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Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-02-2022, 08:42 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Flying in Germany, our lower limit was 50' aho. ...

Flying in Germany, our lower limit was 50' aho. Paraphrasing from Pirates of the Caribbean, we took that more as a "guideline" than a hard and fast rule! Just had to remember to land and remove any...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-22-2022, 09:16 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Yup, it would come as quite a surprise to the...

Yup, it would come as quite a surprise to the russians if this guy's entire company showed up in the Ukraine all of a sudden.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 02-27-2022, 06:43 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Just spent a day perusing the above website, and...

Just spent a day perusing the above website, and related links. Thanks so much for the link!:dance:

My Dad was a U.S Navy Aviator for 27 years. I was a U.S. Army Aviator for 21 years, somewhat...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 05-24-2021, 04:16 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Sierra Hotel

I can't speak from a fighter pilots perspective, since I flew helicopters in the Army, but this is a problem in all the services as the pointy end of the stick. After 6 years in the Army during...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-16-2021, 06:07 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Desert Storm, 1991. Flying a UH-1H out of TAA...

Desert Storm, 1991. Flying a UH-1H out of TAA Cobra. We were somewhere we weren't supposed to be . . . . Kind of like Gilligan's Island. We left our unit South of Tapline Road, North of KKMC,...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 04-09-2021, 05:37 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Earlier version of AW was VW, as in VW-13. My...

Earlier version of AW was VW, as in VW-13. My Dad flew EC-121's on the Barrier. Retired in 1971 with just under 22,000 hours.

Makes my 3,000 helo hours in the Army seem pretty...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 12-08-2020, 07:08 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
I'm sure the pic is nice, but I'm not starting an...

I'm sure the pic is nice, but I'm not starting an account just to view it!
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 12-05-2020, 07:19 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Aren't almost ALL landings at pilot's discretion?...

Aren't almost ALL landings at pilot's discretion? The except to the "almost" being those which are generally prefaced with "Oh ****!":D, or my personal favorite to hear over the ICS "Do you smell...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 12-04-2020, 04:01 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
I flew in and out of Bamberg a lot from January...

I flew in and out of Bamberg a lot from January 1987 thru October 1990, so I probably worked with you. I was in 25th AVN Det in Stuttgart, changed to 1/159th toward to end of the tour. Ahhh, good...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 12-02-2020, 06:55 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Like the one on the lake outside of Boeblingen!...

Like the one on the lake outside of Boeblingen! :D Where were you based? And when?
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 10-04-2020, 06:19 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
https://www.irv2.com/forums/attachment.php?attachm...

https://www.irv2.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=303172


Around Tarpon Springs, FL, he would be part of what they call the "Greek Air Force"!
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 10-02-2020, 06:07 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Yes it does! And a very short lived pinwheel it...

Yes it does! And a very short lived pinwheel it would be!:D
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 10-01-2020, 09:17 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Ahhh, the Huey, Good Times . . . . except for the...

Ahhh, the Huey, Good Times . . . . except for the Crew Chief asking us during shutdown, "Where'd those holes come from in the tail boom?!?" Never heard a thing! :dance:
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-27-2020, 07:42 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Speaking of tail wheels and big round engines,...

Speaking of tail wheels and big round engines, two of the most beautiful aircraft I've ever flown were a Stearman, with a 9 cyl Pratt & Whitney, and the best was an N3N with an original 7 cylinder...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-16-2020, 08:24 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Only a few hours. Not as much as I'd like, as...

Only a few hours. Not as much as I'd like, as they flew as a dream!:D
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-15-2020, 07:19 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
And here I've been in error all these years! I...

And here I've been in error all these years! I always thought the proper term was "Air Scouts"!
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-04-2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
A buddy of mine and I found one while scuba...

A buddy of mine and I found one while scuba diving! Really murky, we thought at first it was a P-38, but then realized what we thought were the supercharger intakes were in fact cockpits. Got a...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-04-2020, 01:19 PM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
X2! My wife and I honeymooned in Athens, Greece....

X2! My wife and I honeymooned in Athens, Greece.

The "Rest of the Story" is that we took a Space A Hop from Rhein Main AFB in Germany to Hellinikon AFB (since closed) in Athens. Total cost was...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-03-2020, 07:31 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Where do the Stewardess' sit? And where's the...

Where do the Stewardess' sit? And where's the galley?:popcorn:
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 09-03-2020, 07:29 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesSRfXqS1Q ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cesSRfXqS1Q

Wow! After THAT video clip, it's no wonder the state of GA is having som many problems in the current pandemic:facepalm: . . . if that's the...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-19-2020, 11:29 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Yep, totally agree! The Air Force spends a LOT...

Yep, totally agree! The Air Force spends a LOT more money on their country clubs . . . I mean Bases, of course. When Pope AFB and Ft. Bragg, NC were two separate (adjoined) bases, before they...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 08-18-2020, 09:36 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
If more Navy pilots learned to navigate, they...

If more Navy pilots learned to navigate, they wouldn't have to fly that close!:D:dance:
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 07-29-2020, 06:44 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
My Dad flew the EC-121's for the Navy. That was...

My Dad flew the EC-121's for the Navy. That was the forerunner of the modern AWAC's. I agree they were beautiful birds, lifting body fuselage, 3 banks of nine cylinders each in each engine . . ....
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 07-28-2020, 08:02 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Consider donating it to the U.S. Naval Academy in...

Consider donating it to the U.S. Naval Academy in his name.
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 07-26-2020, 06:37 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Yep, so they just made up an "unidentified...

Yep, so they just made up an "unidentified source" within the DOD who confirmed the sighting and STILL published it on the 6:00 news . . . who needs sources when you can make one up? Especially when...
Forum: Military / Veteran RVing 07-03-2020, 07:07 AM
Replies: 849
Views: 100,965
Posted By Hit_the_Rhod
Yep, so here's one that is near and dear to MY...

Yep, so here's one that is near and dear to MY heart!:dance:
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