BiffF15

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  davparlr

• Feb 13, 2021

In my day, aircraft assignments were first come first serve for the whole class. I was 13th out of 52 but we only got 5 fighters, one an F-100! SAC always got the bottom third and then started to complain so I heard that they changed and only the top ten percent got their choice. Everyone was afraid of SAC.

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  davparlr

• Feb 13, 2021

On my last flight in the T-38, my flap switch failed and I could not get the flaps down. Finally after a few patterns to reduce fuel and playing with the switch, I got the flaps to work. I was kinda disappointed. It would have been cool to make my final landing in the T-38 a no flap. I"m sure my instructor in mobile was relieved!

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  davparlr

• Feb 13, 2021

I married an Enid girl (coming up to a 50th anniversary in May) so we visit quite often. Sorry to say but Elmers is no longer open. Several times I have went down the parallel road to 17R to watch the T-38s land. I'm kinda awed when I think that I could be in the cockpit of that very same aircraft 50 years ago!

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  davparlr

• Feb 10, 2021

Biff, where and what UPT class were you in? Did they have split paths then? I was in Vance class 71-03.

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  Gixxerman

• Nov 9, 2015

Thanks for the like BiffF15, much appreciated,