Biff,
As a former Eagle driver, what would you say was the hardest part of your training?
Jim
As a former Eagle driver, what would you say was the hardest part of your training?
Jim
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Capt. V.,Biff,
As a former Eagle driver, what would you say was the hardest part of your training?
Jim
ok Biff, since we're on the subject of the Eagle...what was it like to put the nose up and light the candles?
... pulling on my Superman duds.
Biff, how did you get selected for F15's? Probably every pilot wants to fly them but only a few do. Were you suprised at getting the nod?
GrauGeist,
I flew a demo jet once (no pylons, missiles, or bullets) with a partial fuel load. It was a cool day, and with an afterburner take off I had 540KIAS at the departure end of the runway. I then went out to the airspace at 3k, went full afterburner again, accelerated to just below the Mach, then did a nice 3-4 G pull to straight up. The jet went straight up from 3 to 43k, rolled to level flight, then accelerated to above the Mach without losing altitude.
It's a great plane! Easy to fly, built like a tank, carries 8 missiles, 3 external fuel tanks, and 940 rounds of 20mm in a gun that's canted well above the a/c's centerline. It was like pulling on my Superman duds.
Cheers,
Biff
This right here deserves more than one bacon!Thats OK Biff, but I have flown a Sukhoi 35 (or something like that) on a sim and it was much better.
This right here deserves more than one bacon!![]()
Biff, how did you get selected for F15's? Probably every pilot wants to fly them but only a few do. Were you suprised at getting the nod?
OK Chief, now it's yur turn![]()