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There was a time when knowing the exact time in an aircraft was not a convenience, a display on a glass panel or something automatically synchronized by satellite. It was part of the navigation equipment, and sometimes a very important...
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. I had to take a psych test to fly F-4s, and those results were finally released through my Freedom of Information Act request: . “Summary of test results for: . 1. Inclined to take excessive risks, even where none...
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Holding on Alpha...Trying to take stock of my life decisions. “Everybody talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.” If you can read this...ADD POWER! You had one job! Carpet Munching Strictly Prohibited! A Ukrainian Su-27...
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March 21st, 1987; Dean Martin's son Dean Paul Martin Jr., was scheduled to fly simulated bombing runs with the California Air National Guard. On departure, permission was given by March Air Force Base ATC to perform a "maximum climb" takeoff....
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March 20th, 1991 – Cuban Air Force pilot Major Orestes Lorenzo Perez directs his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN Northbound, and touches down unannounced on the runways at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Major Lorenzo, was astounded to have been able to...
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