S2000 Pilots??
12-05-2020 | 04:12 PM
#11
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,006
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From: Foothills East of Sacramento
Cessna 150, 152, 172, 177RG, 182, Piper Cub, Taylorcraft, Piper Arrow, Grumman Cheetah, Beech Sierra, Piper Tomahawk, T-34C, T-44A, P-3C, British Aerospace Jetstream, Boeing 727 (Flt Engineer), McDonnell Douglas MD80, currently Boeing 737. Ship’s company on USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), Cosmomiller, but no cat shots or traps! 
12-05-2020 | 05:24 PM
#14
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 308
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From: La Grange, Illinois
I have a friend who has flown more aircraft than I can list here. A few of the more interesting ones:
E2C, F-18, F-4, KC-135, Gulfstream II, P-3C, P-51, Navy SNJ, Navy S-3A, T-2, T-33, T-34,T-44, T-37,T-38, TA-4, Maule (owns), Bonanza V35 (owns), Pitts, DeHaviland Beaver
Space Shuttle Endeavor Mission Specialist STS-113
(Hey, it’s fun to boast about friends sometimes)
E2C, F-18, F-4, KC-135, Gulfstream II, P-3C, P-51, Navy SNJ, Navy S-3A, T-2, T-33, T-34,T-44, T-37,T-38, TA-4, Maule (owns), Bonanza V35 (owns), Pitts, DeHaviland Beaver
Space Shuttle Endeavor Mission Specialist STS-113
(Hey, it’s fun to boast about friends sometimes)
12-06-2020 | 07:07 AM
#15
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,006
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From: Foothills East of Sacramento
I have a friend who has flown more aircraft than I can list here. A few of the more interesting ones:
E2C, F-18, F-4, KC-135, Gulfstream II, P-3C, P-51, Navy SNJ, Navy S-3A, T-2, T-33, T-34,T-44, T-37,T-38, TA-4, Maule (owns), Bonanza V35 (owns), Pitts, DeHaviland Beaver
Space Shuttle Endeavor Mission Specialist STS-113
(Hey, it’s fun to boast about friends sometimes)
E2C, F-18, F-4, KC-135, Gulfstream II, P-3C, P-51, Navy SNJ, Navy S-3A, T-2, T-33, T-34,T-44, T-37,T-38, TA-4, Maule (owns), Bonanza V35 (owns), Pitts, DeHaviland Beaver
Space Shuttle Endeavor Mission Specialist STS-113
(Hey, it’s fun to boast about friends sometimes)
12-06-2020 | 05:37 PM
#18
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,006
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From: Foothills East of Sacramento
Several guys I knew and went through training/fleet flying wound up at Nasa doing the Shuttle. One perished before his first space flight in a T38 crash with Nasa. The other guys all flew a number of times. Bowersox and Rominger.
Northwest and then Delta via the merger of Southern Aggression. DTW based or was. Lost about 1500 numbers but that was ALPA's fault. Had such a great time. I just loved my career. I flew everywhere in the world except Africa and Russia by choice.
Good for you. I really enjoyed active duty and came close to making it a career. I did 8 years and finished off in the reserves to retirement. Really glad I did with all the airline bankruptcies. Saved my bacon.
Got to fly the Coast Guard H65 in Kodiak during Desert Storm of all things, Had a blast! Had a hard time trimming the thing hands off for some reason. When I left active duty my brother in law was my detailer! He said he could get me a ship I wanted on a coast I wanted as a shooter! I said goodbye!
Northwest and then Delta via the merger of Southern Aggression. DTW based or was. Lost about 1500 numbers but that was ALPA's fault. Had such a great time. I just loved my career. I flew everywhere in the world except Africa and Russia by choice.
Good for you. I really enjoyed active duty and came close to making it a career. I did 8 years and finished off in the reserves to retirement. Really glad I did with all the airline bankruptcies. Saved my bacon.
Got to fly the Coast Guard H65 in Kodiak during Desert Storm of all things, Had a blast! Had a hard time trimming the thing hands off for some reason. When I left active duty my brother in law was my detailer! He said he could get me a ship I wanted on a coast I wanted as a shooter! I said goodbye!
12-07-2020 | 04:22 AM
#19
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 308
Likes: 34
From: La Grange, Illinois
Several guys I knew and went through training/fleet flying wound up at Nasa doing the Shuttle. One perished before his first space flight in a T38 crash with Nasa. The other guys all flew a number of times. Bowersox and Rominger.
My buddy is John Herrington. I've heard him talk positively of "Sox".
Northwest and then Delta via the merger of Southern Aggression. DTW based or was. Lost about 1500 numbers but that was ALPA's fault. Had such a great time. I just loved my career. I flew everywhere in the world except Africa and Russia by choice.
I've been a domestic narrowbody guy nearly the whole time. Flew the Caribbean for a year. International layovers sound fun but the back-side-of-the-clock flying! I've seen too many widebody guys who look much older than they actually are.
Good for you. I really enjoyed active duty and came close to making it a career. I did 8 years and finished off in the reserves to retirement. Really glad I did with all the airline bankruptcies. Saved my bacon.
Got to fly the Coast Guard H65 in Kodiak during Desert Storm of all things, Had a blast! Had a hard time trimming the thing hands off for some reason. When I left active duty my brother in law was my detailer! He said he could get me a ship I wanted on a coast I wanted as a shooter! I said goodbye!
My buddy is John Herrington. I've heard him talk positively of "Sox".
Northwest and then Delta via the merger of Southern Aggression. DTW based or was. Lost about 1500 numbers but that was ALPA's fault. Had such a great time. I just loved my career. I flew everywhere in the world except Africa and Russia by choice.
I've been a domestic narrowbody guy nearly the whole time. Flew the Caribbean for a year. International layovers sound fun but the back-side-of-the-clock flying! I've seen too many widebody guys who look much older than they actually are.
Good for you. I really enjoyed active duty and came close to making it a career. I did 8 years and finished off in the reserves to retirement. Really glad I did with all the airline bankruptcies. Saved my bacon.
Got to fly the Coast Guard H65 in Kodiak during Desert Storm of all things, Had a blast! Had a hard time trimming the thing hands off for some reason. When I left active duty my brother in law was my detailer! He said he could get me a ship I wanted on a coast I wanted as a shooter! I said goodbye!
12-07-2020 | 05:44 AM
#20
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Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 92
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From: Norfolk, VA
Navy has certainly been a wild ride. I spent the first 7 years on the Helo track, attached to the Bush’s air wing. Turned down my weapons school instructor shot to transition to jets (the T-45C was my most recent platform).
18 months into advanced and I was attrited along with 3 of the other 4 transition guys. The Strike community wasn’t really big on welcoming other platform aviators crossing their bridge.
I’m owned by the Helo community again, waiting for my first O-4/DH look next year. I’ll do all 20 if I pick up. Otherwise I’m going to have spend some time at a regional to get the FW hours required to be competitive for a major.
18 months into advanced and I was attrited along with 3 of the other 4 transition guys. The Strike community wasn’t really big on welcoming other platform aviators crossing their bridge.
I’m owned by the Helo community again, waiting for my first O-4/DH look next year. I’ll do all 20 if I pick up. Otherwise I’m going to have spend some time at a regional to get the FW hours required to be competitive for a major.