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Started by Punx Clever, November 17, 2010, 12:52:05 PM

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#15
November 20, 2010, 05:37:00 PM
Quote from: Punx Clever on November 20, 2010, 03:11:56 PM
You've got it all wrong! The motorcycles go off the cliff into the air, and the airplanes go into the cliff from the air!

Only A-10's.   >:(

Quote from: Punx Clever on November 20, 2010, 03:11:56 PM
And flying in the army would entail wearing one of those gay little berets...

Better just the Happy Little Beret than the whole uniform.  ;D 

You selling ice cream on the side, too?

There was an F-18 fly over at the CU game today, which was kind of cool.  [thumbsup]

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Rameses

#16
November 20, 2010, 05:39:05 PM

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#17
November 20, 2010, 06:47:16 PM Last Edit: November 20, 2010, 07:00:52 PM by Bick
Quote from: Rameses on November 20, 2010, 05:39:05 PM

I have to ask...

...who is that?



That would be the current Miss Colorado.

We have been visiting elementary schools around the state as part of an anti-drug campaign.

Flying in with a Blackhawk, a little "don't do drugs" talk, a slide show of Natl Guard & DEA operations.

Been a lot of fun.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

krolik

#18
November 21, 2010, 01:35:01 AM
The last time I was in a UH-60 I  [puke]
'03 M800 "not so dark" Dark, Remus high pipes, Cycle Cat clipons & frame sliders, CRG lanesplitter mirrors, Sargent seat, tail chop, Nichols flywheel, modified & powdercoated rearsets, 15/44 gearing, 520 chain & sprockets, TPO Beast pod filters, Power Comander III. 72.95 Rear Wheel HP & 54.29 ft-lbs!

Quote from: SacDucNo. I'm a different type of idiot altogether.

Punx Clever

#19
November 21, 2010, 04:10:21 PM
Quote from: Bick on November 20, 2010, 05:37:00 PM
Only A-10's.   >:(

Better just the Happy Little Beret than the whole uniform.  ;D 

You selling ice cream on the side, too?

There was an F-18 fly over at the CU game today, which was kind of cool.  [thumbsup]

Pshh, don't knock the whites.

As for the icecream... have you ever seen the dirty shirt on a carrier? We have at least three flavors... more if it's not just the auto-dog.  Not my fault you don't get a a real bed and three hot meals a day.

The Miss Colorado thing doesn't seem like a bad gig at all.
2008 S2R 1000 - Archangel

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.  - HST

Bick

#20
November 21, 2010, 06:34:28 PM
Paid to camp, my friend.  What could be better?

And no, the Miss Colorado gig does not suck.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Punx Clever

#21
November 21, 2010, 08:14:43 PM
But do you have auto-dogs and sliders?  Or just "beef minestrone" and "veggie burger in BBQ sauce"
2008 S2R 1000 - Archangel

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.  - HST

Bick

#22
November 21, 2010, 08:28:50 PM
We gots the culinary delight known as the MRE!  ;D

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Bick

#23
November 21, 2010, 08:38:51 PM
And we can set down and have a picnic when ever we feel.  ;D

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Bick

#24
November 21, 2010, 09:08:05 PM
"The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by its nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.

There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter.

"This is why being a helicopter pilot is so different from being an airplane pilot, and why in generality, airplane pilots are open, clear-eyed, buoyant extroverts and helicopter pilots are brooding introspective anticipators of trouble.

They know if something bad has not happened it is about to.  " Having said all this, I will also tell you that flying in a helicopter is one of the most satisfying and exhilarating experiences I have ever enjoyed.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Bick

#25
November 21, 2010, 09:08:42 PM
And remember the fighter pilot's prayer:

"Lord I pray for the eyes of an eagle, the heart of a lion and the balls of a combat helicopter pilot."
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Punx Clever

#26
November 21, 2010, 10:02:57 PM
No gliding helicopters my ass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_kite

Anyways, as it stands I'm just in the pipeline for Naval Aviation.  Fixed wing, rotary wing... who knows.

That being said, there's a reason why in the Navy we are called aviators and not pilots.  Your little picnic in the mountains is cute and all... but when it comes right down to it, your UH-60 isn't landing on the back end of a tin can floating on the waves.  [coffee]

2008 S2R 1000 - Archangel

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.  - HST

Punx Clever

#27
December 20, 2010, 09:29:37 PM
I've had a few flights since this thread.  Training is fast paced and intense.  But the flying is awesome.  Tomorrow is the first instrument flight after a bunch of simulator hops.
2008 S2R 1000 - Archangel

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.  - HST

Scotzman

#28
December 20, 2010, 09:57:08 PM
All I can say is wear a diaper when you do start landing on floating pads/runways (pending what you're flying).
"Get your haggis right here. Chopped heart and lungs boiled in a wee sheep's stomach.
Tastes as good as it sounds. Good for what ales you."

hbliam

#29
December 20, 2010, 10:11:22 PM
Quote from: Punx Clever on November 21, 2010, 10:02:57 PM
That being said, there's a reason why in the Navy we are called aviators and not pilots.  Your little picnic in the mountains is cute and all... but when it comes right down to it, your UH-60 isn't landing on the back end of a tin can floating on the waves.  [coffee]

Wikipedia:

"An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term (aviateur in French) was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis (meaning bird), coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne (Aviation or Air Navigation). The term aviatrix (aviatrice in French) is used for a female aviator.

The term is often applied simply to pilots, but is often extended to include aviation navigators, bombardiers, Weapon Systems Officers, and Electronic Warfare Officers. This should not be confused with the term naval aviator, which refers to crew members in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard.

The term "aviator", as opposed to "pilot" or other terms, was used more in the early days of aviation, before anyone had ever seen an airplane fly, and it had connotations of bravery and adventure. For example, the editors at the Dayton Herald, in an article of December 18, 1903, described the Wright brothers' first airplane as thus: "The weight, including the body of the aviator, is slightly over 700 pounds".

To ensure the safety of people in the air as well as on the ground, it soon became a requirement for an aircraft to be under the operational control of a properly trained, certified and current pilot at all times, who is responsible for the safe and legal completion of the flight. The first certificate was delivered by the Aéro-Club de France to Louis Blériot in 1908, followed by Glenn Curtiss, Léon Delagrange, and Robert Esnault-Pelterie. The absolute authority given to the "pilot in command" is derived from that of a ship's captain.[citation needed]

In recognition of the aviators' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines around the world award aviator badges to their pilots, as well as other air crews."

Naval aviators are badass and all and I don't have a dog in this fight but if I did...I pick pilot. I've never heard anyone say, "When I grow up I want to be a fighter aviator."  :)
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