Pics from recent trip - Tampa Bay, A-10s, etc

[HogTech]

Since I was gone for a few weeks last month, I figured I'd

Vids of A-10s and V-22 air drops at very bottom.

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Me in front of a T-38 that dropped by to visit for a night


One of ours


Crew dogs checking the engines


Better view of the T-38


Good buddies

[HogTech]

Re: Pics from recent trip - Tampa Bay, A-10s, etc

Caddy's at Treasure Island


Two girls one cup. And no i didn't see it


Joke we played on F-16 display (windup key)


After installing some stuff


Clearwater Beach

[HogTech]

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Telling Hooters girls my supervisor had a birthday when he didn't. Right before they made him take menus and flap his "wings" while they sang to him.


My ride for two weeks (buddies car)


Morning view from place we stayed at


Flight over


What we took


Air refueler's spot


View from back there (North Carolina)

[HogTech]

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Fishing trip (we caught 10 grouper and a shark)


Prisoners lining up for flight on ConAir


Getting refueled


Taxiing by






Barksdale jet

[newbiestyle]

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cool trip. Btw, they only use those t-38s for training now, right?

[HogTech]

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West Va whitewater rafting trip (New River)

[HogTech]

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Vid of two birds coming in for landing


Vid of V-22 LALO drops

[HogTech]

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cool trip. Btw, they only use those t-38s for training now, right?

By "they" I'm assuming you mean the USAF. In that case yes. They also use it for the annual Red Flag operation, to simulate the aggressor squadron, where they're painted up in color schemes and fly like Russian MiG's.

There are a lot of third-world nations that still use them as front-line fighters though, like Indonesia for instance.

We tried to market a revised single-engine T-38 as the F-20 Tigershark II, but that didn't go far.

[newbiestyle]

Re: Pics from recent trip - Tampa Bay, A-10s, etc

cool trip. Btw, they only use those t-38s for training now, right?

By "they" I'm assuming you mean the USAF. In that case yes. They also use it for the annual Red Flag operation, to simulate the aggressor squadron, where they're painted up in color schemes and fly like Russian MiG's.

There are a lot of third-world nations that still use them as front-line fighters though, like Indonesia for instance.

We tried to market a revised single-engine T-38 as the F-20 Tigershark II, but that didn't go far.

yeah the USAF. Most of the ones I've seen are painted up in training colours.

[Trinitii]

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Awesome pics Ben!!!!!

[popsicle]

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Nice pics! Looked like a good time.

[stahlight]

Re: Pics from recent trip - Tampa Bay, A-10s, etc

cool trip. Btw, they only use those t-38s for training now, right?

By "they" I'm assuming you mean the USAF. In that case yes. They also use it for the annual Red Flag operation, to simulate the aggressor squadron, where they're painted up in color schemes and fly like Russian MiG's.

There are a lot of third-world nations that still use them as front-line fighters though, like Indonesia for instance.

We tried to market a revised single-engine T-38 as the F-20 Tigershark II, but that didn't go far.

The F-5e (T-3 is also one of the most manuverable fighters in the world and can easily out turn larger aircraft like the F-14 and F-15, so they get used at Top Gun to train pilots to defeat aicraft much more manuverable than the main line US.

Interestingly enough the F-14 is called "the aluminium cloud" by the Navy sailors