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To: hoagy62; aMorePerfectUnion; Secret Agent Man
There’s a reason that we in the Army back in the day used to call it the “Chair Force”.

I was in the USAF for 20 years, and sat in a chair my whole career, but I always had a PAR or ASR in front of me. I was always in an adversarial relationship with commissioned officers, so I told my son, to become an officer. He took my advice, and now is a USAF officer and pilot.
No one knows how well they can fly, until they try it. He seems to be doing it rather well. He wanted to be a close air support pilot, for the Army, but they assigned him to fly a different mission, but he tried. 👍

12 posted on 07/01/2021 10:34:45 PM PDT by Mark17 (Father of US Air Force combat pilot )
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To: Mark17

well good for him! :) at least he got/gets to be a pilot.

my eyes disqualified me.


14 posted on 07/01/2021 10:47:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Mark17

I’ve had some good experience with APACHE on AF ranges.

3am calling in strikes from a mountain top in AZ.

They were testing new tech. 1995.

Yes, it was taped. About 4 if I recall. Had one 300ft above me to show where Not to aim. :^)

Old Bird with me as well.


18 posted on 07/01/2021 11:00:02 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: Mark17

Controller?


38 posted on 07/02/2021 5:40:10 AM PDT by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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