Hi!

Tweetdrvr: Thanx for the info.

I think a T-37 with new engines, a good glass cockpit and pressurization WOULD be a good aircraft. Oh, and note on the C-130. The AF has not wanted them for years, and tried to get it killed a long time ago, but Congress kept it going. If the AF had it's way, we'd have a better tactical airlifter now (unless, of course, they screwed THAT airplane up, which is possible). In Juba (Sudan), I saw a pretty new Civvy C-130 with a brand new, modern cockpit. It was very nice. It was taking cargo from an IL-76 in Juba to a very narrow dirt strip North of Juba.

I never saw the benefits of formation in the T-37. We basically learned to land it, and then off to the T-38 where we learned to fly formation. It was a waste of resources, but I came to enjoy flying the T-38.

I think the only thing I really liked in the T-37 was doing the spins. I remember that we learned 4 different entries, and it seemed very easy to get it out of the spin every time.

cliff
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