat exhaustion and pass out doing their preflight checks. Crazy stuff.

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Did anyone see the Gopro teaser footage from the Fighting Maces?? Supposedly they are doing a 30 minute video. Looks like it will be awesome.

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Did anyone see the Gopro teaser footage from the Fighting Maces?? Supposedly they are doing a 30 minute video. Looks like it will be awesome.

 

Royal Maces! I correct myself.

 

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What's happening at 4:14 with the RC-135 disconnect?

 

We hit some clear air turbulence. The Boom was on his game too otherwise it might have ended up a brute force disconnect.

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