Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Only the SNAPs.
If you're slightly overweight, drink a fair amount, and avoid long cardio sessions, your blood pressure is plenty high... no need for a G-suit.
I'll never forget when I suggested we get rid of the rule for mandatory wear of the G-suit in ACC T-38s. The F-15 guy that "owned" the regulation just about lost his mind.
Needless to say... all ACC pilots still need the G-suit if more than 2 G's is planned on the sortie.
However... nothing says I have to zip the comfort zippers.
T-37, fastest g-onset jet ever... 1 to 6.67Gs in a blink of an eye; watch Stan do the funky chicken!
G-suits would have been nice in that jet! In T-38s, not really required by T-37 standards.
Huggy, did you fly the U-2 all of your flying career?