I personally wouldn't touch a T34 if you paid me. Several years ago there was a rash of incidents with the wings literally coming off, and a good majority of the Navy's remaining T-34c's are G limited (2.5 if memory serves). All kinds of corrosion and fatigue crack issues.

Plus, the thing is an uncomfortable pig.


USMC your story reminds me of so many times staring at a wingtip in the weather. Most recently I was dragging a wingman down the blvd coming out of Pakistan. We got into some goo that was so thick I could barely see the tip of his radome out on my wing. He said the only thing he had to fly form off of was my -9x, couldn't see the jet. And that was for about 45 minutes. At least it was day time.